NBA Games Discussion Thread - Part 5

[penbeast0]

Nuggets getting beat up by 40. Ant Man did this -

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Did he really? This series has certainly been the Ant Man show most of the way and he did another very nice job scoring and getting to the line.

But it seems like the key was that Minnesota's defense was outstanding. That normally implies Rudy's impact was high especially when you see that Jokic looked "merely" like an All-Star, shooting less than 50% from the field, getting outrebounded by Rudy, and having only 2 assists to 3 turnovers while the players around him seemed to all shoot poorly.

I confess I fell asleep on this one and only saw less than half but it hardly seemed like a carry job in the part that I saw.

[NatP4]

35 assists for Indiana tonight. 1 game away from the ECF.

[Kanyewest]

Josh Hart injured - looks as if all the forwards other than Precious are injured for the Knicks and even he's mostly a center.

[Kanyewest]

Lively was +26 in game 6. Gafford was - 25.

[gambitx777]

I really Wana see the wolves win it this year. I don't know how long that window will be open for them money wise and I'd like to see them win it before the wheels fall off.

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[NatP4]

Haliburton in the playoffs per 36: 19.5 points 8.3 assists 5.2 rebounds 2.2 turnovers 1.2 steals 0.7 blocks 62.3% TS +6.7 net rating

[closg00]

Minny's offense & Ant are getting stifled.

[penbeast0]

Hot Murray, cold Edwards, this is going to be a tough game for TWolves unless they can reverse that.

[NatP4]

Nuggets are unbeatable when Murray plays like this.

Jokic is bodying Gobert on the offensive glass.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

Denver is the new Golden State.

[BearlyBallin]

T Wolves are coming back.

[NatP4]

Jokic has been a self check in offense. This is an ugly game

Nuggets are 5-22 from 3. Mostly wide open looks.

[AFM]

What a game. MIN up by 10.

[SUPERBALLMAN]

Denver is the new Golden State.

Maybe not.

[penbeast0]

Jokic has been a self check in offense. This is an ugly game

Nuggets are 5-22 from 3. Mostly wide open looks.

32 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists. A self check.

Ant having a rough time with it shooting 25% and yet Minnesota wins. Got to love the TWolves.

[NatP4]

Jokic has been a self check in offense. This is an ugly game

Nuggets are 5-22 from 3. Mostly wide open looks.

32 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, so far. A self check.

2-10 from 3.

Minny had Reid, Conley, and especially McDaniels all step up. Denver got absolutely nothing from Porter Jr and Gordon.

[NatP4]

Denver was 8-33 from 3. Crazy

[Kanyewest]

For the Nuggets to win, Jokic had to be slightly better considering the lack of scoring from his supporting cast . 34 points and 7 assists seem really good until you realize that he played 47 minutes, which may have been a questionable strategy considering the altitude. Murray also seemed to fade a bit in the 2nd half.

Great series though. Not much separating these two teams. Wolves shot slightly better from 3 (29% vs 24%), did slightly better on the boards (47 to 44) . A couple things flip and perhaps the Nuggets win but it is hard to repeat.

[closg00]

I went to bed thinking Denver had it in the bag

[dobrojim]

MIN 'secret' weapon, Naz Reid. He did a really nice job defending Joker. Who do people like
to make the Finals? Maybe this is always true but an argument could be made for each team?
I kinda like Indy to beat Bos which could be wishful thinking on my part. Dal-MIN I have no clue.
Maybe MIN based on their D.