Winner Goes Mile High | OKC @ Minnesota Timberwolves Play-In Game for 8th (ESPN)

[StatUS]

Minnesota is the GOAT play-in franchise

 

[Cadillac]

I kind of wanted OKC to win so they could get the playoff experience but in terms of competitiveness this is for the best
With Minny there's at least an illusion of them being able to compete with Denver. Jokic was gonna average 35/20/10 against the Thunder easy.

yeah i believe the season series is split between the Minny and DEN

and minny has some matches with DEN, so that could be a competitive series at best with a slight possible upset

Nuggets were gonna slaughter Thunder tho, so the results of this is best for nba fans(excluding thunder fans)

 

[Don Homer]

Warriors won 39 games and Steph was 1st team, and I don’t disagree with it. Thunder won 40 when they were expected to win 24, and he’s 4th in scoring. Without the #2 pick, it’s more about expectations, but idc what team he ends up on tbh. As long as it’s the Thunder

they were the 8 seed after the regular season

my point is the play-in gives a chance for more players to get in for being a low seed. and that makes no sense. Everything else is just narrative to justify it. Steph was number 1 in scoring for the season. Shai was not the best guard this season

 

[ALonelyDad]

Minnesota is the GOAT play-in franchise

 

[Regular_P]

Nuggets v Wolves is going to be fun

It's going six or seven. Minny has the talent to match up with Denver and the 2nd/3rd best players in the series are KAT and Ant.

 

[Left.A1]

Great season from OKC as well …they showed they can be competitive with that roster and they’ll be adding another lottery pick talent plus Chet plus another late first rounder …that’s a nice ideal year for a team in their condition

 

[who_better_than_me]

This is the part of the restore I want to avoid. OKC had a remarkable year but this ain’t how you want to end your season. Getting blown-out in a playin is just adding insult to injury. that’s why Lamarlo was so frustrated last year in the playin. This is why Utah tanked in that game against OKC . Ainge seen the bigger picture.

 

[duncanthetall]

Nuggets v Wolves is going to be fun

It could be. We always play them pretty tough and took 2 off them this year without KAT

 

[Nero Christ]

I might pick the Wolves to upset the Nuggets

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

fukk OKC

 

[DoubleJ13]

Good year, way overplayed expectations & got a couple playoff level intensity games experience for all the young guys

Just don't have the bodies to throw at their bigs & the whole team been just missing everything all night. Presti going to have to do something with the big rotation this summer though.

 

[42 Monks]

have no centers on the roster brehs

 

[Stop_It_5]

What is OKC missing? I know it ain't that goofy looking white boy?

Size and experience. Rudy and KAT might both go 25 & 15 on them and they made it look easy.

 

[Big Boss]

A Rod sitting by a PAWG

 

[Flex Grossman]

Nuggets in 5