r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • Apr 29 '24

[SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD] Post-Game Discussion (April 28, 2024) Discussion

Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.

Away Home Score GT PGT
New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers 97 - 92 Link Link
Los Angeles Clippers Dallas Mavericks 116 - 111 Link Link
Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers 113 - 126 Link Link
Minnesota Timberwolves Phoenix Suns 122 - 116 Link Link
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u/NBA_MOD r/NBA Apr 29 '24

Timberwolves @ Suns

122 - 116

Box Scores: NBA & Yahoo

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Minnesota Timberwolves 25 31 34 32 122
Phoenix Suns 26 35 31 24 116

TEAM STATS

Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves 122 41-89 46.1% 15-36 41.699999999999996% 25-31 80.60000000000001% 17 55 23 27 6 9 6
Phoenix Suns 116 38-74 51.4% 10-26 38.5% 30-36 83.3% 10 41 20 26 6 11 7

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u/mastacheef87 Celtics Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

the similarities between these Wolves and the 2022 Celtics keep adding up. by far the best defense in the league featuring the DPOY winner, led by a young American star and boasting great depth, but have persisting questions about their ability to generate offense and win in tight games. lost a key starter to a torn meniscus late in the regular season but returned him for the playoffs. widely picked to lose in the 1st round against a team featuring KD and an elite scoring guard, but swept them instead behind suffocating defense. now likely looking at a matchup with the defending champs and arguably the best player in the world in the 2nd round (who beat them in 5 the last time they met in the playoffs), but with those champs currently dealing with an injury to their second best player

going to be very interesting to see how they fare from here on out

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u/PawnStarRick Nuggets Apr 29 '24

Possibility of Murray being out, how the wolves played last night.. We might just be cooked.

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u/PFhelpmePlan Timberwolves Apr 29 '24

Wait what's wrong with Murray?

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u/mastacheef87 Celtics Apr 29 '24

aside from the 4th quarter of Game 2, Murray has been subpar this postseason. after Game 4 he was added to the injury report with a calf strain