ClutchFans Game Thread: Timberwolves @ Rockets 4/18/2018 (Playoffs Round 1, Game 2)

Unleash Road Ryno.

 

I keep seeing this and it's true, BUT WE WON 65 GAMES. We can and will win the series in 5 games, at most.

 

yeah and there's no reason we should doubt that unless our shooters have some injury we're not aware of

I remember someone saying Ego's 3s during shootaround and halftime were all going in

and during the game we had good looks, good plays, shots were in and out

 

this gonna be tough. Playoffs are a different animal.Barely beating an 8th seed team by 3 points is a red flag.

 

I agree, we should be able to finish them off in 5 no problem, but people shouldn’t be acting like it’s a concern that we didn’t blow them off the floor and had a tight game with an 8th seed when Minny is only an 8th seed because their most important player missed so much time...the Wolves are a 51 win team and 3rd seed in the West if not for that

yeah, we needed 44 from Harden in order to beat them in game 1, but that’s because CP3 morphed into Jeremy Lin with all the bad decisions he was making and nobody but Harden and Capela showed up offensively

if the Rockets have just an average night from 3, they should be able to beat the Wolves easily...they don’t take or make enough threes to keep up with a team making 15 or so threes

1 seeds don’t destroy 8 seeds in every game all the time anyways...in 2015, the 1 seed 67 win Warriors beat an injured Pelicans team by just 7, 10, and 4 in the 1st 3 games of that series

 

yep the sixers will sweep and heat are done for.. oh wait..

 

are the sixers the 1 seed in the east? Everybody in the league 1 or 2 seed is handling their business except us. I honestly think if we faced the spurs this wouldve been a lost.

 

Baby steps to 8:30

 

even if this logic was even valid, did you even watch game 1 of toronto/wash. or let me guess you thought it was a blowout from the start

"handling their business". give me a break with that gimmick

 

my point is it's 1 fkin game where a 36% 3pt shooting team shot 26%. And cp3's performance was extremely unusual..

and any of those 1st and 2nd seeded teams were up against true 3rd seeded teams?

chicken little army!!!!

 

Toronto won Game 1 over the Wizards by single digits. Boston needed OT to beat the Bucks in their first game.

 

What the **** kind of ankle sprain did he get? Seems like he's been out forever. Can't even remember him spraining his ankle.

 

$20M stretch 4 is like a $320k ferrari -- you only take it out the garage once a month when all road/weather conditions are just right

 

I didn't watch the Wizards game, but apparently it happened in that one. He's been out 2 weeks as of today. That's not unheard for an ankle sprain to keep someone out that long, but if he's not back by Saturday, I will start to be concerned cuz then we'll be approaching 3 weeks.

 

Agreed. I wasn't necessarily arguing with you, btw.

Has anyone pointed out the fact that we could face/beat 5 MVPs this post-season?

Round 1- Rose
Round 2- Westbrook
WCF- Curry/KD
Finals- LeBron

 

With Jimmy Butler, they are top 4 in the West. They were 8th seed due to Jimmy Butler being injured. Regardless, we should still be able to handle them but it’s not going to be blowouts.

 

Top 4 in the West don't mean much as Portland is showing. The Rockets and Warriors are head and shoulders above everyone in the Western Conference including the T'Wolves with Butler.

 

Game 1 must have been tough for you to watch.

Rockets won and it was mostly thanks to your boy Harden.

 

I used to always pay garage parking (Clay St/Fannin) only if I don't see street parking, but my first option is to find street parking on Clay Street and just walk down to TC.. Make sure u read the signs properly tho so u don't get towed, free parking after 6pm I believe (Free on Sundays regardless).

 

Whats also a red flag is that your best player is coming off a MCL tear. Not our problem.

The wolves are a fake 8th seed. They could easily have gotten the third seed this year.