COMEBACK or COLLAPSE? 🤔 Stephen A. credits Wolves' DEFENSE as difference maker

COMEBACK or COLLAPSE? 🤔 Stephen A. credits Wolves' DEFENSE as difference maker | First Take

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25 күн бұрын

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Tim Legler debate whether the Minnesota Timberwolves' 20-point comeback victory was more about the Wolves or the Denver Nuggets' epic collapse in Game 7 of in the Western Conference Semifinals.
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@atraina6921 24 күн бұрын

Now I want the media and all the old heads to have the same energy for the reining MVP losing a 20 point lead in a close out game as you did for the oldest player in the league.

@LateNiteCrew01 24 күн бұрын

LeBron is special. Jok is not LeBron. No matter how many mvp he has.

@atraina6921 24 күн бұрын

@@LateNiteCrew01 But he’s an all time great, and LeBron was treated like this before he even became one so I don’t wanna hear it.

@marcelmarshall4240 24 күн бұрын

They won’t. He is the preferred color. He has been overrated the entire time…due to playing in the NO DEFENSE era. All of these guys, you can see they are not as good. Edwards…none of them, when real defense is played. Denver played good defense on Edwards and he could not create a shot. He is NO JORDAN. Jordan could ALWAYS create a shot. As for Jokic, he has always been extremely slow and non-athletic, but again..benefitted from being able to waltz down the court into the lane and do whatever he wanted because no one was playing real defense. The games are like layup lines and shooting drills, but once the Wolves got up in him with real defense..he looked like an average tall wht dude. Not bad..but not ‘great’ like they want us to believe. Giannis..all of them..are overrated. Bron is someone I cannot stand..but he is the last of true great players. This comparing Edwards to Jordan or saying Jokic is on par with Kareem, Shaq, Olajuwon..is crazy. He would get DESTROYED by Shaq, and Ewing, and Mourning, and Robinson, and Olajuowon.

@marcelmarshall4240 24 күн бұрын

@@LateNiteCrew01Sure he is. “The best player in the league’…that has no athletic ability just height..and was ONLY stacking stats because the league is a layup line with no defense…but when he faced REAL defense..he looked like the average tall goofy dude that he really is. The entire NBA is an illusion created by the media. NONE of the current era is as good as advertised. They can’t even string together two good games in a row. It’s always ‘every other game’ with EVERY team!

@Cutthroat557 24 күн бұрын

@@LateNiteCrew01 that not a excuse he a 3 time mvp and a champion. If it was lebron and the lakers that blew a 20pt lead in a playoff game 7 the media would tear them apart😂

@EEazyM0neySniper35 23 күн бұрын

"they got the MVP, but we got Jaden McDaniels" everyone laughed but Jaden McDaniels dropped 20+ on 7-10 shooting in game 7 ,😂

@johncollins2281 23 күн бұрын

They got KD not mvp

@AliAli-eh9jn 23 күн бұрын

I think he’s just rephrasing lol or he’s stupid idk

@haywood0457 23 күн бұрын

The only question mark for MIN continues to be the O. If they get any type of production from JM or NAW it’s like an automatic W so long as AE and KAT are near their norm.

@tmc31390 23 күн бұрын

Stephen A was right about one thing - the most impressive thing about the Wolves pulling this off is… three of their four wins were in Denver, which is usually high altitude hell for opposing squads.

@toeknee5565 23 күн бұрын

Altitude has absolutely nothing to do with it lol

@Luckymag-if4dw 23 күн бұрын

Altitude? Denver's altitude doesn't even get to 2000m. That's literally the point where it affects aerobic ability, Denver doesn't have that at all

@bayurahman2486 23 күн бұрын

nightmare series for the Denver fans, 3 out of 4 they watched their team ANNIHILATED

@artetaDagoat 23 күн бұрын

@@Luckymag-if4dwTrue. People are acting like Jokic runs marathons in that body

@youtubewatcher6124 23 күн бұрын

Well I think the Nuggets are good as long as they beat the Lakers 🤓 Got focused on the Lakers too much

@StickyIckyy5900 23 күн бұрын

Jokic wanted to throw hands after Rudy threw that bs up. I was crying, lmao

@InchonDM 23 күн бұрын

To be fair, it's only natural to be upset when you see things that the laws of physics and nature should make impossible.

@mattk720 23 күн бұрын

@@InchonDMTrue... but that's Jokic's whole career. We just used to it and come to expect it from him at this point 😂

@RemmyRiffs 23 күн бұрын

@@mattk720 Have you played sports? Have you watched the league for longer than 2 months? They were SHOWBOATING on THEIR floor when they already had the game in the bag and ANT also waved bye to the crowd. Joker did the right thing. If it was hockey Gobert and ANT would have gotten sticks to the dome.

@CTHR333 23 күн бұрын

@@RemmyRiffslol they gotta hold that L. Besides, Jokic always making those incredible shots anyway, bro got a taste of his own medicine 😅

@mattk720 23 күн бұрын

@@RemmyRiffs Let's clear this up: The comment I originally responded to addressed Jokic looking exasperated and frustrated after Rudy Gobert made a very difficult Nowitzski-like shot at the end of the shot clock. It had NOTHING to do with Jokic, or anyone else from the Nuggets, being upset with the T Wolves' antics at the end of the game. In regards to that, I would have to agree with you and have no problem with Jokic or others taking offense.

@JUSTJEREMY25 24 күн бұрын

I like how they keep forgetting how Naz Reid dominated

@MrShymon3y 23 күн бұрын

That put back dunk, and that pass to Ant for 3 in the corner were two of the biggest plays imo

@xRetroKidxx96 23 күн бұрын

@@MrShymon3yand the DEFENSE on Jokic that no one seems to acknowledge lol.

@jamesd67858 23 күн бұрын

And also blocked a Jokic hook shot and dove to break up a pass to a wide-open cutter that would have been a layup. He had a 5 minutes strech where he made 5-6 great plays. Huge clutch play from him.

@nikkyblammon6814 23 күн бұрын

Mcdaniels was a beast as well 🔥

@intheshell35ify 23 күн бұрын

He has a knack for contributing at inflection points in the game.

@leetraviusmckay314 24 күн бұрын

"i want to thank the Minnesota Timberwolves for helping me save face" 😂

@hulk6452 23 күн бұрын

Can u block me? Put hide user on me too. Please. 🙏🏼

@briananderson9650 23 күн бұрын

You watch to much Shannon sharp😂 . Save face(😂😂😂😂

@hulk6452 23 күн бұрын

@@briananderson9650 *too 🤡

@RomannValdes 24 күн бұрын

And the refs tried their hardest to give the game to the nuggets

@ddotduval 24 күн бұрын

Last 3 minutes, they definitely tried to dial up the fix

@realtalk6720 24 күн бұрын

Lies 😂

@LumenOw 23 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 so true.. Rudy - 6 fouls.. Kat - 5 fouls

@FreshBOI1579 23 күн бұрын

Yeah that’s why Minnesota was in the bonus with 7 min left in every quarter 😂😂

@rowdytutradio3331 23 күн бұрын

Not hard enough 😮

@WrestlingIsReal649 24 күн бұрын

Rudy turn around jumper homeboy was moving like jokic 😂😂😂

@MentholCiC 23 күн бұрын

Huge Jokic fan here, but that was like WAAAT I agree with Shanon that was over right there. You can just laugh in retrospect lol 😂

@JuneTutri-ms8xj 23 күн бұрын

Gobert pulled a DIRK NOWITZKI alright

@RomannValdes 24 күн бұрын

The disappointment on Stephen a face is why I’m here 😂😂

@SNPDemon 24 күн бұрын

Wym? He picked the wolves to win

@Colchonero-pu1xo 24 күн бұрын

Bro said wolves in 4 and then said wolves would never win in the series again when they were down 3-2 💀

@bcpratt6979 24 күн бұрын

Wrong video, wait till the knicks

@dariusgumbs7143 23 күн бұрын

It wasn’t enough coins and dollars 😂

@thadonprice5604 23 күн бұрын

@@Colchonero-pu1xohe never said the wolves wouldnt win again. He chose the wolves to win the series.

@jamesleroy8797 24 күн бұрын

"Worst prediction of my career" bro forgot he predicted the champs wrong from 2011 to 2016

@super8766 23 күн бұрын

Well tbf there was a lot of choking in that time 2011-heat choke 12-thunder disappear 13.. I can’t remember 14..? Which one is the one where Tim Duncan wasn’t even on the floor and the spurs couldn’t hit a free throw to save a baby chicken? 15? Lebron D ride? Plus injuries 16 warriors…. 😔… how lol??

@JohnnyScumbagg 23 күн бұрын

@@super8766you’re way off

@mikelarry1068 23 күн бұрын

@@super8766you need help.

@hustla4life45 23 күн бұрын

@@super8766 Dam my guy.. 13 is the year you're referring to for 14.. 14 The Spurs annihilated The Heat.. 15 Warriors won due to those injuries.. and 16 3-1 comeback from Cleveland. There ya go fam. Lol.

@super8766 23 күн бұрын

@@hustla4life45 lol thx

@StickyIckyy5900 23 күн бұрын

Murray & Jokic used to going at teams with no guard and big play. Minnesota got allat and some.

@lucky889s9 23 күн бұрын

But conley is average tho

@StickyIckyy5900 23 күн бұрын

@lucky889s9 The man 36 he did his job I was referring to Ant, McDaniels, & Alexander defensively bro

@lucky889s9 23 күн бұрын

@@StickyIckyy5900the way I see it, nuggets just choked when 3 starters disappeared. Total of 70mil per season for those 3. And the owner and front office too cheap to get quality bench before deadline. Now they paying for it

@jaebass02 23 күн бұрын

Joker 35 will never be as dominating as a Shaq 35 just saying

@FreshBOI1579 23 күн бұрын

The problem here was that EVERYONE besides Jokic and Murray did NOTHING. Sooooooooo many WIDE OPEN shots missed over and over again

@fangiscool1 23 күн бұрын

And Murray's production was like 80% in the first half

@IknowMoreThanYou 23 күн бұрын

Chokic took 28 shots and played no defense. Chokic has never beaten a 50 WIN team in the playoffs

@robertrock16 23 күн бұрын

Wow… we can really see the jokic bias now. Now 3 time MVP would get a pass for blowing a 20 point lead. All I’m hearing about today is Knicks injuries and Minnesota defense😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️ but KD and Bron get slammed for days after they eliminated… smh

@dariuswhite2148 23 күн бұрын

Game 7.. joker drop 34… KD and Bron got swept.. did u hear how they was dogging joker down 0-2. Everyone started saying he shouldn’t even won mvp.. what are you talking about

@IknowMoreThanYou 23 күн бұрын

@@dariuswhite2148 jokic was inefficient TOOK 28 SHOTS PLAYED TERRIBLE DEFENSE CHOKIC GIANNIS IS WAY BETTER AND HE NEVER GETS THE SAME LAME EXCUSES

@Davidstone568 23 күн бұрын

Luka has a bad game 4 with another triple double and gets the blame for the loss😂😂😂 their favorite player kyrie puts up 9 and gets a pass. If kyrie could have scored 11 luka would have closed the series in 5

@dariuswhite2148 23 күн бұрын

@@IknowMoreThanYou and what was ant man last night??? Highly efficient?? O but wait his team showed up… what was highest scorer outside of Murray and joker???? 7 points lol.. but ok yea blame him lol

@dariuswhite2148 23 күн бұрын

@@IknowMoreThanYou youll defend Giannas losing cause of his team but blame the joker lol ok

@Chapa-pa-pa 24 күн бұрын

Jamal Murray was too embarrassed to ask Ant for keys to unlock his handcuffs after the game.

@Frxhsekidd 24 күн бұрын

He had 35

@jmorales6539 24 күн бұрын

@@Frxhsekidd2nd half he had 5 points. He didn't finish great, as well as the Nuggets bench being lackluster.

@Chapa-pa-pa 24 күн бұрын

@@Frxhsekidd He better have 35. Because there was no more after that when Judge Ant put those cuffs on him in the 2nd half.

@thelostandprofound5683 24 күн бұрын

You should be worried about Kyrie now!

@bhop3238 23 күн бұрын

@@Frxhsekiddba and aa… before Ant and after Ant

@kachidubemokeke5590 23 күн бұрын

Wow nuggets really showed off how experienced and battle tested they are

@leetraviusmckay314 24 күн бұрын

Nuggets folded like clean sheets 😂

@hulk6452 23 күн бұрын

🤡

@kennedybj1 24 күн бұрын

nobody mentioning the fact that the wolves were in the bonus for over half the 4th quarter..between stupid fouls and missed shots the Nuggets might as well have mailed that 4th quarter in

@saginawdan 23 күн бұрын

Exactly...when they went into the bonus, the fate was sealed.

@janhcarlosgomez5015 24 күн бұрын

You’re up 20 and they’re best player shot 6-24. It’s clear they let Bruce brown and Jeff green go because they have to pay there starters and that’s there season.

@calioumarx4289 23 күн бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY 💯 RITE WITHOUT BRUCE BROWN JEFF GREEN NUGGETS NEVER CHANCE TO DEFEAT LAKERS LAST SEASON

@justinschust5717 24 күн бұрын

Straight up the Nuggets supporting cast sucked. It was bad. But congrats to the Timberwolves.

@IknowMoreThanYou 23 күн бұрын

Chokic

@waldo255 23 күн бұрын

I'm so glad this Nuggets dinasty thing is over 😂😂

@mula3375 23 күн бұрын

It's been boring

@quincyjackson4377 23 күн бұрын

Aye as a laker fan I had a great morning waking up to these videos😂

@BlueShoeMagoo 23 күн бұрын

If the Timberwolves win The Finals, they need to promote those throwbacks as their primary uniform set next season.

@Because_Truth_Matters 24 күн бұрын

Are they gonna hold Jokic accountable for not getting it done?

@Mieslk2 24 күн бұрын

The great thing about Jokic’s play style is that he gets all the credit when he’s dishing the rock around and his teammates are making shots, but he gets to avoid all criticism when he dishes the rock and his teammates missing shots Jokic is still probably the best in the world but people had us thinking the man was Larry Bird, Magic, and Shaq all in one

@CCEkeke 24 күн бұрын

Jokic showed up in this series except for Games 1 and 2. And a lot of that had to do with the Wolves' defense. The rest of the team was either inconsistent or shot bricks when it counted.

@kylediffusion9879 23 күн бұрын

Alpha Edwards took got his Wolfpack to take that game from Joker, it wasn't his fault, it was other pieces of that 12 Piece chicken McNuggets faults for not helping

@Seeeemy 23 күн бұрын

Brother what, it was literally a 2 v 5 in the end

@noahkramer942 23 күн бұрын

Jokic didn’t play great but he legit had no help from players 3-onwards

@martinstaton7229 23 күн бұрын

Edward’s is the essence of the attitude that the NBA carried in the 80’s and 90’s, Passion ,accountability and keep your foot on their necks. Bring that feeling back more and more Mr edwards

@JD-mz1rl 23 күн бұрын

Mike Conley lost his other game 7s due to his team. He's always been a clutch baller

@user-xv1xu2qe3h 24 күн бұрын

I want a AI poster of a Wolf chewing a Nuggets jersey snarling 😂

@Wisestomatoe 23 күн бұрын

Yall was talking about the nuggets like they were a dynasty after one chip

@rjtherenegade7743 23 күн бұрын

Exactly

@KingGreqo 23 күн бұрын

Love the Mike Conley recognition. He just seems like a good dude and he’s still starting so late into his career.

@willieblackmon6633 23 күн бұрын

Gobert also hit 4 fourth quarter free throws, tht was huge

@Peterkringle 23 күн бұрын

As much as I usually don’t really like Stephen A’s takes. I think he’s spot on here. Ant had a tough first half. No doubt. He couldn’t get shots to fall. But he made shots down the stretch and more importantly he started making the right plays even if it meant not playing hero ball. There’s a reason Minnesota’s supporting cast played well. I think the box score in a vacuum doesn’t always tell the full story. He was a menace defensively. A lot of his misses were end of shot clock/quarter heaves or rim-outs. It’s cliche, but it was still winning basketball on a night he couldn’t get going.

@Sacred_G_ 22 күн бұрын

Excellent series

@mattk720 23 күн бұрын

Even as a New Yorker, seeing the T Wolves rise to the challenge and win in such fashion brightened up my day a lil after having to watch the Knicks get sent home earlier.

@ginta45 24 күн бұрын

If this was LeBron… wouldn’t hear the end of it.

@millercmdn 24 күн бұрын

Glazing

@LateNiteCrew01 24 күн бұрын

He is not LeBron though

@Sr.Princip 22 күн бұрын

Lebron got swept 2 years in a row m8

@angelaw9476 21 күн бұрын

@@Sr.PrincipIrrelevant

@willread8376 23 күн бұрын

The reigning defending champs with the mvp, lose at home, while blowing a 20 pt lead in game 7.and it's not a nuggets debacle? Oh please

@diegobromfield 23 күн бұрын

Rudy turnaround fadeaway jumper had me shocked. But that corner 3 Ant shot towards the end had me hype. And the celebration he did after. The way he did that shot, everything about it. The fake, setting his feet behind the line, then bang. Pretty sure all us Lakers fans were cheering along with the Wolves supporters. The funny thing I noticed though is that most of the media guys I have heard since are picking Dallas. Including Shannon. A bunch of hypocrites considering they all would have picked the Nuggets vs Dallas. Yet the team that beat the Nuggets somehow can't.

@KingGreqo 23 күн бұрын

“Legs: get into the nuts and bolts of it”. *response gets cut short* 😂

@rednaxelahcitorfaznebo2830 23 күн бұрын

Stephen A, I don't know what happened to my beloved Knicks. 😂😂😂😂😂

@fangiscool1 23 күн бұрын

Joker was exhausted second half. Murray was also a ghost zecond half. The roleplayers were absolute garbage. 7 points from Porter Jr. And that was the most of the entire supporting cast. Nuggets got ezposed for over-relying on Jokic. This is a lottery team without Jokic

@IknowMoreThanYou 23 күн бұрын

Excuses for Chokic

@manuel007dragon 23 күн бұрын

I just love Tim's presence in the show because even tho SAS is going to do his own thing, they tend to talk more about basketball itself than just narratives.

@MakeItSimple-hs5nb 23 күн бұрын

Watching this game last night was insane, Wolves locked down the Nuggets. Only collapse I seen was a lung collapse, they could not breathe due to that defense.

@VannApragal 23 күн бұрын

To me, it feels like the series was over after game 2. And the NBA just prolonged this series to 7 games for $$$.

@VannApragal 23 күн бұрын

I knew something was fishy when Barkley guaranteed the Wolves win.

@dan-jd4gs 24 күн бұрын

Reigning mvp choked a 20pt game in game 7. Lmaooooo

@yengvang8737 24 күн бұрын

4x DPOY hit a fadeaway 😂😂 became Dirk for 10 seconds.

@realtalk6720 24 күн бұрын

Dude never choke, joker and Murray showed up it's the rest of the team choke and got caught in a deer light. What game were yall watching 😂😂😂

@LumenOw 23 күн бұрын

@@realtalk6720Naa keep that same energy.. He should have carried the team.. He was gassed and looking for the for the refs to bail him out 😂😂

@Dimesprodz 23 күн бұрын

@@realtalk6720 Nikola chokic

@natureredux1957 23 күн бұрын

@@realtalk6720 He's watching the same game with the same folks that claimed James choked although he and Davis were putting up Monster Numbers.

@2423yay 23 күн бұрын

Luka is basically a young Lebron. kyrie already won with a semi old lebron, its gonna be a good series

@tonymack2007 23 күн бұрын

Naw young lebron was a 2 way monster on defense

@jimmyconway6080 23 күн бұрын

Don’t insult The Goat like that

@2423yay 22 күн бұрын

@@jimmyconway6080 smd

@2423yay 21 күн бұрын

@@jimmyconway6080 $MD

@2423yay 21 күн бұрын

Zumb ass3s ofc he dnt play like lebron ofc this imbeciles would throw that out.

@user-vu7hg1sq4y 22 күн бұрын

Shooting three's for Timberwolves win is exactly what Nuggets did for Timberwolves

@d-mesage3131 23 күн бұрын

Hey I made the winning prediction score. Do I get anything for that?

@seanwallace89 23 күн бұрын

Tpups making defense look sexy!

@xRetroKidxx96 23 күн бұрын

I said it from the very beginning of this season: when you lose guys like Jeff Green and Bruce Brown, it hurts from a Bench production standpoint and it was evident in the postseason. They were lucky to have drawn the Lakers in Round 1 but in Minnesota, those guys would’ve been X-factors for Denver had ONE of them stood around.

@wadetheflash03 23 күн бұрын

Same here, I tried to tell people about them losing those two guys and how important was but people thought the starting lineup + Christian Braun & Reggie Jackson would be more than enough to help them skate by to repeat as champions.

@TheReeseway 23 күн бұрын

I think MPJ personal life caught up with him this series

@Rushking20 24 күн бұрын

Both defending champs blew a 20pt lead in the third quarter that’s a choke

@123mikey1000 24 күн бұрын

You can't blame Murray or jokic for the loss. I'd blame the others for not doing their part

@atraina6921 24 күн бұрын

@@123mikey1000We didn’t make that excuse for AD or LeBron the previous series, I don’t wanna hear it now.

@GodfreyTheCreator 24 күн бұрын

@@123mikey1000 You most certainly can blame Jokic. He's the three time MVP who had a 20 point lead. He should've went for 50 if others weren't stepping up

@GodfreyTheCreator 24 күн бұрын

@@123mikey1000All we heard after losing by 45 points, was how Jokic was staring and all he did was put up 34 points on 28 shots 😂

@johnnycash8567 24 күн бұрын

@@atraina6921stop it bro, what excuse? Nobody thought the lakers even had a chance besides delusional Bron fans 😂

@user-vt8ym7jf8y 24 күн бұрын

This is your MVP? 3 time MVP at that . Any other 3 time mvp would be destroyed for this loss

@Kzmotivo 23 күн бұрын

To be fair, Nikola showed up.

@noahkramer942 23 күн бұрын

I mean he wasn’t great but he literally had no help from anyone except Murray

@miloslazarski9140 23 күн бұрын

Life of a hater must be a sad one

@user-vt8ym7jf8y 23 күн бұрын

Lebron done get the benefit of the doubt when his team lose and he can out perform everyone and every category and still be held accountable. Kd get ripped to shreds when his teams lose but he still produces they question his leadership. Steph gets destroyed and he outscore everyone and they say the dynasty is over trade clay trade draymond steph old. But joker gets no backlash it’s crazy

@noahkramer942 23 күн бұрын

@@user-vt8ym7jf8y Lebron has rarely ever been held accountable, the media always blames his teammates for everything. I agree with the sentiment that Jokic needed to be better, but having no other teammates in double figures besides Murray is near impossible to win with

@yujohnny8256 23 күн бұрын

The role players of Minnesota is much better than the nuggets. They are longer, faster and can make shots when it needs.

@nelson50415 23 күн бұрын

Boston vs Wolves Can’t wait👊💪

@incognitomosquito3120 23 күн бұрын

A 20 point comeback 20 years to the day of the last game 7 the Wolves played and won is crazy

@TREESIFF22 24 күн бұрын

Yeah Stephen A., Wolves defense is going to show up against the Mavs. Has all year

@johnnyd.1925 24 күн бұрын

The only game where Luka and Kyrie both played it didn't.

@galexcabrera3449 23 күн бұрын

still can't believe people continue to disrespect Boston

@darylpaulk 23 күн бұрын

Has their been a Michael Porter Jr. sighting?😢😅 My bad. Has anyone seen players on the Denver squad NOT named Murray or Jokic? 21 pts from everyone else.

@lucky889s9 23 күн бұрын

3 starters disappeared. And no bench. They're not even injured. It's a disaster from beginning.

@claytonbrown9816 23 күн бұрын

This series was weird the 4 wins against denver to advance to the wcfs they held them under 100 points two of those games it was under 90 points.

@dukeofcyprus 23 күн бұрын

No 1 defense vs no 2 defense 😮

@9Ballr 23 күн бұрын

Jokic and Murray did enough for the Nuggets to win, especially when Edwards was a horrible 6 for 24, but no one else stepped up for the Nuggets. The T-Wolves had six guys in double figures while the Nuggets third-leading scorer had just 7 points.

@gregthomas3137 23 күн бұрын

Naz Reid and Mike Conley are the unsung heroes. His defense on joker was outstanding.yg

@boozilla2400 23 күн бұрын

Jokic & Murray were the only nuggets players in double figures in a game 7 ‼️ So nobody else noticed that🤦🏾‍♂️

@kylediffusion9879 23 күн бұрын

That was a hungry Wolfpack, they wanted to eat some Chicky McNuggets

@begreatbeu 23 күн бұрын

Denver game plan was two double and triple Antman. That was the main game plan - once Antman figured it out; game over. The air went out the sails for Denver - game plan on Defense failed. Both teams missed open shots, but Antman IQ just elevated to the nth after this game. Picking spots to attack a double team vs giving ball up. Attack and Shoot & Attack and Assist.

@Adam-bx2br 23 күн бұрын

love mike conely

@nickdiaz_ 23 күн бұрын

So if a team plays really well they'll probably win? Top tier basketball analysis from ESPN as always...

@OnlyHTMRK 24 күн бұрын

Stephen A claims he picked the Twolves but he literally flipflop after game 5 dude is consistent at being inconsistent.

@kevinkas4528 22 күн бұрын

You can’t say the reason why the nuggets lost is cuz they don’t have green and brown when you literally lost a 20 pt lead in the second half

@roddyb5310 24 күн бұрын

i don’t understand the hate the nuggets get, they built they team through the draft and took their lumps i rooted for the wolves only because i like seeing new champs but that was it

@Wisestomatoe 23 күн бұрын

Got too cocky

@bayurahman2486 23 күн бұрын

its okay jokic, every one would bring up 20 point lead blown up game 7 as an mvp, but remember in the span of last 10 years there was an MVP of a team who blown up 3-1 lead in NBA Finals.

@809Mornelle 23 күн бұрын

Defense matters !!!!

@chrispaul1334 24 күн бұрын

Their perimeter defenders are elite. They about to lock up mavs and Celtics players

@v.w8651 24 күн бұрын

The starters and bench play defense, yea the Mavs might only get 1 win

@mula3375 23 күн бұрын

That's the plan

@FlexSZN23 23 күн бұрын

Yessir and we got 3 bigs who can play D: Gobert, KAT and NAZ “NAZ REID” REID who can do anything coming off the bench

@jorgezuniga6561 22 күн бұрын

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver nuggets, but there is a tunnel underneath the Denver Airport that proclaims the Timberwolves to lose in the next upcoming series .

@averageguy1261 23 күн бұрын

The Lakers screwed up not resigning MaGee and Howard

@VannApragal 23 күн бұрын

Antman is gonna kill Kyrie. The series is over in 5 games unless the NBA pulls another West Semis.

@MalindoMonga 23 күн бұрын

Yeah…

@XueHer-to6eg 24 күн бұрын

Legglar gots to own it

@zissiskonstantinou3311 23 күн бұрын

I personally thought the winner of Nuggets-Timberwolves will go on to win the NBA Championship. At the start of this series I thought Minnesota in 6. Wow, what a phenomenal series. Can't sleep on Dallas though, they are a scary team in their own right. If all remaining teams stay Healthy, I still think Minnesota will win the Western Conference Finals, and eventually the NBA Finals. ....by beating both Dallas (WCF) and the Indiana Pacers (NBA Finals) in 5 games. "Health is Wealth"

@Vhito1Slash 23 күн бұрын

thanks Stephen A Smith for sending my mavs to the finals❤️

@MPARNELL 23 күн бұрын

Wolves in five gentlemen's sweep 🧹

@Scotty2Hotty4 23 күн бұрын

Denver ain’t keeping the same energy. How sad. There’s a reason why folks weren’t high on the nuggets after that championship.. nuggets don’t have a dynasty I don’t know why yall thought that… It took 4 years for that squad to avenge the bubble championship.. they only wanted to beat the lakers who at this time are old and new all together simultaneously

@aflcardcollector3962 22 күн бұрын

LET’S GO WOLVES!!! 💪🐺🏀

@sil_the_great694 23 күн бұрын

Jamal will be forever known for the tantrum game

@landofodin 23 күн бұрын

The officiating was mind numbing, what is a foul anyways? Touching a Nuggets player? VS. mauling ANT MAN? Geeeezzzz!!!!

@macmac6064 23 күн бұрын

denver 3s misses was too hard to watch and that was the turning point

@MikeyEss13 23 күн бұрын

If Jayson Tatum does the same thing , the media crushes him. Such hypocrisy.

@chrisstange9198 24 күн бұрын

The Nuggets collapsed. They just stopped making shots. They had good shots in the third quarter, but blew it.

@Koskely 24 күн бұрын

Lol they just stopped making shots. Yeah Wolves Defense had nothing to do with that.

@TysonC-hl3fo 23 күн бұрын

They were up by 20. Clearly they Choked and/or ran out of gas. Nuggets need a bench

@jaysmith8661 23 күн бұрын

Am I Trippin or Shannon Sharpe ain’t that good on ESPN as he was on Fox Sports?

@mahmoodpolo 23 күн бұрын

Yo, am I the only one who thinks the title "superstar" is thrown around way too loosely these days? There should only be like, ten real superstars in the whole league, max.

@user-ze6ns9pq2y 23 күн бұрын

These are the current “superstars” 1) Luka 2) Jokic 3) SGA 4) Kawhi 5) Tatum 6) Brunson (barely) 7) Haliburton (barely) 8) Giannis 9) Donovan Mitchell 10) Embiid EDIT: Forgot Giannis. Giannis is top 5 for sure Honorable mention: Kyrie, KAT, Jaylen Brown, Zion, Ja, KD, lebron, steph (these 3 guys used to be superstars) That’s about it

@mahmoodpolo 23 күн бұрын

@@user-ze6ns9pq2y I agree with you on (1,2,3,5 & 10), the othere - to me - are stars not superstars. I'd add LeBron, Steph, KD, and Giannis to the list of superstars. They do have average teams, can't hold that against them if they did not have a deep run.

@user-ze6ns9pq2y 23 күн бұрын

@@mahmoodpolo yeah Giannis is definitely a superstar. The other guys used to be in my opinion. Getting old now, just stars

@mahmoodpolo 23 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's subjective I guess, you can't really go wrong with any player.

@nathanaelgion2762 23 күн бұрын

@@user-ze6ns9pq2y Anthony Edwards is here man. He deserves to be on this list over Mitchell and Haliburton for sure thevway he's been playing in these playoffs

@smnbrgss 23 күн бұрын

Correction @3:28 **Like Wolves

@Field_Marshall 23 күн бұрын

Before the season began I bet my bottom dollar that nobody including the media thought Minnesota was a team thus will reach the western conference finals with a .500 winning percentage last year. Who had Minnesota thus far. Let me know so I can give you Vegas money

@davidmarrotte3265 23 күн бұрын

T Wolves are a championship caliber team!

@JohnWick-zl5oc 23 күн бұрын

nuggets choked G7 but the series they play to bad home lost 3 of 4 home is unacceptable for a team this good. they underperformed.

@the_one1001 23 күн бұрын

Let’s start giving Gobert some respect, he did his reputation wonders, just this victory alone has vindicated the Wolves FO

@georgec488 24 күн бұрын

💯

@mattchancey3202 23 күн бұрын

Pacers will win the title. Siakam has already won a chip. He will just tell his teammates how to win. Play hard, have lots of fun, and out score the other team.

@deejaydhillon8415 22 күн бұрын

Murray and the joker were both gassed in the fourth quarter you could tell. But I mean Mike Malone had no choice since nobody else was giving him anything.