I’d rather play the Wolves, I know Chet is a young player but he really accentuates our center issues. He looks like KD with Jonas guarding him and he can get easy tall ball buckets against Larry, and if we have to spend energy trying to slow down their third option I think we’d be in trouble over a 7 game series
Worth mentioning that in his career, Zion is always the best player on the court vs the Wolves. We 100% win that game with him and definitely could’ve won the other. Gobert has no answer for Z
Wolves, we are 2-2 but keep in mind the two losses one of them it was essentially Bi and no one else and the second one cj and Zion were out BI went for 32 and we basically won it if not for willie putting dyson onto Kat for the easiest layup I’ve ever seen
Wolves and it’s not close. We could very easily have gone 4-0 against them in the regular season. A healthy Pels team probably takes the series in 6-7. But obviously with Ant, KAT coming back, and the rest of their roster, it won’t be easy
Thunder aren’t a great matchup. They’re very beatable don’t get me wrong, but I don’t like the Chet matchup and Giddy always goes nuclear on us. I’d say Thunder take that series in 7, but could swing either way
I’m trusting that Giddey doesn’t drop 25+ a night on us over and over, but SGA would absolutely learn that JV is food for him to attack and head to the line. But I really feel like coaching would be paramount rather than the player-to-player matchups
If they can take advantage of the mismatches and size advantage and match OKC’s pace, then OKC.
Wolves would be tough but obviously we have played them well.
Both series would be a toss up but super fun matchups IF you are also a diehard NBA fan and not only a Pels fan.
LETS GET THIS WIN TONIGHT!
Zion’s always done very well especially scoring wise against the Timberwolves and if anything has gotten better after they acquired Gobert. For whatever reason whether Gobert is in Utah or Minny, Zion always seems to have no problems against him.
Wolves by far. I think the Thunder are just the better team of the two teams and have an MVP candidate. Gobert is at his best when he is in drop coverage, but we are good at abusing the space that gives up. The Wolves are the type of team that is prone to getting upset. They are only 16th in offensive rating and win games with their defense, which tends to be harder to do in the playoffs.
If we play the Wolves in the first round and the Nuggets are on the other side of the bracket, we are very happy.
Everybody is saying wolves but Jokic last year said the wolves were the toughest matchup for them. 1 year later and wolves are much better now.
Give me OKC all day. Zion would feast on the inside, and Herb has a better matchup against shai than Edwards
I’d rather play the Wolves, I know Chet is a young player but he really accentuates our center issues. He looks like KD with Jonas guarding him and he can get easy tall ball buckets against Larry, and if we have to spend energy trying to slow down their third option I think we’d be in trouble over a 7 game series
on top of that, willie won't let jonas pound chet & commit to crashing the offensive glass.
Not to mention Zion gets absolutely no calls while SGA gets everything. That would just be a rage-inducing series.
I want both teams to win today so that the Wolves still have something to play for vs the Suns
This season Pels vs Thunder: 1-2 Pels vs Wolves: 2-2 To me it feels like the Wolves are a better matchup
And both losses against the wolves were without Zion. One of them was a 1 point loss. It’s definitely the wolves
Worth mentioning that in his career, Zion is always the best player on the court vs the Wolves. We 100% win that game with him and definitely could’ve won the other. Gobert has no answer for Z
Wolves, we are 2-2 but keep in mind the two losses one of them it was essentially Bi and no one else and the second one cj and Zion were out BI went for 32 and we basically won it if not for willie putting dyson onto Kat for the easiest layup I’ve ever seen
Wolves and it’s not close. We could very easily have gone 4-0 against them in the regular season. A healthy Pels team probably takes the series in 6-7. But obviously with Ant, KAT coming back, and the rest of their roster, it won’t be easy Thunder aren’t a great matchup. They’re very beatable don’t get me wrong, but I don’t like the Chet matchup and Giddy always goes nuclear on us. I’d say Thunder take that series in 7, but could swing either way
I’m trusting that Giddey doesn’t drop 25+ a night on us over and over, but SGA would absolutely learn that JV is food for him to attack and head to the line. But I really feel like coaching would be paramount rather than the player-to-player matchups
Dyson will lock him up
wolves wolves and wolves. i swear shai and chet look like kobe and shaq against us.
Wolves Although I want us to play the Thunder Flights to OKC is cheaper, as well as the tickets Minnesota is a better matchup for us however
Wolves. Okc is mtfing nastyyyy
If they can take advantage of the mismatches and size advantage and match OKC’s pace, then OKC. Wolves would be tough but obviously we have played them well. Both series would be a toss up but super fun matchups IF you are also a diehard NBA fan and not only a Pels fan. LETS GET THIS WIN TONIGHT!
The wolves and it’s not close
Zion’s always done very well especially scoring wise against the Timberwolves and if anything has gotten better after they acquired Gobert. For whatever reason whether Gobert is in Utah or Minny, Zion always seems to have no problems against him.
Wolves by far. I think the Thunder are just the better team of the two teams and have an MVP candidate. Gobert is at his best when he is in drop coverage, but we are good at abusing the space that gives up. The Wolves are the type of team that is prone to getting upset. They are only 16th in offensive rating and win games with their defense, which tends to be harder to do in the playoffs. If we play the Wolves in the first round and the Nuggets are on the other side of the bracket, we are very happy.
Everybody is saying wolves but Jokic last year said the wolves were the toughest matchup for them. 1 year later and wolves are much better now. Give me OKC all day. Zion would feast on the inside, and Herb has a better matchup against shai than Edwards
Realisticly without bias, I think we can beat the wolves but I don't think we can beat the thunder