Minnesota Timberwolves Set Franchise History But Want More
The post Minnesota Timberwolves Set Franchise History But Want More appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards helped Minnesota to tis second straight berth in the NBA West … More finals. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves already have made franchise history. They are using that as a starting point. “The stomach is not full,” center Rudy Gobert said. “Not at all. It’s just one step.” The Timberwolves made the Western Conference finals for a team-record second consecutive season last week after finishing off the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors in five games, giving them five days’ rest before meeting the Oklahoma City-Denver winner in the West finals that begin Tuesday. The next step is to avenge a loss to Dallas in the West finals a year ago. The T-Wolves’ repeat trip seemed almost inevitable once the Warriors lost Curry in their Game 1 victory. They won the final four games of the series by an average of almost 12 points. “We were the better team,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “We felt we were the better team. We just had to go out and play like it every night.” The Wolves similarly punished the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, winning four of five while outscoring LeBron James, Luka Doncic et al by an average of almost nine points a game. It was especially satisfying, inasmuch as Doncic was the ringleader in Dallas’ series win a year ago. No. 6 seed Minnesota did not have home court advantage in either of its first two 2024 playoff series will not have it in any round this year. A Denver series would be a rematch of the 2024 West semifinals, when the T-Wolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit Denver for a 98-90 Game 7 victory. The Wolves’ made history then, too. They had the largest the comeback in…
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Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards helped Minnesota to tis second straight berth in the NBA West … More finals. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves already have made franchise history. They are using that as a starting point. “The stomach is not full,” center Rudy Gobert said. “Not at all. It’s just one step.” The Timberwolves made the Western Conference finals for a team-record second consecutive season last week after finishing off the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors in five games, giving them five days’ rest before meeting the Oklahoma City-Denver winner in the West finals that begin Tuesday. The next step is to avenge a loss to Dallas in the West finals a year ago. The T-Wolves’ repeat trip seemed almost inevitable once the Warriors lost Curry in their Game 1 victory. They won the final four games of the series by an average of almost 12 points. “We were the better team,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “We felt we were the better team. We just had to go out and play like it every night.” The Wolves similarly punished the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, winning four of five while outscoring LeBron James, Luka Doncic et al by an average of almost nine points a game. It was especially satisfying, inasmuch as Doncic was the ringleader in Dallas’ series win a year ago. No. 6 seed Minnesota did not have home court advantage in either of its first two 2024 playoff series will not have it in any round this year. A Denver series would be a rematch of the 2024 West semifinals, when the T-Wolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit Denver for a 98-90 Game 7 victory. The Wolves’ made history then, too. They had the largest the comeback in…
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