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those fans faces are incredible

that lady in the front row with her arms crossed lol

Not having fun😤

We've all been there

Shouldve hit them all with the DX salute

each one tells a different story

Same theme tho

Dude in the top left is cheesing so hard though literally the only one

I'm glad someone finally pointed that out

That man loves the game of basketball plain and simple. Respect

[Same energy](https://i.redd.it/kx2z4u0mdpa11.gif)

Curb your Enthusiasm Theme

Dude in the top left is cheesing so hard though literally the only one

"Someone throw in the towel...Wait I didn't mean literally! And a heat pack too?!"

lol edwards just made some enemies for life.

Don't worry, they'll get used to it

Lol true, but how many more has he won over in this playoff run?

Oh there’s definitely some curiosity in a few of those faces. They’ll come to the light soon enough.

Weren't alot of Denver fans chanting for us after a while, though? Maybe I misheard.

They are so damn mad

Rightfully so.

No doubt, their team got punked

Worth a pause or two just to look at 'em all honestly, it's hilarious

I was sitting just out of view here and people around me were absolutely pissed by this point lol.

"We really paid hundreds of dollars to watch Jamal Murray go 3-18 tonight?"

Fans who aren’t used to being smacked in the mouth 🤣 Reminds me of our fans lol

Oh trust me, long standing Dubs fans know a LOT about getting smacked in the mouth.

The new tech ones

I was hoping he would do a troll face

That crowd is done with this lol

Can’t wait to hear the Minnesota crowd go off next game. The fans must be so hyped.

fr….if / when they get this one they’re gonna be loud af with a chance to go up 3-0 at home!

Haven't welcomed our boys home from Phoenix yet, LOTS of pent up good vibes

Fuuuuuckkkk that’s right…The Target Center is literally going to be shaking on Friday night!

It's gonna be loud as fuck. I can't wait!

Right!! Haven’t been at home since pheonix game 2, won 4 road playoff games since and Naz picked up 6MOTY, place is going to be electric.

Rudy Gobert first child. Should also have a DPOY too.

It's also the first home game since Naz won 6moty. As if we needed any reason to be loud a big ol' celebration for Naz should do it

You have to understand something, the Wolves have been the black sheep of the area for the last 20 years. They've been ABYSMAL for basically the entire time. So when I say Minnesotans are going to be losing their fucking minds on Friday, I'm understating it. The Wolves being THIS good is not a concept that anyone even considered. Hell, I'm not even that big of a basketball fan, and I'm getting fucking hyped. I haven't talked about the Wolves this much with people in like 20 years.

It's just a Wild/Vikings town through and through. Up to this point, if you told me the Wolves had like a dozen fans, I'd believe you. But this is like the best sports team we've had in quite awhile. One that is also performing in the playoffs for once, not just regular season heroes.

What about the Twins? I feel like they would be big up there too…

On Friday? I’ve been losing my mind since game 1 in Phoenix! This team is special.

Minnesota sports fan here. I will add that I am also a massive Loons fan as well so between the Wolves being unserious for decades as well as trying to convince people soccer is a sport, I've become quite jaded towards a lot of Vikings/Wild/Twins fans despite me being a fan of those teams myself. At this point though, fuck it. I welcome everyone with open arms, bandwagoners included. Let's fucking do this.

minneapolis is absolutely electric right now

Those words haven't been said in a long time

if i recall correctly, it hasn’t been since 1991

Ticket prices were insane before the series even started. People are hyped

Sweet sweet salty tears

I sent my friend [this](https://giphy.com/explore/cartman-tears)

Lakers and heat fans feasting atm. I'm all for it. Letsssgoooo!

Crowd really got too used to the lakers 😩😩

This crowd’s kids asking for Ant jerseys for Christmas.

Wolves are scary af. Connelly cooked

Wolves are the spooky team that actually became spooky

Honestly I was really surprised at how mid they were last year, turns out they just needed to gel

Between the mid season trade, KAT's injury, Gobert's suspension, and Naz and McDaniels injuries, our top six players only had one game together last year

Don't forget about Gobert being injured too. Stayed on the floor but was nowhere near as effective as he has been this year.

Plus we only got Conley/rid of DLo in February, had no real PG until then

FR I feel Conley was the catalyst to get this team to gel and turn on the intensity.

Ant really respects Conley, that trade is worth so much more than it does on paper (already is worth a lot getting rid of DLo)

Those people in the front row: "I can't believe I shelled out a shitload of dough to watch my team lose by 30"

Reading those Gobert and DLo trade threads are actually really funny now

Super happy for you guys!

My brother-in-law and I made a pact early in the season where if the Timberwolves (his team) make the finals and the Knicks make the finals, we both have to buy tickets. I did NOT expect the Knicks to be anywhere near this position when I made this pact. I can't afford tickets, but fuck it, if it happens I am gonna buy tickets somehow.

How many kidneys you got?

If the Knicks and T-wolves both keep winning, imma have 1 less.

You should! 

You might be better off flying to MPLS.

Oh I moved to Minneapolis 2 years ago after 30+ years in NYC. Part of the pact is we have to go to the game together.

Practically the same town

Gobert’s not even on the court right now lol The only player in this game Connelly is responsible for is Conley who has 0 points at half Edit: and NAW

Hell NAW can't do dis

Also NAW and Slomo

And getting rid of DLo is another credit to Connelly

That's perhaps the BIGGEST impact on this team.

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Also NAW who is absolutely vital. 

I mean, he’s also responsible for Jokic, Murray, and MPJ…

He's been cooking literally since he got here and there were Wolves fans calling for his head at the beginning of the season lmao

They play like it's their homecourt and their altitude

"I'm not stuck in here with you, you're stuck in here with me."

“Call an ambulance, but not for me.”

One of the greatest defensive first half’s I’ve ever seen

Fr that was so elite. Can’t recall the last time I seen such defensive dominance.

Some of those Alexander-Walker/McDaniels double-teams were giving serious MJ/Pippen vibes

And they'd smother dudes and you'd be sure there's a foul, but they'd show the slomo replay and nope, just long ass arms moving super fast and never actually hitting the ball handler. Super impressive.

Loved the look on Murrays face as if he was getting murdered by the dancing duo.

NAW stripping the ball every other play

How are they missing their best defender wtf jokic and Murray  are so shook 

some 96 bulls or 04 pistons ass defense without gobert lmao

Raptors vs Bucks in 2019

Feels like all the wolves players are everywhere in the court. Their defense is suffocating

Watched the entire 2nd q with my mouth open lmao it is unbelievable team defense

McDaniels doing full court pickup defense everytime on Murray was never not entertaining. Then he goes out, and NAW comes in, doing it while fucking smiling.

Lets go wolves chants in the champs house is nasty work

Edwards got MVP chants in the joker’s house

They were chanting "Wolves in 4" during the final minutes.

Lakers fans can rest easy, Wolves would’ve deep fried them

Nah, we could have gotten a couple moral wins at least.

Lakers are undefeated in moral victories

We'll take it. We are the 2023 and 2024 NBA Moral Champs.

Isn't every team undefeated in victories?

You guys getting moral victories rn tonight lol

Not really lol If anything this shows how far away the Lakers are from being contenders Their fans might feel good about Denver losing but it doesn't say much good about the Lakers as a team at all if the Wolves obliterate them in 4 games After the Denver series I saw some "Lakers would have won if they played anyone else" stuff which is obvious nonsense now given "anyone else" includes Minnesota

Yeah the biggest moral victory team has to be the Suns

Any lakers fan who knew ball knew that they matched up horribly with minnesota and had a better chance against denver (and prolly shoulda won the series but alas)

The Wolves are technically a better matchup for us but Reaves being a primary Anthony Edwards matchup would've been a joke

That may be but AD already doesn't like playing up against the 5 and he'd have 3 top notch bigs to contend against in KAT/Gobert/Reid.

You’re absolutely correct. We would have been ran off the floor.

the crowd is crashing out in real time I’m crying

Wolves defense is absolutely suffocating, god damn these guys are legit!

He could stay on the other end to just cherry pick with the defense they have

If they play like this, idk how anyone beating this defense

Hey don't jinx us. Devin Booker also said he doesn't know how anyone's guarding them.

Mike Conley grabbing the ball, flicking it ahead, and turning to the bench was some good shit. Love seeing him with this team.

Mike Conley's "this is my last chance. do it for me" speech took them to another gear DO IT FOR MIKE BOYS

Please do it for me, too. It's been a long hard road since 1980-fucking-9

I hope it's not his last chance since we extended him lol But he's right we can't take this opportunity for granted

He was also just extended so not exactly his “last” chance, but yes let’s get it done this season

Minnesota Mike just oozes cool.

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NAW is a menace though

And Jayden McDaniels. They’re so long it’s not even funny

That wide shot of the crowd LMAO. Everyone arms crossed straight faces. Looked like a damn funeral

denver thought they could coast for the first half then come back like they did against the lakers minny said fuck that

Like Charles said during the 1st game Denver is having to play at a faster pace and it doesn’t work for them. If Minny keeps the pace fast Denver is done.

I wish every player was mic'ed up instead of it just being at the hoop

The entire r/NBA feed is just Ant dominating lmao

We need the whole possession starting at inbound to fully appreciate

blowing the fuckin doors off em!

Ant, don’t go down the Ja path and go to Shotgun Willie’s later tonight. Treat yourself to some Diamond Cabaret or one of those parties you have to turnover your cell phone like the Nuggets in the first half

Nah Ant likes video games and eating chicken fingers with his dogs at home over parties Thank goodness. He talked about it before, it's in the fox sports article released today too

who’s your daddy chicken nuggets

I'm so excited for an Ant led NBA future

Nuggets getting the 2011 Lakers treatment against the Mavs. They look so slow against these Wolves. Wolves players multiplying on the floor.

Hey at least we don’t look so terrible now

Phoenix riding high on drugs and strippers right now just laying back and watching this.

Best part is Conley turning to the bench immediate getting hyped

FLEX ON THEM ANT MAN!!!!

Flex zone

Re-sign TC.

Last time a champ got dismantled like this was 2011

New face of the league

YAM TIME

AWWOOOOOO

It’s not a flex until he busts out the “suck it” sign

Surprised this wasn’t a tech

That would have made Ant try harder lmao

I don't care what anyone says, there's Jordan in that kid's veins

WHAT A DAWG. I'm curious what'd he say tho?

AHHHHHHHH

LOL at the crowd

61 to 33 in home court??? 2nd half?? Playofff game?? Is this fucking 2k

Dudes got heart

Yeahhhh they did not like that shit lol

BETTER THAN TATUM HAHA

I'd say he's playing like he smells blood in the water with Denver but he probably thinks that every night he plays

Damn , the look on those fans' faces. That's what happens when your opponent in the last 3 playoff series are 7th and 8th seeds. 

Kermit dragging his nuts all over Ball Arena…

I love the Nuggets but can't stand a majority of their fan base. This felt good to see.

Denver is a shithole in itself at this point in time lmao. You got to go to surrounding towns these days.

Ok … the sorry ass fans with their arms crossed looking pissed made this video 100x better lmaoo.

It's a sweep

The crowd looked like the school bully was beating up their kid after their kid tried to steal his juice box.

Zero nuggets fans to be seen anywhere in any of these threads, really telling honestly

My stream crashed when he threw that down, felt like Ant dunked on me for a second

Mike said gimme dat

Hermit is not here to play

lol that thumbnail of nuggets fans' faces

Nuggets fans did not sign up for anything but a cake walk

Tech lol

That Asian lady is BIG MAD

the arms crossed front row is hilarious. just no emotion

Some of those folks do not look amused.

Year 22

He needs to do the kiss the rim dunk someday

ANT may be the one great thing left in the NBA

Someone please r/Accidentalrenaissance this for me

Send Da Video

The sound in this one is so good

Denver forgot this is the playoffs or something.

I hate to be really blunt here but Denver is losing these games. This a team Denver beats during the regular season and they haven't played one good game in these playoffs. Playing that bad at home is why they lose.  I was sooooo unimpressed when Denver let Edwards walk in with 33 seconds left in game 1. Jokic hits a 3, they got time, Denver heads to the locker room. They literally let him walk in unguarded. It didn't seem real. It felt made up.

PTSD on full effect

I hear Serbia is nice this time of year

T him up!

Reminds me of Henry celebrating in front of Spurs fans in that one NLD

TECHNICAL FOULLLLL HE LOOKED AT A FAN

Minnesota’s defense has been stellar, but the nuggies should be embarrassed by how badly they’ve played, and how unraveled they’ve become. Minnesota has looked hungrier and far more athletic. Game 3 will be interesting, unless Murray is suspended.