Looks like we're well on our way to the home teams going 8-0 in the 1st round of the #nba playoffs as Damien Lillard and the #bucks are up 20 on the #pacers late in the 3rd quarter. With the 8 seed #pelicans at the 1 seed #thunder for the nightcap, it looks likely the chalk takes game 1 all around. Playoff series are about adjustments though so we'll see what happens in Game 2.
Another full day of #nba playoff action about to kick off. #celtics/#heat, #clippers/#mavericks, #bucks/#pacers, and #thunder/#pelicans to finish it off. Boston gets the Heat in the playoffs again. Seems like every year. The Heat have had their number but this time feels different. At least 5 HoFers on the floor in the 2nd game (LA/Dallas). Gonna be interesting... #sportsonleo
Thunder clinch 1-seed but are keeping 'eyes on the prize'
It's the final day of the #nba season with all sorts of seeding still undecided. #wolves need to beat the #suns and have either #thunder or #nuggets lose to get the 1 seed. Suns need to beat Wolves and have #pelicans lose to the #lakers to get the 6 seed. Too many scenarios to name. Crazy day! #sportsonleo
#wolves in trouble at the half, down 16, 57-41. On the plus side, the #pacers beat the #thunder so a Wolves loss only drops them into a tie with Denver, still 1 game clear of OKC. As I keep saying, gonna be a battle to the finish line. I haven't given up on the Wolves yet tonight though. They've got the firepower to come back... #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves look to win the second game of a back to back and move back into 1st in the West. In the meantime, the #thunder try to avoid back to back losses tonight vs Boston. #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves get it done vs the #rockets 113-106. Meanwhile the #thunder lose to the #76ers and...here we are again. Denver, MN, & OKC all have 23 losses with 7 games left to play. Denver has one more win so is technically in 1st but... OKC gets the #celtics tmrw night and the Wolves get the #raptors. Battle to the end. #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves take care of business 106-91 over Detroit. The #thunder slip, however, losing 132-126 to the #rockets in OT. That gives MN & OKC identical 50-22 records and moves the Wolves back into 2nd in the West because they hold the tiebreaker. They are both now 1 game back of Denver in the loss column, pending the Denver/Phoenix result later. Guess who the Wolves get on Friday? Yup, the #nuggets in Denver. Crazy race for the top seed in the West. #nba #sportsonleo
All 3 teams at the top of the West are back in action tonight. #wolves get the #pistons, #nuggets get the #suns, and #thunder get the #rockets. All are at home and all should win, but Houston has been flying and Phoenix has a couple superstars so you never know. That's why they play the games. #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves get it done down the stretch, hitting 21-40 from 3pt range, to top the #warriors 114-110 and complete the first regular season sweep of Golden State since 1998. Coupled with the #thunder's loss in Milwaukee, Minnesota is back within a game of 1st in the West. Detroit on Wednesday and then off to Denver for another huge game against the defending champs. #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves try to defend home court vs the #warriors tonight in the race for the 1 seen in the West. Down 3 early in the second half. #bucks are taking on the #thunder in Milwaukee right now as well. A Wolves win and a Thunder loss moves the Wolves back to a game out of first. Should be interesting... #nba #sportsonleo
#wolves score on their first 13 possessions of the 4th quarter and turn a 22pt 2nd quarter deficit into a 20pt lead, coasting to a 118-100 win over the #clippers. ANT has 37 to lead the way. Coupled with the #thunder's loss at home to the #pacers, the Wolves are now tied with the #nuggets 1/2 game behind the Thunder in the West. It's going to be one helluva race to the finish.
Wolves have 3 days off before facing Utah on Saturday. They need the rest... #nba #sports #howl
Once again the #wolves try to stay atop the Western Conference with a game against the #clippers tonight in Los Angeles. Both teams are one game ahead in the loss column vs the #thunder and #nuggets (who also have a big game tonight against the #bucks). Should be a battle. Wolves won the 1st meeting in Mpls 109-105 a month ago. It's on nba.tv so there'll be a national audience. You may consider being one of them. 🙂 #nba #sports
I asked the question earlier whether the #wolves and #thunder would have the mental fortitude to take care of business. The answer is NO. The Wolves blew a 23 pt lead and lost in overtime and the Thunder couldn't stop the Jazz from scoring and lost as well. Going to be a grind to the finish line. All-Star Break can't come soon enough... #nba #sports
The top 2 teams in the West face road tests tonight as the #wolves travel to Chicago and the #thunder are in Utah. Both teams are 35-15 facing two .500 clubs on the road. The dog days of the season have begun. Will they have the mental fortitude to take care of business? We'll find out tonight. #nba #sports