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Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:29 am
by Superbone
Time: 12:30 pm AZ (12:30 pm PT/3:30 pm ET)
Place: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBATV

This is it. The regular season finale. The Timberwolves will be battling for the top spot in the West while the Suns will be angling for the 6th seed to avoid the 7th seed and the play-in tournament. In able to do that, the Suns need to win and they also would need a little help from their "friends" (AKA The Lakers). Minnesota is currently in a three-way tie with OKC and Denver for the number one seed. Oh, and if you didn't know, Karl Anthony Towns is back.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/timberwolves.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:25 am
by Superbone
You all know we have an important game in a couple hours, right? Lakers too simultaneously to determine our playoff fate.

Who would have thought a season where we're 15 games above .500 could be so miserable? I guess that's what happens when you sell your soul and have one of the highest payrolls in the league. You expect more.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:29 am
by Split T
We had a worse record last year and managed to finish 4th…what a weird season in the west last year

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:30 am
by Superbone

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:31 am
by Superbone
Split T wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:29 am
We had a worse record last year and managed to finish 4th…what a weird season in the west last year
Wow. Good observation. I didn't remember that.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:55 am
by Superbone

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:56 am
by Superbone
I know this will disappoint many of you:



also:


Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:16 am
by Cap
Superbone wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:31 am
Split T wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:29 am
We had a worse record last year and managed to finish 4th…what a weird season in the west last year
Wow. Good observation. I didn't remember that.
This year’s pretty weird too, with the #10 team being 45-36.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:21 am
by Superbone
Cap wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:16 am
Superbone wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:31 am
Split T wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:29 am
We had a worse record last year and managed to finish 4th…what a weird season in the west last year
Wow. Good observation. I didn't remember that.
This year’s pretty weird too, with the #10 team being 45-36.
Yep, kind of the opposite of last year. This is what the play-in tournament is all about.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:23 am
by Split T
West went 260-191 vs the East this year, last year they went 214-236.

Fun fact, the West have had a better record in 22 of last 25 years vs the East

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:30 am
by Cap
Superbone wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:21 am
Cap wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:16 am
Superbone wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:31 am
Split T wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:29 am
We had a worse record last year and managed to finish 4th…what a weird season in the west last year
Wow. Good observation. I didn't remember that.
This year’s pretty weird too, with the #10 team being 45-36.
Yep, kind of the opposite of last year. This is what the play-in tournament is all about.
GS, now at #10, has a better record (45-36) than we had last year at #4 (45-37).

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:35 am
by Mori Chu
Eric Gordon out:


Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:36 am
by Cap
Mori Chu wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:35 am
Eric Gordon out:

At least Drew’s available. Yay.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:39 am
by Mori Chu
So if we win this and LAL win, we play ... The Nuggets? I can't keep track.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:46 am
by Cap
Mori Chu wrote:
Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:39 am
So if we win this and LAL win, we play ... The Nuggets? I can't keep track.
We play whoever ends up at #3. I don’t know how all the tiebreakers work out, but if MIN loses their last game while DEN and OKC win theirs, MIN definitely ends up at #3.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:51 am
by Split T
Denver will stay at 3 if they lose as they lose all the tie breakers. If Minny and OKC both lose and Denver wins, OKC would be 3

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:39 pm
by Wally_West


Get Drew Poobanks off this team.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:47 pm
by 3TheHardaway
Great focus to start. Holy smokes. Keep this going.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:49 pm
by djy2j
Pretty good start defensively. Plus Nurkic hasn't missed any layups yet.

Re: Game Day (Early Start!): Suns (48-33) @ Wolves (56-25), Sun 4/14/24

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:52 pm
by Cap
Wolves shooting 83%, down by 9.