How Wolves take Game 2 🐺 

1. Continue shooting open 3s.
2. Protect ball like Gollum w his Ring.
3. Get a better whistle w SGA.

All the 13 times Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was fouled in Game 1 vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.
One of the fouls was successfully challenged, so technically 12 fouls.
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How Wolves take Game 2 🐺 

1. Continue shooting open 3s.
2. Protect ball like Gollum w his Ring.
3. Get a better whistle w SGA.

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Good breakdown. 

I try not to talk about fouls bc I know I am biased as hell. And I think we still would have lost game 1 even with zero foul calls on Shai. Just can’t shoot and turn over like that and have a chance. 

But I think whistle could get better. Bill simmons was saying he heard the league is taking a look at the Shai calls. There were a few where he’s literally *not touched at all* and I think they can at least get those right.

1 and 2 100%

On 3, I dont think this will change until/unless rules change. I think the players (some obviously more than others) have become expert on getting movement towards the rim foul calls (and even a subset of those get the call way more than others SGA included).

Also. I really dislike the shoving off (and how its rarely called). SGA definitely does this, many do. 

I'm a Thunder fan and I want to see them win, but in the end I want to see the best team win, with fair and even calls from the refs. Imo, who ever wins this series will be the champions. 

I think the Twolves got a lot of fouls early (potentially not all warranted, hard to judge being a fan of the opposing team), and this hurt. 

Stoked for tonight's game!

Realized there’s actually more to life than ‘touching grass’…

They don’t even have to go off on 3s

Wolves were 11/39 on *open* threes last game. These shots were taken all by guys who shoot about 45-50% on open threes. 

Just have to keep taking them, they will start to fall

3 is most likely not happening. And unless a rotational player goes off, 1 could be a problem too.

“I got that dawg in me”

Which dog, we’ll have to see