20 years (and 1 day) later- Finals Game 1 GDT

[Lipoli390]

I’m here with my wife tonight. Crowd still arriving. KAT, Ant, Rudy and Slo Mo were on the court earlier taking shots. Edwards and KAT kept swishing threes. A-Rod was on the court taking with a guy who sits right in front of us wearing a VIP tag. I’ll be careful not to say anything bad about A-Rod during the game.

[Lipoli390]

Jaden’s girlfriend just arrived. Sitting two rows behind us. Very pregnant.

[Lipoli390]

Still waiting for Garza’s family to arrive. His dad, mom, sister and girlfriend have come to all the playoff games so far. They sit just across the aisle from us.

[Q-is-here]

Wait.

So we heard exactly 2,933 times about how Jamal Murray was injured in the last round. Will we have to hear that after every missed Doncic shot this round?

Heh, I think Luka legit got beat up more than Murray did in the OKC round. Of course, he doesn't rely on speed or burst that much. I also think we will see and hear a lot of noise regarding his foul-baiting and on going dialogue with the refs.

Speaking of which.....For those that firmly believe that the NBA and refs conspire to favor certain teams and stars, is Anthony Edwards now getting to the point of being one of the preferred guys, if not THE preferred guy? I think a lot of the U.S.-born NBA "elites" in positions of power and influence want to see someone actually born in the U.S. become the face of the league. Not sure Tatum quite does it for a lot of folks....So wouldn't the conspiracy theorists believe that Ant will see a better whistle than Luka?

I'm one of those conspiracy theorists, and this has been on my mind the past 24 hours. If we don't see at least decent Timberwolves whistles I'm going to malfunction

Marc Davis is a good start to the series then!

[Q-is-here]

I’m here with my wife tonight. Crowd still arriving. KAT, Ant, Rudy and Slo Mo were on the court earlier taking shots. Edwards and KAT kept swishing threes. A-Rod was on the court taking with a guy who sits right in front of us wearing a VIP tag. I’ll be careful not to say anything bad about A-Rod during the game.

You got this Lip!

[Lipoli390]

Both teams on the court for shoot-around. All Wolves players shooting except Miller and Clark. All players shooting, including Minott, have serious game faces with one exception - Wendell Moore. Can’t wait to see him move on.

[Coolbreeze44]

Wait.

So we heard exactly 2,933 times about how Jamal Murray was injured in the last round. Will we have to hear that after every missed Doncic shot this round?

Heh, I think Luka legit got beat up more than Murray did in the OKC round. Of course, he doesn't rely on speed or burst that much. I also think we will see and hear a lot of noise regarding his foul-baiting and on going dialogue with the refs.

Speaking of which.....For those that firmly believe that the NBA and refs conspire to favor certain teams and stars, is Anthony Edwards now getting to the point of being one of the preferred guys, if not THE preferred guy? I think a lot of the U.S.-born NBA "elites" in positions of power and influence want to see someone actually born in the U.S. become the face of the league. Not sure Tatum quite does it for a lot of folks....So wouldn't the conspiracy theorists believe that Ant will see a better whistle than Luka?

I'm one of those conspiracy theorists, and this has been on my mind the past 24 hours. If we don't see at least decent Timberwolves whistles I'm going to malfunction

In the NBA it's not really a theory, chicanery has happened many times. You're right to wonder about it.

[Lipoli390]

Sound level is deafening and they haven’t even introduced the players yet. Great crowd.

[60WinTim]

Leg elevated. Ice machine on. Drugged up. Let’s go!

[Coolbreeze44]

Leg elevated. Ice machine on. Drugged up. Let’s go!

Do your stretching