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00:00can minnesota make this a series either evening evening us up at one game apiece or at least
00:06looking competitive to give us some hope that this will not be decided in just four or maybe
00:12five games seven and a half point spread tonight for game two in okc in favor of the thunder
00:18total on the rise once again it was 215 just about an hour ago currently 216 and a half
00:25on the fan duel sportsbook drs what is your expectation for game number two of the western
00:30conference finals a close game at the minimum here for the minnesota timberwolves with a legitimate
00:35chance to pull the upset tonight and get this series tied 1-1 before heading back to minnesota
00:40if we do get this 1-1 we are going to be heading for a seven game series because i don't think the
00:44minnesota timberwolves will sweep okc heading back to minneapolis but then again that would be 2-2 and
00:50then you give it to the thunder game number three almost similar to the way that the denver nugget
00:54syria had played out but also understand this you got to bring it tonight timberwolves
00:58okc's not going to lay down hey we're the top seed we won game number one let's see what happens
01:03game number two no they're looking to go up 2-0 and really put the screws to your franchise before
01:09you even hit your home court for game number three if we look at the seven and a half points
01:13it seems like it is a lot but also that line which was seven and a half and sevens and dropping by the
01:20hour before we played game number one i wasn't buying into it because i liked oklahoma city
01:24i just like the fact that they were in playoff mode as i continue to talk about and in that rhythm
01:28of playing every other day in the minnesota timberwolves had a couple days off which some
01:32people would use to their advantage they're rested they're ready the other team's running off
01:36adrenaline i use it now to say ok is that adrenaline still going to be there from the previous series
01:41where you're just playing every other night but now the minnesota timberwolves who 48 hours ago
01:45lost a basketball game had a day degree group back in playoff mode and i think that works in their favor
01:51because for me i don't think we're going to see the same type of game where it's close in the first
01:56half and pull away by okc and the offense doesn't work for the timberwolves i think there's going to
02:01be a lot of change tonight which includes the urgency for the timberwolves to understand the task at hand
02:05you can't go down oh two so i do think we get more of a fight from the timberwolves a legitimate chance
02:11for the timberwolves to win outright yes but i really do like ben the seven and a half points in this game
02:15with the t wolves drs i thought you and i had a pretty good assertion of this series entering game
02:21one okc probably riding the wave of that momentum from a huge 32 point win in game seven to winning
02:29game number one even comfortably is just a seven point favorite in the western conference finals did
02:34we expect a 30 point route in that second half a 26 point margin in the game overall probably not
02:41but still okc taking advantage of being on their home floor to take a 1-0 series lead to begin the
02:48western conference finals but i also think both you and i believe that minnesota is not going down
02:53without a fight here in this series that ultimately okc probably represents the western conference in the
02:59nba finals the timberwolves are not just going to be walked over into the western conference finals
03:04for a second consecutive season and i think that is critical tonight to at least stay within the number
03:10would not be surprised by any means if the timberwolves win outright but if this series is going to see
03:15more than five games minnesota needs to cover tonight as the underdog they have been a dog just four times
03:21so far in this postseason run including in game number one now two and two straight up and against the
03:28spread of course the thunder have been at least a five point favorite in all 12 of their playoff contests
03:34so far five and seven against the spread but all five covers okc is one in a very large way by at least
03:4119 points the rs all day on tuesday ahead of game one total was on its way up up up closing at 218 and a
03:49half to 19 even in some spots stayed well under minnesota only able to register 88 points total now
03:58working its way back up again what do you think of our offensive output tonight in okc i think it'll
04:04be a little bit better because i i do think minnesota side will be better okc is still going
04:08to bring great defense we understand they play at their home they'll be comfortable their bench
04:12players should play well as well they should be well into the 100s for my money but if minnesota
04:16pulls up tonight ben and ends up in the 90s again we might be looking at a five game series at best at
04:22that point because that's the expectation like okc is going to bring it they were the best team in the nba
04:2668 wins home court advantage number one seed the expectations are there to be dominant on a night
04:32to night basis but also minnesota didn't get here by luck like yes they did get a little bit lucky
04:36with an injury here for you know steph curry but at the same time they pummeled that warriors team
04:40four to one there oh nobody what lakers healthy in the playoffs lebron james luka dodges absolutely
04:46put them away in five games the offense has always been there it wasn't there in the second half
04:51of game number one i expect things to change i expect a couple performers on the timber will certainly
04:55to improve their performances from game number one but if this game is going over you know that's a
05:01correlation to minnesota playing much better than they did in game number one if this game goes under
05:06i would be hard pressed to figure it was because minnesota scored 98 points and won the game because
05:11okc couldn't score i expect better offense from minnesota and a better performance from minnesota
05:17the same performance if you will for okc that's an over the total for me
05:21you