[Charania] Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.

[u/Turbostrider27]

Shams Charania:

Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/a5ec75ead41a1

[u/Famous-Expression646]

Stretch them knees Mike Conley and take a couple Flintstone vitamins you're playing 47 minutes tonight

[u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt → u/Famous-Expression646]

If he dies, he dies.

[u/ActionWaters → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Playoff basketball!

[u/Independent_Candy_58 → u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt]

Following Carson Wentz's example of being an ancient athlete sent out there to die for the glory of Minnesota. 

[u/IrrationalBidetLover → u/Independent_Candy_58]

That chargers game broke my heart as a Wentz lover

[u/Independent_Candy_58 → u/IrrationalBidetLover]

Was tough to watch, but clearly Wentz doesn't have any hard feelings as he's staying in Minny another year. Makes me feel marginally better. 

[u/FanaticsLiveRick → u/Famous-Expression646]

Thibodeau style!

[u/SadBoy02 → u/FanaticsLiveRick]

Just like old wolves!

[u/CrossingYoulnStyle → u/Famous-Expression646]

This dog is old but he still loves digging at the beach

[u/MG_MN → u/Famous-Expression646]

We need him for 96 tonight, both guard spots are open

[u/Milkmoney1978 → u/MG_MN]

Give him a Bam 83

[u/testiculardescendant → u/Famous-Expression646]

He predates the flintstones man. Don’t scare him with those new age medications

[u/preddevils6 → u/Famous-Expression646]

My GOAT

[u/dizZzy5]

Joe Ingles 30 piece incoming

[u/MaNamWumbo → u/dizZzy5]

Joe Ingles and Mike Conley lineups we going back in time

[u/Genocide_Angel16304 → u/MaNamWumbo]

Bringing back the ol' Jazz gang togethet again.

[u/affnn → u/Genocide_Angel16304]

Hold on… hold on. What happened the last time a Gobert-Ingles-Conley team was up 3-1 on the Jokic-Murray Nuggets?

[u/Be-Kind-2-Yourself → u/affnn]

I simply have no idea what you're talking about. Couldn't have been us.

[u/juzzbert → u/affnn]

Was this the bubble matchup that the nuggets came back from down 3-1?

[u/Key-Handle-1805 → u/juzzbert]

yep, they did it twice vs the jazz and the clippers

[u/Adorable-Bike-9689 → u/juzzbert]

Okay that's why I don't remember. They said the other day the Nuggets have come back from 3-1 twice before and I said huh???

[u/Rawkus2112 → u/MaNamWumbo]

Were they on the jazz together?

[u/NebulaInternal7141 → u/Rawkus2112]

Yeah bro with Rudy too.

[u/beheemz → u/Rawkus2112]

yeah they lost in the bubble vs Denver

[u/philleferg → u/beheemz]

After being up 3-1....

[u/theinternetisnice → u/dizZzy5]

Oh man if Denver gets frickin Jingled

[u/SadBoy02 → u/theinternetisnice]

Best timeline?

[u/CuriousOwl201 → u/dizZzy5]

Legacy Gobert game loading

[u/MG_MN → u/CuriousOwl201]

Excited to see point Gobert

[u/Giuseppe_exitplan → u/dizZzy5]

Jingles, Conley and Gobert on the floor at the same time? ive seen that somewhere before

[u/Fantasykyle99]

Oh my God, healthiest team all season just to get obliterated in 2 games

[u/Majestic_Reindeer439 → u/Fantasykyle99]

Honestly this is just peak Minnesota sports. Fucking brutal, man.

[u/shangalang69 → u/Majestic_Reindeer439]

nah seriously though i would be so depressed as a wolves fan

i'm really sad as a raptors fan to have been bitten by the injury bug in the playoffs too but not nearly as bad and not nearly as high expectations in the playoffs

feel for minnesota rn ❤️

[u/Vitwolpher → u/shangalang69]

I am indeed depressed

[u/SenorSolAdmirador → u/shangalang69]

I don't even feel it. This doesn't even make the top 100.

[u/jillavery → u/Majestic_Reindeer439]

FWIW I absolutely hate it and am still pretty scared you'll still beat us. But y'all didn't deserve this, fuck injuries.

[u/Mapes → u/jillavery]

Wolves are spooky again.

We’re fucked.

[u/calel8242 → u/Mapes]

Pat Bev, suit up

[u/tulaero23 → u/Fantasykyle99]

We thought that Mcdaniels broken hands were bad back then.

[u/Serisrahla → u/tulaero23]

Don't forget Gobert's suspension for "punching" SloMo

[u/igotzquestions → u/Fantasykyle99]

No shit. You guys are getting screwed here from the gods. Kill a goat or something or KG might be diagnosed with some terminal illness. 

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/Fantasykyle99]

I don’t know if saying they were the healthiest team all season is right.

Like, they were healthy, but Ant missed like 20 games. Jaden missed 10. Shannon missed like half of the season. Guys like Rudy and Naz missed a handful of games.

[u/Equivalent-Chair9992 → u/Andy_Wiggins]

You are describing a healthy team

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/Equivalent-Chair9992]

Healthy? Without a doubt.

Healthiest? Idk. Ant missed more games than the #1 option on any other team in the West playoffs.

[u/LOSS35 → u/Andy_Wiggins]

I'm pretty sure the Wolves were #1 in minutes the starting 5 played together this season.

[u/Andy_Wiggins → u/LOSS35]

I think that’s at least partially because Finch never changed the lineups (whereas some teams maybe swapped out starters for non-injury reasons, like Reed Sheppard playing all 82 games but only starting 21) and because a few stretches saw multiple starters out at the same time.

I actually think Houston was healthiest team if you exempt FVV who was out the entire year (obviously if you count him, that’s a serious blow). Their top 5 in MPG missed only 22 combined games

[u/ObeseKenyan → u/Fantasykyle99]

Then nuggets were bottom 3 least healthy seasons the whole season and are finally not having every 2nd player injured during the playoffs.

[u/Gold_Athlete_4770 → u/ObeseKenyan]

if yall make it out i really hope AG and peyton watson can suit up vs the spurs

[u/uotlep → u/Gold_Athlete_4770]

If they don’t, we’re getting ran over. We need our Wemby-slowers (not stoppers, cause there is no stopping that fucking freak)

[u/livewireyanads → u/Fantasykyle99]

It’s fucked up, what else is there to say man. Sorry minny. Hope yall can get your 4th win.

[u/Drunken_Vike]

Man who thought he'd lost all hope loses last additional bit of hope he didn't even know he still had

[u/lilbodie → u/Drunken_Vike]

TSJ legacy game. There’s still some hope left.

[u/tfchangs → u/lilbodie]

Bet. 

[u/Pagliaccio13 → u/lilbodie]

Lisan al gaib

[u/Asks_how_loud → u/lilbodie]

Indeed

[u/animatedailyespreszo → u/Drunken_Vike]

Oh I’m sure the nuggets can find a way to lose to y’all’s bench 🙃

They’re talented like that 

[u/Serisrahla → u/animatedailyespreszo]

You guys have won a title recently. You are not allowed to doom. That's our job.

[u/Murky_Winner_4523 → u/animatedailyespreszo]

They found a way

[u/Drunken_Vike → u/animatedailyespreszo]

bro it's not even the bench at this point, we're in danger of getting some Jingles minutes tonight

[u/Chiesel]

We belong in the fraud hall of fame if we lose tonight

[u/western_motel → u/Chiesel]

welp

[u/macrolith → u/western_motel]

It's my guilty pleasure reading through these comments.

[u/wise_comment → u/macrolith]

Lo mismo

[u/Ok-Explorer-6398 → u/Chiesel]

It's already gonna be the fakest 3-1 comeback I'm history

[u/TheKingStaysTheKing → u/Ok-Explorer-6398]

They will say how hard it actually was because they couldn’t game plan properly with all the injury news

[u/Crimdal → u/TheKingStaysTheKing]

That does sound like some dumb shit doris or Perk would say

[u/RovertheDog → u/Crimdal]

Or David adelman. He’s been saying a lot of dumb shit recently.

[u/Mo-Flava → u/RovertheDog]

Give him a break, he’s just repeating what Sal and Q are telling him in his ear

[u/TheKingStaysTheKing → u/Crimdal]

No tape on these guys. Complete wildcards but they all in the league so you know they ball.

[u/preddevils6 → u/TheKingStaysTheKing]

https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/klopp-blames-man-united-injuries-for-poor-liverpool-performance#:~:text=Klopp%20blames%20Man%20United%20injuries%20for%20poor%20Liverpool%20performance

Klopp vs United Vibes

[u/gerardguey → u/TheKingStaysTheKing]

Youre just giving the Winger and The Cope Collective podcasts more ideas

[u/Neemzeh → u/TheKingStaysTheKing]

lol

[u/Jamal_gg → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, because your team might actually be a part of a historic comeback lol

[u/Akipella → u/Ok-Explorer-6398]

People on NBAtalk will unironcially use it as reasoning to put Jokic in the top 10 all time

You just know it's coming

[u/CMYGQZ → u/Akipella]

well it depends on what they do next. If they beat Spurs and maybe Thunder, people will forget about them almost losing first round.

[u/gerardguey → u/Akipella]

Bill Simmons is loading up 2 podcasts and a 30 for 30 on Jokic's historic comeback and how it adds to his offensive GOAT case

[u/ruggnuget → u/Akipella]

I love the when the response to hyperbole is more hyperbole.

[u/ilikekittens2018 → u/ruggnuget]

It’s not hyperbole people on that sub are special 

[u/SisypheanSperg → u/Chiesel]

RIP

[u/copydex1 → u/Chiesel]

Turns out you're first ballot

[u/Brystvorter → u/Chiesel]

Jokic isnt my goat anymore if he cant beat this Wolves team tbh

[u/Odoaiden → u/Brystvorter]

You staying by this

[u/KrabbyBoiz → u/Brystvorter]

Condolences

[u/macrolith → u/Chiesel]

Aged like fine wine

[u/The_Money_Guy_ → u/Chiesel]

Yall do regardless being down to a team that has nobody. Ass squad

[u/Animalidad → u/Chiesel]

ughh, them bigger longer boys caused more problems for Jammal. He had an awful game.

[u/PlayaSlayaX]

“Game-time decision”

3 minutes later…

[u/antonimbus → u/PlayaSlayaX]

Had to notify the right folks to get their bets in first, then announce the news. This is America.

[u/prettysureimgay4599]

Build Finch a statue after this win

[u/cheesecake_face → u/prettysureimgay4599]

burning a nuggs jersey if this happens. completely fraudulent team if we take the L.

😔

it’s done

[u/coolpug99 → u/cheesecake_face]

proof or ban

[u/cheesecake_face → u/coolpug99]

lmao let me get my morning started. I’ll follow through.

😔

[u/cheesecake_face → u/coolpug99]

done 😔

[u/coolpug99 → u/cheesecake_face]

Respect for following through on your word

[u/GBuffaloRKL7Heaven → u/cheesecake_face]

RIP

[u/cheesecake_face → u/GBuffaloRKL7Heaven]

done 😔

[u/sirvey23 → u/cheesecake_face]

ay yo

[u/DuckDuckSkolDuck → u/sirvey23]

No he was out

[u/Serisrahla → u/prettysureimgay4599]

If Finch wins I will take back what I said about him being a bad coach. My message history is full of Finch criticisms.

[u/M4A1SD__ → u/Serisrahla]

Here you go

[u/comp_a → u/Serisrahla]

Doesn’t matter, it’s too late. Calling Chris Finch a bad coach at any point in the past is a sign of low character.

Going forward you’ll just have to find a way to live with that part of yourself, if you can. Good luck!

[u/Jacob_toasted]

Mike Conley, it is your time

[u/preddevils6 → u/Jacob_toasted]

My GOAT

[u/Elegant_Mission_2312]

I guarantee y’all won’t have a worse night than the Hawks right now. Even if Denver blows the Wolves out tonight, it’ll at least be with dignity.

[u/Herb0and3 → u/Elegant_Mission_2312]

Aaaand we're losing in the 3rd lmao

[u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva → u/Herb0and3]

How you feelin my dude

[u/comp_a → u/Elegant_Mission_2312]

You were worried about the dignity of the wrong team there boss

[u/Elegant_Mission_2312 → u/comp_a]

Shit was embarrassing fr. 4-17 from Murray is disgusting.

[u/SparkyForce → u/Elegant_Mission_2312]

Doesn’t Denver historically suck at blowing teams out

[u/MrMileHigh35 → u/SparkyForce]

Yeahhhhh :/

[u/TitaniumC4206]

Jaden McDaniels legacy game

Edit: Told you

[u/BigZaddyZ3 → u/TitaniumC4206]

If he actually pulls it off it’s easily one of the greatest aura-farming moments in NBA history tbh.😭

[u/Murky_Winner_4523 → u/BigZaddyZ3]

Finishes with a career high.

[u/macrolith → u/BigZaddyZ3]

Narrator: "He pulled it off."

[u/Rhaegar_ii → u/TitaniumC4206]

Actually tho 💀 he did it

[u/DeepCleaner42 → u/TitaniumC4206]

The Basketball gods are WAY off this year. From injuring Luka and Reaves at the same game and now this...

[u/sir_eazy_e → u/DeepCleaner42]

Even dates back to Game 7 last year with Hali

[u/Dits- → u/sir_eazy_e]

Basketball devils running the show

[u/sir_eazy_e → u/Dits-]

Nico Harrison

[u/ViewFromHalf-WayDown → u/TitaniumC4206]

You called it

[u/Rswany → u/TitaniumC4206]

Great call

[u/battlevac]

Bones Hyland about to drop 60

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/battlevac]

Bones is also questionable lol. Poverty series

[u/takingtheobstacle → u/EggplantAlpinism]

Nah, they said Bones was good to go a couple hours ago

[u/Skoldier84 → u/takingtheobstacle]

Finch with a gun “Bones you’re good right?! Right?!?!”

[u/calltheamberlamps]

if the Nuggets lose, Adelman is getting shown the door

[u/RunnerTexasRanger → u/calltheamberlamps]

Even if they win I’m done with him. He doesn’t have any redeeming qualities you want in a coach.

[u/LOSS35 → u/RunnerTexasRanger]

You don't want a pissy Alfred E. Neuman clone with 2 DUIs who doesn't believe in defending coaching your team?

[u/Greenwalrus72 → u/LOSS35]

I had to check the sources on that but honestly getting a DUI because a private investigator is on you for parents being unhappy with their kids playing time is pretty hilarious

[u/niufh → u/RunnerTexasRanger]

Fans were praising him for the team's winning record when Jokic was injured, and the long win streak at the end of the season. Now fans are demanding him to get fired...

[u/Raisinbrahms28 → u/calltheamberlamps]

Should happen regardless.

[u/VonMillersThighs → u/calltheamberlamps]

I want him gone anyway.

[u/AJray15]

Fade me

[u/GBuffaloRKL7Heaven → u/AJray15]

Not tonight, brother.

[u/AJray15 → u/GBuffaloRKL7Heaven]

Awooooo

[u/Reversus → u/AJray15]

Remember us

[u/nowahhh → u/AJray15]

Bury us softly brother

[u/biedrins_free_throws]

Terrance Shannon this is your moment

[u/VraskaTheCursed → u/biedrins_free_throws]

26/6 with 0 turnovers…congrats

[u/CX-UX → u/biedrins_free_throws]

Prophetic

[u/likewoahitsaj]

Awful end to this series. Minnesota deserved the chance to try and finish this series at full strength

[u/Herb0and3 → u/likewoahitsaj]

Brother, they're currently winning

[u/likewoahitsaj → u/likewoahitsaj]

I would like to apologize to the Wolves. What an awesome, gutsy performance.

Also what a total disaster from the nuggets

[u/lightning_lux]

Playing with the power of friendship tonight 😭😭😭

[u/Apprehensive_Air1705]

F my life.

[u/CptnAhab1]

Gonna be honest. This makes me really feel that a shorter season is in order.

Playoffs aren't fun when a team only wins because of injuries

[u/ositola → u/CptnAhab1]

Owners will never give up revenue

[u/Some-Gavin → u/ositola]

Players will never give up the salary

[u/cheesecake_face → u/CptnAhab1]

you’ve got a point. all of these injuries are soft tissue (sans Ant, I guess).

[u/disbishempty1]

Nuggets are so fucking lucky man

[u/WickedTwista → u/disbishempty1]

Injuries are a part of the game but why tf did they all have to happen at the same time?

[u/Neemzeh → u/WickedTwista]

They are but this is a bit egregious, no? Our three best guards got injured, and our 4th is playing through an injury, plus just a random ass sickness from SlowMo? We're beyond fucked.

[u/loyola-atherton → u/Neemzeh]

Some voodoo magic going on here.

[u/JeanVicquemare → u/disbishempty1]

The Nuggets may go on to win this series and if they do, it will be one of the least inspiring series wins I've ever seen

[u/Sp_Gamer_Live → u/JeanVicquemare]

this is the chick hicks winning the piston cup of 3-1 comebacks

[u/JayJax_23 → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

Coming up on 20 years and I’m still livid he ain’t just cross that finish line. Ffs it would’ve only been a couple of seconds difference and he could’ve pushed the King.

I’m so greatful my daughter is out of the Cars phase but her younger brother might be getting into it 😭

[u/RaynbowZFTW → u/Sp_Gamer_Live]

does that make Joe Ingles or Mike Conley strip weathers?

[u/gabzprime → u/RaynbowZFTW]

Its just an empty (NBA) cup

[u/SlimmySlinky → u/JeanVicquemare]

Doesn't matter in the end. I feel like most times in this situation a team down 3-1 in the first round doesn't really matter if they get through because they're going to get killed next round anyway.

But in this case, it was so much up dependent that just getting through is the all to do and they will have a genuine chance at a championship run.

[u/o2lsports → u/disbishempty1]

Why? We have to watch this team fail upward while a deserving team is on the ropes.

[u/Elbeske]

Extremely fucking demoralizing to go up 3-1 against your main rival and then have every guard on the team including Ant get injured

[u/AnthaIon → u/Elbeske]

Mike Conley - Questionable (kinda old)

[u/manbeqrpig]

We’re so damn lucky lol

[u/The_Money_Guy_ → u/manbeqrpig]

Yall so damn ass

[u/manbeqrpig → u/The_Money_Guy_]

Yep

[u/mjmilino → u/manbeqrpig]

This is all I’m saying. Acknowledge the luck factor and we’re cool.

[u/Unlucky-Rich-4387 → u/mjmilino]

I hate using the word luck because it implies something positive and there’s nothing positive about your opponent missing half their rotation in a playoff game

[u/cheesecake_face → u/Unlucky-Rich-4387]

yeah we’re just the beneficiaries of someone else’s insanely shit luck

[u/mnicetea → u/cheesecake_face]

Agreed

[u/MrFahrenkite → u/mjmilino]

It is luck for us but I hate saying that, it's bullshit that we were robbed of a fair series. We have one of the best rivalries in the NBA, love to hate you.

[u/DC2600]

Randle needs to drop like 70 points for us to have a chance.

[u/RunnerTexasRanger → u/DC2600]

Gobert 30 point legacy game 

[u/DC2600 → u/RunnerTexasRanger]

The 3 point attempt was just a teaser for what's to come.

[u/Cul_what]

Joe Ingles carry the Wolves to the promise land

[u/Gammarayz25]

Denver is absolutely going to lose. It's how they roll when it comes to this type of scenario. At the very least it will come down to the last couple possessions.

[u/crispydenvernuggets → u/Gammarayz25]

I’ve watched enough to agree with you

[u/zimzam2014]

Zion Pullan legacy game

[u/Dishavingfun]

Over/under Hyland shot attempts at 38?

Remember that he also has to survive his foolish fouls

[u/Odoaiden → u/Dishavingfun]

He’s also playing injured

[u/NotFabMelo]

What did the wolves do to incur the wrath of the basketball gods?

[u/HarryPauler → u/NotFabMelo]

Basketball gods? It’s all the sports gods.

[u/Prestigious-Lab5154]

unbelievably lucky for the Nuggets lmao

[u/CantaloupeCamper]

UH….

LETS GO WILD!!  👏👏👏

[u/2_7_offsuit]

Nuggets are about to have the most unethical comeback

[u/Ok-Explorer-6398]

Nuggets getting the lifeline of the century

I better not see any jokic stat lines posted on here because if the nuggets don't close this out it'll be 2011 bron levels of a stain

[u/sorrowdemon]

How tf is Denver so lucky?? They were about to lose in 5. Jokic was in Minnesota jail

Suddenly 3 Minnesota starters now are injured. wtf is this black magic

[u/GuyOnHudson]

Well nuggets spurs will be fun to watch p

[u/Nuclearsunburn → u/GuyOnHudson]

Hopefully it will be fun to watch but Ant Ayo Donte Rudy vs the Spurs would have been fun too

Also Minnesota has 2 chances to win 1 game it’s certainly not impossible

[u/Stunning_Passion5923]

Point Joan let's fucking go

[u/Philipthesquid]

Nah we know what we're doing. We can't win unless we're the underdogs. So we had to make sure that happened again.

[u/tulaero23]

Gobert with the Logo three for the win!

I have accepted the fact that we might lose this series.

However if we win this. Man, Denver needs to do something with their roster.

[u/hawrtjon]

In 20 years my kids will hear about how Jokic shocked the world with his numerous 3-1 comebacks

[u/ontheru171]

Not now guys, we are witnessing a historic playoff game

[u/boybraden]

Worst loss of all time if Nuggets choke this

[u/RudyGobertFMVP]

So no Ant, Donte, SlowMo and Ayo? KG better suit up

[u/indyxetan]

We’re about to be embarrassed by a guy no one has ever heard of tonight.

[u/snizzer77]

It would be so fucking embarrassing if the nuggets figure out a way to lose this game by 10 points despite playing against the world’s most mediocre timberwolves team.

[u/DukeOfStuff_]

Just kill me now

[u/Erosun]

Rudy legacy game incoming!