Inside the NBA reacts to Timberwolves Game 1 Win vs Nuggets 

The hair?

The obviously the hair on his head. Shaq's been bald for damn near 30 years.

It’s the pen1s

Tan

I was thinking the same 🤔

jokic still fckng he up but at least jokic is getting tired up 😂.

Nah it’s Edwards reed connely kat carrying the load. They could win without him. Imagine having the guys I mentioned plus everything they gave up for Gobert lmao.

@@KingzKhan-js2wb they 100% need Gobert

@@kaminoyami30him* but barely

​@@KingzKhan-js2wbthey have no defense without gobert and the twolves are defense, not offense

You going to copy and paste this everywhere huh

@@raymondbonds-wz1mw If I am spending my money on a ticket to watch a current NBA player it’s Anthony Edwards. No load management bs. Makes plays on both ends of the floor. Straight up Dawg.

​@@slefputsLmfao

I've seen you leave this comment on several videos. You like hunting bot.

bruh load management is for older players, especially if they had injuries. why even mention it for a young guy with no big injury history 😂

Exactlyly. Just like his dad.

Only 22 not even jokic or tatum were killers on both ends of the field at this age his still got so much to develop

He has surpassed Lebum James

Naz Reid is his Dennis Rodman

Just wait until he gets a monster contract. Guaranteed he won't be so motivated then

The future

Is now

generational talent - he only will become more efficient as he ages as applied more wisdom to the game.

U late

Boston can easily compete with both these teams .

If the Lakers had the same size, they'd beat the Nuggets too.

Too early to tell.

@@escamunicha4276 They don't mean the series is over. They just mean that they Can be beaten. The invincible team is shown it can lose, it can be beaten.

@@deistormmods actually, if Lebron is just a few years younger, they will beat the Nuggets. The games clearly shows Lakers can match nuggets point for point and lead the majority of the minutes for the whole series but just cant close it in the 4th cos Lebron is outta gas and cant carry the full 48

The Lakers don’t have Ant Man or Reid if did they would of smoked the Nuggets 😆

Already writing an email

​@@Hektikhekthorhe writes?

​@kqh123 You can write but he has more money than you.. you point is?

KD scouting is finished after the NBA finals.

KD is pondering. My next chapter: Minnesota Timberwolves / Denver Nuggets

Beware the team who is closing out games like Ant and the Wolves are.

The nuggets bench are chicken nuggets

Their team is built really good for the playoffs.

I kinda want see them in finals

chuck is right they should be insert De Andre Jordan for like 10 min for the defense , cuz wolves crew are really big.

Anthony Edwards looked like his self y’all gotta stop glazing grown men who are trying to make a name for their self 🤦🏾

You haven't watched Raptors Kawhi then.

Getting cringe now, yall are really rolling with this comparison

Well get off of RU-vid because We compare over here and yes he’s reminding me of Kobe as well

It’s the attitude; He is relentless and fearless

Thats him no doubt

ant proving that mj would avg 40 in todays game

Might just come back n like this comment couple years from now

​@@fyntc1796He's MJ with a 3 😭

Premature

Yeah then here comes Naz off the bench also assigned to him

Jokic literally faced the 2020 Lakers all over again. Wolves Got Gobert Who is basically Dwight, Towns who is basically AD.

​@@brevinpascua8495 Gobert is probably going to win DPOY again this year. Dwight was almost 10 years removed from winning his last DPOY in 2020.

🗣Thank you Wolves make that big goof ball jokey work they will be expose what a joke of a so call championship team 🙄🤢🥴 Wolves in 4.

@@griffindault It’s a flawed comparison but I get the angle. Let the Lakers fans make this series about them and just ignore them lol

What now? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

They should be the favorite to win the title after this game

You know where KD is going if they do

nuggets getting 🧹🧹🧹🧹

​@@andrewgiegerich8211 after one game 😂😂

I mean only if ANT can drop 40+ every game because he is the only offense that team has.

Bro Denver got all the calls. And then somehow they let joker use his elbows to create space constantly. They tried to create a certain outcome in this game and still failed. Ant overcame their BS. Staring is a tech now?? 😂

Yeah the worst thing about the new NBA is the officiating. The calls are so pussy. It's the playoffs, staring, intimidation is part of the game.

THE NBA should start issuing fines to referees for making horrible calls. I mean they fine players all the time. It would only be right if they fined refs too, for making horrible calls. No one is perfect, including referees and they get it wrong all the time.

It's always going to be random dumb calls in favor of the favorite, no matter what sport it is...

For real

Except, the ref ruined the mood by giving him technical by giving an 👀 eye.. we can't go back to 90s because these ref are soft...

@@greedyyawgoo5635at least we can say it’s not the players it’s the refs.

definitely 90's grind tonight, instant classic

But I heard teams can easily target Gobert in the playoffs. He's been a beast the whole playoffs. I know Ant provides an instant offense but guys like Gobert, McDaniels and Naz are the backbone of their team.

LMAO you can't stop good players doing what they do. The reason wolves won was ANT had 43 and murray had the calf of a puppy with jokic playing as inefficient as he has. The nuggets bench ARE AWFUL too

Being able to throw all those bodies at jokic is crucial

As a Nuggets fan I suspected we might lose this series. Especially with how bad we played against the Lakers. I am sure we can beat the Wolves but we need to play our game and the Wolves and the Nuggets themselves are preventing that. They aren't loose and they look uptight. Jamal and Joker need to come up with a counter tactic and if the Nuggets start hitting threes everything will open up.

@@nickpillow5692 This is true! Putting Rudy or Kat on him then Naz off the bench with fresh legs was key. Sure Jokic had his numbers but he had to work hard for every one of them and he was tired in the closing minutes

Not if the 🦓 be like that...

Maybe, but Ant is gonna need some hardware to prove that comparison.

2006 dwade

​@@xavierb9061 Dwade can't shoot like Ant stop it

are you joking? DWade was a midrange sniper.​@@lordmcgary2290

@@lordmcgary2290 Can't shoot 3's but mid range? Of course Wade could.

nah... the west has the least room for error - every game, every series is gonna be brutal. wolves have to win 7 more games just to get to the finals. don't count your chickens and all that...

Celtics beat the wolves in 6 or 7

I love the Wolves but Boston would beat them in 6 or 7.

​@@khristoperanthonybarao855 Nah.

Celtics would beat them in the Finals. The Wolves are great but they ain’t ready yet. It’s Bostons time.

he looked the same in the Lakers series imo he just tries to constantly be doing stuff, especially on offense

Wolves should mix in a good dose of pick and roll with Ant and whoever Jokic is guarding on D to not allow breathers over there, even just having that guy run the floor. Make Joker work and Nuggets are too thin otherwise without his full effort on O.

Not the usual dark nowitzki today huh

Luka was better at 22, but Ant is not far away.

Did you see KD at 22/23? Or LeBron

Kobe

Kobe

Lebron carried the trash Cavs team to the finals at 22.

OKC the real deal

​​@@user-pj2ej9xc8gI said imagine, but that's not going to happen. Mavs in 6, and I'm not sure the nuggets are done. If Murray gets healthier they can win

​@@GrandTerr they both are in the semis 🤷🏽‍♂️ these are the semis

​@@thinkforyourself9334 you know what he meant, the conference finals🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

@@xDaPrincex no i didn't. I don't read minds. Maybe he didn't know these are the semifinals and not called the 2nd rd 🤷🏽‍♂️. Maybe but I don't read minds 🤷🏽‍♂️🤣

😂😂❤

So much hot air for one game, Jesus. You guys are deprived

Nah. As a wolves fan who believes the Wolves are the better team, I think it'll go 7 games. Definitely no sweeps

I think it'll go to 7, 6 at best.

Facts!

Did they get their dad murdered over a gambling debt? Or snort a bunch of coke and drink every night?

​@@jonathanmezeivtch4518What does gambling & snorting coke have to do with the results on the court? Really think this through before you answer.

@@jonathanmezeivtch45186 rings and you’re naming false allegations if anything those things should’ve drug him down .. still played great and i’m not a Mj fan , the story was his father pulled on the side of the road for a nap

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No just Ant.

MJ was losing bad at this age. Hes next level

We’re not comparing their game as much as the attitude.

​@@roshawnrobinson1999 but it's a legit comparison...he's showing some MJ flashes

Not MJ but I see Kobe.

Bro reaves and dlo are literally cones out there! Gonna be such a fun series

​@nathanaelgion2762 You just made his point. He's now playing vs a true center rather than AD or Rui

It’s not just this 1 center who’s slowing Jok down. If it was just Rudy Jok would cook. He’s cooked him multiple times in the past

​@@riggz5496 he cooked him when Rudy was on a joke team

@@ABrownVB63 that’s what I said. It’s not just the center it’s the team. You said he’s “finally” playing a true center. He’s played him and cooked him before

Exactly , the Lakers were idiots for not keeping that same formula .

Dwight and Javale were kinda washed the next year after that. They should've signed Hartenstein to the MLE instead of Nunn. Then we would've had bird rights to pay him what he's worth now. Instead we let go of an all NBA defender, and traded a prototypical 3&D guard (KCP) with a young wing worth a 1st rounder by himself (Kuz) AND a first round pick for Russell goddamn Westbrook. Rob should be fired next.

​@@5harkthegr8facts worst front office in the league Wolves in 5

That was Joker before the MVP run. But yeah o course it will be difficult when you have committee guarding you. But relax people it's just game 1.

breaking news: the Lakers just added Dwight and McGee to their roster

Jamal Murray has an injury Edit: Average NBA fan is slow so I’ll clarify. I’m objectively addressing the statement that the Nuggets are fully healthy, which is not true. This statement is independent of their responsibility on the court. There are no excuses once you’re on the court, no one cares if you’re injured. It’s an obvious concept.

@@-.TS.-excuse he cooked the lakers with the same injury

nah Murray and KCP both have injuries. Murray calf and KCP ankle, commentators mentioned it early in game

@@-.TS.-and he’s still deciding to play. Not really an excuse

@@-.TS.- here comes the excuses 😂

Once you face a big German you click with your heels and listen 🇩🇪 👍🏾

How are they tense...

@@xDaPrincex nah Charle's eye browes make him look tense but they are all relaxed af especially Ernie They don't joke and just talk about basketball. That's it

He’s gotta learn to keep his eyes off his notes though. Look up and quit reading. Just talk basketball and quit reading your lines 😂

@@bob11002009it’s his first time on the biggest, best and longest running NBA show bro cut him some slack 😂

Refs made that taunting call to send a message to Ant - "we did let u have fun with KD, but u gotta chill now"

What a joke of the ref Ant Man couldn't believe it but they let Mary shoot a gun at towns smh 🤦🏾‍♀️🙄

hes too passive why he gets called soft

What are you tripping about??? FACTS: Ant made 43 points on 58.6% shooting - seriously efficient for such high volume. KAT made 20 points with only 3% better (61.5%). that's all. And Reid (16 pts) and Conley (14 pts) were even more efficient than KAT...

@@AtTheHoUse28 KAT was great today... but there's no doubt that Naz Reid was the most impactful player today, turned it on at exactly the right moment.

He’s not a real killer and you can see the difference. Edwards wants smoke with everyone every night.

I was about to say the same thing. This is the most aggressive I have seen KAT ever and he is playing so much better defense.

I want wolves in 6. This would be a weird finals this year.

I went into this series wanting ANTMAN to have a Game 7 moment, but if Minny takes them in 5 or 6 I’d be OK with that 😂

Hoping for a 4 game series. I want the whole town of Denver to take a nap this month.

Please not 7 games, my heart couldn’t take it lmao

Denver players said we were their toughest matchup during their run last year too, and that was with Naz and Jaden injured, Rudy fighting back issues all year, and KAT out 50+ games.

MJ god of basketball 🏀 I’m hapoy more Ant is a resemblance of MJ

Best defense in the last 10 years. Beautiful ball

@@Tiredashelljoe107 absolutely

Yea funny they just scrapped the model for a championship team and went way smaller (it didn’t work)

yeah, if that was the case the Lakers wouldn't be posted up in Cancun right now begging the GM to sign Bronny

Get over it. Nuggets fans gotta stop the victim complex just because the casual fan doesn’t fan their team interesting.

Let me guess you are probably that nuggets fan that swore up and down that they would sweep the wolves 🐺. Well that’s a big negative GHOST RIDER.

Yea Kenny still has a full head of hair

Kinda looks like Doc Rivers painted on hairline 😂😂😂😂

home team nearly always gets the breaks on fouls. that tech though, was blatant BS...

They never bothered to call Joker using his elbows to create space every time he had the ball. Joker can do whatever he wants in the paint. It’s ridiculous.

​@@bob11002009Facts, they always let Joker get away with those elbows.

Lmao it’s one game!!!!

Wolves and Mavericks in the Western Finals, with the edge going to Minnesota

Doesn't matter if they play Braun on Edwards, he won't be able to stop him. Did you see how Anthony straight up sonned KD and Booker? And you honestly think Braun can slow him down?

Luka doncic jokic and shai are respectfully better tho

@@aewisjericho8848 maybe... but it ain't 1 on1, it's a 5 on 5 team sport.

@@felipeb.9321 yeah that’s why they are better than ant. Ant is really good one on one but when it comes to 5-5 I would rather have lukas basketball iq jokics passing and Shais calmness as of now. Ant is still developing with 22.

I’m taking Ant over Luka and jokic all day! It’s really not even a hard call, one player is dominant on both ends, the other 2 disappear on defense! AD just had the best efficiency ever of his career in the playoffs against Jokic! That says a lot! And Ant has way more upside and room to grow! Luka IQ is overrated, clippers turned him into any nba player who is the 1st option on his team! His efficiency was horrible and he didn’t have the IQ to figure out how to get better shots to increase his efficiency! Kyrie has a higher IQ than Luka, u see how Kyrie knows when to take over, how he knew that he had to get on harden and slow him down and that that was more important than scoring, that’s IQ! U see how Lue put PJ Tucker in the game to be physical with Luka, and then Kyrie started hunting PJ and basically played him off the court! That’s IQ!

​@lovemycity420 Facts! Anthony Edwards over Luka all day. Don't get me wrong, I love Luka but he ain't no Ant Edwards. Anthony has an all around game, and his defense is lock down. Luka plays no defense and has slow feet, but his hi iq makes up for it not to forget that Kyrie was the best addition to their team. Kyrie is otherworldly, the best true point guard in the league and Ant Man is the best 2 guard in the league.

Glad he got his; it keeps him locked in and Denver sh!tting bricks.

Murray probably wish he still has Austin Reaves on him

No Jeff Green and Bruce Brown, those guys were the keys last year They only won against the Lakers because the Lakers suck

I'm not a Denver fan but let's not overreact after one game.. Denver will make adjustments and we'll see what happens in game 2, good win for the Timberwolves 💯

@@DynastyIcon but we see the flashes tho, they're having a tough time against a lengthy Minnesota Timberwolves squad

It’s one game

I agree. I propose that the NBA should start fining these officials for making lousy calls, especially in the playoffs when it really counts. Players get fined all the time, and I feel the referees should be no exception.

worse than the Ant "stare," for sure - refs are biased, some are even cheaters.

Yep somebody had to win or lose the first game

Nuggets in 4 😂

You think Jordan wasn't loved by everyone? Well... not at start for sure, but at some point, it was impossible not to love him. That's why Miami retired his number, why the Garden fans applauded him as one of his own, etc. Shaq was a fun guy, Edwards is a trash-talker like Jordan, they have similar drives, so the comparison there is quite good.

@@kyemin5802 it's a different type of popularity with Jordan. He is an iconic figure in all of sport, but I don't think he has ever been known for having an endearing personality.

@@tb7667 Yup, that's true. That was one of the advantages he had with not being in the Social Media Era because he actually came through as a cool kid with the head on his shoulders. Only later fans realized he was a lot more cocky than they though. In interviews, he always sounded like a humble guy, respecting the elders, coaches, parents, etc. Now we know better. Not that he doesn't respect them, but his drive resonates a bit as insanity, yes.

What???

Listen to Charles!!!

@@bsgc4411 oh my bad 😂

All good🤣

celtics 2024 champs

@@jameskonnovitch We have the next Kobe/MJ we want all the smoke bring it

@@AnthonyEdwards775 time will tell

@@jameskonnovitch Who snatched Celtics unbeaten streak this season?

@@AnthonyEdwards775 it is not important what happened behind you - only what is ahead of you! take care, and have a great day! time will tell CELTICS 2024 champs

3 1/2

Nah wolves in five

Think they are going to do it quicker than that maybe people will give suns a little slack this team is for real Mike Conley always been underrated

Get ready folks..the next great shooting guard has shown up..if he stays healthy he will easily be a top 3 SG.

Im gonna give the defending champs some respect and say it goes 6, but after min took game 1 on the road in DEN i wouldnt be shocked if it only went 5. If they take game 2 on the road too it may be time to pull out the 🧹 then we’re gonna see what people have to say about Jokic lol. Even when he loses here i want to see the criticism come his way the way it does for every other big star thats supposed to be the best in the league rn. It wont tho lol maybe bare minimum although he’ll deserve much criticism being the defending champs losing in the 2nd round

@manfromwuhan5876 can't sleep thinking about Lebron all night huh lol. The man is not even playing and he's still in your thoughts 🤣

I LOVE Lebron

There's no way this series ends in fewer than 6 games. Ant scored a career high and the game was still hanging in balance until the last 30 seconds.

They are bringing Scott foster to attempt to extend the series. Foster in 6.

@@JonathanSchmallippe Ant-man has 5 other 40-point games this season, 1 last series against the flaky Suns. this ain't some fluke, the kid is ballin' !! the biggest problem for Denver though is the season-long #1 D ... the Nuggets were out hustled, flustered and frustrated for much of the last 3 quarters.

home team nearly always gets unearned breaks on fouls, but that tech was blatant. refs should get audited regularly, to make sure there are no financial incentives behind bad calls.

He will easily drop 50 pts a night because of rules. 😂😂