Zach Lowe says there’s a chance the Timberwolves could upset the Kings in the playoffs 👀 | NBA Today
The NBA Today crew give out superlatives for the Western Conference Playoffs and the Minnesota Timberwolves and then Sacramento Kings.
0:00 Western Conference playoffs superlatives
6:00 If the Timberwolves have a chance to upset the Kings in the playoffs
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Unlike all my fellow timberwolves fans, I don’t want Sacramento. Not because I think we can’t beat them. No, I think it would go to 6 or 7. It’s actually because of the national media. If Minnesota beats sacramento it’s less about Minnesota being good and more about Sacramento being frauds. I’ve seen this script before. With that in mind. Give me Phoenix. We have the depth and the star power to beat them. Phoenix is every nba news outlets darling right now. They are favorited to reach the finals if healthy. I want them. Us the 4 and them the 5 seed. We beat them and they have no choice but to talk about us. I’ll also take the grizzlies. They are everyone’s least favorite team right now. If we beat them they’ll love us. Also, If we’re the 4 seed we are set up nicely for a round 2 matchup with the kings.
Edit: also that would be the most exhausting series ever for both sides. They both play with so much pace, and after a 7 game series against them Minnesota would be exhausted. Probably would have to play Denver next.
If fully healthy, I see the WC Rankings as follows:
1. Warriors
2. Suns
3. Nuggets
4. Clippers
5. Mavericks
6. Kings
7. Wolves
8. Lakers
9. Pelicans
Finally the Timberwolves are getting some respect
The Timberwolves have the defense and offense to compete with the Kings if that happens
Stop! Chenye
6:10 Rj is a fool for that
As a Kings fan since 1985, it's awesome to see the Kings finally making it back to playoff contention. This season has been really fun! That said, I think any team they come up against in the playoffs has a chance to upset them. I don't believe they can win any playoff series with the defense they play or rather don't play. I believe there is even a chance they get swept by whoever they face in the first round. I don't wish that to happen and would love to see them make a deep push, I just don't think they or the roster are quite ready for the playoffs. Hopefully Monte will be able to add defense and upgrade the roster where needed this summer, so that next season, they can become contenders. They already have an historic offense, imagine if they played even average defense. Definitely exciting and a great turnaround.
They want the Lakers to win so bad lol it's starting to get annoying
Love Richard Jefferson… he has clearly not watched any wolves basketball this year
Wolves are 3-1 against the Kings this season
I love the longer videos ESPN
Warriors ain’t winning anything if they can’t win the road
Finally getting lomger segments
I'd least want to see Steph
Offense doesn’t travel as well in the playoffs as defense does. Wolves in 6!
They want a championship cuz they were loaded as f*** and there was only healthy team😂 and the only team with two top 10 players always helping lbj lool better than he is .
Terrible segment lol
Jalen rose losing credibility real quick putting the lakers !
Lebron and Steph can't make the playoffs in the west if they're not stacked though they need shooting vets and stars which they've always had
.haha
Jalen get off the Lakers nuts jeez
Antman and Jaden McDaniels can be the next huge duo they bout to unlock I'm hoping
The West outcome is impossible to predict because of all the key players coming back for the postseason and some teams starting to pick up their stride at the right time. I bet the spreads will get crazy from game to game and would sway odds makers, this would be good to parlay on some supposed "underdogs".
Why does Malika Andrews get to do whatever she wants whenever she wants? She almost single-handedly ruins every segment with how annoying she is.
richard jefferson completely disregarding the fact we beat them 3-1 in the season series with kat missing all those games, we beating kings in no more than 6
Go Lakers I know it we going all the way
I like how RJ completely left out that the Kings are 1-3 against the Wolves, with the one win being in OT. And KAT didn’t play in any of those games. The Wolves are just a terrible matchup for Sac
As a memphis fan, let me tell u those wolves are no joke
Cheney please stop talking. Secondly anyone ever notice once she feels challenged her voice gets deeper???
Thanks so much for not having racist village idiot and town clown Perkins featured. I understand the model at ESPN and NBA Today is to have people say outrageous and stupid things to create controversy. Stephen A Smith model. I understand that Perkins is the perfect fit for that cynical approach. But sometimes even a toxic approach gets too toxic and too stupid.
Chiney should be called Chalk for how basic her takes are RJ is right she says a lot without saying anything
Talking heads don’t always know any more than the rest of us.
The team to upset the NBA is the unknown team that no one will think about
Jalen Rose trying to kick off Sharpe off the Lakers bandwagon driver. Please they been trash and will continue to be trash.
I remember saying at the beginning of this NBA I said the Lakers are not going to win in the west .still believe this.
This is the time a lot of team get panic attack because now every team who make the.playoff is playing for that ring.
It wouldn't be an upset. The T-Wolves didn't have Conley or KAT on this team for most of the SZN and the Kings are a good story but have overachieved relative to the talent level on this roster.
If the Wolves keep playing like this, nobody is going to stop them. The roster is DEEP.
it wouldn’t be a upset unless you’re just looking at records , the timberwolves have a better team
You mean the same Zion that a lot of people following stup— K Perkins to trade. That Zion. If he comes back, there will be a lot of flip-flopping fans as always. Running their mouth about nothing!!!
8:35 don’t EVER do that sh— again. let your cohost speak
These fools keep talking about Lebron and Lakers like they are a threat of any kind. Its amazing how they can manipulative public opinion feeding us this bs. Lakers are still trash..
I get Twolves are a small market team and all but how is Sacramento heavily favored in a playoff series when the TWolves beat them 3-1 this season without their best player in all of the games?
Very possible upset.
Once again Jalen on point with the X factor Wiggins is that dude
I’m a Kings fan but who would have thought we would be at the 3rd seed this yea .. 😂 any team can be upset in the western conference this year .