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We will make sure the worst three-point shooter gets the ball, right? Right. J-Dub needs to knock down his threes. Chet Holmgren needs to knock down his threes. Lou Dort especially needs to lock down his threes because they need him to guard Anthony Edwards on the other side. They need these guys to knock down their shots in a major way.

We will make sure the worst three-point shooter gets the ball, right? Right. J-Dub needs to knock down his threes. Chet Holmgren needs to knock down his threes. Lou Dort especially needs to lock down his threes because they need him to guard Anthony Edwards on the other side. They need these guys to knock down their shots in a major way.

We will make sure the worst three-point shooter gets the ball, right? Right. J-Dub needs to knock down his threes. Chet Holmgren needs to knock down his threes. Lou Dort especially needs to lock down his threes because they need him to guard Anthony Edwards on the other side. They need these guys to knock down their shots in a major way.

And I think more than even J-Dub being the second best player or whatnot, it's like, can OKC knock down the shots that will become available to them because of the way Minnesota guards them? You know what I mean? Yeah.

And I think more than even J-Dub being the second best player or whatnot, it's like, can OKC knock down the shots that will become available to them because of the way Minnesota guards them? You know what I mean? Yeah.

And I think more than even J-Dub being the second best player or whatnot, it's like, can OKC knock down the shots that will become available to them because of the way Minnesota guards them? You know what I mean? Yeah.

It's going to be important. Yeah. I look like three point variance in general. Like I think, I think OKC got a little bit. Lucky is not the right word, but I'm going to use lucky here. Shooting luck. We just all shooting luck is a thing, right? They also got locked lucky in the fact that Denver is not a very, very good shooting team. Like they're not going to take a lot of threes.

It's going to be important. Yeah. I look like three point variance in general. Like I think, I think OKC got a little bit. Lucky is not the right word, but I'm going to use lucky here. Shooting luck. We just all shooting luck is a thing, right? They also got locked lucky in the fact that Denver is not a very, very good shooting team. Like they're not going to take a lot of threes.

It's going to be important. Yeah. I look like three point variance in general. Like I think, I think OKC got a little bit. Lucky is not the right word, but I'm going to use lucky here. Shooting luck. We just all shooting luck is a thing, right? They also got locked lucky in the fact that Denver is not a very, very good shooting team. Like they're not going to take a lot of threes.

They're not going to make a lot of threes. And so Minnesota is the very opposite of this. So it's a good stress test of OKC's defense, too, where it's like this team is going to take a lot of threes. Anthony Edwards is going to pull up a lot. Julius Randle is not afraid to take that shot.

They're not going to make a lot of threes. And so Minnesota is the very opposite of this. So it's a good stress test of OKC's defense, too, where it's like this team is going to take a lot of threes. Anthony Edwards is going to pull up a lot. Julius Randle is not afraid to take that shot.

They're not going to make a lot of threes. And so Minnesota is the very opposite of this. So it's a good stress test of OKC's defense, too, where it's like this team is going to take a lot of threes. Anthony Edwards is going to pull up a lot. Julius Randle is not afraid to take that shot.

They've got a lot of shooters and, you know, Dante DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker, who specifically like to shoot corner threes. And OKC is willing to concede a lot of corner threes with their defense. So it's it's a pretty good team to match up against. If you're Minnesota, you're like, hmm, we like our chances offensively, defensively. Can we get enough stops against this OKC team?

They've got a lot of shooters and, you know, Dante DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker, who specifically like to shoot corner threes. And OKC is willing to concede a lot of corner threes with their defense. So it's it's a pretty good team to match up against. If you're Minnesota, you're like, hmm, we like our chances offensively, defensively. Can we get enough stops against this OKC team?

They've got a lot of shooters and, you know, Dante DiVincenzo and Nikhil Alexander Walker, who specifically like to shoot corner threes. And OKC is willing to concede a lot of corner threes with their defense. So it's it's a pretty good team to match up against. If you're Minnesota, you're like, hmm, we like our chances offensively, defensively. Can we get enough stops against this OKC team?

And I guess that's my third point. It's like. Can they find a way to make life as hard for OKC's offense as Denver just did with its game plan? And to your point, what you just mentioned, like they have more defensive talent than Denver did. They are a more defensively talented team. They're also a deeper team.

And I guess that's my third point. It's like. Can they find a way to make life as hard for OKC's offense as Denver just did with its game plan? And to your point, what you just mentioned, like they have more defensive talent than Denver did. They are a more defensively talented team. They're also a deeper team.

And I guess that's my third point. It's like. Can they find a way to make life as hard for OKC's offense as Denver just did with its game plan? And to your point, what you just mentioned, like they have more defensive talent than Denver did. They are a more defensively talented team. They're also a deeper team.

Nikhil, by the way, knows how he he will tell you this himself. He knows how to guard Shea. That's exactly what he'll say. You know, cousins.

Nikhil, by the way, knows how he he will tell you this himself. He knows how to guard Shea. That's exactly what he'll say. You know, cousins.