GAME 4 Playoffs 2024: Minnesota Timberwolves (0-3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (3-0)

[Smitty]

In the previous post I meant game five, lol. Six instead of five was just an error, but even then I wouldn’t be panicking. The most significant thing that happened in game four is that lively did not play. Since he is seemingly on his way back soon, I don’t see any sense in worrying.

One of the things I think we just learned is how difficult it is to beat the same team four times in a row. When you think about this from Minnesota’s perspective, it’s really hard to imagine them doing that to the Mavericks, and four in a row is what it would take for them to win the series.

Lively not playing was huge. I thought Maxi did well after missing 20+ days. It won’t be a bad thing for him to get more time. The biggest factor in W/L in Game 4 was Kat vs Kyrie though. Kat showed up and Kai did not. It’s simple but it’s true.