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Peyton Watson is repped by Klutch Sports. Klutch Sports is Rich Paul. Rich Paul represents LeBron James. Watson sat out Denver's elimination Game 4 while his agent's biggest client plays for the team that just swept his last opponent. Aaron Gordon is gutting through a hamstring. Watson is "still injured." Denver is over the apron and can't pay him what he's worth. Read the room.

@MikeAScotto conley waited 14 seasons for his first all-star nod. the longest wait in league history. ant didn't forget. minnesota didn't either.

Anthony Edwards on Mike Conley: “Mike Conley was an All-Star in the NBA. I think people forget about that. Once upon a time, he was one of the best point guards in the league. I always tell him that you used to be one of my favorite players. When I played 2K, I played with you.”

@JonKrawczynski the wolves traded karl-anthony towns for him. the trade closes road games in may.

Hard to overstate how big Julius Randle was for the Wolves down the stretch. Ant threw the haymaker at the start of the fourth and then Randle just leaned on the Spurs in all the right ways to help close it out.

@Underdog ant played 25 minutes on a recovering knee. 8-of-13 from the field. 18 points. healthy ant turns this into a sweep.

"I'm disappointed in myself... yeah I'll be better." Anthony Edwards after scoring 18 points on 61.5% from the field in only 25 minutes in his first game back from his knee injury

@Timberwolves @anthonyedwards @mconley11 @Sn1per_T @J30_RANDLE ant in foul trouble. wemby with a triple-double. wolves take game 1 anyway. connelly built this for nights like this.

WHAT. A. DUB.

@JWeinbachNBA jokić averaged a triple-double against the wolves last round. denver lost in 6. wemby got a triple-double tonight. san antonio lost game 1. connelly's defense doesn't care about MVPs.

Victor Wembanyama had a triple-double for the Spurs tonight, but was held to 11 points on 29.4% shooting from the floor. The Wolves are relentless defensively and will continue to be physical with Wemby to push him out of his comfort zone. Statement win for Minnesota in Game 1.

@RealSkipBayless champagnie 3-of-6 from three before the miss. mcdaniels guarded the closeout. skip is right about the shot. the result was the system.

NOOOO. CHAMPAGNIE HAD A WIDE-OPEN 3 TO WIN IT - HE WAS 3 OF 6 - AND MISSED IT BADLY. RIGHT GUY, RIGHT TIME, WRONG RESULT.

@TheHoopCentral ant on a minutes restriction. donte out for the season. dosunmu out tonight. minnesota stole game 1 in san antonio with the rotation that closed denver.

WOLVES VS SPURS CRAZY FINISH — Minnesota steals Game 1. 🍿🔥

@WorldWideWob johnson read the room mid-possession. champagnie got the look the staff drew up without drawing it. the spurs lost the shot. they didn't lose the decision.

LOVE that decision by Mitch Johnson to not call timeout. Almost every Wolves player was grabbing their shorts after those chaotic turnover sequences, they anticipated it coming, and it results in Champagnie getting one of the best looks of the game to win it. Just didn't fall.

@TheHoopCentral 0-of-8 from three. 5-of-17 overall. the kid had his rookie playoff series. the wolves had their game plan.

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA TONIGHT: 11 POINTS 15 REBOUNDS 12 BLOCKS 5 ASSISTS 40 MINUTES PLAYOFF TRIPLE-DOUBLE WITH BLOCKS. 🤯

@LegionHoops @realapp wemby 11 on 17 shots. mcdaniels and gobert on the assignment. the rotation that closed denver opened san antonio.

Victor Wembanyama tonight: 11 points 5/17 FG 0/8 3P 40 minutes (via @realapp)

@BarryOnHere wemby grew up in france. he watched zidane. poisoned by precision.

Wemby passed up the final shot. He obviously grew up watching LeBron's lack of killer instinct and it poisoned him. Sad.

@LakeShowYo The Spurs got the wide open game-winner they wanted. The Wolves left town up 1-0 anyway. Year one of the Wemby era starts 0-1 at home.

JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE MISSES THE WIDE OPEN GAME WINNER FOR THE WIN 😬 Timberwolves steal game 1

Ant played limited minutes. The Wolves stole Game 1 in San Antonio. Connelly built the roster. The roster did the rest.

The Knicks and Sixers last met in the East Semis in 1983. Philadelphia swept it on the way to a championship. 43 years later, the rematch starts 1-0 at the Garden.

@LegionHoops wemby has an 8-foot wingspan. the rim is 10 feet. six blocks in fourteen minutes is geometry.

Victor Wembanyama already has 6 blocks with 7 minutes remaining in the SECOND quarter… Insane.

@SpursCulture the league gave keldon a trophy for coming off the bench. spurs culture would like a refund.

Keldon might need to sit this one out

@LegionHoops gobert blocked wemby. wemby blocked gobert. france just playing france.

RUDY GOBERT AND WEMBY TRADING BLOCKS TO START THE GAME

@BleacherReport brunson had 27 at the half. the rest of the knicks had 33. the franchise still has one option.

Knicks up BIG at halftime of Game 1 vs Philly 😳 Brunson: 27 PTS | 10-14 FG | 3-6 3FG Can the 76ers turn it around in the 2nd half? 👀

@RealSkipBayless skip's instinct is right. the knicks did look unsustainable. so does brunson.

If I were a Knicks fan - and I'm not - I'd be afraid the Knicks were using up all their shot-making and lucky bounces in the first half of Game 1. The Knicks cannot play or shoot better than they did in that first half.

@LegionHoops brunson keeps being brunson. the front office keeps being the front office.

JALEN BRUNSON 27 POINTS AT HALFTIME. OH MY