Can the Timberwolves Stage a Comeback? Series Analysis
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00:03 And it's virtually impossible, let's be honest, for a team that's down 0-3 to come back and win a series.
00:08 It doesn't happen that often.
00:10 I think the Boston Red Sox would probably disagree with that.
00:13 And again, it does happen in sports, I understand that.
00:16 But in this scenario, you would expect Dallas to inevitably close it out.
00:19 But Edwards had a big game last night, so did Carl Anthony Towns.
00:23 I guess, Jacob, if we take a look at the game final and sort of look how things go forward,
00:28 the odds makers are seemingly indicating that the Timberwolves will show up in the next game and win.
00:35 Because they're going back at home, and they got a really good shot there.
00:38 Because look at that. I mean, game 6, for it to go 6 on fan duels, plus 150.
00:42 I mean, those are shorter odds than ending in the next game.
00:46 But I guess I would ask you this. Why should I believe that?
00:49 I mean, Dallas just keeps winning on the road in every game they play in the playoffs.
00:54 I suppose the reason to believe that would just be knowing that the Timberwolves have kind of got the monkey off their back.
00:59 They've won the Western Conference Finals game. Anthony Edwards looked good.
01:03 And Carl Anthony Towns really did show up last game.
01:06 I know he fouled out and needs to be a little bit more in control on defense.
01:10 But offensively, I think he shot 9 of 13 from the field.
01:13 It seemed like every shot he was taking from distance was going in.
01:17 And just having that secondary scorer alongside Anthony Edwards takes a lot of pressure off of Edwards,
01:22 who's on the younger side.
01:24 So I think that gives them a better chance to go kind of head-to-head with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
01:30 So I think if they're amped up for this game at home, I think the Timberwolves can squeak out another win.
01:36 Now, I don't want to doubt Luka Doncic and the Mavericks, because if you get into a late-game clutch scenario,
01:42 as we saw in game 4, Doncic just makes plays that other guys can't.
01:47 He'll make some ridiculous three-point shot that you think has no shot going in.
01:51 He's just a big-time playmaker with clutch abilities.
01:54 So I could see Dallas winning on the road in Minnesota again, but I'm kind of willing to say that the Timberwolves eke out one more,
02:01 and then Dallas dominates in game 6 at home, just says, "We've got to kind of take care of this before it gets out of control."
02:08 So that's how I see it playing out now.
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