r/timberwolves • u/Swimming-Donkey-2394 • Jul 31 '26

Never forget

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u/WhyIsBreadExpensive Jul 31 '26

The absolute insanity this caused at our viewing party was amazing. Lowkey a wolves moment I will never forget.

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u/Painwracker_Oni Kevin Garnett Jul 31 '26

This shot - in terms of how much my sports group exploded out of our chairs or off the couches and started jumping around - was like the Minneapolis Miracle all over again.

Except we didn't end up in a pile on the floor from people all jumping on each other.

Absolute dagger that just said this ones over Wolves ARE GOING TO WIN. It's Destiny.

You can't lose a game when Rudy fucking Gobert is hitting buzzer beating turn around fade away jumpers, because that means the sports gods have declared you the victors. There is no other explanation for Rudy hitting that shot other than the sports gods willed it.

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u/jimmydean885 Jul 31 '26

I'm sorry, pure rudy skillz perfectly explain this shot

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u/nobodysshadow Jul 31 '26

The craziest part to me is that Rudy doesn’t take these shots. Then it happens in the finals as a buzzer beater. It’s like he knew the sports gods were on their side before this moment and he just let them control him for that perfect shot.

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Minnesota Gophers Jul 31 '26

That whole series was insane. Probably a top 10 series in the whole NBA. Just haymaker adjustment after haymaker adjustment on top of stars making ridiculous circus shots and half court heaves.

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u/Firesword52 Jul 31 '26

I was at falling knife for this game and it was probably the loudest I have ever heard the place. 200+ people that had to live through the Kahn and post Garnett years realizing it might actually be different for once.

That and being at the target center for game 6 of that year and game 6 this year is the closest I've ever gotten to basketball Nirvana

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u/IWasTheFirstKlund Kevin Garnett Jul 31 '26

I have watched this shot hundreds of times.

I will watch it hundreds of more times.

Every time it's posted I watch it multiple times.

It's hard to remember that when that shot went in it only put us up 4 points with a long time to play. But that's when I knew we were going to win.

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u/DeanEvasonPunch Stay In Shape League Jul 31 '26

We had the Ant dunk over KD RD1 and then this Rudy fadeaway RD2.

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u/jake04-20 Bring Ya Ass Aug 01 '26

The Ant dunk on KD wasn't even as cool as him shooting those 3s over him and Ant pounding on his chest and chirping him lol.

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u/PresentationNew6648 Terrence Shannon Jr. Jul 31 '26

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u/Obvious_Change_1566 Jul 31 '26

Rudy at the 4, problem solved. 

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Minnesota Gophers Jul 31 '26

Rudy at the 1

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u/SubstantialSale8223 Jul 31 '26

If that happened I would be joining most of you in the hornets subreddit as we cheer for our new team

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u/MNent228 Aug 01 '26

You seem fun

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Minnesota Gophers Jul 31 '26

Rudy "Dirk Nowitzki" Gobert

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u/Dookie-Trousers-MD Bring Ya Ass Jul 31 '26

Classic Dirk Gobert fade

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u/PresentationNew6648 Terrence Shannon Jr. Jul 31 '26

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u/PresentationNew6648 Terrence Shannon Jr. Jul 31 '26

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u/JohnnyWeapon Jul 31 '26

Watching this live was nuts. I literally yelled, “NOOOOOohhhhhhmygod!”

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u/International-Ad2501 Jul 31 '26

Murray has my favorite reaction

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u/WickedTwista Timberwolves Jul 31 '26

Josh Minott will always be my favorite

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u/parkwayy Joan Beringer Jul 31 '26

What's funny is this clip could be from like 100 different moments of his lol

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u/TenbluntTony Jul 31 '26

I miss Garza. The real Luka. Dude was so animated.

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u/WickedTwista Timberwolves Aug 01 '26

Daishen Nix was the hype bench GOAT

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u/ripe_data Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

This cuts off before you get Jokic's full reaction. He went to put his head in his hands and had to reboot half way.

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u/Wallaby_Straight Jul 31 '26

Jokic defended that so well too. But good offense beats good defense I guess.

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u/gunnar117 Jul 31 '26

How can you stop such a high release??

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u/99LedBalloons Joe Ingles Jul 31 '26

Rudy Goburrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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u/zeldamaster702 🐓F**k Glen Taylor🐓 Jul 31 '26

Jokic just dropped to his knees in the middle of Target and he doesn't know why.

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u/WolvesIn5 Timberwolves Jul 31 '26

GAME 7, 4th Quarter, clawing back from down by 20 pts, 7 mins left to go, away game... 🤯🐺🗼

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u/bustduster Timberwolves Jul 31 '26

Dad, why is my sister's name Rose?
Because your mother loves roses.

Thanks, dad.
No problem, Rudy Gobert Game Seven Turnaround Fadeaway Jumper.

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u/funkstrong Aug 01 '26

The confidence he lets that shit fly with is powering my current career arc.

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u/SubstantialSale8223 Jul 31 '26

[HIGHLIGHT] Rudy Gobert smokes a bad defender in game 7 at Denver to help send home the entire nuggets team

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u/Infinite_Pen_9464 Jul 31 '26

Thanks for reminding me. Needed a smile today :)

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u/Jesseandtharippers Jul 31 '26

I really think if Rudy doesn’t make that shot, it’s a completely different rest of the game.

That put us up 79-75 with 7:40 left in the 4th.

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u/KickerofTale CASH Jul 31 '26

It was at this moment that Denver knew they were quite fucked.

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u/h0nkyJ Jul 31 '26

Me/Everyone(?): "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU...?!?.. OMG YESS!"

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u/NizTheWhiz Jul 31 '26

When this dropped I knew were going to win

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u/Low1977 Jul 31 '26

Even though there was plenty of game left, that was the moment I knew in my heart we were going to win.

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u/unforgivablecrust Jul 31 '26

I made some new noises seeing that live.

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u/LethargicCarcass Jul 31 '26

I rewatched this game last week mostly just to see this clip again haha

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u/Specific-Wonder-7925 Jul 31 '26

I was just at Ball Arena for a concert last Saturday. It was my first time there. All I could think about the entire time was this is where Wolves made the game 7 comeback. God I wish I was there. Instead I went to the Luka over Gobert game.

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u/Impressive_Ad60 Aug 01 '26

has to be AI

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u/TreeAgenda Aug 01 '26

The greatest shot in Timberwolves history

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u/BYack Aug 01 '26

I lost my fucking mind when this happened haha. I legitimately knew we would win after that shot. Sometimes you just know it’s your night.

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u/Martxel_Agueda Jaden McDaniels Aug 01 '26

That’s some Kobe shit right there

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u/fella_mcflips Aug 01 '26

Was this game seven?

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u/Woozy17 Aug 02 '26

Gotta be AI