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'They Chose Us': Finch Channels MJ-Level Pettiness to Oust Nuggets
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'They Chose Us': Finch Channels MJ-Level Pettiness to Oust Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves On SI·Joe Nelson·about 1 month ago
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Michael Jordan "I took that personally" memes and GIFS should be overpopulating NBA social media as an ode to the motivated Minnesota Timberwolves sending the Denver Nuggets home with a series-clinching win in Game 6 Thursday night. After the shocking win without four key players, Wolves head coach Chris Finch disclosed that they took it personally when the Nuggets didn't take the foot off the gas at the end of the regular season to lose Game 82, effectively choosing to face Minnesota rather than Houston in the first round of the playoffs. "They took it personal," Finch said. "Denver had that choice of who they wanted to play, and they chose us. They chose us." While the Spurs rested Victor Wembanyama in the regular-season finale, they played everyone else. Denver could've rested Nikola Jokic, but instead chose to play him 18 minutes in the first half before pulling him.…

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