{"id":4032,"date":"2025-05-21T17:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/three-weeks-is-bad-bill-simmons-called-out-the-minnesota-timberwolves-star-and-flipped-him-over-to-leave\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T17:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:44:17","slug":"three-weeks-is-bad-bill-simmons-called-out-the-minnesota-timberwolves-star-and-flipped-him-over-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/three-weeks-is-bad-bill-simmons-called-out-the-minnesota-timberwolves-star-and-flipped-him-over-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"“Three weeks is bad”… Bill Simmons called out the Minnesota Timberwolves star and flipped him over to leave."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Minnesota Timberwolves were flat in the opening round of the Western Conference Finals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oklahoma City’s Thunder won the Minnesota Timber Wolves 114-88, winning Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.<\/p>\n

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Julius Randle (28 points) and Anthony Edwards (18 points) were Minnesota’s biggest contributors, with no one else able to reach double digits.<\/p>\n

There were some overwhelming performances, with Rudy Gobert scoring only two points, but after the game was Naz Reid, the player singled out due to criticism from Bill Simmons.<\/p>\n

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With Rudy Gobert ineffective, Timberwolves needed a big game from Naz Reid. That didn’t happen.<\/p>\n

Reid’s shooting was heinous, going from just 1-11 and 3-point range to 0-7. His shot map shows how ineffective he is.<\/p>\n

He managed eight rebounds and four assists, but a 4-point tally of a 28-minute lead registered him a rating of -21.<\/p>\n

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Bill Simmons of Ringer called out Naz Reid on his podcast.<\/p>\n

He said:<\/p>\n

“When Randle went out like when they were really hot, I think it was like February range and he was like 20-25 a night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd today he was 1-11.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Simmons tackled Reid’s plans to hit free agency in the summer, declaring that the Timberwolves could not keep him in a string of strong performances.<\/p>\n

In the playoffs, the lead averages 10.4 points per game from a shooting percentage of 47.7, but his last four games are all single digits.<\/p>\n

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Simmons podcast Guest Naz Reid pushed back criticism, but it’s been a while since the Timberwolves star was really shocking.<\/p>\n

He said: “You said that about Naz Reid, but that seemed a bit unfair to me. In my head, I thought, ‘He has a pretty good game’ and I’m turning around, looking back at the last three games against Golden State, all single digits. <\/p>\n

“The first two were 30 pairings against the Lakers, then two single digit games. It’s a really good game one.<\/p>\n

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With 48 hours between games, the Minnesota Timber Wolves have a simple turnaround to try to tie the series together in Game 2.<\/p>\n

And they need better production across the team, not just Naz Reid, a broader symptom of OKC’s dominance that surprised Anthony Edwards.<\/p>\n