2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 3-1)

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:16 pm

Lakers in 6
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6%
Lakers in 7
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Wolves in 5
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Wolves in 6
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41%
Wolves in 7
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5%
 
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Post#101 » by Bank Shot » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

Luka is looking tired already
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Post#102 » by Revived » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

Luka with almost more points in quarter 1 than he had all of last game.
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Post#103 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

Great end of quarter for Minnesota.
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Post#104 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

Donte still blowing layups
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Post#105 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

This team just doesn't have it. You cant have 3 mental lapses in a row and be a contender. It's been happening all series. We are giving away leads like candy. Wolves doesn't even have to try we're literally giving it to them.
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Post#106 » by JustBuzzin » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

This is what you look like when you out of shape.


Luka just cost his team a double digit lead in less than a minute because he's lazy.
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Post#107 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:22 pm

How does no one tell Luka that a double team is coming?
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Post#108 » by KyRo23 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

Luka does some odd **** man. And Reaves please shoot a wide open 3. I swear this team kills themselves every game
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Post#109 » by Revived » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

Bank Shot wrote:Luka is looking tired already

Having to do so much, he has over a third of their points on excellent efficiency.
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Post#110 » by theforumblue » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

one of the DUMBEST thing i ever saw on a basketball court.
screw these absolute garbage refs
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Post#111 » by Mavrelous » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

Tragic last minute by Luka, instead of 12, it's 4 points game.
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Post#112 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

AR with another stinker so far.

Dude is gonna lose a lot of money.
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Post#113 » by Scoundreldays » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

Momentum shifted after that missed layup
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Post#114 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:23 pm

theforumblue wrote:one of the DUMBEST thing i ever saw on a basketball court.


Nah you should have seen last game. We had about 16 of those plays.
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Post#115 » by The Laker Kid » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Why did GSW let go of Divincenzo? He's as good as Curry with 3-pt shooting.
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Post#116 » by MMyhre » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Luka Chokic gives away the lead like he was Gobert.
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Post#117 » by guynumber45 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Tracymcgoaty wrote:AR with another stinker so far.

Dude is gonna lose a lot of money.


It's less about AR and more about the Wolves defense. They locked down Booker/Beal/Murray in last years playoffs. Only the absolute elite of the elite like Kyrie can break through these Wolve defenders
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Post#118 » by KyRo23 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

This team isn’t good enough to win with these many idiotic mistakes. Gotta be almost perfect
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Post#119 » by uberhikari » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Why are the Lakers so goddamn scared to shoot the ball? The only one who shoots if they get daylight is Finney-Smith. He doesn't hesitate. Rui won't shoot, and Austin passed up an open 3 at the end of the quarter. This is 2025 you have to shoot.
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Post#120 » by rockmanslim » Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:24 pm

Two huge defensive plays by Nico.

First he sits on the rim and swats out that Luka layup, then he gets the steal leaving Luka helpless sprawled out on the floor.
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