2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0)

[ArksNetsSince99]

I think we have em figured out boys

Sure you do , next game Bronny in for AR as a starter , prob your wet dream bro

[Revived]

I didn’t have Randle with more assists than Lebron on my bingo card.

You must not be very good at bingo then cause LeBron averaged 6 assists post All Star break (after Luka trade) and Randle’s averaged 5 assists in the same span.

Not that crazy for Randle to get more assists in one game than LeBron considering those splits.

[TheGOATRises007]

Wolves are a really good team

[Tracymcgoaty]

you can't hide 3 bad defenders (Rui/Reeves/Luka) and a player that plays defense in spurts (Lebron). There's no scheme that will work. You can bring in Vander whatever and Gabe but you sacrifice size and offense.

eh..Im not gonna give up yet. We'll see what happens game 2.

I thought Vanderbilt and Finney smith were the defenders they needed. Maybe play rui off the bench.

Yeah vando and Doe are probably gonna be featured a lot more.

But we have glaring holes that wont be adressed until off season.

We got Luka now we have to build around him.

Lebron needs to take a team friendly deal to help the team. He's gonna be 41 next season and his play is only gonna get worse.

[playoffs]

Nico desperately on the phones right now calling league executives in an attempt to improve next year's Lakers.

Dereck Lively would look good in a Lakers uniform. Make it happen Nico!

Livley for Bronny/2nd rounder

I think you meant Lively + 2 FRPs for Bronny

[mademan]

While Luka always kills the Wolves, it does seem that recently, Lebron struggles mightily against them. If Reaves is gonna get locked up, its gonna be a tough one for them to pull out

[KyRo23]

I think we have em figured out boys

Sure you do , next game Bronny in for AR as a starter , prob your wet dream bro

I don’t like Bronny

[Diop]

Mavs protected Luka/Kyrie last year by packing the paint and daring teams to kill them from three. They got pretty lucky last year. When the other team hits those open shots, this is what happens

You should never underestimate your role players in the playoffs. They genuinely win games for you.

Playoffs aren't just for stars

[cpower]

Didn't think the Lakers would go down that easy in game 1.

You have to think LeBron would be his freshest in this one and he looked a step slow most of the game.

terrible perimeter D, they look old

[shrink]

Luka played great, Ant shot poorly, and the Lakers still lost by 22. Not encouraging for Laker fans.

[doogie_hauser]

Knecht needs more minutes in game 2, in fact I would probably start him ahead of Austin or Rui who were terrible tonight. JJ needs to try something different

[azcatz11]

Yeah last thing I’m doing is overreacting to this game. Minnesota isn’t shooting 51% from 3 next game

[Black star]

Ant's demeanor in the post game interview and walking off is very telling. The regular season was for being silly and unfocused but now he is locking in for this post season and the Wolves are once again following his lead. This Wolves team is very scary

[blueberrysticky]

Luka thrives with big athletic centers who will catch lobs and defend. It’s obvious that Lakers aren’t built around him yet. He can still win playoff series though this isn’t over yet

[Tracymcgoaty]

Luka played great, Ant shot poorly, and the Lakers still lost by 22. Not encouraging.

Luka played great only if you count one side of the court. He needs to put forth way more effort to contain drives. It's way too easy to get past him and Reaves.

Reaves was the worst player on the court this game.

[Shaka_Zulu]

Great win, but just game 1.


I'm not here to gloat at all.


But as someone who read this thread since page one, I only have one question:



@Bob8

[Mk0]

you can't hide 3 bad defenders (Rui/Reeves/Luka) and a player that plays defense in spurts (Lebron). There's no scheme that will work. You can bring in Vander whatever and Gabe but you sacrifice size and offense.

eh..Im not gonna give up yet. We'll see what happens game 2.

I thought Vanderbilt and Finney smith were the defenders they needed. Maybe play rui off the bench.

Vanderbilt can't shoot. Like at all. So the defense may be better but the offense is gonna get even uglier.

[ReggiesKnicks]

eh..Im not gonna give up yet. We'll see what happens game 2.

I thought Vanderbilt and Finney smith were the defenders they needed. Maybe play rui off the bench.

Yeah vando and Doe are probably gonna be featured a lot more.

But we have glaring holes that wont be adressed until off season.

We got Luka now we have to build around him.

Lebron needs to take a team friendly deal to help the team. He's gonna be 41 next season and his play is only gonna get worse.

What exactly does LeBron owe the Lakers?

Why does he need to take a team friendly deal?

Does every player need to take a team friendly deal then? Should Luka extend for less than the Max to help the Lakers?

[whatisacenter]

I think we have em figured out boys

Sure you do , next game Bronny in for AR as a starter , prob your wet dream bro

LOL!

He was tied for the lead in team +/-.

[MN7725]

21 vs 10 foul calls

but only six more FTAs

21 vs 21

20 vs 22

25 vs 18

fouls in the other games