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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18%
Wolves in 5
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29%
Wolves in 6
39
41%
Wolves in 7
5
5%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 3-1) 

Post#1481 » by Mamba Mentality » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

MikRay wrote:Lakers suck minny getting rolled next series


Minny is actually a really good team. That’s what a balanced roster looks like, not the **** we have trotting out there.
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Post#1482 » by RIPskaterdude » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

LAKERS IN 5
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Post#1483 » by durden_tyler » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

Those exchange of 3 pointers in the final 3-4 minutes was great to watch and why basketball is the greatest sport in the world.

Congrats, Wolves! This should be the series. But the Lakers have their stars too so i don’t think they’ll fold next game so Minnesota should close it out in Minnesota!


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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 2-1) 

Post#1484 » by NyKnicks1714 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

NyKnicks1714 wrote:Doesn't matter because the Lakers got a great look regardless, but It's kind of ridiculous that the Lakers call a timeout to advance the ball and draw up a play when the refs declare it their ball, but then the time out stands AFTER the call is overturned. They're not going to call a time out if that foul is called originally.


To be clear there was no mistake here, it's just a dumb rule. The league still hasn't sorted out the challenge system. I still don't understand why you lose your timeout if you get your second challenge correct
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 3-1) 

Post#1485 » by Mavrelous » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

RIPskaterdude wrote:
MikRay wrote:Lakers suck minny getting rolled next series
Wolves headed to WCF

Finals...
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Post#1486 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

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FrobeBryant wrote:Where tf was the foul? People on here I swear, refereeing with their hearts not their heads
Literally slapped his hand. Use your eyes, my goodness.

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Again, hands are part of the ball. That wouldn’t have been a foul. He got him on his wrist.


Yeah right , and I’ve been born with balls instead my fingers
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Post#1487 » by Onlytimewilltel » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

Lakers a bunch of choke artists LOL
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Post#1488 » by Doranku » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

Rudy Gobert is terrible btw. Too bad Finch realized that and benched his ass the entire 4th.
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Post#1489 » by Jadoogar » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

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Jadoogar wrote:Wolves going to the conference finals

Mcdaniels has been key

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Lololllo

Dude, they’re getting rolled by Houston next round
??? Houston isn't going to advance. Neither of those teams can compete with this defense

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Post#1490 » by Petergrifindor » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

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Petergrifindor wrote:Refs **** LA hard today.

They did. They were letting Minny get away with a lot of rough play down the stretch, but then get really technical and ticky-tacky on the other end.

Still, LAL can't leave it up to the refs.


LA is not that good of a team to overcome that against Minnesota.
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Post#1491 » by cgf » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

Upperclass wrote:
rockmanslim wrote:GSW vs MIN should be good


Changes everything.. Minn vs OKC in the WCF would be wild


Am I the only one who expected a Minnesota - OKC conference final before the playoffs began?
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Post#1492 » by MrPainfulTruth » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

LBJ with zero points in the fourth. Did he play? Oh yeah he committed that dumb foul in the end :lol: gg, well played wolves!
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Post#1493 » by GuyverX » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:39 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:This one is on JJ. You can’t play a 5 man rotation the whole half. Especially when one guy is 40 and the other 40lbs overweight. He panicked.


Maybe he should play Luka 45 minutes in the regular season too so he can lose weight finally.
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Post#1494 » by jokeboy86 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

So happy that Minnesota has a lottery pick who has the fire and passion of KG. Ant has been a dog since day one. And speaking of KG, it’s time he showed up to a home game and make that place go nuts. The sale is just about final and having KG at more home playoff games would probably shake the entire city.
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Post#1495 » by Handlez » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

How many times is Bron going to disappear in the 4th?

Happens over and over.
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Post#1496 » by Donuts83 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

1993Playoffs wrote:Yeah I don’t get JJs substitution strategy
He panicked and didnt trust what got him here. He is so focused on catering to luka and letting him hijack the offense.
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Post#1498 » by Wallace_Wallace » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

Froob wrote:
Mamba81p wrote:
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Oh dang you challenge a call not related to the original decision?


You can challenge the out of bounds call, but if they see something else during that review, they will call it.

supposed to anyways. had a guy barrel over derrick white the other night and didn’t add it lmao


Are coaches able to expand on the rule and challenge a random moving screen or a trip/push away from the ball?
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Post#1499 » by heyrayray » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

Someone check on Unc
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Post#1500 » by The Warrior » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:40 pm

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uberhikari wrote:The Lakers should be charged with elder abuse. LeBron is going to die if he tries to jump that high again.

The fact that he can do that after playing alllll damn game is actually giving me a devoted MJ lover some questions about who has the goat horns
Lebron is undoubtedly amazing for his age, but that doesn't tip the scales in terms of greatest of all time. Pretty weird thing to say.

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