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

[Prince187]

I’m still stunned LeBron chose to shoot that Curry-like 3 when they were up two points at 113-111. Just AWFUL

You know how if you repeat a lie enough times it becomes the truth? That applies to Lebronze having a super high basketball IQ

[sp6r=underrated]

Oh well. I knew this Lakers team wouldn't be good this year after the Luka trade. Got baited a bit by their win streak but yeah, the team outside of Luka and LeBron is just terrible. No bench, bum 3rd option choking, no bigs.

The bum 3rd option gave you

17/7/4 on good efficiency he should have hit that last shot but that doesn't make him a bum

[Archx]

Nico getting proven right.

Mavs had a better overall team than LA and couldn't even get out of play ins. How was Nico proven right?

[MikRay]

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.

Na they are not LA roster just isn’t any good outside of Luca and he doesn’t play defense

[Soonercrazy84]

Wolves going to the conference finals

Mcdaniels has been key

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Lololllo

Dude, they’re getting rolled by Houston next round

You spelled Warriors wrong lol

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[ReggiesKnicks]

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

No, you were born with balls instead of a Prefrontal cortex.

[Michael Jackson]

8 minutes without a FG for Luka and LeBron.
They played both 40+ minutes. Lakers are not a good team.

No they are not. Top heavy and absolutely no bench. DFS, Rui and Reaves are not enough. You need 8 guys. Jaxson is unplayable. Might as well play Bronny

[Sedale Threatt]

Usually I'm not one to blame the refs for changing an outcome but the Lakers got hosed in the 2nd half. All the hand checking and bodying by the Wolves really changed it for the Lakers.

The Lakers could've rebounded a lot better and that may have been ultimate reason why they lost but the Refs did them no favors.

Eh, suck it up. It's the playoffs. We had plenty of opportunities to make late shots and/or get stops and we didn't do it. Could be up 3-1 instead of down 3-1 but it's make/miss and we mostly missed.

[Badlands]

LBJ with zero points in the fourth. Did he play? Oh yeah he committed that dumb foul in the end gg, well played wolves!

Seek help.

[FrobeBryant]

I don’t wanna hear from the mouth breathing “NBA rigs it for Lakers crowd” again

[mademan]

You can point to a lot, but Lebron and Luka were just awful down the stretch besides that Lebron block. This is on them. Your best players just played their worst at the most crucial momen

To be fair, Lakers wouldn't even be in this position if they didn't have to carry all game. JJ not making a single sub in the 2nd half just shows how thin this Laker team really is.

I mean, ANT was still making plays, and he played 44 minutes. Luka and Lebron just couldnt do anything down the stretch. Their relatively poor conditioning opposite ANT was visible tonight.

[AleksandarN]

If Jokic was there instead of Lebron Lakers would win. Wasting Luka’s prime

[NyKnicks1714]

GSW vs MIN should be good

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

Minny/GSW will be wild. The Western Conference Finals will be a dud, whoever OKC plays.

[Johnny Firpo]

Nico getting proven right.

He didn't even ask for Reaves and an extra pick, he is an idiot even if Luka retires today, and any other take is dumb.

[RB34]

What a game by Ant! Hide yo wives tonight ladies and gentleman he’ll be out looking for a new baby momma. Dude is a baller!!

I wish I had a uterus to offer him. He deserves it.

[durden_tyler]

Are you freaking kidding me Austin takes the 3 with Luka and lebron on the court - eff my life and draft kings

It was the correct play, basing on the defense played.


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[Optms]

Wolves in 5

[TheWitcher]

LeBron can’t even win with Luka.

I think luka doesn’t want to play 41 year old LeBron next season. He wants to go to a young team that fits his timeline.

Luka back to Mavs,

Nico the genius

[jokeboy86]

Rudy Gobert is terrible btw. Too bad Finch realized that and benched his ass the entire 4th.

Kudos for Minnesota management for also realizing that they could let Towns go because they have Reid.

[Syd-TK3]

Silver tried to force the Lakers Luka storyline but Ant had other plans