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

[Mr Puddles]

Playoff Luka is just not fair lmao.

SGA is going to likely win MVP, but until he can perform in the playoffs like Luka I'm still going to rank the pudgy Slovenian above him.

[SlimShady83]

Bad first quarter for the Wolves. They gotta wake up.

Bad for my man Reaves

[zimpy27]

Reaves 0-4 from 3

Imagine If hit just 2 of them hahahaha

I imagined the numbers 31-10, it wasn't difficult

[Jadoogar]

Lakers will never be great defensively but if they play with this effort, they can be good enough

Idk if LeBron can keep this up for 48 minutes tho

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[Revived]

I wonder if Nico is watching this series.

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Great start by the Lakers. Lots of intensity this game

[EastonEddy]

Nico Harrison needs to be evaluated and studied 24/7 by a team of scientists until we get to the bottom of his decisions to trade Luka. The world needs to understand.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Yeah Nico, no idea why Mavs would be SO upset that you traded Luka. So hard to figure out.

It was the owners man. All this crap is smoke and mirrors. Nico went on slovenian TV not too long ago. Transcript.

Q: How much is Luka worth (as a human)?
NH: hiding from the camera and laughing I don't know if you can put a price tag on it, honestly, the value that he brings to the franchise, to the NBA, to this organisation, it's immesurable.
Q: Would you say that Luka changed the club to the better?
NH: Absolutely, look at what he has done to this team. He's such a dynamic player, he make everybody around him better, his marketablity.. like people from all over the world come to watch him play because of what he means to the NBA and basketball.
Q: Do you think you have a hard job because you have to make Luka Dončić an NBA champion? Or is that an honor to you that you will be able to make him one?
NH: It's both but I think it's an honor because I feel like we will be champions and it will be because of Luka. Q: Do you get some calls from players who want to play for Dallas because of Luka?
NH: All the time.

If he's lying here it means he's lying when it comes to everything else.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Luka is so good and is completely unstoppable in any 1 on 1 situation.

Minnesota needs to grind him down and wear him out since LA's offense is anemic without him.

LeBron's defense has been incredible.

[Mamba Mentality]

Need to sustain this effort for the entire game. Step on their throats and give them something to think about in game 3.

[Doranku]

Ant bout to be Luka's next Devin Booker

[EastonEddy]

I wonder if Nico is watching this series.

He's probably posting in this thread.

[blueberrysticky]

lakers went "alright i'll put the same same energy in as the twolves this time"

They have to keep it up though

[Revived]

Reaves 0-4 from 3

Imagine If hit just 2 of them hahahaha

I imagined the numbers 31-10, it wasn't difficult

Ok mr smarty pants.

[facothomas22]

I'm waiting to see when the Timberwolves are going to wake up and starting playing up to their potential. Shooting under 30% from the field is gross and being outrebounded by a much smaller is also gross.

[facothomas22]

Luka alone has outscore the Timberwolves. Just a poor game so far by this team.

[SlimShady83]

Finally by Reaves, but my god, why he shooting so much?

[facothomas22]

Finally something for the Timberwolves. Need more of that.

[Dan33185]

Luka alone has outscore the Timberwolves. Just a poor game so far by this team.

He did that at one point game 1 as well....

[facothomas22]

And a turnover, leading a Lebron to DFS basket.Just bad basketball to the point for the Timberwolves.