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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Wolves in 6
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41%
Wolves in 7
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Post#401 » by Bank Shot » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

Luka is doing a bad job of handling the Wolves blitzing him. They've caught him or almost caught him a few times.
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Post#402 » by jordanwilliams6 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

That wasn’t dirty. He dived after a loose ball and actually tipped the ball away. It was the momentum after that carried through Edwards.
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Post#403 » by Mamba Mentality » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

I swear Ant has had like 3 season ending injuries this season alone and has walked away like nothing happened.
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Post#404 » by IG2 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

Hachimura is not cut out for this at all.
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Post#405 » by Patches Perry » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

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Absolutely heartbreaking man.


Heart breaking LOL. At least give it 20 seconds to see if it’s bad or not lol


I have this weird thing where I don't like to see people in excruciating pain. My bad.
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Post#406 » by Lakers In 5 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
Demagoog wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:Lebron pos dirty ****. Getting clowned by Edwards and does that

He literally makes a play for the ball man, jesus.


I've been watching Lebron play for over 2 decades. He's not a dirty player and everyone whose not a hater knows it. He's physical but he's never played dirty or reckless.

It's cognitive dissonance. They don't look at what happened, they look at who was involved. Just sad, really.
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Post#407 » by Syd-TK3 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

Lebron old ass know he not actually diving for that ball
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Post#408 » by Calamity_Cometh » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:01 pm

Lol like RJ said, at 23 you can see your wounds heal like Wolverine. Rub some Gatorade on it, he'll be alright
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Post#409 » by FrobeBryant » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

LeBron almost Solomon Hill’d him lol. It was incidental but glad Ant’s okay
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Post#410 » by dautjazz » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

FrobeBryant wrote:
Demagoog wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:Lebron pos dirty ****. Getting clowned by Edwards and does that

He literally makes a play for the ball man, jesus.


Just a bunch of cry babies man I swear
Absolutely. If Lebron doesn't try to get the ball back, people would bash him for lack of effort, then when he makes a clear effort to get the ball back, "it's a dirty play". Can't win with some people
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im 20, and i did grow up watching MJ play in the 90's.
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Post#411 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

Roleplayers cant even help Luka and Lebron for one possession.
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Post#412 » by SamSepiol » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

Haven’t seen LeBron dive that hard for a ball since he went at Curry’s ankles. That extra energy only comes up around star players.
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Post#414 » by Scoundreldays » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

Not dirty didnt any of you guys have diving drills when you played ball?
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Post#415 » by sp6r=underrated » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm

That sequence reminded me of why Randle drove me nuts.
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Post#416 » by MrPainfulTruth » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:03 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:
Demagoog wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:Lebron pos dirty ****. Getting clowned by Edwards and does that

He literally makes a play for the ball man, jesus.


I've been watching Lebron play for over 2 decades. He's not a dirty player and everyone whose not a hater knows it. He's physical but he's never played dirty or reckless.

he dove right into his legs. It doesnt get much dirtier. This causes potentially career ending injuries.
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Post#417 » by _NoMas » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:03 pm

Incredible half on both ends from Randle
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Post#418 » by heyrayray » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:03 pm

Rui sighting!
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Post#419 » by Individual » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:03 pm

If any role player on the Lakers showed up, Lakers would be up comfortably
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Post#420 » by Doranku » Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:03 pm

Just can't be letting a guy like Julius Randle go off like this. Inexcusable.

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