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

[ILC]

Wolves **** up with this blitzing scheme so bad. Ok to do it once in a while to throw Luka off, but after the 2nd time he figured it out and Lakers got a wide open shot every single time. Yes you had Luka and LeBron playing great but nobody else was helping. Now you have Rui and Reaves hot and confident going into the 4th up by 10.

[AmIWrongDude]

That was not a basketball play. He aimed for the neck.

These refs have been crap. Yesterday they don't toss out Gordon after throwing a punch and now this? SMH

You're absolutely correct, LeBron gets breathed on and it's a foul and everyone else gets bodied at the rim and the refs swallow their whistle.

Would love to see someone make a video of all the fouls on LeBron tonight. Half of them were basically intentional. These aren’t ticky tack calls.

[KyRo23]

This entire thread is one big rage bait like I’m reading instagram comments

Put some respect on Rui's name. He's been hooping

He’s **** on me right now, but I am happy

He has been a nightmare in the playoffs more than once, which is so frustrating because he’s one of my favorite players in the regular season

[Jeremy Lin 7]

I don't see how Gobert is playable in this series. Chris Finch needs to pull a France and bench Gobert like the Olympics

[theforumblue]

The unfortunate disadvantage of being taller, any time you use your forearm with your shoulder at 45-60deg flexion or abduction will result in your forearm being in the other player’s cervical area

and someone who's played for years being taller than everyone knows where their elbow is.

[Revived]

Bunch of Wolves fans will still try and defend Gobert and say he’s worth the $300 million they’ve given him and the 5 picks they traded for him even though he’s useless every year in the playoffs.

Lakers best big is a vet min guy and Gobert is unplayable against that. Insane.

[levon]

What Reaves did used to be an obvious travel not too long ago

I don't know what traveling is anymore in this league other than shuffling a pivot foot.

You can lift your pivot to pass or shoot. You can't drag or land on it.

[kobe_vs_jordan]

What Reaves did used to be an obvious travel not too long ago

A wrong foot layup never been a travel

[Mamba Mentality]

It looks clunky as hell getting into the action but Luka forcing them into playing 4v3 is killing them. Still not a fan of Luka getting cornered though…

[ForeverTFC]

Hilarious how the exact same posters who just excused LBJ for trying to injure Ant now suddenly blow a little shove up as if Gobert tried to take his head off. The officiating is honestly disgusting. I'm fine with the flagrant 1 but how do they not call the foul before? Lebron leaves his rebounding slot before the ball si even in the air and elbows Gobert. Nothing to see here.

This is a serious post…. lol

The alternate reality some people live in these days is something else man.

[2weekswithpay]

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[Mamba Mentality]

It looks clunky as hell getting into the action but Luka forcing them into playing 4v3 is killing them. Still not a fan of Luka getting cornered though…

[darkse1d]

Gobert is completely useless and lost. Too bad Reid has been completely useless as well. Both teams relying on their stars. but lakers got backup points with Rui and Reeves. Wolves bench has been non-existent. DVO, NAW, Reid MIA, offensively and defensively.

[NyKnicks1714]

With the minutes LeBron and Luka have played, this is a pick em game right now with the Lakers up 10 going into the fourth. I'm guessing JJ figures he can go all out despite the 1.5 day turnaround because Game 5 isn't until Weds.

[Handlez]

LBJ and Luka played 34min each of 36min total..lol
Can JJ afford to sit them 2-3min each at different intervals in the 4th..or together??

Just play them the rest of the way.

Season is on the line.

[Tomhomes33]

Bron shot 18 free throws

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Luka 2

Rest of the team ZERO

[Optms]

Feels like Luka is coasting this game. Yet has 31 through 3.

[Revived]

Gobert has 3 years left on his contract after this season at 35-38 million a year.

[Pacernation]

Doris Burke with a lebronshirt and some purple and gold pompons there at the commentarytable. My God is she biased and garbage. Get her outta here.

[CobraCommander]

I don't know how Lakers can win this game or even series if AR doesn't wake up at some point. 2 guys are not going to get it done.

Lebron James and Luka Doncic

With no center and no bench? Hard to imagine to be honest.

Yeah well - they on their way to 80 and Rui got 20 and Austin gonna have 16 or so - this going back to LA tied

Plus these refs definitely wearing purple and gold