2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0)

[Wargreymon]

Luka vs the world it seems

[CIN-C-STAR]

lakers are better without bron. Net rating speaking the truth

1sT tEaM aLl NbA

[TimberKat]

This is a disaster. LeBron clearly isn't healthy

He is clearly older

[CobraCommander]

white Dante like what

[Shaka_Zulu]

I love that Edwards tries to dunk everything.

He is driving more then usual this game. He figures he got his best 3pt volume shooter record and is back to slashing lol

don't blame him, whos going to stop them? theres no rim protection, any smart team is going to abuse any small hole on their defense.

Pretty much, Lakers don't have an inside defense presence besides Vandolorian. And he is basically mainly for the rebounding. Because he is better perimeter wing defender then an interior defender too.

[Revived]

I think the lakers will still win this game. Wolves aren’t gonna be this hot in the second half imo.

They don’t have to work very hard to get these looks. Don’t forget they literally missed 3 or 4 layups in the first quarter and lakers haven’t been called for a single foul so far

This is best case scenario for lakers right now

Reaves and LeBron aren’t gonna have 8 pts combined in the next half lol

[IG2]

Disappointed in Reaves. What a disaster half

Minnesota is too big and athletic for him. Bad matchup.

[Mk0]

Minny got hosed by the refs and still came out ahead.

The Lakers look old and slow. At least the roleplayers are hitting their shots. But the refs kept them alive so far. Really interested to see if that continues.

[Handlez]

I thought Reaves was part of an all time great big 3?

Lol

[Folklore]

Reaves has been the worst player on the court...by far

He's below NAW

[MasterIchiro]

I can't see this Lakers team going very far, if they can manage to get past the Wolves. Minnesota playing like they've been here before, determined. Not afraid of the big moment.

[eminence]

Not to be a whiner because I think that the reffing has been (mostly) fine, but I don't really understand what defensive players are supposed to do when offensive players post up with the intention of embellishing contact.

Was it the Jazz who tried guarding prime Harden with their hands behind their back. Just daring the refs to call their bullsh#% fouls while they didn't use their arms.

They tried a series guarding him from behind as well.

[Calinks]

But but but but... Lakers got a big three, they got Austin Reaves. No one on Minnesota can compete with that!

[Chuck Everett]

Naz Reid has 17 points on 6-8 from the field. +19 in 18 minutes.

[mademan]

Down 11 with homecooking...yeesh

Luka gotta save em

[sikma42]

Minnesota has already made 11 3's and they average 15 for the season. Hard for any opponent to overcome that kind of shooting.

They are wide open shots. At some point NBA players will make shots


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[HotRocks34]

Total disgrace for the Lakers in the second quarter. Felt like the worst of the Dallas days when Luka had no help.

Redick could have made better adjustments but the roster is limited. I'm letting Hayes go in the summer. His mind isn't good enough IMO to be a starter or backup on a contender.

LA has to get bigger in the summer.

[Myth]

I think the lakers will still win this game. Wolves aren’t gonna be this hot in the second half imo.

They don’t have to work very hard to get these looks. Don’t forget they literally missed 3 or 4 layups in the first quarter and lakers haven’t been called for a single foul so far

This is best case scenario for lakers right now

Reaves and LeBron aren’t gonna have 8 pts combined in the next half lol

They do need to pick things up on defense though if get want to win this.

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Nico needs to trade AD for bronny in the offseason so Lakers have some rim protection

[HotRocks34]

Great job by Minny. The formula looks pretty clear right now.