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

UglyBugBall · Post #1 » by **UglyBugBall** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:41 pm

This is going to be the matchup between 3 and 6 seed. Which team takes it?

-Spyda- · Post #2 » by **-Spyda-** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:44 pm

Lakers in 5

Sharkboy242 · Post #3 » by **Sharkboy242** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:45 pm

Minnesota will play like they have nothing to lose and upset the mighty Lakers. Yes sir, Ant man will average 35 PPG

TheFire · Post #4 » by **TheFire** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:45 pm

Luka owns any Gobert team. Easy matchup for Lakers.

xb3at band1tx · Post #5 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:45 pm

feel like Lakers small ball can do real damage to minny

luka loves playing against gobert

ant will get his but the real wild card is randle, if LA can make him make mistakes than yeah minny is cooked

I think LA in 6

USCMD · Post #6 » by **USCMD** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:46 pm

OKC, KFC, UFC. Lakers in 5.

RunOKC · Post #7 » by **RunOKC** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:46 pm

Lakes in 5/6

Patches Perry · Post #8 » by **Patches Perry** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:47 pm

I see people describing this as a cakewalk for LAL to the conference finals, but I just don't see it. I think this goes 7, and Minnesota can surprise people like they did last year against Denver.

Chuck Everett · Post #9 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:48 pm

Big series for Julius Randle, Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels. In the case of the first two, knocking out LA, gets them the payday they want, so they are truly incentivized to bring it. This is Redick's first playoff series. Hard to say how he'll coach it.

xb3at band1tx · Post #10 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:48 pm

UglyBugBall · Post #11 » by **UglyBugBall** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:49 pm

Sharkboy242 wrote:Minnesota will play like they have nothing to lose and upset the mighty Lakers. Yes sir, Ant man will average 35 PPG

They'll just double ant man and he won't know what to do.

Edrees · Post #12 » by **Edrees** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:49 pm

Lakers in 6

Sharkboy242 · Post #13 » by **Sharkboy242** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:49 pm

Patches Perry wrote:I see people describing this as a cakewalk for LAL to the conference finals, but I just don't see it. I think this goes 7, and Minnesota can surprise people like they did last year against Denver.

Yeah, people are delusional about Minny. If the refs lets the game get physical they have a big advantage over LA.

UglyBugBall · Post #14 » by **UglyBugBall** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:50 pm

Patches Perry wrote:I see people describing this as a cakewalk for LAL to the conference finals, but I just don't see it. I think this goes 7, and Minnesota can surprise people like they did last year against Denver.

I could see Lakers winning it in anywhere from 5-7 games, but even if they won it in 5 I don't think it'd be a cake walk. I expect the games to be close and physical.

Marvin Martian · Post #15 » by **Marvin Martian** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:50 pm

LA in 6. MIN has 2 playoffs choke artists in Randle and Gobert. They cannot be trusted

Scoundreldays · Post #16 » by **Scoundreldays** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:51 pm

Luka going to cook Gobert in 5

xb3at band1tx · Post #17 » by **xb3at band1tx** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:51 pm

The Master · Post #18 » by **The Master** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:52 pm

Lakers easily, Wolves can't punish smallball efficiently with Gobert-Randle in the playoffs, nor they can punish Doncic and Reaves on perimeter with NAW, Conley or McDaniels.

On the other hand, Lakers have the best team to punish Gobert on defense in the playoffs.

jym85 · Post #19 » by **jym85** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:53 pm

Lakers should win
they have a lot of holes of exploit. Gobert can't guard anyone when they go 5 out.

MrPainfulTruth · Post #20 » by **MrPainfulTruth** » Sun Apr 13, 2025 10:54 pm

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Patches Perry wrote:I see people describing this as a cakewalk for LAL to the conference finals, but I just don't see it. I think this goes 7, and Minnesota can surprise people like they did last year against Denver.

Yeah, people are delusional about Minny. If the refs lets the game get physical they have a big advantage over LA.

We all know who got the refs in their pocket though.

Who wins the series?