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

TimberKat · Post #61 » by **TimberKat** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:04 am

Wolves were 2-2 vs LAL this year. The only game vs Luka Lakers, Gobert and Randle didn't play that one. If James cannot consistently make 3pt shot, Wolves win. Wolves can double Luka if need, the wild card is what kind of shots they give up to Reaves.

Lakers' winning percentage is actually worse with Luka, so I don't see a easy win for either team

MikRay · Post #62 » by **MikRay** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:14 am

Reg season games mean nothing wolves have Ant and that’s pretty much it. Easy series for LA

TimberKat · Post #63 » by **TimberKat** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:16 am

MikRay wrote:Reg season games mean nothing wolves have Ant and that’s pretty much it. Easy series for LA

Do you actually watch Minnesota games?

levon · Post #64 » by **levon** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:17 am

jym85 wrote:Will the Wolves have the balls to bench Gobert?

Yeah I'm more scared of the Naz Reid lineups. Lakers are going to double or shade Randle and Ant. Wolves gonna need all 3 other guys to be spacers. Also, Gobert can't punish small ball the way other bigs can.

MikRay · Post #65 » by **MikRay** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:17 am

TimberKat wrote:
MikRay wrote:Reg season games mean nothing wolves have Ant and that’s pretty much it. Easy series for LA

Do you actually watch Minnesota games?

Ant is good (analytics are not that good he’s a high volume low efficiency gunner) but that’s it for little Minnesota.

LA in 5 maybe 4

Archx · Post #66 » by **Archx** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:17 am

Post all star break (aka trade deadline), Lakers lineup of Rui, DFS, LBJ, AR, Luka has the 3rd highest NETrtg among any lineup in the league with at least 100 minutes played. Which goes along the eye test because that lineup was always a killer for JJ.

TimberKat · Post #67 » by **TimberKat** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:23 am

MikRay wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
MikRay wrote:Reg season games mean nothing wolves have Ant and that’s pretty much it. Easy series for LA

Do you actually watch Minnesota games?

Ant is good (analytics are not that good he’s a high volume low efficiency gunner) but that’s it for little Minnesota.

LA in 5 maybe 4

Sure, but you have no clue how Minnesota plays. We could have a real discussion once Wolves lead the serie.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #68 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:45 am

Voted Minny in 6 but ….. I could see this going 7 and either team win , lots of ifs in this series

Probably best 1st round series overall in 2025

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #69 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:47 am

MikRay wrote:
TimberKat wrote:
MikRay wrote:Reg season games mean nothing wolves have Ant and that’s pretty much it. Easy series for LA

Do you actually watch Minnesota games?

Ant is good (analytics are not that good he’s a high volume low efficiency gunner) but that’s it for little Minnesota.

LA in 5 maybe 4

Predicting LA sweep is simply trolling

DaPessimist · Post #70 » by **DaPessimist** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:50 am

Don't trust the Wolves offense in a playoff series. Lakers in 5.

Mamba Mentality · Post #71 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:53 am

Playoff LeBron and Luka. Get your popcorn ready ladies and gentleman this run about to trigger a lot of people.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #72 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:53 am

If Ant Edwards guards Reaves and takes it upon himself to slow him down, could be an interesting series, assuming McDaniels guards Luka.

Wolfgang630 · Post #73 » by **Wolfgang630** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:57 am

I’m so sick and tired of seeing people say this is some easy series for the Lakers.

Mamba Mentality · Post #74 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 1:59 am

The outcome of this series is also playing into my prediction that the Wolves will land KD in the offseason because they won’t get consistent production outside Ant.

Jedi32 · Post #75 » by **Jedi32** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:01 am

Either way it's not gonna be an easy anything. This series will be fun though.

California Gold · Post #76 » by **California Gold** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:02 am

Lakers in 6. Edwards will get his, he's been a 3 point marksman this season. I do think the Wolves can steal one of the first two in LA. But LA will also take two in Minny.

Liam_Gallagher · Post #77 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:07 am

Anyone know when game 1 is?

RB34 · Post #78 » by **RB34** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:07 am

Vando will be an interesting player to watch in this series.

He was fouling a lot in the regular season, if the refs allow more physical play he could have a huge impact.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #79 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:10 am

Liam_Gallagher wrote:Anyone know when game 1 is?

April

guest81 · Post #80 » by **guest81** » Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:32 am

RB34 wrote:Vando will be an interesting player to watch in this series.

He was fouling a lot in the regular season, if the refs allow more physical play he could have a huge impact.

I don't see how he doesn't get played off the court seeing as he doesn't have to be guarded

Who wins the series?