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

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Who wins the series?

Poll ended at Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:41 pm

Lakers in 4
11
3%
Lakers in 5
83
22%
Lakers in 6
103
27%
Lakers in 7
22
6%
Wolves in 4
14
4%
Wolves in 5
26
7%
Wolves in 6
90
24%
Wolves in 7
32
8%
 
Total votes: 381

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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#1201 » by OrlandoDream » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

Twolves are a matchup nightmare for LA. Aside from Jackson Hayes they have no bigs to put bodies on the Minny towers. Minny just gets whatever they want in the paint.
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Post#1202 » by Myth » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

How come when LeBron pushed Randle after a basket, the ref came to break it up without calling a technical?
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Post#1203 » by Patches Perry » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

That's such a Luka shot lol.
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Post#1204 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

did Luka call glass???
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Post#1205 » by cpower » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

bad defense on luka and if Ant is out lakers have enough time to get back
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Post#1206 » by mkot » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

The Wolves need 5-6 strong minutes, don't give the Lakers any hope.
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Post#1207 » by PierceFan4ever » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

Always hilarious when Austin reaves complaining about a foul call
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Post#1208 » by TimberKat » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:34 am

What is MIN defense doing? You know Luka is going to shoot :nonono:
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Post#1209 » by JustBuzzin » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

All I can think about watching this game is KD watching and thinking Minnesota will be his next destination.
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Post#1210 » by Chuck Everett » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

That's what I like about Luka. He's shooting that before the buzzer. Not like Lavine in the play-in game.
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Post#1211 » by Shaka_Zulu » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

Mavrelous wrote:Uh oh, ANT is heading to the locker room...



If there is one NBA star who heads to locker due to naggling injury, who I am convinced eventually returns. Its Ant.


He is a weird little iron man type. He only misses games due to technicals and random illegitimate baby births every other month lol
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Post#1212 » by Dennis Reynolds » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

KyRo23 wrote:How do you not jump on a jump ball Jesus man lol


Never seen that before :lol:
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Post#1213 » by ___Rand___ » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

Hey the lead iss under 20 now.
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Post#1214 » by Catchall » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

Ant at half speed is better than no Ant.
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Post#1215 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

We need to get like 2-3 stops without Edwards out there.
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Post#1216 » by PierceFan4ever » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

Myth wrote:How come when LeBron pushed Randle after a basket, the ref came to break it up without calling a technical?


Old man getting mad out there. Shoving Edwards and Randle and of course gets away with it
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Post#1217 » by dWadeOwnzYou » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:35 am

No Ant no win unfortunately.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#1218 » by Eightnineborn » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:36 am

PierceFan4ever wrote:Always hilarious when Austin reaves complaining about a foul call


He is learning from the two GOATS
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#1219 » by Sealab2024 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:36 am

Now, close these idiots out. Hard. like you don't come back from it hard.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves 

Post#1220 » by Revived » Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:36 am

Luka, Jokic, Steph and that one guy on Boston are the only 4 players who could legit make that shot regularly from halfcourt line.

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