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

EmpireFalls · Post #581 » by **EmpireFalls** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:40 am

Lakers have stopped running offense and are letting the lead slip away. They’ll likely lose this game.

Wolves have this series in the bag. Just a way better team.

Mamba Mentality · Post #582 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:40 am

offense has been in the mud since about half way through the second quarter, need Luka to have another one of his offensive surges

Chuck Everett · Post #583 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:40 am

Onlytimewilltel wrote:
ScrantonBulls wrote:Refs have been really bad. Wolves getting away with much more physicality.

Refs could have gotten the game under control in the first half, but chose not to.

dirkdiggler4177 · Post #584 » by **dirkdiggler4177** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:40 am

Why was JJ so upset?

SlimShady83 · Post #585 » by **SlimShady83** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:42 am

EmpireFalls wrote:Lakers have stopped running offense and are letting the lead slip away. They’ll likely lose this game.

Wolves have this series in the bag. Just a way better team.

3rd quarter woes :banghead:

Tracymcgoaty · Post #586 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:43 am

Finally a three falls down.

Shaka_Zulu · Post #587 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:43 am

EmpireFalls wrote:Lakers have stopped running offense and are letting the lead slip away. They’ll likely lose this game.

Wolves have this series in the bag. Just a way better team.

Are you counter jinxing? Lakers winning this game for sure. Especially if they leading at 4th with Luka.

Upperclass · Post #588 » by **Upperclass** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:43 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
Upperclass wrote:Also viewers don't generally dislike the Lakers. If someone is tuning in to watch a professional basketball game.. Particularly playoffs..They want to watch the players compete in that game vs watching a Broadway play of that game.

The foul calls are 17-17

Literally has nothing to do with the previous statement

SlimShady83 · Post #589 » by **SlimShady83** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:43 am

69 points

I love It

AmIWrongDude · Post #590 » by **AmIWrongDude** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

Big answer by Luka and the Lakers. Was looking like it was gonna slip away.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #591 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

BRON BRON!

win or lose this series if Rob **** up building around Luka he needs to get his ass beat.

northoakland510 · Post #592 » by **northoakland510** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

Rudy becomes unplayable

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MrGoat · Post #593 » by **MrGoat** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

Amazing how the Lakers finally hitting another 3 opened the offense back up and led to a Minny timeout

Handlez · Post #594 » by **Handlez** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

Beautiful dissection from Luka.

And the beautiful bankshot from 17.

SlimShady83 · Post #595 » by **SlimShady83** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

dirkdiggler4177 wrote:Why was JJ so upset?

He gets upset quite often, has a lot of passion I guess

much better then Ham

Tor_Raps · Post #596 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

MrGoat wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:How can Rudy be so sorry offensively man.

He always has been, that's why he's so sorry in the playoffs historically

I understand but how do you not work on your game to at least become dominant in the restricted area against people MUCH smaller than you.

Ridicululz · Post #597 » by **Ridicululz** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

The LeBron and Luka Show

multo · Post #598 » by **multo** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:44 am

Divincenzo and Conley have done nothing in this game.

Chuck Everett · Post #599 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:46 am

13 Lakers bench points. 6 Wolves bench points.

durden_tyler · Post #600 » by **durden_tyler** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:46 am

This is the bane of a best of seven series. You get teams sort of not giving 100% effort because it’s going to be a long series anyway.

Who wins?