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

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:41 pm

Lakers in 5
7
9%
Lakers in 6
28
35%
Lakers in 7
9
11%
Wolves in 4
3
4%
Wolves in 5
7
9%
Wolves in 6
23
29%
Wolves in 7
3
4%
 
Total votes: 80

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Post#761 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:12 am

Haye's Is not meant to be a starter Y'all, his a back up but playing starter.

Can't wait for Lakers to get a legit Center and have Hayes as back ups
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Post#762 » by Scott T » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:12 am

Weak bail-out foul for LeBron
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Post#763 » by Mk0 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:12 am

DusterBuster wrote:Jaxon Hayes is kinda bad at basketball. Giving me Javal MaGee PTSD.

McGee is way smarter. Which is saying something.
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Post#764 » by CIN-C-STAR » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:12 am

Domejandro wrote:Jaxson Hayes has really poor technique on screens.


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Post#765 » by EArl » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:12 am

If the Lakers shot league average on their 3's, this game would be over.
They are letting them hang in there.
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Post#766 » by durden_tyler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

SlimShady83 wrote:BTW

Where Is Mcdaniels and Naz this game??

fluke first game.

More like this game is the fluke. Both players will be key players when the series shifts to Minnesota. The Lakers have no one outside of Luka.


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Post#768 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

durden_tyler wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:BTW

Where Is Mcdaniels and Naz this game??

fluke first game.

More like this game is the fluke. Both players will be key players when the series shifts to Minnesota. The Lakers have no one outside of Luka.


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Post#769 » by Castle Black » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

Mike Conley is legit terrible at basketball. Used to be a damn good player too.
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Post#770 » by AmIWrongDude » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

Mk0 wrote:That LeBron drive was bad. Dude's legs buckled as soon as he hit the paint. Cmon man.

Some elite flopping this playoffs. Jokic and Brunson set the bar high though. They put on masterclasses yesterday.

We get it every foul the Lakers get is fake and all the ones the T Wolves get are legit
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Post#771 » by Chuck Everett » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

Nickell has been so bad tonight.
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Post#772 » by Mk0 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:13 am

Randle on the rip and run was one of my favorites when he was a Laker. idk why bigs don't push it like that, it basically unlocked Draymond when he was a pup.
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Post#773 » by Mk0 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:14 am

LeBron just falling over. Cmon dude.
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Post#774 » by rockmanslim » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Lebron looks 40
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Post#775 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Now Bron driving, who was It that flopped on the floor?

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Post#776 » by AmIWrongDude » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Minny strategy to foul every play and not get called
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Post#777 » by Dan33185 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Naz and NAW are so bad tonight...hopefully just an off night, otherwise this series could be over quick.
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Post#778 » by NiceLikeChrist » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Mk0 wrote:LeBron just falling over. Cmon dude.

Laker fans will say they’re all legitimate fouls and that both teams are being officiated equally
NiceLikeChrist wrote:We are going to deeply regret this. We traded away the best player in the trade and still had to give up a great role player AND a pick?

so many people are going to eat their words about randle
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Post#779 » by Domejandro » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:15 am

Julius Randle got hosed on that call. :lol:

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