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

Post#981 » by multo » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Optms wrote:ANT man has gone missing this 4th lol

Better stop comparing him to Jordan.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#982 » by Dan33185 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Wolves played one of the worst games they could have played and are going to lose by about 10...I'm not as discouraged as I thought I would be.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#983 » by Tracymcgoaty » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

We honestly haven't played well this game.

Missing wide open shots. missing bunnies. Messing up fast breaks. Stupid turnovers.

We won because of our defense this game.

That crap isn't gonna last. Luka was playing on fumes.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#984 » by f4p » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

I wonder how often neither team has shot better than 21% on 3s
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Post#985 » by whatisacenter » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

More sloppy offense than good defensive by both teams
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Post#987 » by PistolPeteJR » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Dan33185 wrote:Wolves played one of the worst games they could have played and are going to lose by about 10...I'm not as discouraged as I thought I would be.


Oh yeah? Did LAL play well?
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#988 » by ScrantonBulls » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

I'd be giving Luka T's left and right if I was a ref.
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Post#989 » by azcatz11 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Luka yelling in the refs face after the no call lol
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Post#990 » by Individual » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Lakers played sloppy and came away with a W
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Post#991 » by Mk0 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:36 am

Wolves shot 50% from 3 in game one, these teams wouldn't break 50% if they combined their 3p%
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#992 » by sp6r=underrated » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

EArl wrote:
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Optms wrote:Love how everyone just goes at Gobert, fraud DPOY


He's a center guarding 1-5.

How the hell is he a fraud?

He's put on an island against guards.

AD could guard 1-5 better than Rudy, and he has zero DPOY.


AD is a far better player due to offense but Gobert's defensive metrics slaughter AD (who misses a 1/3 of the season for half decade).

AD's defense is what Gobert haters claim Gobert is. Super overrated.
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Post#993 » by jaymo123 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Damn Wolves, the low IQ late cost them late.
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Post#994 » by durden_tyler » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Thanks for sucking at scoring both teams, even the under 198.5 bet was so easy. LOL


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Post#995 » by AmIWrongDude » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Lotta yapping from ant man but didn’t do much at the end besides that stat pad
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Post#996 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

I hate this unwritten rule, play till the end.
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Post#997 » by Jazz9 » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Even if they somehow get past the Wolves, which I don't think they will, I just can't see this Lakers team get through multiple playoff series
They're just not built for it
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Post#998 » by EArl » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Lets get that win on the road.
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 1-0) 

Post#999 » by Handlez » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:37 am

Why did Luka dribble it out? Run the last play.

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