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

Castle Black · Post #1021 » by **Castle Black** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:39 am

jaymo123 wrote:Damn Wolves, the low IQ late cost them late.

The inability of their role players to hit any wide open shots cost them this game. They got a ton of good looks and not a single one of those guys could throw it in the ocean. You’re not going to win Playoff games if the majority your team shoots that poorly from deep.

MrGoat · Post #1022 » by **MrGoat** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:39 am

00s fans have to love seeing a game where the winner failed to top 100

C3H6N6O6 · Post #1023 » by **C3H6N6O6** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

Reaves has to throw better lobs. The last one to LeBron hit the glass.

Handlez · Post #1024 » by **Handlez** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

Luka not holding back...

"I did great on defense."

Lol let em know.

Mk0 · Post #1025 » by **Mk0** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

Chuck Everett wrote:Ant's conditioning still seems kind of garbage. Not as many aggressive drives as you think he should be able to have. Say what you want about Shai or Brunson, but those guys get in the lane at will.

They get a nice whistle though. You get a nice little breather when you have a dozen FTAs in a playoff game.

*I totally agree with your point. Not arguing that.

sp6r=underrated · Post #1026 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

levon wrote:If Austin can get into a groove earlier in the game and not overthink himself, Lakers have a slight edge in this series. But it feels like it's going 7.

This guy has it correct. Whenever teams are this close I always go with the team with the best player which is LA.

Dan33185 · Post #1027 » by **Dan33185** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

Demagoog wrote:
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.

Congrats on your moral victory, I guess.

Hey, thanks, appreciate it. Wolves actually have a real victory as well in this series, so it's all good.

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #1028 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:40 am

Yeah Ant's drives were shut down. Good defense by Lakers. The energy from him this game was passive, running literally on Randle offense..lol

Triple7 · Post #1029 » by **Triple7** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

Stop with all the MJ lite talks, face of the league talks media is pushing. He went missing. AntBoy haha

durden_tyler · Post #1030 » by **durden_tyler** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:Thanks for sucking at scoring both teams, even the under 198.5 bet was so easy. LOL

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no offense man but **** your bets, this is a game threads not a gambler thread.

Game is not as fun without a bet

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whatisacenter · Post #1031 » by **whatisacenter** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

AmIWrongDude wrote:Lotta yapping from ant man but didn’t do much at the end besides that stat pad

But at least he can go impress himself in the shower…

Handlez · Post #1032 » by **Handlez** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

PistolPeteJR wrote:Why is Randle clapping lol.

Because he played well and thought this was a moral victory lol

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1033 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

@Bob8, apparently IT IS possible for lakers to score 94 pts and still win :lol:

I recall the convo in other thread was Lakers need to score over 95 to win next game.

Both teams **** tier offense 2nd half. One of the worst 3pt shooting game from two teams in a while.

Hot start and physical defence won the game.

PistolPeteJR · Post #1034 » by **PistolPeteJR** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

Give it to LAL man, holding Minny to 85 points.

SlimShady83 · Post #1035 » by **SlimShady83** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

Dan33185 wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:I hate this unwritten rule, play till the end.

Not worth the risk of injury

Fark that, play till the end.

Mamba Mentality · Post #1036 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:41 am

Calinks wrote:Hell of a defensive performance from LA, also big difference in energy and readiness.

Respect for keeping it real. We’re in for a dog fight. Im expecting more variance from game to game and could see both teams exchanging double digit wins. It’s going to be a series of adjustments and counters. Should go the full 7.

levon · Post #1037 » by **levon** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:42 am

Demagoog wrote:
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.

Congrats on your moral victory, I guess.

Yeah weird take when they lost wire to wire, often down between 15-20 points.

Also Wolves fans banking on HCA is kind of silly when Luka's been an underdog and on the road his whole career. I'm thinking this goes 7 and no idea who wins.

blueberrysticky · Post #1038 » by **blueberrysticky** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:42 am

Luka put alot of energy into defense tonight

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1039 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:42 am

durden_tyler wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:Thanks for sucking at scoring both teams, even the under 198.5 bet was so easy. LOL

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no offense man but **** your bets, this is a game threads not a gambler thread.

Game is not as fun without a bet

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jym85 · Post #1040 » by **jym85** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:42 am

Lakers desperately need a Gafford

Who wins?