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

[KGDirkTD_Fan]

Rob Pelinka going to have a long off-season to figure something out. I get this a wash season but he is really going have to prove he can build a team around the generational talent that he has. Can't have 6 dudes playing the whole game, it's a joke.

[bbms]

everyone happy with lakers screwed is peak sports culture

[Dan33185]

Can we now stop with the whole Ant doesn't step up in the playoffs myth?

[Nuntius]

I feel like if a challenge call happens during the other team's timeout, they shouldn't be charged for a timeout. Seems like a bad wrinkle of the rule.

That said, great challenge for Coach Finch!

I'm gonna be honest I had no idea why Ant insisted on a review. In real time, the play looked clean. But the bird's eye view confirmed that it was a foul after all. Ant was right.

[uncleduck13]

Ant knocking out KD, Booker, Jokic, Bron, and Luka in B2b playoffs would be CRAZY

[f4p]

Doesn't matter because the Lakers got a great look regardless, but It's kind of ridiculous that the Lakers call a timeout to advance the ball and draw up a play when the refs declare it their ball, but then the time out stands AFTER the call is overturned. They're not going to call a time out if that foul is called originally.

Wait, did they really lose their TO because of that? That's an insane rule. The NFL gives teams their TO back id replay determines they wouldn't have needed to use it.

[Johnny Firpo]

If Jokic was there instead of Lebron Lakers would win. Wasting Luka’s prime

What a smart take, if they had the best player in the NBA, you think they would have had a better chance to win?

[VFX]

Sharpe taking a lot of huge life L’s these past few weeks. Maybe time to hang it up.

[LockoutSeason]

I’m still stunned LeBron chose to shoot that Curry-like 3 when they were up two points at 113-111. Just AWFUL

He’s been doing that for about 6 years. He always jacks up a knockout 3 to put the game away, and it never goes in.

[California Gold]

Usually I'm not one to blame the refs for changing an outcome but the Lakers got hosed in the 2nd half. All the hand checking and bodying by the Wolves really changed it for the Lakers.

The Lakers could've rebounded a lot better and that may have been ultimate reason why they lost but the Refs did them no favors.

Eh, suck it up. It's the playoffs. We had plenty of opportunities to make late shots and/or get stops and we didn't do it. Could be up 3-1 instead of down 3-1 but it's make/miss and we mostly missed.

I'm not even a Lakers fan and I felt bad for how bad they got hosed in the 2nd half. Yeah it's the playoffs, let the teams decide the game by calling the game the same the whole game. You can't reward LeBron ft's in the 1st half getting bodied by Wolves defenders and then in the 2nd half let Naz Reid and McDaniels hand check Luka left and right on the perimeter.

It's pathetic.

[Tomhomes33]

JJ gambled and lost..but to be honest he had no choice..had to go all in here.
Lakers are done but the future is bright:)
SGA vs Edwards waiting for that series in western finals.

[PierceFan4ever]

I’m sooooo glad Finch saved his challenge. He had to know the refs would’ve given the lakers some bs late. Great coaching

[sp6r=underrated]

Lakers suck minny getting rolled next series

Minny is actually a really good team. That’s what a balanced roster looks like, not the **** we have trotting out there.

This LA has no depth and had to roll their players into the ground. It almost worked but they got exhausted at the end.

[darkse1d]

Lebron played great defense in the 4th but that **** you 3 with 1 minute left was westbrook-esque. Could have gotten a much better shot than that.

[Doranku]

Can we now stop with the whole Ant doesn't step up in the playoffs myth?

Is that a thing? Seems to me Ant is undoubtedly one of those players who shines brightest in the playoffs

[1993Playoffs]

I kinda see why Nico did what he did

Wolves whole game plan was to attack Luka

[TheWitcher]

LBJ with zero points in the fourth. Did he play? Oh yeah he committed that dumb foul in the end gg, well played wolves!

Seek help.

Don’t be a poor sport, this could be the end of LeBronze. Show some pride for the old man.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Lakers have choked every 4th quarter. They just had a big enough lead to survive game 2

It doesn't help when the coach doesn't rest his two best players for even a minute in the second half. Luka and Lebron were dead tired.

They both played 46 minutes.

Crazy.

[RB34]

I don’t wanna hear from the mouth breathing “NBA rigs it for Lakers crowd” again

You realise the Wolves had to challenge that call to get it right?

[firedavidkahn]

LeBron can’t even win with Luka.

I think luka doesn’t want to play 41 year old LeBron next season. He wants to go to a young team that fits his timeline.

Dude, he's in LA. In a year or two they will land a supertstar centering around Finney-Smith.