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

[Optms]

Is Knecht really that unplayable?

No but Hayes is.

Just JJ going with vets over rookies.

[Optms]

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Lakers have no bench. And no bigs.

Playing Bron the full 48 minutes when he's 65 years old isn't sustainable. As much as I can see them winning the next game in a blowout, its a wrap. ANT man won't let the Wolves lose.

[Loaf_of_bread]

At the end of the day, the Lakers aren't any good. The Wolves aren't necessarily any good either. Wolves have potential, but, won't do anything this year.

LAL hype going into the series and the playoffs in general was pretty ridiculous.

I get it. Nobody watches the Wolves, so they repeat stuff they read online or what they hear from “experts”.

NOBODY picked the Wolves to beat the Suns last years. Even after sweeping the Suns, NOBODY had the Wolves beating the defending champs (Nuggets).

This year, same thing…”Antman, Ironman, Spider-Man - Lakers in 5”.

This Wolves team is finally healthy (and good). They are DEEP. Believe it.

If they somehow advance, and meet OKC in the WCF it will be a battle, but OKC is just too damn good and I agree - the Wolves “won’t do anything this year.” as nobody remembers teams that make it to the WCF.

If not for OKC, this Wolves team has a real chance to make their first trip to the Finals.

I don’t know man, the 2002 Kings, 2000 Blazers, 2004 Wolves, 2005 Suns, and 2018 Rockets are all remembered.

Im expecting us to get to the WCF, and would consider that an accomplished season.

Okc is just too good.

[Raps in 4]

Has Anthony Edwards surpassed Luka Doncic?

[Raps in 4]

How would you rank the playoff coaching by JJ Redick?

This is one of the worst coaching performances I can remember. This combined with game 1 were particularly bad.


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Lakers should hire Doc for next season.

[OldSchoolNoBull]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

[Iwasawitness]

Choking late in games. Oh wait that's not new.

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I don’t think you know what choking means.

Deferring and coming up short consistently when it matters. Thanks.

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No lol

[Loaf_of_bread]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

Surprised they overturned the call? Both of ant's wrists were hit hard..no ball whatsoever.

[OldSchoolNoBull]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

Surprised they overturned the call? Both of ant's wrists were hit hard..no ball whatsoever.

Hey, I'm saying I think it was the correct call. We agree. I'm just surprised the refs would overturn a call like that when doing so goes a long way towards A)the Lakers losing the game and B)the series potentially ending sooner and making the league less money. I try not to be a conspiracy theorist but sometimes I feel surprise at things like this despite myself.

[sikma42]

Surprised they overturned the call? Both of ant's wrists were hit hard..no ball whatsoever.

Even if they deemed he hit the hand and caused the ball to go out. It’s still out on Ant bc hand is part of the ball. There was no way that LA got the ball back there.


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[jc23]

can the lakers be a great comeback story?

Watch on YouTube

[art_tatum]

imo would trade lebron for what every value he has and rebuild around luka. why drag it out? maybe when the cavs lose, trade lebron back there for some good pieces and for hte cavs you hope lebrons experience can help the cavs star get a chip. too much money tied to lebron in la whne luka has to get max too.

Should the lakers spend 3 years of Luka’s prime to cater to LeBron and his farewell tour or fully build around Luka?
They are both great players but their skill set overlaps too much. Next year LeBron will even be worse bc of age

[UglyBugBall]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

2 of the next 3 games are in LAL, so Lakers got homecourt now in principles. They win one on the road and its over.

[dn0774]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

2 of the next 3 games are in LAL, so Lakers got homecourt now in principles. They win one on the road and its over.

You think these Lakers are the 86 Celtics or something? Home games in the playoffs aren’t free.

[MikRay]

Be honest, guys...

Can the Lakers comeback down 3-1?

I think there's a slight chance.

Am I crazy?

I think they will two are the next three games are in LA

[ball_takes23]

imo would trade lebron for what every value he has and rebuild around luka. why drag it out? maybe when the cavs lose, trade lebron back there for some good pieces and for hte cavs you hope lebrons experience can help the cavs star get a chip. too much money tied to lebron in la whne luka has to get max too.

Should the lakers spend 3 years of Luka’s prime to cater to LeBron and his farewell tour or fully build around Luka?
They are both great players but their skill set overlaps too much. Next year LeBron will even be worse bc of age

if Lebron didnt have a no-trade clause and the only priority was winning championships then trading Lebron would be the easy decision. There is some team out there that is willing to make a huge overpay for a 41 year old Lebron that could set the Lakers up for the next 6-7 years. But there are a lot of non-basketball reasons that would stop that from ever happening.

[Sharkboy242]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

Its Lakers' fan math. Don't question it.

[The Explorer]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

2 of the next 3 games are in LAL, so Lakers got homecourt now in principles. They win one on the road and it's over.

Did you forget Minnesota already won game 1 in LA? It's not over at all if they win a game on the road.

[cjx]

Jordan's Son > Baby Magic and Baby Bird

Case Closed, Fam !

[durden_tyler]

1. You could feel how badly the Lakers wanted to win this game and steal back HCA. In the way LeBron was so engaged and pushing himself, and in how intense Redick was on the sideline.

2. Hard to blame Redick for playing the same five the whole second half when his bench is so bad. They have no depth.

3. Truly surprised the refs overturned the call at the end. I think they were right, but still surprised.

Glad the Wolves won though.

Being down 3-1 is tough, BUT:

1. Lakers regained homecourt advantage.
2. Lakers now only have to win one game on the road to win the series.
3. JJ figured out how to beat MIN for most of the game.

So I think this is 50/50.

Your #1 is incorrect. Wolves won one game in LA and Lakers lost both in Minnesota. Wolves have to win zero games on the road to win the series now.

Though they should want to end it ASAP and close it out in Game 5 in LA. Don't give them any life.

2 of the next 3 games are in LAL, so Lakers got homecourt now in principles. They win one on the road and its over.

LOL


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