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

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Who wins?

Poll ended at Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:16 pm

Lakers in 6
6
6%
Lakers in 7
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18%
Wolves in 5
28
29%
Wolves in 6
39
41%
Wolves in 7
5
5%
 
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 2-1) 

Post#1061 » by 2weekswithpay » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:19 pm

They double Luka and give up a 3. What is Finch doing? Keep switching and let the Lakers play ISO ball.
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Post#1062 » by guynumber45 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:19 pm

Regular season Rui is finally in the house.
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Post#1063 » by Wolfgang630 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Lakers barely winning with Luka, Lebron, Rui, AR all having good to great games
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Post#1064 » by Kobe187 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

They put Gobert back in for Reid lol Lakers have a chance
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Post#1065 » by KyRo23 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Individual wrote:Lakers still only have 3 bench points


Shouldn’t even count as a bench scoring cuz it’s probably DFS who has basically played the whole game
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Post#1066 » by PistolPeteJR » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

scrabbarista wrote:No contact when Luka got his three free throws, but contact there.


Dude, stop
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Post#1067 » by darkse1d » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Wolves play great man defense for 5 minutes and then randomly decide to go zone. Gotta be smarter than that.
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Post#1068 » by Movics » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

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Post#1069 » by Revived » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Why would you leave Rui open from 3 to go guard Lebron from 3 instead?
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Post#1070 » by Handlez » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Ducklett wrote:ANT is a frickin cheat code.


Yes it's cheating if you dare try to defend him.
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Post#1071 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

We play way better when the ball moves. JJ keeps giving it to Doncic to handle the ball for 24 seconds is terrible to watch. No idea why we keep doing that.
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Post#1073 » by kingr » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Realgm hates on ANT but no, this guy is ELITE.
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Post#1074 » by Maury2423 » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

They have to stop switching so easily and immediately looking to double Luka, he is absolutely picking them apart
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Re: 2025 NBA PLAYOFFS West First Round: #3 LA Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 2-1) 

Post#1075 » by Calinks » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Laker bench did nothing, if the Wolves bench showed up this would be over. For the rest of the series the Wolves bench has to really come to play because they have a huge advantage but having been playing like it.
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Post#1076 » by rockmanslim » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Luka threw up some garbage wtf was that
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Post#1077 » by PistolPeteJR » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:Lakers barely winning with Luka, Lebron, Rui, AR all having good to great games


Reaves is having a good game lol?
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Post#1079 » by Optms » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:20 pm

Naz scares me, so money from 3 when he sets his feet
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Post#1080 » by The Warrior » Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:21 pm

Handlez wrote:Pelinka better get to work in offseason.

Lakers are least talented team in league past their first 3 guys.
These are just damn excuses to rid fault on LeBron losing to keep the "LeBron has no help" narrative alive. Lakers are a talented team. Like wtf.

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