2025 1st Round: (3) LA Lakers Vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves

you can already tell that the superteam aura is dissipating and competitive no friednly games edge is coming back.

Honestly, I can't wait till he retires

 

After careful consideration, I think LeBron may have been gassed in the 4th quarter. He's played 87 mins the last two games.

Unfortunately there are two days off before game 5 but that may not be enough to save the Lakers.

 

LeBron and Luka both played 46 minutes this game. And they lost. Their bench is so weak it's just too big a drop off for JJ to sit his two best players for more than 2 minutes a game.

 

The Lakers did not make a single substitution in the 2nd half.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/44894232/edwards-zooms-gassed-lakers-wolves-take-3-1-lead

 

It’s all about the coaching for me. J.J sucks. If Phil Jackson was coaching this lineup? RIP league

 

Cant believe ant is only 23.

 

Maybe the league isn't rigged?

 

Not a LeBron defender by any stretch of the imagination but I wish he was in his 20s also so he could knock out Ant for bullying him like that lmao

 

Stop looking for a foul and just deck the guy come on man!!

 

Good on Edwards. LeBron gets away with pushing people all game long, he gets pushed back and cries. Gobert knocked him in the back of the head after LeBron was overaggressive on a free throw box out. Good on them.

 

We'll see how the next game is officiated. The Wolves aren't afraid of LeBron until he is protected by biased officiating.

 

Maybe you’re right im liking this. Why do ya want to see the same teams all over again.

 

SGA and Ant the new Goats! Bye Bye Curry Lebron.

Wolves are smoking Either of Rockets or Warriors. But if the rockets
advance you never know. I know the way the Wolves are playing GS is out of luck.

 

It ain't over. The Wolves could have won their last game this season.

The Lakers were right there these past two games in large part because of inconsistent officiating. They needed a hero and no one stepped up. The NBA did its part; the Lakers, mainly Doncic and LeBron, did not.

Someone is getting blown out (pause) on Wednesday night. The Wolves could foolishly believe they'll close them out in Minnesota and the Lakers might just quit. Who knows. The Lakers getting all of the calls in a Game 6 and Game 7 might just be too much pressure on the Wolves.

 

2018 WCF game 7 says otherwise

 

I think there is enough animosity between the teams to prevent the T-Wolves from going quietly in game 5.

Keep in mind that even after falling way behind, they had plenty of chances to close the gap late in game 2 but just couldn't get a key shot to drop. It's been shown Luka and LeBron both playing out of their minds doesn't mean the Lakers will beat them.

In the unlikely event of a blowout in game 5, it's more likely T-Wolves advance vs. a dead cat bounce for the Lakers.

 

well damn

Luka with zero resistance in these clips…Harden’s defensive reputation got absolutely tarnished for less to the point where he’s still to this day viewed as 1 of the worst defenders in the league by casuals

Luka just lets u drive right by him with ease

 

Now he about to really become White Harden

About to complete the narrative circle

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