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

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Mr. Dominant, Apr 22, 2025.

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

  1. Lakers in 7

  2. Lakers in 6

  3. Lakers in 5

  4. Lakers in 4

  5. Wolves in 7

  6. Wolves in 6

  7. Wolves in 5

  8. Wolves in 4

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  1. TimDuncanDonaut

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  2. Jontro

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    jj reddit. fire af
     
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  3. JayGoogle

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    With that AD comment I always knew Lebron wasn't happy with that trade.

    1. Lebron loves control. The Lakers going behind his back to trade a friend was not going to sit well with him especially since Luka is much younger and so now suddenly Lebron is not the franchise anymore. Luka is.

    2. Lebron is a lot like Ime. Defense first. Watching Luka be a traffic cone has to be driving him mad.

    I also just never liked the body language between them. Never saw Lebron get amped for anything Luka does. They traded one of his boys AND then did so without his permission, has to piss of LeKing.
     
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    Wouldn't matter. JJ wouldn’t play them. He just caters to Letoid.
     
  5. GOATuve

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    Who cares what Lebron thinks? He shouldn't be making front office decisions. "Leking". More like Lebye. Good riddance to the steroid junkie and the Lakers.
     
  6. GOATuve

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    Good thing is the Lakers have nothing to trade unless they move fat boy
     
  7. JumpMan

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    Naw.

    Davis had a trade kicker that he had to kick for the trade to work. Perhaps he did that without Klutch or LeBron knowing and going along with it, but that is unlikely.

    More likely, LeBron is playing the blame game and making Doncic fair game for criticism with that comment.

    And your LeBron is a defense-first player, has to be a colossal joke. o_O

    LeBron is at a point in his career where he is the old wife being traded for the new one, and the trade is happening right in front of him. He has his friends in the media who will protect him, but the Lakers have made their choice. The Mark Williams rescinded trade is one sign and so is Pelinka's extension.
     
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    Let us watch the implosion this off season.
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  9. Mr. Dominant

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    I found this comment very insightful. Was just going through some of the games, and Lebron barely gets excited or hyped whenever Luka does something amazing on the court. It’s clear he didn’t want AD gone.

    If Lebron is staying in LA, then I think Lebron is going to need to talk to Luka and get him on his diet plan and workout schedule for the summer and get Luka back in shape, because he is so slow on defense and even offense too. This is not the Luka we all know, he’s gotten a lot worse at everything.
     
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    Well, they can trade LeBron to the Mavs. :D
     
  11. Manny Ramirez

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    So on Get Up this morning, they started with the game from last night (Lakers-Wolves) and after 20 minutes, they are still talking about it except all they are talking about what can the Lakers do...nothing about the Rockets-Warriors game from last night. Nothing about the Wolves and all the good things they did - nope, just all about LeBron, Luka, and JJ Reddick. So ridiculous how much the media is in the Lakers ass.
     
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    If "guy Luka is defending" had a stat line for the series itd probably be something like 45.4/15.5/8.8 on 60/40/85.
     
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    Anyone else feel like Luka half faked his injury? He already looked like he was gassed before.
     
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    When the Cavs inevitably lose to the Celtics, Lebron to Cleveland for his last season victory lap
     
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    Exactly. He REALLY did not look like himself
    Luka looked like he really didn't give a f*ck
    but
    Not the I don't give a f*ck that Jokic has .. . more of a useless I don't give a f*ck

    Rocket River
     
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    The difference is that Ant stays aggressive and has a consistent mentality game to game, even if he's not playing well. Wish Jalen Green had that approach.

    0-11 from 3 is crazy though.
     
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    This is why I am so glad the Lakers get eliminated so soon. Hopefully they are out of the talks after today.
     
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