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Timberwolves Beat Lakers to Take Opening Round Series
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5/1/2025
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Last night, 103-96, the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatched to the Los Angeles Lakers.
00:05
And Joe, I talked about this for the past two days saying,
00:08
there is no way the NBA is going to let that happen.
00:11
Where the Lakers could get knocked out early in round number one,
00:14
because Luka Doncic's going there with LeBron James.
00:16
His ratings bonanza, it's so much fun to watch.
00:18
How could Dallas make that move?
00:20
Now the Lakers are going to be stone cold favorites for the next five years to win championships.
00:25
And the Lakers go out with a whimper last night.
00:27
Let's start here, Joe Ranieri.
00:28
What happened in this playoff series with the Los Angeles Lakers?
00:34
Well, not having a center to start with, Donnie, is what you've got to look at.
00:40
Because, and again, this was all, I mean, we all applauded the Doncic trade for the Lakers.
00:45
They kind of fleeced Dallas.
00:47
But really, what that turned out to be, I think, Donnie, was a move for the future.
00:52
That, you know, they move on from the LeBron era, and it's now going to be Luka's team.
00:56
Because nothing about the makeup of this team was about this year.
01:02
There is no way Rudy Gobert comes in and drops 27 and grabs 24 rebounds and knocks you out of the playoffs.
01:10
When they went 7 of 47 from 3, the Minnesota Timberwolves did last night, and the Lakers had no answer for Rudy Gobert.
01:20
So, you know, that Doncic trade will be looked at as the trade for the future of the Lakers.
01:25
It was never about winning anything this year.
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The makeup of that team, let's face it, was not very good, and Minnesota took total advantage of it.
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