From mid-series adjustments to series surprises, here are the biggest takeaways from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Apr 25, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) reacts in celebration after a foul is called against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half during game ...

Yet a disastrous fourth quarter saw the Lakers outscored, 32-19, leading to a 116-114 loss in Minnesota that puts their ...

Kendrick Perkins makes a bold prediction, ranking Anthony Edwards as a better all-around player than Luka Doncic.

The Minnesota Timberwolves looked set to be a play-in tournament team with a few games left in the regular season, but an 8-2 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the NBA Playoffs with about as much hype as any team, due in part to their pairing of LeBron ...

Lakers legend Magic Johnson calls out coach JJ Redick's decision to play LeBron James and Luka Doncic for all of the second ...

During a recent interview with Caleb Pressley, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic was asked if he was “Bronsexual” in ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 3-1 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs and one NBA ...

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to a brutal 116-113 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of their first-round playoff ...

One NBA playoff series is over, and most of the others are close. The NHL playoffs have been a little more even.

The Lakers still believe they can win this series against the Timberwolves despite being down 3-1, and LeBron James is the ...