The Los Angeles Lakers are going back to LA in a 3-1 hole to the Minnesota Timberwolves and facing elimination going into a Wednesday Game 5 in their best-of-seven series.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of elimination in the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Timberwolves are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven first-round series after a thrilling Game 4 win on Sunday afternoon in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 116-113, in Game 3 of their First Round series. Minnesota Timberwolves Top Performers Anthony Edwards – 43 points (16 in 4Q), 9 rebounds, 6 assists,

Bumping off Scotty Pippen Jr., Jalen Williams swished in a transition pull-up 3-pointer. The rare outside bucket pushed OKC's lead to double-digit points for the first time with a little under six minutes left.

The Thunder are the first of eight teams to advance to the NBA playoffs' second round. In a Round 1 series that got competitively closer with each game, they did just enough to su

Alexander and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs as favorites to win the NBA championship, and have done nothing to dissuade the betting public so far after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.