r/nba • u/NBA_MOD [NBA] Scott Foster • Mar 31 '23
GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (38-38) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (39-38) - (April 01, 2023) Game Thread
General Information
| TIME | MEDIA | Team Subreddits |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 PM Eastern | Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/lakers |
| 07:00 PM Central | Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/timberwolves |
| 06:00 PM Mountain | Play By Play: NBA.com | |
| 05:00 PM Pacific | Box Score: NBA.com |
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u/HairyDowntown Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
GG Lakers
Kinda. That game was ugly as shit to sit through. Lol
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u/Willdebeast25 Lakers Apr 01 '23
That was the most frustrating game of all time for both teams at certain points
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u/motorboat_mcgee Lakers Apr 01 '23
God we needed that. Didn't think we'd pull it off, but our defense just ramped up in the second half
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u/motorboat_mcgee Lakers Apr 01 '23
Hope Rudy is good, your double big setup is so unique for today's league, I kind of love it haha
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u/ok_heh Lakers Apr 01 '23
AD straight to recovery damn
he's constantly criticized for injury so give the man his due
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u/eazy-duz-it [LAL] Austin Reaves Apr 01 '23
Timberwolves commentators are the worst I've never heard.
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u/mattschilly Apr 01 '23
I thought they were pretty fair honestly, weren’t really blaming the refs for anything and called the game as it was.
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u/TheRealLardin Apr 01 '23
You clearly didn´t watch enough Raptors broadcasted games to know better :)
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u/_Russell_Westbrick Lakers Apr 01 '23
did Dlo just create a turnover for himself when he can take team turnover?
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u/LakersLAQ Lakers Apr 01 '23
AD going straight to the ice bath lol.
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u/otiso_niloc Lakers Apr 01 '23
Straight to the German doctors
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u/j_cruise Nets Apr 01 '23
They should find the LeBron James of every bodypart and keep them in the back
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u/Yungafrica2205 Minneapolis Lakers Apr 01 '23
I'm ready for a fresh stream of Lakers free-throw posts. Can't wait to hear yet more complaints about how the Lakers are carried by the refs please 🥺❤️
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u/RastaObama [DAL] Luka Dončić Apr 01 '23
It's funny because any other team would be praised for having such a free throw disparity. But when it's the lakers it's because you cheated.
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u/syllabic Knicks Apr 01 '23
cant imagine the salt if the wolves lose to the blazers
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u/HaikN98 Lakers Apr 01 '23
KAT might be the worst defender I’ve ever seen lol. Guy has no idea what to do ever
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u/RansomGoddard Heat Apr 01 '23
Was that not a backcourt violation earlier?
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u/turnoffredesign69420 Lakers Apr 01 '23
You can throw it into the backcourt under a certain amount of time left in the game
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u/RansomGoddard Heat Apr 01 '23
I know that. He did not cross in time though.
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u/turnoffredesign69420 Lakers Apr 01 '23
Oh right I did notice that! Was the shot clock below 24 when they called that timeout? Maybe that was the reason
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
This season is gonna be hella disappointing if (when?) we don't make it out of the playins.
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u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ Lakers Apr 01 '23
its already disappointing for your future that you traded all that you did for gobert when you had gobert at home. (naz reid, walker kessler)
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u/_Russell_Westbrick Lakers Apr 01 '23
taco terriost again
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u/GauravBD Lakers Apr 01 '23
Only when we play at home lol
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u/ok_heh Lakers Apr 01 '23
damn McDaniels is a stud
gonna look good in the purple and gold some day
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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
I get it.
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u/pagonator 76ers Apr 01 '23
Jesus AD is limping but he's still completely dominating Minnesota
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u/HaikN98 Lakers Apr 01 '23
KAT is the worst defender I’ve ever watched bro. Seems like AD’s eyes would light up when he would see KAT in front of him lol.
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u/lovo17 Lakers Apr 01 '23
I'm ready for a fresh stream of Lakers free-throw posts. Can't wait to hear yet more complaints about how the Lakers are carried by the refs.
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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
We killed ourselves tonight through horrible shot selection.
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u/otiso_niloc Lakers Apr 01 '23
Jack in the Box executives are the ones rigging games goddammit I just want some garbage tacos
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u/OverYon NBA Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23
Minnesota commits foul
foul is called
shocked Pikachu face
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u/Booby_Collector Apr 01 '23
If some of your players are as sick as the announcers are saying, why put them all on the same bus? Why not put the sick players on a separate bus or private cars? That's just asking to get the rest of your team just as sick, at a time when every game counts.
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u/Booby_Collector Apr 01 '23
If some of your players are as sick as the announcers are saying, why out them all on the same bus? Why not put the sick players on a separate bus or private cars? That's just asking to get the rest of your team just as sick, at a time when every game counts.
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u/mishmashedtosunday [LAL] Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Apr 01 '23
I was shocked when half their roster was listed "QUESTIONABLE - ILLNESS"
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u/Thimit22 Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
You know it's for real too. We aren't doing any load management or anything
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Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 05 '23
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
there's like 5 dudes on the injury report with the flu
They're not just making shit up lol
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u/SharpSwag Lakers Apr 01 '23
Every dozen or so games, LeBron will have a game where plays like he is 38. This is one of those games.
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u/mishmashedtosunday [LAL] Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Apr 01 '23
Who's gonna be the taco terrorist?
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u/Natural_Canopy Lakers Apr 01 '23
Worst officiated quarter in nba history?
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u/Currymvp2 Warriors Apr 01 '23
LeBron has just looked off since the second he broke record, but I still think he's due for some great games.
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u/Malificari [LAL] Kobe Bryant Apr 01 '23
Why are people still surprise about LeRampUp. This is why he’s playing now instead of when the playoffs start
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u/swawesome52 Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
Y'all lucky Naz broke his wrist (this is a joke for the people thinking I'm serious)
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u/otiso_niloc Lakers Apr 01 '23
I mean unironically we are as well. Already had a hard time with the size of KAT and Rudy
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u/_Russell_Westbrick Lakers Apr 01 '23
we are lucky half of your team is having diahrrea, hope you guys recover soon and don't pass to Lakers team
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u/YoungDetective Lakers Apr 01 '23
I unironically felt way better about this match up when I saw he was out
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u/mishmashedtosunday [LAL] Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Apr 01 '23
LeBron hasn't played PG the entire half lol
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u/HairyDowntown Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
We are just line driving our shots tonight.
Our guys needs some rest. Lol
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u/tandtz Apr 01 '23
Brooklyn just got lumped in with Spurs and Blazers as a lottery team? what a rough stray lmao
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u/nick170100 Australia Apr 01 '23
Give Schroder that max contract he wanted the last time he was here haha
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u/clubba [POR] Gary Trent Jr. Apr 01 '23
The rip-thru is possibly the worst thing to happen to basketball in recent years.
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u/OkayThatsKindaCool Lakers Apr 01 '23
Timberwolves relying on Mcdaniels to create offense?
Bad coaching lol.
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
Jaden's offense has been great lately.
Casual
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u/OkayThatsKindaCool Lakers Apr 01 '23
Lol good luck with that 😂
He doesn’t create. He gets created for. You know his teammates right? Reading comprehension at an all time low.
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
You're embarrassing yourself.
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u/OkayThatsKindaCool Lakers Apr 01 '23
5/13 5 TOs
As the fourth/fifth option on the wolves. Against the small Lakers with no wings lmao.
Keep relying on him to be Mikal Bridges.
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
Not the reason we lost
But Wolves have 15 fouls this half 💀
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u/Ok-Ebb7967 Apr 01 '23
Yeah I’d say it was the 40% fg and 30% for 3 while getting dominated in the glass, giving up 30 fast break points while allowing 64 points in the paint that did the Wolves in
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u/Thimit22 Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
Naz Reid would have saved us
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u/asanisimasa88 Suns Apr 01 '23
Did they say how long he is out for? Hope he’s back for playoffs but sounded serious
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u/Thimit22 Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
6 weeks
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u/asanisimasa88 Suns Apr 01 '23
Damn that sucks
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u/Thimit22 Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
We'll recoup and run it back next year. KAT injury fucked the whole season up
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u/DavidCreeper Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
this game is over anway, but that rip through move needs to be out of basketball
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u/Booby_Collector Apr 01 '23
I mean, sure the ball was loose, but the only player within like 15 feet of where the ball was headed was a Lakers player... Shouldn't that have counted as clear and obvious immediate possession?
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u/otiso_niloc Lakers Apr 01 '23
I get the logic, but that kind of grey area makes rules impossible to enforce
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u/otiso_niloc Lakers Apr 01 '23
Good to see Rudy back. Thought it was just bumped knees but that was a long absence if it was only that
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u/beanakajulian33 Warriors Apr 01 '23
Is it some kind of requirement they take an hour on every challenge?
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u/Rswany Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
Man, they should make rip-throughs like that an offensive foul.
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u/sharkhuh Lakers Apr 01 '23
I actually hate the rip-through move. I feel like KD perfected it, and now everyone does it.
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u/fastlikeanascar Gran Destino Apr 01 '23
I really hate the swing through rile. So lame
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u/theycallmeJanga Hawks Apr 01 '23
As a scott foster fan that one was way too blatant. Gotta keep that shit subtle
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u/beanakajulian33 Warriors Apr 01 '23
This is taking entirely too long
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u/HairyDowntown Timberwolves Apr 01 '23
You know they have to watch every angle 5 times before actually admitting they fucked up.
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u/dropdatdurkadurk Apr 01 '23
Lol this could be a playoff game and it would still be an excessive review time for a 13 pt game with 3 min left cmon
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u/TheRealLardin Apr 01 '23
"I´d like to get a ref lookalike shirt with a 48 in the back in honor to Scott Foster"
Said no one ever.
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u/motorboat_mcgee Lakers Apr 01 '23
I'm surprised Rudy isn't in there, if he's ok... The Wolves were doing work against us with the double bigs
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u/LakersLAQ Lakers Apr 01 '23
In the first half. Idk what the hell they were doing in the 3rd even with both.
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u/dawnoog Lakers Apr 01 '23
What a fucking relief, we still have a shot