After a disappointing first game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Lakers have revealed that they will be down a player for Game 2.

The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Unable to contain Minnesota’s offensive attack, particularly from deep, LA saw the Timberwolves convert on 21 of their 42 attempts from 3-point range.

Coming off a week-long rest and a solid 50-32 season, the Los Angeles Lakers were surprisingly run out of the arena by the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs in the first round.

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The Lakers need to win one of their two remaining games to lock in the No. 3 seed. The Rockets are currently 23-16 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Lakers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.

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