The Los Angeles Lakers saw their season end Wednesday night after a 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs. Los Angeles entere

Even after Minnesota won Game 1 on the road—“stole” in the parlance of forgiving Lakers surrogates—coverage of this series tilted Lakers this, Lakers that,

Rudy Gobert led the Timberwolves with a dominant performance, recording playoff career highs of 27 points and 24 rebounds. His presence in the paint was instrumental, especially against the Lakers' smaller lineup,

It's been a wild first-round of the NBA playoffs, however, now all but a couple of series are settled and the second-round matchups are set (at least in the East). Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

The field for the second round is beginning to take shape in the 2025 NBA playoffs. Ten teams remain in the playoff bracket, and six teams -- the Thunder, Cavaliers, Pacers, Celtics, Timberwolves and Knicks -- have already moved on.

All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series.

After the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in February, the five-time All-Star met with general manager Rob Pelinka and asked him to trade for a specific player. Doncic wanted to play with a center who was a lob threat since he had success playing with Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II in Dallas.

After the blockbuster February trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the All-NBA guard wasted no time in shaping his vision for the team. According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Doncic met with GM Rob Pelinka shortly after arriving in L.