Quote from: btc_angela on Today at 11:10:24 AM

Quote from: Distraction on Today at 11:04:35 AM

Maybe this could be the reason why Lakers lost the last game. They had nearly 0 points from 4 of their players... Timberwolves were much better about bench contribution.

I can't believe Lakers are this bad in playoffs. I didn't expect them to just go for a championship right after having Doncic of course.

But you know, you should at least be able to do something good in your conference playoffs. Tongue

Right, Gabe Vincent or at least DFS should be scoring in double digits or even Hayes. But the thing is that they are not existent in this series and only the big 3 of the Lakers are scoring for them.

As compare to the Wolves, they have built a good rotation and there are games that someone will step up for them scoring 20+ points and that is big enough for them to pull this win specially in close games.

Hayes is almost non-existent with this series because they will be slower if he's on the court that's why for most of the game, the Lakers are playing small ball. It's the same with the Wolves. Just look at Gobert's minutes compared to his during the regular season. Because of this reason, I think Hayes not scoring is understandable, but the other players in rotation like DFS, Vincent and even Goodwin must step up on offense as well if they want to win.

I watched the final minutes of the game and the Lakers have it until Lebron made that crucial mistake that caused them to lose the ball. Anyway, the Lakers are still in the game because it's a race to 4. We've seen teams that came back from a 3-1 deficit. However, I did ask ChatGPT on what are the chances of a team leading 3-1 to win the whole series and here's the answer:

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As of the most recent data (up to the 2024 playoffs), NBA teams leading 3-1 have won the series 268 out of 281 times, which is a success rate of about 95.4%.

Remember this from Shannon Sharpe? This is in total jeopardy right now. Cheesy

Instead of Lakers in 5, it might be Wolves in 5. Cheesy