Lucky Doncic LA Lakers another luck. PO 1R confirmed Minnesota. Doncic played a triple-double against Minnesota last season
Apr 14, 2025
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The last game of the regular league. Dramatic ranking changes have been made.
The Los Angeles Clippers caught Golden State after extra time. Minnesota also won.
The Los Angeles Clippers are fifth in the West, Minnesota is sixth, and Golden State is seventh. The results of one game require Golden State to play a play-in tournament.
The Los Angeles Lakers have already confirmed their third place in the West. He will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the Western playoffs.
He is a tough opponent.
However, Dallas defeated Minnesota 4-1 in the playoffs last season. Naturally, the key at the time was Doncic. He averaged 32.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists, and 2.2 steals. He showed a strong triple-double-class performance.
At the time, Doncic attacked the core defensive weakness of Rudy Gobert in Minnesota's under-the-basket defense. He succeeded in targeting the mid-range due to mismatch hunting and lack of activity in Gobert.
The same could be true this time.
ESPN reported on the 14th (Korea time) 'When the Los Angeles Lakers hired Luka Doncic in February, head coach JJ Redic could not see that Doncic was not only a valuable resource for recruiting superstar players, but also for preparing for the playoffs.
This means that when Doncic was traded for Anthony Davis at the time, of course, the playoff match was unknown.
The media outlet said Doncic will take advantage of his experience against Minnesota last spring when he faces the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota went 9-2 at the end of the season. It rose to sixth place in the West. It is a formidable team with the eighth-ranked offense and sixth-ranked defense in the league.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
