With Boston looking to end a 50-year franchise drought, Jalen Brunson’s health questionable for the Knicks and Luka Dončić making his Lakers playoff debut, here are the biggest storylines to watch entering the 2025 NBA playoffs.
Was Nico Harrison...right?
The Dallas Mavericks general manager may have been watching from home, but his thought process about trading Luka Doncic came to the spotlight.
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Doncic, in particular, struggled to impose himself defensively despite posting strong offensive numbers. The also saw their lack of depth play a factor, as the five starters accumulated heavy minutes to compensate for a feeble bench.
Los Angeles worked its way up the Western Conference ladder to the No. 3 seed following the Doncic trade, but playoffs expose team's weaknesses. The No. 6-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves delivered when it mattered, with Julius Randle also enjoying a solid series given his past woes.
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The first postseason of the LeBron James-Doncic era ends in early failure, with Rob Pelinka having more work to do as James turns 41 next season.
Here's how social media reacted to the Lakers' elimination, which included the Mavericks' GM:
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Nico Harrison was right he just didn't piece together the proper trade package
— Josh 온라인 카지노 웹사이트 (@flausavedme)
Nico Harrison watching Luka and the Lakers lose in the first round
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops)
nico harrison making the worst trade in nba history but being right about luka’s defense
— alex (@steven_lebron)
Nico Harrison ain’t going to sleep tonight until somebody crunches the numbers and posts the total points Luka scored vs total points he gave up as the the primary defender this series
— ✨온라인 카지노 웹사이트America Is Musty온라인 카지노 웹사이트✨ (@DragonflyJonez)
Anthony Edwards last three series wins:
— StatMuse (@statmuse)
— Knocked out Luka and LeBron
— Knocked out Jokic and Murray
— Knocked out KD and Book
23 years old.
Luka is my favorite player, but idk how you don’t do some deep soul searching after this offseason. He’s going to need to lock competely in and hopefully this is the offseason that ultimately changes his career for the better
— nyla (@nylaabell)
The two worst trades in NBA history knocked the Lakers out of the playoffs
— Wilder Adams (@whatsontapnba)
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— Mark Williams (@MarkWi1liams)
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— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA)
Before tonight, NBA teams were 0-9 in HISTORY when attempting 40+ threes and making under 15% of them, losing by an average of over 20 PPG.
— Carson Breber (@Carsobi)
They're now 1-9.
This was a historically anomalously awful shooting performance & Minnesota still won.
The Lakers should be humiliated.
i can’t wait for LeBron’s annual: “i’m gonna take some time, talk to my family and decide what’s next” statement
— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss)
