The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an unexpected first round exit, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. Despite being the No. 3 seed and holding home court advantage over the No. 6 seed Timberwolves, the Lakers were unable to circumvent their lack of size against a big Minnesota team.

The Los Angeles Lakers' aspirations for a deep playoff run were cut short as they fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 4-1 series defeat during the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Despite boasting two of the best players in Luka Doncic and LeBron James,

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered an unexpected 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs despite having home-court advantage. The new-look Lakers were overwhelmed on both ends of the floor throughout the series,