The Los Angeles Lakers lost Game 5 of the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now, all eyes are on LeBron James. Probably the biggest disappointment this year in the NBA has been the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the Los Angeles Lakers on the brink of elimination in the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Timberwolves are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven first-round series after a thrilling Game 4 win on Sunday afternoon in Minnesota.

L.A. entered the series as the better team on paper, but the Timberwolves debunked that with a resounding Game 1 win. L.A. got its revenge in Game 2, but in Games 3 and 4, the Timberwolves executed much better than L.