The No. 3-seeded Los Angeles Lakers will face the No. 6-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

The Lakers often attract large betting interest anyway, but the controversial midseason trade that landed Luka Doncic from Dallas has people emptying their bank accounts to put

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season under first-year head coach JJ Redick with 50 wins, which was good enough for the Purple and Gold to win the Pacific Division and secure the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.

The Golden State Warriors vs. the Houston Rockets? The Los Angeles Clippers battling the Denver Nuggets? The Minnesota Timberwolves taking on the Los Angeles Lakers?! Come on. All three of these matchups would feel right at home in the Western Conference Finals.

Luka Doncic has been with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2 1/2 months now, and he’s feeling fairly comfortable in his new home

The Los Angeles Lakers secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, earning them a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the postseason. And superstar Luka Dončić believes the team has the goods to make a title run: The Dončić addition has certainly helped.