The most surprising result from the first day of the 2025 NBA playoffs was the Minnesota Timberwolves' 117-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their first-round series. After taking the lead early in the second quarter,

After a brutal Game 1 loss to the Timberwolves, both LeBron James and Luka Doncic agree: the Lakers let go too soon—and paid the price.

The Lakers led by seven points after the first quarter, but they were outscored 38-20 by Minnesota in the second. Los Angeles wasn't able to trim the deficit to single-digits for the rest of the game, as the Timberwolves led by as many as 27 points.