Magic Johnson Provides 3 Reasons for the Lakers Loss
It was anticipated that the Lakers would enter a new, dominant era with the 2025 Playoffs. The one headed by Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the two superstars. It ended in calamity instead. The Lakers were defeated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves instead of advancing to the championship game by defeating teams “in […] The post Magic Johnson Provides 3 Reasons for the Lakers Loss appeared first on BlackSportsOnline.
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It was anticipated that the Lakers would enter a new, dominant era with the 2025 Playoffs. The one headed by Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the two superstars. It ended in calamity instead.
The Lakers were defeated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves instead of advancing to the championship game by defeating teams “in five.” Worst of all, Anthony Edwards and company outperformed them on both sides of the court. The Lakers had a strong lead to advance to the next round going into the series.
The higher-seeded Lakers, though, didn’t perform like a team with 50 victories. Fans, analysts, and past players are all criticizing them. Among them was the legendary Magic Johnson of the Lakers, who identified the precise causes of the collapse.
The Lakers were unimpressive throughout the series, with the exception of a victory at home in Game 2. They barely managed to mount a respectable fight in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s must-win elimination game. Apart than that, they lost 96-103 at home with ludicrous efforts.
Magic Johnson breaks down the reasons for Lakers’ loss
The Lakers’ postseason, which was supposed to be a spectacle, ended early because they were unable to make any significant impression, despite the excitement surrounding LeBron’s leadership and Luka’s presence playing out on one side.
Johnson criticized his team on X shortly after the game and congratulated the Wolves.
Congratulations to my good friend Minnesota Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez, superstar Anthony Edwards and the entire Minnesota Timberwolves team for beating my Lakers and advancing to the next round. The reason the Lakers lost was because they played awful on defense, they…
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 1, 2025
“Congratulations to my good friend Minnesota Timberwolves owner Alex Rodriguez, superstar Anthony Edwards, and the entire Minnesota Timberwolves team for beating my Lakers and advancing to the next round,”
“The reason the Lakers lost was because they played awful on defense, they were too small, and the Timberwolves dominated them in the paint,”
LeBron’s 22 points, Luka’s 28, Rui Hachimura’s 23, and Austin Reaves’ 12 simply weren’t enough to advance the series to Game 6. Conversely, the Wolves had an outstanding game as a whole.
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