Social media reacts to Lakers getting eliminated: ‘Anthony Edwards taking out legends one by one’
It was ‘Lakers in 5,’ but not the way L.A. fans expected. The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked out LeBron James and the Lakers in a convincing 103-96 win in Game 5 behind a career night for Rudy Gobert, who finished with 27 points and 24 rebounds.
The Lakers fell short again in the fourth quarter, scoring only 16 points as Minnesota didn’t even need a peak performance from Anthony Edwards, who scored just 15 points on 5-19 shooting from the field.
Check out the immediate reactions:
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
Lakers in franchise history had NEVER lost in the first round when a 3 seed or higher.
Until today.
LeBron breaking more records 🤣😂
— Jacob (@Jacobtheclipper) May 1, 2025
