Outside of 3 Lakers take fouls, and 1 garbage time Lakers foul:

Timberwolves were whistled for 21 personal fouls and 2 technical fouls

Lakers were whistled for 6 personal fouls and 1 3-second violation

Timberwolves outscored Lakers in the paint 44-32

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  3. This was a legitimate 40 point game if not for horrendous refereeing and Ant getting injured

    It was not even close to competitive. Scary part is, I actually see things getting easier for Minnesota as they tighten their rotations.

  4. It always makes me laugh seeing the mental gymnastics Lakers fans use to argue that they aren’t favored by the refs

    Like how can you see stats like this and convince yourself that it’s unbiased

  5. LeBron should have been given a technical for a blatant flop. Does anyone have a gif of him just laying down after he out up a 3.

  10. Watch these stats stay the exact same when the lakers decide to play physical defense next game

    everyone knows its gonna happen

  11. But Lakers fans swear the league hates them and will never fail to not bring up that one random regular season game vs the Celtic.

  12. Ant has the worst whistle in the league. Then the Laker bias. This should have been a 45 point blowout if the refs were fair.

  15. If the wolves were allowed to play defense with the same level of physicality that was allowed vs the nuggets last year, it would’ve been a 40 point blowout.

  16. I can guarantee you that Ant drove to the paint just as much if not more than Luka.

    Ant – 2 FT attempts.

    Luka – 9 (one was a tech so 8 if you wanna quibble)

    Knew going into it it would be 5 vs 8 and the Wolves performed marvelously

  19. it’s gonna be a long series but lakers fans coping on “they won’t shoot that well again!” need to open their eyes a little. very curious to see how they respond game 2.

  20. People clown ANT for his Ayyy ref and complaining, but he quite possibly got the worst superstar whistle out there.

    Just look at how many times Vando fouled him this game, it’s crazy he only got 2fts

  22. 8 v 5 and still blew them tf put. Would’ve been a 40 point blowout if the Timberwolves didn’t have to face both the lakers and the refs. Lebron and Luka should’ve been T’d up like 3 times each they would not stop yelling at the refs, only draymond gets that type of leeway and he doesn’t even deserve it

  23. Just call it like this both ways. No fouls, let’s see who can handle the pressure.

  24. Refs tried hard. That one time when Randle was tied up and the referee literally walked with them and waited until he reacted..classic baiting move.

  25. I just saw a Lakers fan saying the refs tried to give the game to the Wolves. What?!

  26. Man I used to hear so much about how the free throw differential was because the Lakers defense was bad or because AD was so good at defending without fouling. Either the recent good defence Lakers fans kept telling me about was fake or maybe the refs actually do favor them a preposterous amount.

  28. Somewhere tonight, Tim Donaghy was furiously edging himself to that officiating crew.

  30. Adam Silver gave the Lakers a generational superstar.
    LeESPN was dick riding them into the sunset 5 days a week all season long.
    The officials tried to give them this game.
    And they still lost.
    Looking forward to seeing this annually over rated team get bounced in the first round.
    The world wins when The Lakers lose.

  34. My favorite was Randle posting up AR, AR is fighting for his life, scraping and crawling to get Randle off of position. As soon as he gets the ball, he pivots into AR giving him the same physicalty back, immediate AR flop and immediate offensive foul.

    Terrible, terrible basketball.

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