Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA playoffs on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Jovan analyzes why he still thinks the Lakers can win this series despite being down 2-1, LA's crunch-time collapse, Luka Doncic's struggles through sickness, LeBron James' offensive breakout, LA's necessary lineup change, Anthony Edwards' playmaking, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:41 Buha's Big Picture: LA can still win this series -- with serious changes

20:15 Notable performers

24:30 Stat of the night: 13-1 run to close game by MIN

25:46 Takeaway No. 1: Luka's sickness makes analyzing this game difficult

30:10 Takeaway No. 2: LeBron's play is the most encouraging sign from Game 3

33:44 Takeaway No. 3: Ant's play is the most discouraging sign from Game 3

35:43 Q&A

1:37:49 Outro

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