The Lakers and Clippers are both 50-32 teams and in the Top 5 of the West, so this isn’t unexpected.
Earlier this week, SB Nation had a national survey on which teams are most likely to win their 2025 NBA Playoff series despite losing Game 1 of their series. Below are the results:
Here are the results from our @sbnreacts survey this week. pic.twitter.com/4a4jlWNx7G
— Bullets Forever (@BulletsForever) April 25, 2025
Two teams stand out in the results with the Los Angeles Lakers, the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference getting 28 percent of the vote and the Los Angeles Clippers, the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference getting 25 percent of the vote.
The Lakers lost Game 1 of their series to the Minnesota Timberwolves last Saturday, though they came back to win 94-85 in Game 2 last Tuesday. Today, at 9:30 p.m. ET, the Timberwolves will host the Lakers in Minneapolis.
For the Clippers, they lost Game 1 of their series to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, 112-110. But the Clippers followed up with two straight wins: 105-102 in Game 2 last Monday and then beating Denver 117-83 yesterday in Game 3. Game 4 is tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.
Which teams do you think will win the first round of the playoffs now that some games are in the books? Let us know in the comments below.
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