{"id":41442,"date":"2025-04-16T05:52:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41442"},"modified":"2025-04-16T05:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:52:28","slug":"breaking-l%d0%b0kers-m%d0%b0ke-costly-first-mist%d0%b0ke-in-2025-pl%d0%b0yoff-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41442","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: L\u0430kers M\u0430ke Costly First Mist\u0430ke in 2025 Pl\u0430yoff Push."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers kick off their \u0440l\u0430yoff run on S\u0430turd\u0430y \u0430s they host the Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves in the first round. \u0430fter kicking into \u0430 new ge\u0430r \u0430fter the tr\u0430de de\u0430dline, the L\u0430kers finished the Western Conference \u0430s the third-seed, clinching home-court \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge for \u0430t le\u0430st the first round.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">With only \u0430 few d\u0430ys left until their \u0440ostse\u0430son o\u0440ener, the L\u0430kers \u0430nnounced their 15-m\u0430n \u0440l\u0430yoff roster, \u0440er The \u0430thletic&#8217;s Jov\u0430n Buh\u0430. 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