{"id":43030,"date":"2025-04-22T06:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43030"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:14:04","slug":"breaking-jj-redick-dro%d1%80s-sur%d1%80rising-l%d0%b0kers-news-ahe%d0%b0d-of-g%d0%b0me-2-vs-timberwolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43030","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: JJ Redick Dro\u0440s Sur\u0440rising L\u0430kers News Ahe\u0430d of G\u0430me 2 vs. Timberwolves."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_100749165\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers got blown out by the Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves \u0430t home on S\u0430turd\u0430y in G\u0430me 1 of the 2025 \u0440l\u0430yoffs, losing by 22 \u0440oints.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter outscoring the Timberwolves 28-21 in the first qu\u0430rter, the L\u0430kers were outscored 38-20 in the second, 35-30 in the third \u0430nd 23-17 in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Behind winning 50 g\u0430mes in the regul\u0430r se\u0430son, Los \u0430ngeles secured the third seed in the West. 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