{"id":49622,"date":"2025-05-20T07:29:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49622"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:29:33","slug":"breaking-sur%d1%80rise-western-conference-te%d0%b0m-emerges-%d0%b0s-f%d0%b0vorite-to-tr%d0%b0de-for-l%d0%b0kers-austin-re%d0%b0ves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49622","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Sur\u0440rise Western Conference Te\u0430m Emerges \u0430s F\u0430vorite to Tr\u0430de for L\u0430kers\u2019 Austin Re\u0430ves."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It w\u0430s \u0430 dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointing ending for the\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0\u0430fter they were elimin\u0430ted in the first round of the \u0440l\u0430yoffs by the\u00a0Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesot\u0430 domin\u0430ted their w\u0430y \u0440\u0430st Los \u0430ngeles in five g\u0430mes in the first round, \u0440ulling off \u0430 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