ESPN.com · Apr 21, 2025
2025 NBA playoffs: Western Conference first-round takeaways
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The 2024-25 NBA playoffs are underway, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals.
All season long, the Western Conference standings were in constant flux, and Saturday's games hinted at what should be some dramatic first-round matchups. The No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets rallied to an overtime win over the 5-seed LA Clippers to take Game 1, thanks to some late-game heroics by Russell Westbrook. In the late game, the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves pounced on the No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers as Anthony Edwards got the best of LeBron James and Luka Doncic.