Welcome to the Timberwolves’ Moment: Time to Slay the Purple and Gold Hydra
Let’s get one thing straight before we dive into the Game of Thrones-level drama that is Wolves vs. Lakers: if this is a movie, the Timberwolves are the scrappy, blue-collar underdogs from the frigid North—the Rocky Balboa of the Western Conference—and the Lakers? They’re the slick, smug Cobra Kai dojo, still clinging to their “legacy” while demanding every call from the refs like it’s written into their birthright.
So here we are, heading into the first round of the NBA Playoffs, with the Wolves set to battle the Hollywood Globetrotters once again.