JJ Redick went off on the officers after Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves, which put the Lakers getting ready to elimination within the first spherical.
Whereas the larger drawback on Sunday was the truth that the Lakers let a fourth-quarter lead slip away in what ended up being a 116-113 loss at Goal Middle, Reddick was not proud of the best way the sport was officiated and particularly known as out an occasion involving Luka Doncic.
The play in query was one within the fourth quarter, throughout which Doncic gave the impression to be tripped up, however no name was made.
“Luka got tripped. That was a blatant trip. He doesn’t just fall on his own. We watched and he gets tripped. We should have been at the free-throw line, that’s not an excuse for why we lost, but he got fouled,” Redick stated.
Doncic had been making an attempt to advance the ball over the half-court line when he, relying on who you ask, was tripped or stepped on Timberwolves ahead Jaden McDaniels’ foot and misplaced his steadiness.
Anthony Edwards helped propel the T-Wolves to a win on Sunday evening and completed the sport with 43 factors on 12-of-23 taking pictures from the sphere, 9 rebounds, six assists, and one block.
The Lakers’ precarious scenario has led to criticism of Redick, together with from Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who questioned why LeBron James and Doncic had been used a lot within the second half.
“I dont know if it smart to play LeBron [James] and Luka [Doncic] the entire second half after only having one day of rest between Games 3 and 4,” Johnson posted on X on Sunday. “When we needed LeBron to take over in the fourth quarter he couldn’t—he scored 0 points in the fourth.”
He additionally posted: “I’m just sick to my stomach that the Lakers lost this game after being in control most of the 2nd half.”
The Lakers’ total season shall be on the road on Wednesday when Sport 5 takes place at Crypto.com Enviornment.
