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The Los Angeles Lakers failed to tie up their series with the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Sunday as the Timberwolves won a 116-113 game.
The Lakers will head back to Los Angeles on Wednesday for a 10 p.m. ET Game 5 that could be their last of the season.
Following Sunday's loss, Lakers head coach JJ Redick could not contain his frustration with NBA officials as he took to the podium to call out the game's officials over what he viewed as a blatant no-call against superstar guard/forward Luka Doncic.
Luka Doncic drives against Julius Randle on Sunday. © Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
"Luka got tripped," Redick said. "That was a blatant trip. He doesn't just fall on his own. We should have been at the free throw line. He got fouled."
A replay showed the play unfolding as Jaden McDaniels attempted to impede Doncic's progress down the court late in Game 4.
"Why didn't he review?" one fan asked.
"Refs are incompetent," another fan added.
"The refs they all gamble. That's why they always are terrible," another fan said on the same thread.
Now, speculation has shifted as to whether or not LeBron James' days in a Lakers uniform could be numbered.
Redick's Lakers must win three games in a row to advance to the next round, or else find themselves on a fishing montage on 'Inside the NBA' being laughed at by Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, left to ponder what went wrong what would be another disappointing season.
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The Lakers will head back to Los Angeles on Wednesday for a 10 p.m. ET Game 5 that could be their last of the season.
Following Sunday's loss, Lakers head coach JJ Redick could not contain his frustration with NBA officials as he took to the podium to call out the game's officials over what he viewed as a blatant no-call against superstar guard/forward Luka Doncic.
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Luka Doncic drives against Julius Randle on Sunday. © Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
"Luka got tripped," Redick said. "That was a blatant trip. He doesn't just fall on his own. We should have been at the free throw line. He got fouled."
A replay showed the play unfolding as Jaden McDaniels attempted to impede Doncic's progress down the court late in Game 4.
"Why didn't he review?" one fan asked.
"Refs are incompetent," another fan added.
"The refs they all gamble. That's why they always are terrible," another fan said on the same thread.
Now, speculation has shifted as to whether or not LeBron James' days in a Lakers uniform could be numbered.
Redick's Lakers must win three games in a row to advance to the next round, or else find themselves on a fishing montage on 'Inside the NBA' being laughed at by Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, left to ponder what went wrong what would be another disappointing season.
Continue reading...
