The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in an unenviable position. After losing Games 3 and 4 on the road in Minnesota, the Timberwolves hold a commanding 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series. In other words,

With the Lakers trailing 2-1 in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and facing a (probably insurmountable) 3-1 deficit in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, head coach JJ Redick made a decision: He was either going to sink or swim with the guys who got him to this point.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in devastating fashion in Game 4. Coach JJ Redick laid into the referees in his postgame press conference.