The Lakers struggled over the weekend, losing both games to the Minnesota Timberwolves, now facing elimination at 3-1. Coach JJ Redick pointed to the team's first-half mistakes as crucial to their Game 4 loss. Despite leading by ten at one point, the Lakers' failure to secure offensive rebounds and manage turnovers proved detrimental. The lack of substitutions in critical moments curbed their chances, highlighting execution issues and missed opportunities, which now leaves them on the brink of their season ending.
I thought we played well enough in the first half with our first shot defense, we should have been up double figures. Instead, we're down. Some turnovers led to some baskets and then offensive rebounds just killed us in the first half.
Basketball is a 48-minute game, and you have to review its totality to see why a result went a certain way. For the Lakers, not having control of the game on the road heading into halftime was a missed opportunity.
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