Magic Johnson questioned why JJ Redick played LeBron James and Luka Doncic so much in the second half of Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves

The loss was marked by a controversial coaching decision from first-year head coach JJ Redick, who played his starting five—LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, and Dorian Finney-Smith—for the entire second half.

The Timberwolves dominated in a 117-95 Game 1 victory before the Lakers won Game 2 94-85. Minnesota then took Game 3 116-104 and Game 4 116-113. The latter game was unique from Los Angeles' perspective,