Lakers even series with Wolves after Redick tears into team - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — With the Lakers' lead, which was once 22 points, cut in half midway through the third quarter of Tuesday's Game 2 against the Timberwolves, an irate JJ Redick stormed onto the court to call timeout before Luka Doncic could inbound the ball from the sideline.

«What the f--- is going on?!» Redick could be heard shouting on the TNT broadcast, with his team leading 62-51 with 7:40 to go in the third. «What the f--- are you guys doing? Come on!»

After the huddle, Los Angeles used a 9-0 run to push its lead back to 20 and held on to win 94-85 to even the first-round series 1-1.

«That's JJ,» LeBron James said of the first-year coach's outburst. «Obviously we need to listen to the message and not how he's delivering it.… I thought we responded after that.»

The theme of the night was how the Lakers were able to respond, not just from their coach's prodding but also from the 117-95 drubbing they experienced in Saturday's Game 1 when the Timberwolves dominated in nearly every facet of the game.

After being outscored 25-6 in fast-break points in Game 1, Los Angeles led 13-6 in Game 2. After Minnesota set a franchise postseason record by going 21-for-42 on 3-pointers in the opener, the Lakers held the Timberwolves to 5-for-25 on 3s on Tuesday. After the Timberwolves controlled the boards 44-38 in Game 1, the Lakers had the rebounding edge 41-34.

As much as the difference could be shown in statistics, James said it came down to Los Angeles' demeanor.

«We knew yesterday at practice,» James said when asked when he knew the Lakers would be ready. «We had a tough practice yesterday, and we went at it yesterday. One of the best practices we've had all year. We kind of knew coming out of that what type of disposition we had to