Lakers legend Magic Johnson calls out team for putrid Game 1 performance: 'Had no energy'

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The Los Angeles Lakers were embarrassed on their home court to start the NBA Playoffs on Saturday night, as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat them 117-95 in a game where starters didn’t even need to stay on the floor throughout the fourth quarter.

The Lakers are the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference to begin these playoffs, but the Timberwolves were having their way on the offensive end to hand them the only home-team loss on opening night of the playoffs. 

The poor performance led one Lakers legend to try and light a fire underneath his former squad. 

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards drives past Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves at Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)

"Tonight was one of the Lakers worst performances this season," Magic Johnson wrote on X. "They were flat, had no energy, and they played like it was a regular season game."

Johnson wasn’t done there, as he also pointed a finger at head coach JJ Redick. 

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"Coach JJ Redick did a great job all season but he didn’t do a good job for Game 1," Johnson continued. "The Lakers stood around on offense, played too much one-on-one basketball, and he didn’t make any necessary adjustments."

If adjustments were made, they didn’t work against Minnesota’s offensive attack, which shot 51.2% from the field as a team and a whopping 50% from beyond the arc. 

The Timberwolves were raining threes, going 21-for-42 with big man Naz Reid having the hot hand, burying six of his nine three-point attempts. 

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