Many are talking about Lakers coach JJ Redick's decision to play only five players for the entire second half in Game 4: LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Dorian Finney-Smith. They had a chance to send the game into overtime but Reaves missed his three-point attempt as time expired.

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,

The Lakers were outscored in the fourth quarter, 32-19, after Anthony Edwards dropped 43 points, supported by 25 from Julius Randle. The Lakers shot 5-of-18 from the field as a team and 4-of-12 from beyond the arc in the fourth.