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Magic Johnson, a legendary of Los Angeles, criticized the team’s fourth quarter game plan, as he fell 3–1 in his opening round playoff series against Minnesota Timberwells.
Lams coach JJ Radic was inspired to start the third quarter and placed the lineup-Labron James, Luka Donic, Austin Reves, Rui Hachimura and Dorian Funny Hachimura and put on the floor for the rest of the game.
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Los Angeles lax -headed head coach JJ Radic reacted to lose his team for Minnesota Timberwells during the NBA playoffs at the Target Center in Miniapolis on April 27, 2025. (Matt Blaweight-Imgon Picture)
Fatigue seemed to set late in the game. Donic was exceeding stomach disease as he and James played 46 minutes. James was scorched in the fourth quarter. Despite being the lead, the fourth quarter failed to keep T’wols in the Gulf in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota won the game, 116–113. He has dropped Laks from 105-69 in the fourth quarter during the series.
Johnson expressed his disappointment on X.
“I don’t know that it is smart to play Lebron and Luka after a day’s rest between the game 3 and 4. When we needed Lebron to handle Labron in the fourth quarter, he could not score 0 points in the fourth,” Johnson wrote.
“I am just sick for my stomach that the sphere of but 2 halfs lost the game after controlling.”
Magic Johnson sees Claimson Tigers and Kansas Jaihox in the semi -finals of the NCAA tournament at the Centurilink Center in Omaha, Nebraska on March 23, 2018. (Kyle Tarada-USA Today Sports)
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Radic explained his lineup decision in another that it was not anything that was planned.
“I asked him at the beginning of the fourth quarter (how he was doing) and told him that we have two additional timeouts,” Radic said, “said,” Via ESPN“If you need a sub, tell us.” They gave a lot. ,
Donic said that there should not be a factor at this turn of the fatigue season.
“Fatigue should not play any role in it,” Donic said. “I played for a long time, but it should not play a role. I think he performed better at the aggressive end during the last minutes.”
Los Angeles with Labron James reacted to a replay, which confirmed that he fouled the Minnesota Timbervols Guard Anthony Edwards during the NBA playoffs at the Target Center on April 27, 2025. (Matt Blaweight-Imgon Picture)
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Game 5 is set back to Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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