With the Lakers trailing 2-1 in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and facing a (probably insurmountable) 3-1 deficit in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, head coach JJ Redick made a decision: He was either going to sink or swim with the guys who got him to this point.
That’s really the only justification for why Redick played starters LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura the entire final 24 minutes of game time, while also benching nominal starting center Jaxson Hayes for Dorian Finney-Smith (who also played the entire second half).
If that seemed like a bold — and possibly unprecedented — decision
→ Continue reading at SB Nation
