When the Timberwolves started to make a run on the Lakers in the third quarter of Game 2, Lakers coach JJ Redick called a timeout and was animated.

Spurred by their tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defend their rears off to square their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves with a bruise-filled 94-85 win.

When the Los Angeles Lakers needed a spark in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, head coach JJ Redick did not hold back. The Lakers lost Game 1 at home, adding pressure to flip the script in Game 2 at Crypto.com Arena before the series shifted to Minnesota for Game 3 on Friday.