The Lakers led by seven points after the first quarter, but they were outscored 38-20 by Minnesota in the second. Los Angeles wasn't able to trim the deficit to single-digits for the rest of the game, as the Timberwolves led by as many as 27 points.

In the aftermath of an embarrassing playoff defeat, the Los Angeles Lakers are set to make some major adjustments. During the post-game chat with the media, head coach JJ Redick did his best to address the concerns and explain what went wrong for his club in the blowout loss.

Game 1 did not go according to plan for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. The Lakers gave up home-court advantage in embarrassing fashion after being blown out by the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.