Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle, left, controls the ball in front of Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the first half of the Lakers’ 97-87 loss Friday. The shots wouldn’t fall, the Lakers couldn’t score and, to make matters worse, Davis had turned it over again — the ball simply squirting out of his hands, leading to a Minnesota three. Lakers …
Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers newsletter, where we talk about a team that just managed to do the impossible — win on opening night and during a LeBron James milestone game. In their win against Minnesota, the Lakers made only five of 30 from three, an appallingly bad shooting night for a team …
LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick sat down at the postgame dais, his consistently coiffed hair was wet and disheveled. Los Angeles is 1-0 with its first opening-night victory since 2016 — when starting point guard D’Angelo Russell and Timberwolves forward Julius Randle were considered the future of the franchise. “Felt like he attacked the game …
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker shoots in front of Lakers rookie guard Bronny James during the first half Friday. Last April, nearly 30 minutes into a conversation with the coach of the defending NCAA champion Connecticut men’s basketball team, JJ Redick, then a former player turned podcaster/broadcaster, asked Dan Hurley about a specific offensive action the Huskies run. Friday, in …