Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Slams Team After Timberwolves Game

After the game, Lakers legend Magic Johnson made his feelings very clear.

His post had over 2,800 likes in two hours.

Johnson wrote: "Tonight was one of the Lakers worst performances this season. They were flat, had no energy, and they played like it was a regular season game."

The Lakers lost the second quarter by a score of 38-20.

Despite a late push in the third quarter, they weren't able to make the game competitive.

Johnson also sent out a post about head coach JJ Redick.

He wrote: "Coach JJ Redick did a great job all season but he didn’t do a good job for Game 1. The Lakers stood around on offense, played too much one-on-one basketball, and he didn’t make any necessary adjustments."

Many fans commented on Johnson's post about Redick.

@Gibbo_2010: "JJ looked like a podcast host, not a playoff coach. Let’s hope Game 2 comes with adjustments, not monologues."

@JackRyan2324: "Don’t agree with this. He did what he could. The TWolves made the most 3’s in playoff franchise history for 1 game. They shot the lights out. There’s no adjustment for that."

@DimitryManzano: "Why you gotta call Coach out like that?"

@stevesolisphoto: "Lakers definitely needed AD tonight."

The Lakers allowed the Timberwolves to shoot 51.2% from the field and 50.0% from the three-point range.

On the other hand, they shot just 39.8% from the field.

Game 2 of the series will be on Tuesday night (also in Los Angeles).