The Los Angeles Lakers could not afford to fall down 2-0 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and they made sure that didn't happen by looking like a totally different team in Game 2 than the disasterous Game 1. JJ Redick's team blitzed the visitors right out of the gate, building a sizable cushion that was never seriously threatened en route to a 94-85 victory. Since it's the NBA, though, the Timberwolves made a little run in the third quarter aided by some sloppy Lakers' possessions.
Redick wasn't about to let any type of momentum snowball out of control and used one of his allotted timeouts, along the way also using some colorful language. His team immediately snapped into gear, going on a 9-0 run that effectively put things out of reach.
