In Game 2, the Lakers Know They Need to Step Up and Play Physically

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Apr 22, 2025 · 32m

Monday in El Segundo, the Lakers were undo no illusion about the stakes in tonight's Game 2 against Minnesota at the Crypt. To a man, it was called a must win. Because while the series isn't over with a loss, winning three of four—with three of the remaining games in Minnesota—would be a very, very tall order. So it's go hard or go home, so to speak, with a big emphasis on go hard. Because that was a big problem in Saturday's loss. The Lakers simply didn't match the physicality and intensity brought by the Wolves, and that, JJ Redick believes, was the biggest contributing factor in the Game 1…