In light of these challenges, Lakers fans are urging general manager Rob Pelinka to pursue a trade for Miami Heat's All-Star center, Bam Adebayo.

The Los Angeles Lakers are going back to LA in a 3-1 hole to the Minnesota Timberwolves and facing elimination going into a Wednesday Game 5 in their best-of-seven series.

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Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick rode the same five-man lineup for the entire second half of Sunday's Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he's not yet revealing whether he will stick with those players again.

With the Lakers facing elimination, JJ Redick feels the team has the right attitude heading into Game 5 against the Wolves.

The Los Angeles Lakers went all-in on winning Game 4 in Minnesota against the Timberwolves, but it didn’t pay off. Head coach JJ Redick went with the same five players for the entire second half, but the Wolves still stormed back and got a 116-113 win to take a 3-1 lead in the series.