LeBron James shrugged off Redick's tone, noting with a chuckle that the Lakers have grown accustomed to the fact that he will "spazz out" at times. He says the players have to focus on the message and not how Redick's saying it, and in this case that was to lock back in and keep running good offense.

Midway through the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' eventual 94–85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, an irate JJ Redick, while calling a timeout, ripped into his club in a profanity-laced outburst as Los Angeles's lead over Minnesota slowly dwindled.

The Lakers evened their playoff series at 1-1 with a 94-85 win over the Wolves on Tuesday. The victory was accomplished with LeBron James leading the charge defensively. L.A. held Minnesota to 85 points, the lowest number of points scored by a Lakers opponent all year.