The Lakers Were on the Brink of Elimination in the NBA Playoffs After a New Loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Just When It Seemed Like They Could Turn the Page, the League Confirmed They Could Be Eliminated Due to an Error.

Let’s get to the facts! The Los Angeles Lakers had a golden opportunity to tie the first-round series against the Timberwolves as they held a 12-point lead in Game 4. However, they couldn’t close the game, and everything came down to the ‘Clutch’ moment.

Minnesota Timberwolves were leading 114 to 113 with 39.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Austin Reaves passed the ball to Luka Doncic, and as the Slovenian guard tried to cross half-court under the relentless defense of Jaden McDaniels, he had to call a timeout after falling on the floor of Target Center. Was it a foul?

“Let’s start with Luka, who got tripped. It was a blatant trip, he didn’t just fall on his own. We saw it, he got tripped. So, we should have been at the free throw line. That’s not an excuse for why we lost, but he was fouled, and we had the chance to go ahead,” said Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick before the league confirmed the error that has them on the brink of elimination in the NBA Playoffs.

The Lakers were disadvantaged in their loss to the Timberwolves in this way

The Foul That Wasn’t Called on Doncic in Wolves vs. Lakers (Photo: NBA)

The Lakers were in the bonus, so if the referees had called a foul on the play by Jaden McDaniels against Luka Doncic, the guard would have gone to the free throw line with 30 seconds left. This didn’t happen, and when the team came back from the timeout, they lost the ball. Then, a foul by LeBron James on Anthony Edwards occurred, and they ended up losing 113 to 116. With the series at 1-3, the California franchise is now close to being eliminated from the Playoffs because of this error, and the NBA wasted no time confirming it.

The NBA Confirmed That LeBron, Doncic, and the Lakers Could Be Eliminated Due to This Error

The NBA published the last two-minute report of Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers to confirm the error that could eliminate Doncic and LeBron if they lose another game. “McDaniels (MIN) steps into Doncic’s (LAL) path, initiating illegal contact with his foot, causing him to lose balance,” the league stated, indicating that this action was an incorrect no-call by the referees.