It was a five-game series to forget for JJ Redick and the Los Angeles Lakers. Their season came to an end on Wednesday night, falling 103-96 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the opening-round playoff series.

Luka Doncic and LeBron James both endorsed the job JJ Redick did in his first season as a coach after the Lakers' loss vs. the Timberwolves.

That's really come into focus in the last two days, since Redick made the decision in Game 4 in Minnesota to play all five players in his lineup for the entire 24 minutes of the second half, including 40-year-old LeBron James and guard Luka Doncic, who was still recovering from a nasty stomach virus.