NBA L2M Report Says Refs Missed McDaniels Foul on Luka Doncic in Lakers' Game 4 Loss

It appears that Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick was correct in his assessment that the officials missed a foul by Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels on star guard Luka Doncic in Sunday's Game 4 loss.

The NBA released the Last Two Minute Report on Monday and confirmed that there was a missed foul call on McDaniels with 35.5 seconds left in the game. It was the only incorrect call on the report.

Doncic fell to the ground and was forced to burn a timeout with 33 seconds left as the Lakers trailed 114-113. Los Angeles went on to suffer a 116-113 loss to fall into a 3-1 series hole against Minnesota. Redick lamented the moment after the game.

"Luka got tripped," Redick said. "I mean, that was a blatant trip. He doesn't just fall on his own. We rewatched it. He gets tripped. So we should have been at the free-throw line."

Doncic agreed with his coach's assessment, saying after the game, "I think I got tripped, for sure."

To make matters worse, another controversial call helped secure the win for the Timberwolves when a coach's challenge by Chris Finch on an out-of-bounds call was overturned to a foul on Lakers star forward LeBron James. While he made contact with Edwards' hand when he knocked the ball away, James disagreed that it was a foul.

"That play happens all the time. Hand is part of the ball, that's what they say. I feel like the hand was a part of that ball, I was able to get his hand on top of the ball, the ball stripped out and out on him. I've seen that play over and over before, but it is what it is," James told reporters.

The Lakers will have to regroup quickly as they try to keep their season alive in Game 5 against the Timberwolves on Tuesday.