The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t just lose Game 1 of the team’s NBA Playoffs series against the Minnesota Timberwolves — they were blown out. Minnesota took a 11-point lead into halftime and scored 11 unanswered point in the first two minutes of the second half to force the Lakers to play from behind.

JJ Redick’s team was unable to close the gap enough to make it competitive down the stretch, giving Los Angeles its first loss of the LeBron James-Luka Doncic era.

While the season is not over after one playoff loss, it was a frustrating watch for Lakers fans who have heightened expectations for this team. Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the game was how the team reverted to old, pre-Redick ways. The numbers back up this observation.

Cranjis Basketball’s OOR (organized offense rate) is a good indicator of how often a team is running organized plays and sets versus freelancing in the half court. Game 1’s OOR backs up what Lakers fans saw: a team that played too much iso ball as if a familiar face was standing courtside with his hands in his pockets.

Lakers played like they were coached by Darvin Ham in Game 1 loss to Timberwolves

Unfortunately, there has been a downward trend for the Lakers that could be concerning in the NBA Playoffs. The Lakers’ OOR rate has consistently fallen as the season has gone on, which is a byproduct of trading for Doncic.

While there is room for isolation play in today’s game, the Lakers’ organized offensive sets (per Cranjis basketball) have been more effective than their freelance offense in each month of the regular season. The less a team can freelance in the NBA Playoffs, the better.

Unfortunately, the Lakers freelanced a lot on Saturday night against the Timberwolves. The final score is indicative of that as the team was unable to crack 100 points.

Thankfully, this is a seven-game series and Redick has the chops to do what his predecessor often couldn’t: adjust. Every Lakers fan reading this knows that Redick will not be happy with how the team played and that the group will respond in Game 2.

Plus, losing Game 1 has become part of the LeBron James experience. LeBron’s teams often treat Game 1 as a feeling-out process, which could explain why the Lakers didn’t get into too much of their organized offense.

There may be a method to the team’s madness, but it still never feels good to watch what feels like an unorganized team get outmatched in the NBA Playoffs. Hopefully the Lakers can right the ship in Game 2.