The Los Angeles Lakers and superstars Luka Doncic and LeBron James are on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs. Heading into Game 5 on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, they face a must-win scenario, trailing in the series 3-1.

The Ringer's Zach Lowe did not hold back in his criticism of Doncic after the Lakers fell into a 3-1 series hole against the Timberwolves.

Luka Doncic scored well with 38 points on 13/28 shooting, but he only had two assists and one rebound, and his defense wasn't great either. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was hunting for Doncic on switches often and that led to 43 points for Edwards. But some are using this performance as a reason why the Mavericks were correct to trade Doncic.