LeBron James is ready for action. As the Lakers get ready to open their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, head coach JJ Redick made it clear that James isn’t just the face of the franchise—he’s the heartbeat of the team’s defense.

The Los Angeles Lakers are approaching this playoffs as one that they can make a deep run in. They believe that the roster they have put together is good enough to win it all. That feeling stems from the trade to acquire Luka Doncic a couple of weeks before the trade deadline.