LOS ANGELES — Lakers coach JJ Redick, emulating Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, knew that his team’s best defense was going to stem from “good offense” against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

And Redick got more than just “good offense” from his team on Friday night – he got a great offense led by a historic performance from Luka Doncic in the Lakers’ first win of the season.

Doncic scored 49 points in the Lakers’ 128-110 victory over the Timberwolves, becoming the first player in franchise history and the fourth in NBA history to open a season with back-to-back 40-point games after scoring 43 in Tuesday’s season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors.

He shot 14 for 23 from the field, including 5 for 12 from 3-point range, and 16 for 19 on free throws, to go along with 11 rebounds an

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