This is the 2nd half open thread and discussion of the Lakers-Thunder matchup where the Lakers are wrapping up their 3-game road trip. As usual, leave a comment below and share your thoughts on the game.
Q4
LAL 90 OKC 114
Nothing to react about this quarter other than a few good sample sizes from players playing in garbage time. That includes Alex Caruso and Gary Payton II. Like the last meeting, the Lakers just do not have the talent to match OKC's "OK3." It especially doesn't help when they can't box out and grab a defensive rebound, which they struggled to do tonight. More to come in the full recap.
Q3
LAL 72 OKC 93
This is shaping to be like the last meeting earlier this month where the Thunder pulled away early in the game. I'm going to play catchup here as I missed the first half. Julius Randle leads all Lakers in scoring with 16. I'm assuming the Lakers went to him early on inside. KCP and Josh Hart accounted for a majority of the Lakers' threes. Brandon Ingram's back in the lineup to install some ball movement on this team without Zo. The biggest thing that's hurting right now for the Lakers is 2nd chance opportunities. I remember the graphic the Thunder have 22 second chance while the Lakers have 2. It's four now after Larry Nance's putback from Kuzma's miss. Steven Adams dealt most of that damage with 6 offensive boards. Lakers are having a hard time boxing him out. Paul George got out of the funk this quarter and Melo took over down the stretch. It's a lot of work cut out for the Lakers to make a push in the 4th quarter.
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