The Los Angeles Lakers got dealt a serious reality check at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, falling by 43 points on the road to the defending champions.
Just when the Los Angeles Lakers were looking like they were all set to go deep into the playoffs this season, the Purple and Gold have suffered a major setback.
Thursday night’s bout between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder was about a disastrous a game as possible for the purple and gold. Not only did they lose by 43 points, but Luka Doncic suffered what appeared to be a significant hamstring injury in the third quarter, leaving LeBron James and Austin Reaves without their co-star.
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The Los Angeles Lakers came into Oklahoma City riding a four-game winning streak and had won 13 of their last 14 games. They had a chance to show the rest of the West they belonged in the same conversation as the Thunder.
A hyper-anticipated matchup between surging MVP candidates Luka Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was dead on arrival on Thursday. OKC went up 25-9, led by 23 after the first quarter, and that was all she wrote.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves dealt with an injury scare in his team's 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Reaves missed 19 games earlier this season with a severe calf injury.
LeBron James is apparently trying his best to shield his (younger) son from the press. Arizona had an “enforcer” present in the locker room on Thursday who was preventing reporters from speaking to freshman guard Bryce James, Dan Wolken of Yahoo!
The Los Angeles Lakers face a tough test on Thursday night as they look to make it four wins in a row. JJ Redick and his squad are on the road for a marquee matchup against the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, at Paycom Center.