The Los Angeles Lakers are 5-4 after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday.
Los Angeles had a 19-point lead in the second quarter but couldn’t sustain it. The Thunder cut the deficit by halftime, despite strong first-half numbers for Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis.
The game stayed relatively close until the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter when the Thunder took the lead thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ridiculous shotmaking, including a logo 3.
LeBron James didn’t play because of an injury, but that shouldn’t excuse the reality that L.A. is not looking too strong early, especially against the Thunder.
Let’s look at three overreactions from the game: