The Los Angeles Lakers blew a 19-point lead to the Oklahoma City Thunder and lost at the buzzer, 107-104.
After a close first quarter, the Lakers began hitting 3-pointers in the second quarter and established a 44-25 lead. However, L.A. began losing the lead in that same period and went into halftime up by four points.
L.A. managed to hold the lead until the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter when everything fell apart.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became unstoppable from all scoring levels, and the Lakers just didn’t have enough on both ends of the floor to keep up with his scoring outburst.
A logo three in the final minutes essentially ended the game, even though both teams exchanged 3-pointers and free throws before the buzzer sounded.
LeBron James didn’t play, but it’s simply inexcusable for the Lakers to blow a big lead to the youngest team in the NBA twice in a one-week span.
Here’s how the players graded individually: