The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) overpowered the Los Angeles Lakers.
Oklahoma City beat the Lakers 101-93 in an away game at CryptoCom Arena on the 30th (Korea Standard Time).
Oklahoma City won the game, which also played as a preliminary match for the NBA Cup West Group B, and recorded 2-1 in the NBA Cup.
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They went 2-1 with the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns. After beating Utah Jazz by the biggest margin in the final group qualifying match, we have to watch the results of the match between San Antonio and Phoenix.
The Lakers recorded 2 wins and 2 losses, but were pushed to 4th place with -24 in the difference between gains and losses and were confirmed to be eliminated from the group stage. The Lakers, the first winner of last year’s tournament, did not pass the group qualifying round this season.
It was a neck-and-neck race in the sixth inning of the tie and the 13th inning of the turnaround. Oklahoma City led most of the game, but failed to escape by more than 10 points.
He has never allowed a turnaround since taking a 79-77 lead with 8:02 left in the fourth quarter when Luenz Dot’s 3-pointer went in, but he suffered from the Lakers’ persistent pursuit.
He was chased to 95-93 with 40 seconds left. Here, Lakers Max Christie’s misjudgment had a significant impact on the game.
Christie deliberately fouled the opponent’s main scorer Shai Gilzer-Alexander, apparently unaware of the team foul situation.
Gilzer-Alexander made both free throws to make it 97-93 with 22 seconds left.
Gilzer-Alexander led his team to victory with 36 points, six rebounds and nine assists.
Jaylen Williams scored 19 points, Dot scored 14 points, and Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 points and 18 rebounds.
The Lakers effectively self-destructed in the subsequent presentation, even with Austin Reeves’ pass miss.
Dalton Connect scored 20 points, Anthony Davis scored 15 points and 12 rebounds, and LeBron James scored 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
[Pittsburg (USA) = KIM JAE HO, MK Sports Correspondent]
