'They beat the [expletive] out of us': LeBron James reacts to OKC's win over Lakers
'They beat the [expletive] out of us': LeBron James reacts to OKC's win over Los Angeles Lakers.
Getting ready to drive to the basket, LeBron James had the ball poked out of him. Jalen Williams' dribbling miscue is the only reason why they didn't add another highlight play in a one-sided affair between two of the NBA's hottest teams since the All-Star break. The Oklahoma City Thunder showed the Los Angeles Lakers that there are levels to this whole contention thing with a 139-96 win .
The wire-to-wire saw the reigning NBA champion lead by as many as 46 points. By the end of the first quarter, we knew the final result. Eerily similar to their November matchup , the Thunder flexed their muscles on the Lakers.
You saw a lot of stop-and-score sequences. At one point, Los Angeles had more turnovers than made shots. Things got ugly quickly as OKC snowballed its momentum to an eye-popping 44 points in the first quarter.
It was quite the humbling experience for the Lakers. Before this, they were riding high with a 17-5 record since the NBA All-Star break. The hot run has basically secured them the third seed, but the talent difference is the size of the sea between Los Angeles and the two teams ahead of them in the standings.