Oklahoma.i home – Posteason Road is likely to flow Lakers The city of children At some point, he played the best unquestionable team at the Western Conference after playing its way to the summit with a level of comprehensive excellence rarely seen.
Lakers, who is heading to the last week of the normal season, has either good luck or the curse of having to test themselves against the team with the best record in the American Professional League.
In the worst case, games against thunder can display weaknesses in Lakers. Oklahoma City is smaller and hungry with more size at the edge, as it takes advantage of the advantages that Lakers will face to overcome.
But when Lakers were at their best – they were definitely at their best on Sunday – they can prove to everyone, especially themselves, that their mixture of other individual offensive talents and diverse defense could even thrive even the most talented difference.
From the fire early hot to the full focus, Lakers concluded as a complete competitor in the West by controlling thunder 126-99 In all the capsule, the bold statement won.
“We know that this is the final extending in the full season, so we are just trying to avoid great habits,” said Liberon James.
This, in addition to great players, is a fixed mix.
Luca Densic, who took thunder from the post -season on the way to the American Professional League, went in the depths of his bag from his skills, as he was about defenders, passed over his head, retreating and retracting the best defense in the Thunder League.
He scored 30 points and had six passes, but most importantly, helped the oceanic defense hole in Oklahoma City.
James said, “Luca was amazing.”
Austin Reeves, who has strengthened himself as one of the most important Lakers players alongside Densic and Liberation James, opened another incendiary game from a group of three points while doing a great job on Gilgos tea in the first place in MVP. Reeves 20 and Gilgeous-Elexander scored 26 points, but none of his buckets were rarely easy.
James, who regained some of his defensive forms that came out of a thigh injury, scored 19 points, but most importantly helped to organize Lakers against the support team from thunder, including Qate Holmegran from 7 feet, which scored only 10 points.
Lakers (48-30) answered the largest questions in canceling one of the largest strengths in thunder. Lakers fought for loose balls, and they expanded the property over the offensive glass and set their mistakes.
When the thunder (64-14) paid, and they did, Dorian Vinnie Smith or Gabi Vincent quickly helped to extinguish the spark.
As they did in the victory of an explosion in Denver earlier this season, Lakers showed that when they play their best, the other teams will need to be at the top of their game to stop them. Against Thunder, Lakers dominated by scoring 42 points in the first quarter and leading at least 10 points for the rest of the road.
“We are very committed to what we were trying to do defensive and very committed to the place where we felt that we could generate good clips against a great defense,” said Lakers coach J. J. “There was no Letup for that. There was no exaggerated reaction.”
Since the Doncic trade, Lakers got victories against Nuggets, Rockets and Thunder, and turned into strong defensive offers in each of them. Lakers launched the ball very well on Sunday-they made 22 triple throws in the season-where other parts of the game plan also fell in place.
“We know it is very good when it comes to one, entering the paint, and attracting a lot,” James said. “They do a great job in getting [to] Free throw line. They are doing a great job in getting offensive counterattacks at the second opportunity points and some of the scenes they control. “
Lakers kept thunder from the glass, which led to their superiority. Lakers scored 10 other points at the second opportunity, and when they took control of the game, they did not abandon it. I photographed Oklahoma City only 12 free throws, with Gilgus Alexander not trying anything for the first time since December 18, 2021.
Lakers are now the opportunity to try to do this again on Tuesday, although they were a little about their plans to deal with the game taking into account that they will play again on Wednesday in the first Doncic match in Dallas.
“There is nothing in the stone,” Redik said to Lakers plans on Tuesday. “Once again, this is all day.”
On Sunday, it was good.