LOS ANGELES -- If the Lakers had managed to protect two massive leads against the Oklahoma City Thunder -- up 26 on the road last week and up 19 at Staples Center on Thursday night -- they would be sitting pretty with a 7-2 record and OKC would be winless at 0-8.
Alas, that isn't the case. The Thunder outscored the Lakers 35-24 in the fourth quarter and won 107-104 Thursday for their second come-from-behind win against L.A., leaving the new-look Lakers, once again, scratching their collective heads about what happened.
"Defensively we were all over the place," said Anthony Davis, whose 29 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists weren't enough to lift L.