The Los Angeles Lakers once again struggled down the stretch without LeBron James as the offense stalled out completely, allowing the Oklahoma City Thunder to pull away late in the fourth quarter. When they were able to get out and run, they found some success, but OKC’s defense (which has been fantastic this season to be completely fair) utilized their length and athleticism to make things really difficult on the Lakers.
Want to know what else made things really difficult on the Lakers? The injury bug, which has followed them throughout this season and might send them to a breaking point, as this game saw Kyle Kuzma sit out the second half with a back contusion (which sounds incredibly painful, by the way) and Tyson Chandler seemed to deal with some back problems of his own.