Nick Young spent much of Tuesday evening chasing Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook around the Staples Center court, a chore that would drain even the most well-conditioned of NBA players.
It’s a wonder the Lakers guard still had enough energy left to rise up from behind the three-point line and drill the game-winning jump shot with five seconds remaining to lift the Lakers to a pulsating 111-109 victory over the Thunder.
Oklahoma City staged a furious fourth-quarter rally, erasing all of a 14-point deficit in the final 61/2 minutes behind Westbrook, who scored 17 of his 34 points, including four three-point shots, in the final 6:44.