Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony sat on Thursday night in Los Angeles, both missing the contest due to a sprained ankle. The Lakers took advantage of Oklahoma City’s misfortune, embarrassing the Thunder by a final score of 106-81.
Paul George opened the game on fire, scoring 15 points in the first seven minutes. He and the Thunder held an 11-point lead at the 6:44 mark of the first quarter, but that’s exactly where the good times ended. OKC was outscored 98-62 from that point forward — looking entirely incapable of doing offense and many other important basketball functions.