D’Angelo Russell made fans go crazy with an impressive series of 3-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter, sealing the LA Lakers’ remarkable victory over the top team OKC Thunder.
Early in the fourth quarter of the match between the Los Angeles Lakers and the top team in the West, Oklahoma City Thunder, D’Angelo Russell tried to give the ball to LeBron James but failed. Time was running out on the shot-clock and Russell was forced to finish quickly.
In front of him was a very defensive Jalen Williams. “D-Lo” launched a 3-point shot with a very high trajectory. The ball went sweetly into the basket amid the cheers of the fans, and Russell looked straight back. Lakers bench to celebrate.
Not stopping here, D’Angelo Russell pocketed 2 more similarly difficult 3-pointers in 2 ball situations immediately afterward. His tutor was still Williams and the result was still the same.
D’Lo’s three 3-pointers put the Los Angeles Lakers up 103-79, creating the biggest gap the Lakers had in the match against the top team OKC Thunder.
The match that seemed to be difficult for Russell and his teammates suddenly turned into a blow-out victory. After the 3 throws mentioned above, Thunder sent the entire reserve team onto the field and “raised the white flag”.
Leaving behind a hard-to-swallow defeat to Denver on the day LeBron James reached the 40,000-point mark, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated one of the best teams in the NBA this season with a score of 116-104.
LeBron James and his teammates rediscovered the feeling of victory, improving their total record to 34-29
D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 26 points along with 4 steals, 3 assists and 5 successful 3-pointers. Before the explosive 3-point shooting in the fourth quarter, “D-Lo” only had 2-7 3PT and didn’t really have a good feeling.
Sharing with reporters after the game, Russell admitted that one of his three 3-point shots in the fourth quarter was lucky: “I didn’t think I would shoot it. The defensive pressure was quite high, so I just tried to get the ball out of my hands and throw it back into the basket.”
Anthony Davis had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter. LeBron James almost had a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, helping the Lakers win their 10th win in 14 games. nearest.
This is the third victory of the Los Angeles Lakers in four meetings with the Oklahoma City Thunder this season
On the Oklahoma City Thunder side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had many difficulties against the Lakers defense, scoring 20 points with 5-13 FG. Rookie Chet Holmgren contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Before meeting the Lakers today, OKC had only had 1 defeat in the last 8 matches, including impressive wins against the Sacramento Kings, LA Clippers or Phoenix Suns.
The explanation for this failure lies in the fact that Thunder had to travel at night right before the day they faced the Lakers. Less than 24 hours ago they just had a tense match with the Phoenix Suns, a pair of back-to-back matches in two different cities.