The Los Angeles Lakers were handed their most humbling defeat of the season, falling 121-92 to the league leading Oklahoma City Thunder in a game that was effectively over by halftime. The loss highlighted a significant gap between the two teams and prompted a candid admission from guard Austin Reaves about a pre-game warning from coach JJ Redick that the team failed to heed.

After the game, Austin Reaves pinpointed the exact moment the contest slipped away . “Um I think early in the second quarter. Uh I think they went on, you know, like a 10 run or something and we just couldn’t couldn’t get a shot to fall.” He detailed how the team’s breakdowns on both ends of the court fueled the Thunder’s momentum. This collapse directly mirrored a specific caution from his coach that the team

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