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What A Difference A Game Makes

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LA was thoroughly embarrassed as they were handed their first loss of their 5 game road trip last night by the Oklahoma City Thunder, with a score of 91-75.

The first bad omen was when Phil Jackson called a timeout only 90 seconds into the game. The Thunder's first possession resulted in 2 free throws after grabbing 2 offensive rebounds, while the Lakers' first 2 possessions resulted in turnovers. The Thunder took an early 17-6 lead, and we might as well have called the game there. Russell Westbrook came out hot with 9 early points, and finished 10-13 shooting in the game. Artest was called for 2 early fouls keeping him from playing the type of defense we have come to expect. The Lakers scored only 15 points in the first quarter, their lowest all season.

The 2nd quarter didn't start out any better for the Lakers as the Thunder were able to easily extend their lead to 17. It looked like there might have been a sigh of relief for the Lakers when the red hot Westbrook headed to the locker room after twisting his ankle, but returned after a timeout to score more of his 17 first half points. Kobe had 7 turnovers at the half, and when the Lakers headed into the locker room they were down by 19 with only 34 points. Again, another season low.

I doubt you really want to hear anything about the 3rd quarter. Just know this, the Lakers broke their season low for points in a quarter, for the second time in one night with only 13.

The Lakers threw in the towel down by 33 at the start of the 4th. Adam Morrison and the rest of the bench came out with the team's best quarter scoring 28 points to Oklahoma City's 11, and still suffered a 16 point loss. And in case you weren't already following the trend of the game, the Lakers set another season low with 75 points for the game. The team shot 39% from the field and a whopping 2-15 from three point land.

The Lakers are headed back to Texas tonight to face the Houston Rockets, who are most definitely hungry for Laker blood. The game can be caught locally at 5:30pm on KCAL9 or 710 ESPN Radio.

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