Thunder vs. Lakers: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

November 23rd, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

Christmas came early for NBA fans on Tuesday night. 

As if a matchup featuring the up-and-coming Los Angeles Lakers (8-7) and Russell Westbrook's Oklahoma City Thunder (8-7) weren't tantalizing enough, Nick Young stole the show when he hit a game-winning three-pointer with five seconds remaining to hand the Purple and Gold a 111-109 win at Staples Center. 

And in typical Swaggy P fashion, the heroics came in hysterical fashion. 

With the Lakers trailing by one and in search of a go-ahead bucket, Brandon Ingram appeared to seek out Lou Williams at the top of the arc for a spot-up three. However, Young (17 points) looped in front of Williams, hawked the pass and drilled the triple to help the Lakers survive Westbrook's late-scoring onslaught: 



The Thunder trailed by 13 points with six minutes remaining, but Westbrook went on a tear and scored 15 straight points to cut the Lakers' lead to three with 1:38 left in the fourth quarter.

And while the Thunder went up on a Steven Adams putback with 13 seconds on the clock, Westbrook's final three-point attempt clanged off iron ...

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