OKLAHOMA CITY – The cast of characters has changed on the court and behind the scenes, but, at least for now, the end result remains the same.
The Lakers suffered a 110-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in another game that highlighted many of their season-long issues.
Poor shooting overall (40 for 101) and from 3-point range (7 for 35) were chief among the Lakers’ problems on a night when Oklahoma City’s best player was misfiring as well. Despite shooting only 4 for 18 from the field, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (8 for 9 from the foul line) posted his 28th triple-double of the season and second against the Lakers with 17points, 18 rebounds and 17 assists.