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Lakers News: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Claims Play Resulting In Airball Vs. Rockets ‘Was Designed For Me’

With 23.6 seconds remaining in overtime, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope airballed a 3-pointer with the Los Angeles Lakers only down by one point to the Houston Rockets.

While there were many sequences that ultimately led to the Lakers losing their 21-point lead, they still had numerous chances to win the game and finish 2-0 on their road trip.

Along with not necessarily needing a 3-pointer at that particular time, Caldwell-Pope was 0-of-6 from that deep before his airball.

Following the frustrating 138-134 loss to the Rockets, Caldwell-Pope revealed the play was designed for him, via Spectrum SportsNet:

“The play was designed for me to come off (a screen) and shoot the ball anyways.