LOS ANGELES -- The fourth-quarter heists came in quick succession, three in a span of less than two minutes.
First Larry Nance, Jr. swatted an entry pass from Pau Gasol intended for LaMarcus Aldridge out of the air as the Lakers clinged to a two-point lead. Three possessions later, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope leapt into the passing lane like a cornerback and snatched a dish from Patty Mills then raced the sideline for a breakaway dunk. The next trip down, Nance did much the same at nearly the identical spot on the floor, igniting a give-and-go break that he punctuated with a lethal alley-oop throwdown.