The Thunder never trailed and routed the Los Angeles Lakers 105-86 Wednesday night in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, raising its NBA restart record to 2-1.
Here are five takeaways from the Thunder’s impressive victory:
Paul’s third quarter
None of the stars for either team distinguished themselves in the first half. That changed in the third quarter.
While Lakers LeBron James and Anthony Davis continued to struggle (two of 10 shooting in the period), the Thunder’s Chris Paul took control. CP3 made four of five shots, had two of OKC’s six assists in the quarter.