Thunder Win 108-90 Vs The Lakers In Game 1

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Thunder Win 108-90 Vs The Lakers In Game 1

The Lakers brought it as close to within 6 points in the 3rd quarter before OKC turned up their defense and got easy transition buckets. Reaves struggled mightily tonight, scoring just 8 points on 3-16 shooting. LeBron had a brilliant 27 point game. The Lakers couldn't take advantage of an uncharacteristically sloppy SGA game where he had 7 turnovers.

By Samir Mehdi

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Austin Reaves Posts Lowest Playoff Field Goal Percentage by a Laker in 35 Years

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