Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel had told reporters multiple times that he was waiting for his team to deliver a complete performance and for them to continue to build strong habits before they get to the postseason. Vogel will have to wait until at least tomorrow when the Lakers face off against the Houston Rockets because they delivered a listless performance on Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with their second of four seeding games in which they’ve failed to score 100 points, 103-86.
LeBron James had 19 points to lead the Lakers, but he only had four assists as the Lakers shot 5 for 37 (13.9%) from the 3-point line. Anthony Davis had a tough night on Wednesday as he scored only nine points, only the third time this season that Davis had failed to score in double-figures.
The Lakers were without reserve center Dwight Howard and they also had just clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but they never really had a chance in this game. The Thunder jumped out to an early double-digit lead and the Lakers were never able to recover.
Luckily for L.A., they will have an opportunity to get the bad taste out of their mouth tomorrow night when they face the Houston Rockets.
