The Los Angeles Lakers pulled off an overtime win on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 138-128, but the end of regulation turned out to be a controversial one. In fact, it even got LeBron James to react and call out the referees on Twitter.
Here's the play:
Zo's last second foul on Russ had Luke Walton baffled… pic.twitter.com/ZzRhiYULFf
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 18, 2019
And LeBron's reaction:
So what really is “in the shooting motion” rule?!?!? Asking for a friend @OfficialNBARefs 🤔
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 18, 2019
The four-time Most Valuable Player didn't even suit up for the Lakers, but that's not stopping him from pointing out things as he saw them.
The call on Lonzo Ball will be the talk of the town and should be addressed by the league office if it releases a Last 2-Minute report. Regardless, the Lakers did come away with a morale-boosting victory against a strong Thunder team.
Yes, the game went to overtime but 138 points are 138 points. It speaks highly of Los Angeles' effort on the night against one of the NBA's top defensive groups.
Ball had himself yet another solid outing with 18 points, six rebounds, 10 assists, and one steal. Kyle Kuzma top-scored for Los Angeles with 32 points. He also notched eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals. The biggest surprise from Luke Walton's bench, though, came from center Ivica Zubas, who tallied 26 points and 12 rebounds.
The Thunder were led by Paul George's 27 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and three steals. Meanwhile, Westbrook lit up the stat sheet with 26 markers to go along with nine rebounds and 13 assists.
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