Lakers showcased their defensive ceiling in victory over Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Lakers understand that the 3-point shooting from their blowout victory over the league-best Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday can’t be relied upon on a game-to-game basis.
Even with the Lakers creating 36 “open” to “wide-open” 3-point attempts, making 20 of those looks from behind the arc (55.6%) is anomalous. So was the Lakers converting 15 of their first 20 3-point attempts to create a 29-point lead over the Thunder before halftime en route