Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Lessons from win over Oklahoma City Thunder
By Ronald Agers
Kyle Kuzma is finding the balance on the court
Ever since the Detroit game, Kuzma has been wildly inefficient on the court. Bad defense, bad shot selection and forcing plays that were not there.
He was a lot more efficient against Oklahoma City…
He dropped 32 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a game that was more important than the Pistons explosion was to the Lakers season.
He picked up two early fouls which included a charge early in the first quarter. After getting chewed out by Walton (Man…folks this was different dude last night!!!) Kyle Kuzma turned in one of his more efficient performances of the season.
The difference, he allowed the game to come to him instead of forcing the issue. Kuzma dropped seven 3-pointers which was a career-high. When it was time to take over in overtime, Kuzma calmly scored every time.
Truth be told, the final shot that ended regulation missed by about four inches. He shot that well against the Thunder.