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Los Angeles Times |
Luka Doncic, who knocked the Thunder out of the postseason last season on the way to the NBA Finals, went deep into his bag of skills, spinning around defenders, firing passes over his head and stepp...
OKC Thunder Wire |
The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a 126-99 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Los Angeles Times |
Oklahoma City is younger and hungrier with more size at the rim, capitalizing on advantages the Lakers will struggle to overcome.

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