OKLAHOMA CITY — This wasn't supposed to happen after the James Harden trade created a clear path for the Lakers in the Western Conference. This wasn't part of the plan after Steve Nash was acquired in July and Dwight Howard a month later. This was meant to be the Lakers' conference, their season, their return to the NBA Finals. Instead they fell seven games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder after a 114-108 loss Friday to the Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Seven games by the seventh of December. "That's really like, wow," Metta World Peace said after several awkward seconds of letting the concept sink in. "That's a lot. Again, wow. I can't believe it." It's true. The Lakers (9-11)...
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