After the game, to his credit, he took full responsibility for this mental lapse. 'Yeah, it was a misinterpretation on my part,' Christie said. 'Regardless, I knew the time and score of the game, but I didn't realize they were in the bonus and I should have known because they were in the bonus for the last three or four minutes. That's a mental error on my part. I take responsibility for that.'
Lakers coach JJ Redick also discussed the play during his postgame presser, explaining how he was signaling a play call and did not want Christie to commit a foul. 'He looked at me and I gave him the coverage call,' Redick said. 'And I guess he interpreted that as a foul, but obviously, I was yelling the coverage call.'
SGA converted on the free throws, giving the Thunder a four-point lead. The Lakers got the ball back, but OKC stole the inbound pass and Jalen Williams slammed it home, ending any hope for an L.A. victory.
The defeat all but eliminated the Lakers from the NBA Cup and while the play is undoubtedly a low point for Christie, he had a good attitude about it after the loss. 'I'm not gonna say that my mistake cost us the entire game, but...
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