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By Joel Reyes
The Los Angeles Lakers headed into the halftime break with a 59-57 lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinals series on Sunday (PH time) at Crypto.com Arena.
Rui Hachimura continued his fine play, scoring a game-high 16 points in the first half. He shot 5-of-7 from the field, including a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Austin Reaves and LeBron James, added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Lakers, who outscored the Thunder 34-26 in the second quarter to nab the halftime lead.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 14 points for the Thunder, who lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.