LOS ANGELES – LeBron James had done everything he could to the Thunder on the run. It was time to hurt them in the halfcourt.



The Thunder had thrown as many bodies as possible at James over the course of 47 minutes on Tuesday. Abdel Nader defended James for the first time in his career. Deonte Burton may get some “LeBron Stopper” shine after his fourth quarter work on the King. Chris Paul and Terrance Ferguson took turns after the late defensive blunder by Billy Donovan against the Clippers on Monday.



It looked like it might work. But James tipped out a rebound and all the Thunder’s hard work came unglued.



The Thunder’s six-consecutive road loss to start the season, 112-107 to the Lakers, was more than just a missed defensive rebounding opportunity. It was a bunch of different Thunder players taking a crack at stopping arguably the best basketball player in the world and coming up short.



Considering how powerful James...