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The Los Angeles Lakers looked like they were about to suffer a maddening loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, after having a nine-point lead with just over three minutes left. But in the final seconds, Nick Young came to the rescue!

In classic Swaggy P style, Young stole a pass that was intended for his teammate, Lou Williams, and hit this game-winning three to save the Lakers:

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Young talked and laughed about the play after the game, saying how he “was just runnig around, got caught in the crossfire” of Brandon Ingram’s pass that was intended for Williams:

He also said that he should be credited with a steal:

The young Lakers are back to over .500 with the win at 8-7, and it’s especially big that they hung on for the victory considering their next two games are against the Golden State Warriors.

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