Why Lakers met with refs in middle of court after Game 2 loss to Thunder

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The Los Angeles Lakers didn't immediately leave the floor after their Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night.

First, they met with the officials in the middle of the court. Austin Reaves led a discussion with the refs.

It's not something you see every day.

The Thunder had just rolled to a 125-107 win to take a 2-0 series lead, and the Lakers clearly weren't happy.

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Why did the Lakers meet with the refs after Game 2?

Clearly, the Lakers weren't pleased with the calls that the Thunder got relative to them.

On paper, the free throw disparity was relatively even: 26 for OKC, 21 for L.A.

But after the game, Lakers coach was saying things like, " has the worst whistle of any star player I've ever seen," and, "They have a few guys that foul on every possession... they're hard enough to play. You gotta be able to just call it if they foul and they do foul."