Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationShai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to easy 123-87 win over injury-depleted Lakers
Jared McCain scored 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the NBA-leading Thunder, who swept the season series against the Lakers with their sixth straight victory and 18th in 19 games overall.
The Lakers had their lowest-scoring performance of the season while playing without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart and Jaxson Hayes, who represent a combined 94.6 points per game. Doncic and Reaves are out for the rest of the regular season, while the 41-year-old James sat for one game to rest his arthritic left foot.
Rui Hachimura scored 15 points and Drew Timme had 11 for the Pacific Division champion Lakers, who have lost three straight since losing Doncic and Reaves to injury last week in Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles had won 13 of 14 and was closing in on the third seed before losing Doncic, who is in Europe seeking treatment on his Grade 2 left hamstring strain.
Rookie Adou Thiero scored a career-high 10 points for the Lakers, who still kept the game even until midway through the second quarter. But Oklahoma City finished the half on a 23-5 run, and Los Angeles scored just 22 points in its next 24 minutes of play.
Lakers coach JJ Redick and Jarred Vanderbilt exchanged heated words after Redick called a timeout and removed Vanderbilt from the game 16 seconds into the second quarter. Assistant coaches and players stayed between the two until the lengthy exchange cooled down, and Vanderbilt didn't play again.
Lakers: At Golden State on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
OKC wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 123 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 123 - 87 |
| 4th 3.2 |  |
Nick Smith Jr. makes 13-foot fade away jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 123 - 87 |
| 4th 10.7 | |
Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound | 123 - 85 |
| 4th 14.6 |  |
Aaron Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper | 123 - 85 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-89 | FG | 32-73 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 21-41 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 51 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-14 | FT | 14-31 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 41 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 96 | Percent Led | 0 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 30 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 29 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Chet Holmgren, C | Out | Oct 30 |
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Alex Caruso, G | Out | Oct 28 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Oct 27 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | L1 |
 Portland |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Denver |
3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | W2 |
 Utah |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | W3 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 3 | L2 | 0.25 | 1 |
 LA Clippers |
2.5 | 4 | L4 | 0.2 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
3.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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