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Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/26

Matchup Prediction

Lakers: 41.6%
Thunder: 58.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
104.6 Points Against 113.6
4-1 Last Ten Games 4-1
108.2 Points Per Game 123.2
44 Field Goal % 53
31 Three Point % 39
46.0 Rebounds Per Game 38.0
22.0 Assists Per Game 24.0
6.8 Blocks Per Game 5.8
8.4 Steals Per Game 10.8
1.2 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.4
14.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 17.0
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ziaire Williams, F Day-To-Day Oct 28
Luka Doncic, G Day-To-Day Oct 28
Cameron Carr, G Out Oct 28
Adou Thiero, F Out Oct 28
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chet Holmgren, C Day-To-Day Oct 28
Jalen Williams, G Out Oct 28
Alex Caruso, G Out Oct 28
Thomas Sorber, C Out Oct 27
Nikola Topic, G Out Oct 27

Thunder Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ SA W 116-104
vs DEN W 96-84
vs LAC W 108-101
vs PHX W 125-114
@ DAL L 120-96

Lakers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs GS W 127-105
vs LAC W 125-117
@ UTAH W 132-123
vs POR L 136-129
@ LAC W 103-87

Game Information

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2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Portland 3 0 1.000 - W3
Oklahoma City 4 1 .800 - L1
Minnesota 3 2 .600 1 L2
Denver 2 2 .500 1.5 W1
Utah 1 4 .200 3 L3

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 1 W1 0.8 4
Golden State 2 3 W2 0.4 2
Phoenix 2 2 L1 0.33333334 1
LA Clippers 2.5 3 L3 0.25 1
Sacramento 3.5 4 L4 0 0
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