
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers
· NBA Cup - Group PlayShai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers 101-93 in NBA Cup game

It is the fifth time in the past six games Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30 points. Jalen Williams added 19 points as the Thunder won their fourth straight.
Dalton Knecht scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers for the Lakers, who have dropped four of their last five. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points off the bench.
With the loss, Los Angeles can not advance to the quarterfinals after winning the inaugural NBA Cup tournament last year.
Phoenix, San Antonio and Oklahoma City are all 2-1 in West Group B while the Lakers are 2-2.
The Lakers drew within one point before Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 remaining to put the Thunder up 95-91.
Lakers: Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored 12.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 101 - 93 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 101 - 93 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
Lakers offensive team rebound | 101 - 93 |
4th 1.0 | ![]() |
Dalton Knecht misses 50-foot three point jumper | 101 - 93 |
4th 2.1 | ![]() |
Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2 | 101 - 93 |
Statistics
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38-93 | FG | 33-73 |
40.9 | Field Goal % | 45.2 |
13-40 | 3PT | 11-38 |
32.5 | Three Point % | 28.9 |
12-16 | FT | 16-21 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 76.2 |
47 | Rebounds | 47 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
20 | Assists | 25 |
12 | Steals | 4 |
3 | Blocks | 6 |
9 | Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
5 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
17 | Fouls | 18 |
10 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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55 | 12 | .821 | - | W2 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | 12.5 | L1 |
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40 | 29 | .580 | 16 | W8 |
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29 | 39 | .426 | 26.5 | W1 |
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15 | 53 | .221 | 40.5 | L9 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 25 | .621 | - | W1 |
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39 | 28 | .582 | 2.5 | W7 |
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38 | 30 | .559 | 4 | W3 |
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33 | 33 | .500 | 8 | L4 |
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31 | 37 | .456 | 11 | L1 |
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