By HoopsHype | April 8, 2025
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The Lakers take a 98-97 lead into the 4th Q. Luka 21p; LeBron 19p; AR 18p. Some really good minutes from Hayes and Vando tonight too so far. – 9:53 PM
Luka Doncic pic.x.com/8gfMBautVW – 9:43 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Halftime: Thunder 80, Lakers 72. LAL’s 3-point (15-26) and FT (13-15) shooting helped reduce the impact of their turnovers (12 for 20 OKC points).
Austin Reaves: 18p (6-8)/4a. Luka Doncic: 16p(5-8)/4a. Dorian Finney-Smith: 12p(4-4). LeBron James: 11p(2-7)/4r/3a. – 9:12 PM
END OF 1Q: Lakers 43, Thunder 43. High-level offensive production from both teams. LAL shot 66.7% (14-21) and 69.2% (9-13) on 3s. OKC: 65.4% shooting (17-26) and 63.6% on 3s (7-11). Austin Reaves: 15p (3-4 on 3s). Luka Doncic: 11p/3a. Dorian Finney-Smith: 9p. Jordan Goodwin: 6p. – 8:39 PM
Luka Doncic is just an unreal playmaker. Yes, the Lakers are hot from 3 (80%) but you have to tip your cap at what Doncic is generating for them – 8:33 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Insane early shotmaking from both the Lakers and Thunder here in OKC. LAL’s shot 12-17 (7-9 on 3s), while the Thunder have shot 14-21 (6-10 on 3s).
Luka Doncic banks in an and-1 layup before the timeout. He’ll take a FT coming out the break, with LAL trailing 36-34. – 8:31 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Some incredible offense from both teams so far. OKC: 14 for 21 (6 of 10 3’s) LAL: 12 of 17 (7 of 9 3’s) LA have a chance to pull within 1 on an and-1 FT from Doncic after the 2nd time out.
Thunder have a 5-0 edge on the offensive glass, and a 3-1 turnover advantage. – 8:29 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Big difference defensively so far: Lu Dort is refusing the switch on screens. Dort is fighting through every screen and sticking to Luka. Doncic isn’t nearly as comfortable as he was Sunday.
And on the other end, Dort is 3-4 from 3. – 8:24 PM
Luka Doncic took over the NBA’s longest streak of games with at least 1 free throw attempt, now 139, after the Lakers limited SGA – the former leader – to zero attempts on Sunday. – 8:16 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar LeBron, Luka, Reaves, Vincent and DFS are all playing tonight vs the Thunder.
We have a true rematch for the last regular season home game in OKC. – 7:03 PM
Khobi Price @khobi_price JJ Redick said that Rui Hachimura (left knee tendinopathy) hasn’t been cleared to play in both games of a back-to-back, leading to him being unavailable tonight in OKC.
Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith remain probable. – 6:48 PM
David Locke @DLocke09 On January 1st if you asked me who had a shot to win the West my answer was OKC, Dallas and Denver. Dallas traded Luka Doncic and Denver fires Michael Malone.
WOW – 5:30 PM
The Lakers appear to be going for it tonight: Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith, Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent have all been upgraded to probable a few hours before the OKC game tips off. – 4:27 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Update:
Luka Dončić (right groin strain), Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle effusion), LeBron James (left groin strain), Austin Reaves (right ankle sprain) and Gabe Vincent (left knee effusion) have been upgraded to probable tonight in Oklahoma City. – 4:27 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 I promised that the word “shocking” would be removed from my vocabulary post Luka, but this one is a stunner. Denver is 11-13 post All-Star break but has seen Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray miss significant time in March/April. Their defense has fallen off the cliff.
They – 1:37 PM
New story: Adding another ball-dominant guard in Luka Doncic hasn’t diminished Austin Reaves’ ascent in L.A. one bit. “My theory is basketball geniuses that love to win, find ways to work and click together,” Rob Pelinka told ESPN. bit.ly/4jqOda5 – 8:06 AM
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