A little over three weeks ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a 129-120 loss at home to the Los Angeles Lakers. OKC had one of their worst shooting nights of the season, and the Lakers had one of their best. It was a disappointing outcome for Thunder fans just a couple of days before Christmas.
Since that meeting, the Thunder and the Lakers have gone two very different directions. OKC has gone 9-2 with wins against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the New York Knicks, the Denver Nuggets, the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat, and the Orlando Magic. Meanwhile, the Lakers have gone just 3-10. Tonight, the Thunder and the Lakers meet again, but this time in Los Angeles.
Every game is up for grabs when you have Lebron James on your team, but he’s questionable to play tonight with a knee injury. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is also possible to miss while dealing with a sprained knee, which would be a big hit to the Thunder. Still, both of these teams have plenty of star power even if they are missing their main guys, so it should make for an exciting game.
Game Details
Tip-Off: 9:30 PM CT
Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, California)
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Radio: WWLS 98.1FM OKC The Sports Animal
Twitter: Follow @ZacharyLowNBA for live tweets and discussion during the game
Game Notes: Oklahoma City Thunder Official Game Notes, Los Angeles Lakers Official Game Notes
Projected Starters
Thunder
- PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- SG: Josh Giddey
- SF: Luguentz Dort
- PF: Jalen Williams
- C: Chet Holmgren
Lakers
- PG: D’Angelo Russell
- SG: Austin Reaves
- SF: Taurean Prince
- PF: Lebron James
- C: Anthony Davis
Injury Report
Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is QUESTIONABLE (sprained right knee).
Lakers
- Anthony Davis is PROBABLE (left ankle sprain and bone bruise).
- Lebron James is QUESTIONABLE (peroneal tendinopathy in left ankle).
- Cam Reddish is OUT (left knee effusion).
- Gabe Vincent is OUT (left knee surgery).
Head-to-Head
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder is 28-26 against the Lakers (15-12 at home, 13-14 on the road).
- Since arriving in Oklahoma City in 2008, the Thunder has won the season series against the Lakers 7 times, lost 6 times, and tied it twice.
- The Thunder went 1-2 (0-1 at home, 1-1 on the road) against the Lakers last season.
- The Thunder is 1-1 against the Lakers so far this season (2-0 at home, 0-0 on the road).