The Oklahoma City Thunder can take one step closer to clinching the #1 spot in the Western Conference on Tuesday night as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of a back-to-back in LA. The Thunder dominated the Lakers in OKC just a few days ago, and matters have only gotten worse for LA ever since.
The Lakers have played one game so far since losing Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves to injuries, and it wasn’t pretty. Less than a week after the Thunder dominated LA in OKC, I expect another dominant win. OKC is resting Jalen Williams, opting to play him tomorrow night against the LA Clippers, and LeBron James is questionable to play for LA. I bet he ends up sitting out, but it probably won’t matter either way. Don’t be surprised if the Thunder puts together another dominant performance, which features plenty of play time for the end of the bench.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, and tonight, OKC hosts the Los Angeles Lakers, who are also streaking in a good way. Luka Doncic just put together one of the most impressive months of scoring in NBA history, and the Lakers have won 13 of their last 14 games. The Thunder has won 15 of the last 16, but more importantly, OKC has maintained the top spot in the West. The Lakers have no shot at breaking into the top two in the standings, but they are just 1.5 games ahead of the Nuggets for #3.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder returned from a 4-game road trip on Tuesday night with a resounding victory against the Golden State Warriors. Despite a close first quarter, which featured multiple lead changes, the Thunder pulled ahead with 2:27 remaining in the period, and they never looked back. A 63-44 halftime lead grew to 107-72 by the end of the third, which allowed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and other key guys to rest in the fourth.
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OKC is playing in the second game of a back-to-back, but they absolutely crushed the Golden State Warriors last night, allowing for plenty of rest to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the starters. Still, I expect some fatigue at some point, and the Lakers are coming in fresh after a day off. This will likely be a close one, at least close enough to cover the spread at the end.
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It’s been two days since the Oklahoma City Thunder suffered an embarrassing 126-99 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers. The loss was OKC’s second in a row marking just the second time all season that the Thunder has lost back-to-back games. That’s as far as the losing streak has made it, though, and with the Lakers on deck for a rare scheduling quirk, OKC has an opportunity to get back on track.
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OKC has lost no more than two consecutive games this season, and they have only done that twice. I don’t see them giving up a third consecutive loss, especially after letting the Lakers walk all over them on Sunday. Normally, there’s no way I would expect the Thunder to cover this large of a spread after what happened two days prior. Still, it feels like the Lakers are satisfied with winning one of the two meetings in OKC, which is why they’re likely to rest their key players, including LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and Austin Reaves. Regardless of who plays, I do expect the game to be fairly close for at least the majority of the first three quarters, but I believe the Thunder will want avenge Sunday’s embarrassing loss with a big win tonight.
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