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The Thunder had to remind everybody that they're still the team to beat after destroying the Lakers by 43 points.
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Player grades: Thunder show Lakers there's levels to this in 139-96 win
Player grades for the Oklahoma City Thunder's 139-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 on Thursday night. Only six times in their storied history have the Lakers been defeated by more points. They fell six points short of their worst margin of defeat ever — a 49-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks in 2017.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost in embarrassing fashion against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, falling 139-96 — but Luka Doncic was hurt during the game, adding injury to insult. While the severity was unknown,
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Lakers vs. Thunder: Live updates, highlights for Thursday's game
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Live updates, highlights for Thursday's game.
Reaves has blossomed into an elite NBA scorer and remained a vital offensive option alongside Doncic and LeBron James this season during the Lakers’ run to the Pacific Division title. The former undrafted free agent is averaging 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds while playing in 51 games this season, his fifth with the Lakers.
The Purple & Gold have been through the gamut of bad labels from ‘washed,’ ‘confused,’ and ‘with a championship identity. ’ But after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the defending champions with a 43-point deficit,