Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
November 12, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Lakers 121-92 on 2025-11-12 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace, and Ajay Mitchell. The Lakers started Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 27 points (11/15) in his matchups, with Cason Wallace as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 4 points (2/6) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
121
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
92
Did not play: Adou Thiero (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell Starter 11.5 min
- Isaiah Joe · Ousmane Dieng · Branden Carlson · Chris Youngblood · Brooks Barnhizer 8.3 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Branden Carlson 5.0 min
- Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 3.7 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace 3.3 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves Starter 14.5 min
- Maxi Kleber · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht · Bronny James 8.3 min
- Marcus Smart · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 4.4 min
- Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves · Dalton Knecht 4.4 min
- Jarred Vanderbilt · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Dalton Knecht 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Luka Dončić 27 pts (11/15) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (43 %, 4 pts) · Alex Caruso (13 %, 10 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9 %, 6 pts)
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Austin Reaves 12 pts (4/7) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Ajay Mitchell (27 %, 0 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (15 %, 6 pts) · Isaiah Joe (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Isaiah Joe | Dalton Knecht: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · Jake LaRavia: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Marcus Smart: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 6 pts (1/2) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Austin Reaves: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rui Hachimura: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Cason Wallace | Luka Dončić: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Austin Reaves: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Deandre Ayton: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Chet Holmgren | Rui Hachimura: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Deandre Ayton: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Deandre Ayton: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Dončić: 9 poss., 10 pts (4/4) |
| Branden Carlson | Jarred Vanderbilt: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rui Hachimura: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Dalton Knecht: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Austin Reaves: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Chris Youngblood | Bronny James: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dalton Knecht: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brooks Barnhizer | Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bronny James: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 pts (2/6) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (29 %, 0 pts) · Rui Hachimura (24 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (14 %, 0 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 13 pts (2/9) in 41 possessions
Guarded by: Rui Hachimura (47 %, 4 pts) · Marcus Smart (17 %, 4 pts) · Austin Reaves (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Cason Wallace: 35 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Alex Caruso: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Rui Hachimura | Chet Holmgren: 19 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Austin Reaves | Ajay Mitchell: 27 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Alex Caruso: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marcus Smart | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Joe: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Deandre Ayton | Isaiah Hartenstein: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylin Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jake LaRavia | Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Dalton Knecht | Isaiah Joe: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Ousmane Dieng: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Branden Carlson: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Jaylin Williams: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Maxi Kleber | Ousmane Dieng: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bronny James | Chris Youngblood: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ousmane Dieng: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |