Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
April 2, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Lakers 139-96 on 2026-04-02 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. The Lakers started LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, and Jake LaRavia. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 23 points (9/13) in his matchups, with Luguentz Dort as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 4 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Jake LaRavia as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
139
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
96
Did not play: Marcus Smart (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 11.9 min
- Kenrich Williams · Aaron Wiggins · Nikola Topić · Branden Carlson · Brooks Barnhizer 5.4 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 5.4 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 4.9 min
- Kenrich Williams · Aaron Wiggins · Nikola Topić · Jared McCain · Branden Carlson 4.8 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia Starter 13.4 min
- Luke Kennard · Maxi Kleber · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jake LaRavia · Bronny James 6.4 min
- Luke Kennard · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Bronny James 4.6 min
- Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 4.3 min
- Luke Kennard · Jarred Vanderbilt · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia · Bronny James 4.0 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 23 pts (9/13) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Luguentz Dort (37 %, 6 pts) · Cason Wallace (20 %, 3 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (14 %, 6 pts)
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LeBron James 5 pts (1/6) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (23 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Hartenstein (18 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Williams (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jake LaRavia: 21 poss., 11 pts (4/11) · Rui Hachimura: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Jalen Williams | Austin Reaves: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Deandre Ayton: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luguentz Dort | Luka Dončić: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · LeBron James: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Cason Wallace | Luke Kennard: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Luka Dončić: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ajay Mitchell | LeBron James: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Chet Holmgren | LeBron James: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Deandre Ayton: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylin Williams | Jaxson Hayes: 13 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Luke Kennard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Joe | Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Bronny James: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Topić | Jarred Vanderbilt: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Maxi Kleber: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jared McCain | Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bronny James: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Branden Carlson | Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaxson Hayes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Jake LaRavia: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jarred Vanderbilt: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Brooks Barnhizer | Luke Kennard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bronny James: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 pts (1/4) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (31 %, 0 pts) · Luke Kennard (20 %, 0 pts) · Rui Hachimura (17 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 2 pts (1/2) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: LeBron James (39 %, 0 pts) · Austin Reaves (28 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luke Kennard | Isaiah Joe: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jake LaRavia | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Topić: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luka Dončić | Luguentz Dort: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Cason Wallace: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| LeBron James | Jalen Williams: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chet Holmgren: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Austin Reaves | Jalen Williams: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Jaylin Williams: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Branden Carlson: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Isaiah Hartenstein: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Chet Holmgren: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Rui Hachimura | Ajay Mitchell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Bronny James | Jared McCain: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Nikola Topić: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Branden Carlson: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Kenrich Williams: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Maxi Kleber | Brooks Barnhizer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |