Thunder 101-93 Lakers (November 29, 2024) Game Recap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

It’s the fifth time in the last six games that Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30 points. Jalen Williams added 19 points as the Thunder won their fourth straight.

Dalton Knecht scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Lakers, who have dropped four of their last five points. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points off the bench.

The loss means Los Angeles cannot advance to the quarterfinals after winning the inaugural NBA Cup tournament last year.

Phoenix, San Antonio and Oklahoma City are all 2-1 in West Group B, while the Lakers are 2-2.

The Lakers tied the game to within a point before Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 left to put the Thunder up 95-91.

Takeaways

Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 points and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

Lakers: Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds and LeBron James scored 12.

Key moment

The Lakers still had a chance to come back and trailed by four with 22.4 seconds left, but Austin Reaves made a bad pass that was stolen by Williams and led to an easy dunk that gave Oklahoma City a 99-93 lead provided.

Key statistics

The Lakers committed four of their 17 turnovers in the fourth quarter. … Oklahoma City tied a season high with 15 offensive rebounds.

Next

The Thunder play in Houston on Sunday while the Lakers play in Utah on Sunday.

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