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04/07 23:53 CDT Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to easy 123-87 win over
injury-depleted Lakers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to easy 123-87 win over injury-depleted
Lakers
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and eight assists,
and Isaiah Joe hit six 3-pointers in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-87 victory
over the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Jared McCain scored 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and 10 rebounds
for the NBA-leading Thunder, who swept the season series against the Lakers
with their sixth straight victory and 18th in 19 games overall.
The Lakers had their lowest-scoring performance of the season while playing
without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart and Jaxson
Hayes, who represent a combined 94.6 points per game. Doncic and Reaves are out
for the rest of the regular season, while the 41-year-old James sat for one
game to rest his arthritic left foot.
Rui Hachimura scored 15 points and Drew Timme had 11 for the Pacific Division
champion Lakers, who have lost three straight since losing Doncic and Reaves to
injury last week in Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles had won 13 of 14 and was closing in on the third seed before losing
Doncic, who is in Europe seeking treatment on his Grade 2 left hamstring strain.
Rookie Adou Thiero scored a career-high 10 points for the Lakers, who still
kept the game even until midway through the second quarter. But Oklahoma City
finished the half on a 23-5 run, and Los Angeles scored just 22 points in its
next 24 minutes of play.
Lakers coach JJ Redick and Jarred Vanderbilt exchanged heated words after
Redick called a timeout and removed Vanderbilt from the game 16 seconds into
the second quarter. Assistant coaches and players stayed between the two until
the lengthy exchange cooled down, and Vanderbilt didn't play again.
Up next
Thunder: At Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
Lakers: At Golden State on Thursday.
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