Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers

· NBA Cup - Group Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

15-4, 7-2 Away

Final
101 - 93

Los Angeles Lakers

11-8, 7-3 Home

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 36 points as Thunder defeat Lakers 101-93 in NBA Cup game

Jalen Williams ices the game with steal and dunk for OKC

It is the fifth time in the past six games 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. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points off the bench.

With the loss, Los Angeles can not 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 drew within one point before Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 remaining to put the Thunder up 95-91.

Takeaways Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 points and pulled down 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, down four with 22.4 seconds remaining, but Austin Reaves made a bad pass, which was stolen by Williams and led to an easy dunk to give Oklahoma City a 99-93 advantage.

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

Up next The Thunder are at Houston on Sunday while the Lakers are at Utah on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	101 - 93
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	101 - 93
4th 0.0	Lakers offensive team rebound	101 - 93
4th 1.0	Dalton Knecht misses 50-foot three point jumper	101 - 93
4th 2.1	Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 2 of 2	101 - 93

Statistics

OKC		LAL
38-93	FG	33-73
40.9	Field Goal %	45.2
13-40	3PT	11-38
32.5	Three Point %	28.9
12-16	FT	16-21
75.0	Free Throw %	76.2
47	Rebounds	47
15	Offensive Rebounds	8
32	Defensive Rebounds	39
20	Assists	25
12	Steals	4
3	Blocks	6
9	Turnovers	17
1	Team Turnovers	0
10	Total Turnovers	17
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
5	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	20
15	Fast Break Points	15
38	Points in Paint	32
17	Fouls	18
10	Largest Lead	3

Los Angeles Lakers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Augustas Marciulionis, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 26
Eric Dixon, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 26
Adou Thiero, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 22
Bronny James, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 18

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Thomas Sorber, C	Out	Sep 5
Jalen Williams, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 10

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	.000	-	-
LA Clippers	.000	-	-
LA Lakers	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Sacramento	.000	-	-

Full Standings

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