NBA: LeBron Scores 19 As Lakers Defeat Thunder
Power forward LeBron James recorded 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as hosts Los Angeles Lakers earned a 116-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA.
D’Angelo Russell scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers, Anthony Davis had 24 points and 12 rebounds, while Austin Reaves added 16 points as the Lakers defeated one of the Western Conference’s top teams.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 20 points and seven rebounds while Chet Holmgren added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Thunder, who had just moved back into sole possession of first place in the conference with a road victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Luguentz Dort also scored 15 points, Josh Giddey had 13 and Aaron Wiggins added 12 for Oklahoma City, which lost for just the second time in its past nine games.
The Lakers cruised to the 116-104 victory, winning the season series 3-1 over the Oklahoma Thunder.
On the Western Conference standings, the Los Angeles Lakers sit in 9th while Oklahoma City slipped back to second behind the Minnesota Timberwolves, who beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.
