Lakers vs. Thunder Game Day 2026-04-07

Oklahoma City Thunder

62-16 • 28-9 road

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Los Angeles Lakers

50-28 • 26-12 home

· 7:30 PM PT · TV: Spectrum Sports Net / Spectrum Sports Net + / FanDuel SN OK

Spread: OKC -18.5 ·O/U: 220.5

Thunder

119.2 PPG

Lakers

116.7 PPG

Team Leaders

Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 PPG

Chet Holmgren 8.8 RPG

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6.5 APG

Lakers

Deandre Ayton 12.4 PPG

Deandre Ayton 8.1 RPG

Jake LaRavia 1.7 APG

Key Matchup

Deandre Ayton (12.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.9 BPG) vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31.4 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 6.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG)

Injury Report

Thunder

Out: Jalen Williams

Out: Thomas Sorber

Lakers

Out: LeBron James

Out: Marcus Smart

Out: Luka Doncic

Out: Austin Reaves

Season Series: OKC leads 3-0

The Lakers (26-12 at home) host the Thunder, who are 28-9 on the road. OKC is favored by 18.5 points.

What are your predictions? Will this be a tight game?

OKC right now is playing really good. I think I would bench LeBron for this game to make sure he is healthy for the playoffs. We know that without Doncic, Reaves and Smart the Lakers do not have a chance, only thing that can happen on a game like this, is taking a chance on getting critical players injured. The Lakers healthy can give any team competition, so save the starters for the playoffs and let the G league players take a lesson against the OKC team. I believe there are only like four games left of regular season.

The question asked is if this game will be close? Not to be sarcastic? but being a hard Laker fan I am realistic and will post my honest opinion. If the OKC team want to, they could break a record tonight, but I honestly do not think OKC coaches would want to do that because there are still the playoffs and it could come back to bite them. But the Lakers tonight do not have the players to even compete against the number one and last years champions.

I will watch the game, but it will hurt to see the Lakers get hit so hard.

LeBron is out too LOL...

I thought AJ Mitchell ought to have made the big team.

Looking forward to seeing him play...

Well the Lakers were playing good on the first quarter with Kennard playing point guard. I believe they were down just a couple of points. Second quarter started and Vando went to the free throw line and missed three free throws in a row. JJ pulled him out and has not played anymore up to the half. Ayton is playing horrible seems like every time they pass him the ball he fumbles it and another turn over. Bronny was the point guard the second quarter, made one three pointer and was afraid to take anymore shot. He started missing and got cold feet after that. Timme shot real good the first quarter, but he got tired in the second quarter to where he was missing, even on the free throw line. That is JJ fault for not playing them guys. They are out of shape. Knecht played good defense, did not score in the first quarter. Guy hardly plays, dog house with JJ I guess.

I hope the Lakers can keep it close the second half.

Well, the game finally ended. And it was not good for the Lakers. When you have players like Ayton scoring only two points, Vando two points and all the other G League players not scoring much more. It was a night to forget for ever.

Lakers need to get rid of some players this summer that are not dependable. Ayton has to go: He just can not catch passes, which ends in a turn over.

LaRavia scoring only two points against OKC is unacceptable. I have only seen him play good in a couple of games. Need better player.

Vanderbilt: He has a mental problem, seems like he is mad all the time, starts fights all the time. Got mad at the coach and I know he missed three free throws on purpose.

And there are others that are just not that good and need to move them out.