Game ID: 22300271
Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 30 42 36 25 133LAL 37 23 28 22 110
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 11/19 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 5 since 11/14, returns tonight: 8 min (81% of 10)
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 11/19, returns tonight: 34 min (106% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 11/25 after 5, 8 min since (81% of 10)
NEW Joe 18 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 11/25 after 5, 5 min since (48% of 10)
NEW Joe 18 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 11/25 after 5, 5 min since (48% of 10)
OKC availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Micić missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 31 min since (96% of 32)
NEW Joe 18 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 31 min since (98% of 32)
OKC availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Micić missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 16 min (133% of 12)
OUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/30, returns tonight: 26 min (262% of 10)
BACK Jal. Williams back 11/28 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
LAL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Reddish 20 to 27 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Christie 14 to 21 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Reddish missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 20 min (95% of 20)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Christie 14 to 27 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 6 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 20 min since (95% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 7 since 11/19, returns tonight: 14 min (68% of 20)
OUT Vincent missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 20 min since (95% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 5 since 11/25, returns tonight: 21 min (79% of 27)
OUT Vincent missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 22 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (68% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 25 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Vincent missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 12/05 after 5, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Reddish back 11/29 after 3, 24 min since (119% of 20)
BACK Vanderbilt back 12/02 after 7, 14 min since (72% of 20)
NEW Christie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 24 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 23 and James at 22 a game. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Vanderbilt (6 straight), Vincent (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 34 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 118, the Lakers 111.
11/19 @ POR 134-91 — OKC notes
OKC won 134-91. OKC shot 60% (49 of 81) to POR's 40%, 22 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to POR's 21. The glass went 43-31 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (10 of 13, 7 of 7 at the line); Holmgren added 16, Joe 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-22: a lead of 12 became 33, and the lead reached 47. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/22 vs CHI 116-102 — OKC notes
OKC won 116-102. OKC shot 49% (37 of 75) to CHI's 39%, 11 of 29 from three, and went to the line 38 times to CHI's 17 — 31 points from the stripe to their 17. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 17 of 18 at the line); Joe added 20, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q1, 26-14: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/25 vs PHI 123-127 — OKC notes
OKC lost 123-127. OKC took 15 more shots (98 to 83), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to PHI's 46%, 16 of 43 from three, and got to the line 26 times to PHI's 45. OKC turned it over 4 times to PHI's 12. The glass went 38-49 against them. Holmgren led with 33 (13 of 21, 5 of 11 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Joe 13. Q4 was theirs, 41-34, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 93-82 against them. Wallace's -15 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ MIN 103-106 — OKC notes
OKC lost 103-106. OKC took 12 more shots (90 to 78), but shot 41% to MIN's 42%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIN's 32. OKC turned it over 8 times to MIN's 19. The glass went 36-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (13 of 22, 6 of 6 at the line); Holmgren added 16, Jal. Williams 10. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 87-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. Jal. Williams's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 vs LAL 133-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 133-110. OKC shot 53% (50 of 94) to LAL's 44%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 32. OKC turned it over 7 times to LAL's 13. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (11 of 18, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q2, 42-23: OKC came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 23. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/02 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Kleber (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 31 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-9. Call it OKC 117, Dallas 111.
12/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 21 and Sengun at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Thompson (13 straight). 3 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 19 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where OKC takes 26 free throws a game to Houston's 20. Call it OKC 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
12/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 17 a game. Without Jackson-Davis (4 straight), Payton II (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-8 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 8. Call it OKC 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
12/11 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Collins at 15 and Sexton at 14 a game. Without Markkanen (7 straight), Juzang (4 straight), Sensabaugh (21 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-10 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 9. Call it OKC 120, Utah 109, OKC by 11.
11/22 vs DAL 101-104 — LAL notes
LAL lost 101-104. LAL shot 46% (39 of 84) to DAL's 40%, 11 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to DAL's 4. James led with 26 (9 of 19, 4 of 9 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Reaves added 17, Russell 15. Q4 was theirs, 30-13, the deficit cut from 20 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 91-71 against them. Christie's -19 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ CLE 121-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 121-115. LAL shot 52% (47 of 90) to CLE's 47%, 9 of 27 from three. Davis led with 32 (13 of 20, 6 of 7 at the line); James added 22, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q4, 28-21: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 6. LAL trailed 70-71 at the half and won the second half 51-44. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/27 @ PHI 94-138 — LAL notes
LAL lost 94-138. LAL shot 47% (39 of 83) to PHI's 51%, 7 of 28 from three, and got to the line 13 times to PHI's 26. LAL turned it over 17 times to PHI's 5, and PHI turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 32-48 against them. James led with 18 (8 of 12); Davis added 17, Reaves 12. Q2 was theirs, 34-36, but the other 3 periods went 102-60 against them. Hayes's -33 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 @ DET 133-107 — LAL notes
LAL won 133-107. LAL shot 51% (45 of 88) to DET's 41%, 12 of 34 from three, and went to the line 38 times to DET's 14 — 31 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 49-39 for them. Russell led with 35 (13 of 17, 5 of 7 from three); Davis added 28, James 25. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/30 @ OKC 110-133 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-133. LAL shot 44% (36 of 81) to OKC's 53%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to OKC's 22 — 27 points from the stripe to their 19. LAL turned it over 13 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. Davis led with 31 (11 of 18, 9 of 10 at the line); James added 21, Russell 16. Q1 was theirs, 37-30, but the other 3 periods went 103-73 against them. They led by as many as 14. Reaves's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 22 a game. Without Hachimura (4 straight), Vanderbilt (7 straight), Vincent (16 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 23 a game. Without Thompson (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10 and the defense, Houston allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 119. Call it Houston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/05 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 20 a game. Without Hachimura (5 straight), Vincent (17 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it Phoenix 114, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/07 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 22 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and Ingram at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the arc, New Orleans at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 31. Call it New Orleans 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/12 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Irving at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Williams (3 straight), Green (4 straight), Kleber (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 30 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (19 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 30 free throws a game to Dallas's 23 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and Dallas minus-2. Call it Dallas 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AF A. Fudge
AR A. Reaves
CC C. Castleton
CW C. Wood
DH D. Hodge
DR D. Russell
JH J. Hood-Schifino
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
TP T. Prince
OKCAP A. Pokusevski
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
TM T. Mann
LAL/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 as Thunder beat Lakers 133-110
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 133-110 on Thursday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 18 field goals and 10 of 10 free throws. Jalen Williams scored 21 points and Chet Holmgren added 18 for the Thunder, who were coming off close losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.
“I thought it was an energy, work win tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I just thought we really exerted ourselves on the game and our defense — how we scrambled, our running. We were just fast tonight.”
Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 31 points and 14 rebounds. James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Lakers. He was a game-time decision with a left calf contusion.
Oklahoma City shot 53.2% from the field and committed only nine turnovers to improve to 12-6.
“I really like my teammates, like genuinely," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "It’s a special group of guys, and I enjoy being around them. And then I prioritize winning, and you can’t win alone.”
The injury-plagued Lakers have had an up-and-down week. They lost to Philadelphia by 44 points on Monday, then bounced back to defeat Detroit by 26 on Wednesday. Cam Reddish (right groin soreness), Rui Hachimura (nasal fracture), Jaxson Hayes (left elbow soreness), Jarred Vanderbilt (left heel bursitis) and Gabe Vincent (swollen left knee joint) were sidelined for Los Angeles.
“We knew this was going to be tough at the end of the road trip," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. "Our guys fought to the best of their ability. You know, obviously, there’s some things we need to clean up and we could have done better. We tried our best under the circumstances.”
The injuries have made it difficult for the Lakers to figure out their strengths and weaknesses.
“I have no idea where we are,” James said. "We don’t have a group yet. I know what some of us individually are.”
The Lakers led by 14 in the first quarter, but the Thunder took over in the second — outscoring the Lakers 42-23 — and led 72-60 at halftime.
“It starts on the defensive end, really playing as a unit, playing together and for each other, and then it kind of spirals into our offense," Holmgren said. "Everybody, when we get to that stage, that flow state, I guess — it really comes down to everybody playing confident. And not just themselves, but in others and playing for each other.”
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points before the break, while Davis had 19 for the Lakers.
Oklahoma City extended its lead in the third quarter and took a 108-88 advantage into the fourth. Holmgren scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the third.
The Thunder led by at least 15 points the rest of the way.