Game ID: 22401135
Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 32 24 21 22 99LAL 42 36 25 23 126
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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 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 39 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/27 after 7, 29 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (102% of 29)
NEW K. Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 40 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/27 after 7, 29 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 3, 31 min since (105% of 29)
NEW K. Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 41 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/27 after 7, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 3, 30 min since (102% of 29)
NEW K. Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 5 since 3/25, returns tonight: 19 min (92% of 21)
OUT Mitchell missed 42 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/27 after 7, 29 min since (88% of 33)
NEW Joe 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 15 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jay. Williams missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 43 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/27 after 7, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 4/04 after 5, 19 min since (92% of 21)
OKC availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jay. Williams missed 3 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 44 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/04 after 5, 20 min since (96% of 21)
OKC availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Jay. Williams missed 4 since 4/02, returns tonight: 24 min (169% of 14)
OUT Mitchell missed 45 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/04 after 5, 18 min since (84% of 21)
OKC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 46 since 1/05, returns tonight: 18 min (126% of 14)
BACK Wiggins back 4/04 after 5, 21 min since (103% of 21)
BACK Jay. Williams back 4/09 after 4, 24 min since (169% of 14)
OKC availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Dort missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 4/04 after 5, 24 min since (115% of 21)
BACK Jay. Williams back 4/09 after 4, 25 min since (172% of 14)
BACK Mitchell back 4/11 after 46, 18 min since (126% of 14)
LAL availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 3 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 2 since 3/26, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 36 min since (103% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 23 min since (73% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 3/20 after 3, 22 min since (125% of 18)
LAL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 4 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 3/26, out tonight
BACK James back 3/22 after 7, 37 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Hachimura back 3/22 after 12, 25 min since (77% of 32)
LAL availability going into 4/03 · 2 days' restOUT Morris missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 5 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 3/26, out tonight
LAL availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Morris missed 6 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 6 since 3/24, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 11)
OUT Len missed 6 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 5 since 3/26, returns tonight: 5 min (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 7 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 7 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 5 min since (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 8 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 8 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 5 min since (49% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Morris missed 9 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 9 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 3 min since (33% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 10 since 3/24, out tonight
OUT Len missed 10 since 3/24, out tonight
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 10)
LAL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 11 since 3/24, returns tonight: 33 min (212% of 16)
OUT Len missed 11 since 3/24, returns tonight: 14 min (130% of 10)
BACK Milton back 4/04 after 6, 3 min since (24% of 11)
BACK Jemison III back 4/04 after 5, 3 min since (30% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Reaves at 27 and Dončić at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Morris (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 37. Call it OKC 120, the Lakers 111.
3/29 vs IND 132-111 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-111. OKC shot 51% (48 of 94) to IND's 45%, 17 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 23, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Dort added 22, Joe 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 25. K. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/31 vs CHI 145-117 — OKC notes
OKC won 145-117. OKC shot 53% (52 of 98) to CHI's 45%, 23 of 43 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. OKC turned it over 14 times to CHI's 19. Joe led with 31 (10 of 17, 8 of 14 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 27, Jal. Williams 23. The hinge was Q2, 45-22: a lead of 11 became 34, and the lead reached 43. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/02 vs DET 119-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-103. OKC shot 44% (42 of 96) to DET's 40%, 10 of 38 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DET's 25 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. OKC turned it over 10 times to DET's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 26, 2 of 7 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Jal. Williams added 23, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q1, 41-27: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/04 @ HOU 111-125 — OKC notes
OKC lost 111-125. OKC shot 48% (43 of 89) to HOU's 49%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 15 times to HOU's 26. The glass went 33-48 against them. J. Williams led with 33 (13 of 21, 2 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 22, Holmgren 20. Q3 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 98-79 against them. K. Williams's -15 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs LAL 99-126 — OKC notes
OKC lost 99-126. OKC shot 43% (39 of 90) to LAL's 55%, 12 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to LAL's 15. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 26 (12 of 23, 2 of 5 from three); Jal. Williams added 16, Holmgren 10. Q4 was theirs, 22-23, but the other 3 periods went 103-77 against them. Wallace's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs LAL — 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 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Reaves at 25 a game. Without Morris (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 117, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/09 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 130, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 33 and Allen at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 29 and the defense, OKC allowing 118 a night to Phoenix's 130. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 113.
4/11 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 133, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (3 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 117 a night to Utah's 133 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 13 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 122, Utah 115.
4/13 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alvarado at 19 and Reeves at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Missi (2 straight), Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 119 a night to New Orleans's 129. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 113.
3/29 @ MEM 134-127 — LAL notes
LAL won 134-127. LAL shot 51% (45 of 89) to MEM's 53%, 19 of 43 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MEM's 18 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. Reaves led with 31 (8 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Dončić added 29, James 25. The hinge was Q1, 39-28: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/31 vs HOU 104-98 — LAL notes
LAL won 104-98. LAL shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 42%, 16 of 46 from three. Dončić led with 20 (6 of 16, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Finney-Smith added 20, Vincent 20. The hinge was Q3, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/03 vs GSW 116-123 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-123. LAL shot 45% (39 of 86) to GSW's 48%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 23 times to GSW's 31. LAL turned it over 8 times to GSW's 13. James led with 33 (10 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Reaves added 31, Hachimura 24. Q4 was theirs, 39-35, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 88-77 against them. Finney-Smith's -14 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs NOP 124-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 124-108. LAL shot 52% (41 of 79) to NOP's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 28 times to NOP's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. Dončić led with 35 (10 of 21, 4 of 10 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Reaves added 30, James 27. The hinge was Q2, 37-23: LAL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 17. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/06 @ OKC 126-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 126-99. LAL shot 55% (46 of 84) to OKC's 43%, 22 of 40 from three. LAL turned it over 15 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. Dončić led with 30 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Reaves added 20, L. James 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: a lead of 10 became 22, and the lead reached 29. Finney-Smith was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/08 @ OKC — 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 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Reaves at 25 a game. Without Morris (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 117, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/09 @ 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 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 23 and Washington at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Exum (11 straight). 3 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 25 and James at 25 a game. Without Morris (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 120. Call it the Lakers 115, Dallas 114, Dallas keeping it close.
4/11 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 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and James at 27 a game. Without Morris (10 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-0 and the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Houston's 18. Call it the Lakers 114, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
4/13 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sharpe at 28 and Banton at 16 a game. Without Simons (6 straight), Grant (16 straight), Avdija (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 23 a game. Without Morris (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 45 percent from three to Portland's 28. Call it the Lakers 115, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CK C. Koloko
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JG J. Goodwin
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
RH R. Hachimura
OKC/LAL 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