Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK | Game ID: 22401153
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 43 37 17 39 136LAL 43 29 26 22 120
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 42 as NBA-leading Thunder top Lakers 136-120 after Doncic ejection
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday night after Luka Doncic was ejected.
Doncic scored 23 points before leaving the game in the fourth quarter following his second technical foul. The Thunder outscored the Lakers 29-12 the rest of the way.
Jalen Williams added 26 points for the Thunder, who bounced back from a 126-99 loss to the Lakers on Sunday .
Oklahoma City (65-14) inched closer to clinching the best record in the league and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. The Thunder have a two-game lead on the Cleveland Cavaliers with three games remaining. The team set a single-season franchise record for victories, surpassing the 1995-96 Seattle squad that went 64-18.
LeBron James scored 28 points and Austin Reaves added 24 for the Lakers.
Los Angeles is at Dallas on Wednesday in Doncic’s first game against the Mavericks since being traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis on Feb. 2.
The Thunder led 80-72 at halftime after shooting 64.7% from the field. It matched the fourth-highest point total for an Oklahoma City team in a half.
The Lakers rallied, and a deep 3-pointer by Doncic put the Lakers ahead 88-86 with about five minutes left in the third. The Lakers took a 98-97 lead into the fourth.
Takeaways Lakers: Will need to occasionally get over some of Doncic's antics if they are to make a deep playoff run.
Thunder: Was dominant when pushing the pace. The Thunder ran the whole first half, then allowed the Lakers to slow the game down in the third before cranking it up again in the fourth.
Key mome nt Gilgeous-Alexander hit a step-back 3-pointer to give the Thunder a 117-112 lead with about six minutes left.
Key stat The Thunder shot 50% from the field.
Up next The Lakers visit Dallas on Wednesday. The Thunder visit Phoenix on Wednesday.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaRe 4 13 -5 4 8 50 4 5 80 1 2 50 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, James, Reaves
in Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, James, Reaves
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaReVa 2 8 0 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiReVaVi 1 5 +1 3 3 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Vincent
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiGoHaVi :53 3 0 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Goodwin, Hayes, Vincent
in Goodwin, Hayes
out Reaves, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGoHaKnVi 2 9 +4 3 4 75 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Goodwin, Hayes, Knecht, Vincent
in Knecht
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaKnReVi 3 8 -2 2 4 50 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
LAL Hayes, James, Knecht, Reaves, Vincent
in James, Reaves
out Dončić, Goodwin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoHaJaKnRe 2 5 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
LAL Goodwin, Hayes, James, Knecht, Reaves
in Goodwin
out Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGoJaReVa 2 1 -9 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0
LAL Dončić, Goodwin, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Dončić, Vanderbilt
out Hayes, Knecht
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaReVi 1 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, Reaves, Vincent
in Finney-Smith, Hayes, Vincent
out Goodwin, James, Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaKnVi 2 3 -1 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, Knecht, Vincent
in Knecht
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaKnVi :50 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, James, Knecht, Vincent
in James
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaReVi 3 10 +1 2 3 67 2 2 100 4 4 100 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vincent
in Reaves
out Knecht
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiHaJaRe 4 8 +4 3 7 43 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 1
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, Hayes, James, Reaves
in Hayes
out Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaReVa 3 5 +3 2 4 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Vanderbilt
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoHaReVaVi 2 5 +4 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 1
LAL Dončić, Hayes, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hayes, Vincent
out Finney-Smith, James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGoHaVaVi 1 6 +3 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
LAL Dončić, Goodwin, Hayes, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Goodwin
out Reaves
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGoHaJaVi 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Goodwin, Hayes, James, Vincent
in James
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoHaJaReVi 1 2 -2 1 4 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Goodwin, Hayes, James, Reaves, Vincent
in Reaves
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJaKnReVa 3 7 -3 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
LAL Finney-Smith, James, Knecht, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Finney-Smith, Knecht, Vanderbilt
out Goodwin, Hayes, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoFiJaReVa 1 3 +2 1 3 33 0 0 0 2 4 50 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
LAL Dončić, Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt
in Dončić
out Knecht
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJaReVaVi :53 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
LAL Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Vincent
out Dončić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiHaReVaVi 1 0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
LAL Finney-Smith, Hayes, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Hayes
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiHaJaReVi 2 3 +1 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
LAL Finney-Smith, Hayes, James, Reaves, Vincent
in James
out Vanderbilt
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJaReVaVi 2 1 -10 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
LAL Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
in Vanderbilt
out Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GoIiKnKoMi 2 4 +1 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
LAL Goodwin, Jemison III, Knecht, Koloko, Milton
in Goodwin, Jemison III, Knecht, Koloko, Milton
out Finney-Smith, James, Reaves, Vanderbilt, Vincent
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaHoWi 6 26 +5 10 16 62 4 8 50 2 2 100 4 4 8 6 1 1 1 2
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, J. Williams
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, J. Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiWi 1 4 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams, K. Williams
in K. Williams
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiJoWiWa 1 6 -2 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Joe, K. Williams, Wallace
in Joe, Wallace
out Hartenstein, J. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoJoWa 1 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Joe, Wallace
in Holmgren
out K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHoJoWa 2 5 0 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Joe, Wallace
in Caruso
out Dort
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoWiWaWi 6 19 +10 8 12 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 4 1 0 3
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, J. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in J. Williams, Wiggins
out Gilgeous-Alexander, Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHaWiWaWi 1 2 -3 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Hartenstein, J. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Hartenstein
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWaWi 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Wallace, Wiggins
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander
out Caruso, J. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaJoWa 1 5 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Joe, Wallace
in Joe
out Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiJo 2 9 +1 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams, Joe
in J. Williams
out Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaHoWi 3 4 -4 1 5 20 0 1 0 2 3 67 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Holmgren, J. Williams
in Holmgren
out Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiWi 3 2 -3 1 8 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 0 1 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams, K. Williams
in K. Williams
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWiWi :53 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, K. Williams
in Holmgren
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHoJoWa 1 3 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Joe, Wallace
in Caruso, Joe, Wallace
out Dort, J. Williams, K. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHaJoWa 1 3 +3 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Joe, Wallace
in Hartenstein
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoGiHaWa 1 4 +2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
OKC Caruso, Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, Wallace
in Dort
out Joe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoWiWaWi 3 10 +3 4 8 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 1
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, J. Williams, Wallace, Wiggins
in Holmgren, J. Williams, Wiggins
out Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaGiHoWiWa 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
OKC Caruso, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, J. Williams, Wallace
in Gilgeous-Alexander
out Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDoGiHaWi 2 13 +7 3 4 75 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4
OKC Caruso, Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams
in Dort, Hartenstein
out Holmgren, Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHaWiWa 4 13 +9 6 10 60 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 5 6 1 1 1 0 2
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams, Wallace
in Wallace
out Caruso
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CaFlJoWiWi 2 3 -1 1 4 25 1 4 25 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
OKC Carlson, Flagler, Jones, K. Williams, Wiggins
in Carlson, Flagler, Jones, K. Williams, Wiggins
out Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Hartenstein, J. Williams, Wallace
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AF A. Flagler
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
LALAR A. Reaves
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
SM S. Milton
TJ T. Jemison III
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
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