Game ID: 42500224
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers
Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 26 19 39 26 110OKC 21 28 31 35 115
LAL vs OKC ScoutingLAL vs OKC Scouting
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.
LAL availability going into 5/01 · 1 day's restBACK Reaves back 4/29 after 9, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Hayes back 4/18 after 4, 16 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/24 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 4/26 after 3, 7 min since (66% of 10)
NEW James 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Hachimura 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Smart 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kennard 25 to 38 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 5/05 · 3 days' restOUT Kleber missed 2 since 4/29, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 4/29 after 9, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/24 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Smart 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kennard 25 to 36 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 3 since 4/29, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 4/29 after 9, 33 min since (96% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/24 after 2, 3 min since (28% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Smart 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kennard 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kleber missed 4 since 4/29, returns tonight: 8 min (73% of 10)
BACK Reaves back 4/29 after 9, 35 min since (100% of 35)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 35 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 5/07, returns tonight: 3 min (17% of 17)
BACK Reaves back 4/29 after 9, 36 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 5/09 after 4, 8 min since (73% of 10)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 22 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 17 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 20 min since (102% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (178% of 16)
OKC availability going into 5/05 · 7 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 4/25, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (111% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (71% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (109% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 13 min since (67% of 19)
OKC availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 4/25, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (99% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (108% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
OKC availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 4 since 4/25, out tonight
OKC availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 5 since 4/25, out tonight
OKC availability going into 5/18 · 6 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 6 since 4/25, returns tonight: 37 min (137% of 27)
OKC availability going into 5/20 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 2 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 37 min since (137% of 27)
OKC availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restOUT K. Williams missed 3 since 5/11, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 14)
BACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 22 min since (82% of 27)
NEW Caruso 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 5/18 after 6, 22 min since (82% of 27)
BACK K. Williams back 5/22 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 14)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Caruso 19 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 24 and Reaves at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Mitchell at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jal. Williams (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12 and the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 38. Call it OKC 115, the Lakers 108.
5/01 @ HOU 98-78 — LAL notes
LAL won 98-78. LAL shot 40% (36 of 89) to HOU's 35%, 12 of 28 from three. L. James led with 28 (10 of 25, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Hachimura added 21, Reaves 15. The hinge was Q2, 26-13: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 29. L. James was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
5/05 @ OKC 90-108 — LAL notes
LAL lost 90-108. LAL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 49%, 10 of 30 from three. James led with 27 (12 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Hachimura added 18, Smart 12. Q2 was theirs, 27-30, but the other 3 periods went 78-63 against them. Hachimura's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/07 @ OKC 107-125 — LAL notes
LAL lost 107-125. LAL shot 50% (39 of 78) to OKC's 56%, 11 of 29 from three. LAL turned it over 20 times to OKC's 12, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Reaves led with 31 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); James added 23, Hachimura 16. Q2 was theirs, 35-30, turning a 4-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-72 against them. Reaves's -20 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/09 vs OKC 108-131 — LAL notes
LAL lost 108-131. LAL shot 47% (38 of 81) to OKC's 56%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to OKC's 10 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. LAL turned it over 16 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Hachimura led with 21 (7 of 14, 5 of 8 from three); L. James added 19, Kennard 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-26, turning a 6-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-74 against them. Hachimura's -25 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/11 vs OKC 110-115 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-115. LAL shot 51% (38 of 75) to OKC's 52%, 10 of 28 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Reaves led with 27 (8 of 16, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Hachimura added 25, James 24. Q3 was theirs, 39-31, turning a 4-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them.
4/27 @ PHX 131-122 — OKC notes
OKC won 131-122. OKC shot 54% (44 of 82) to PHX's 53%, 17 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHX's 16 — 26 points from the stripe to their 12. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Mitchell 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-33: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
5/05 vs LAL 108-90 — OKC notes
OKC won 108-90. OKC shot 49% (42 of 85) to LAL's 41%, 13 of 30 from three. Holmgren led with 24 (9 of 17); Gilgeous-Alexander added 18, Mitchell 18. The hinge was Q4, 24-18: a lead of 12 became 18, and the lead reached 21. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
5/07 vs LAL 125-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 125-107. OKC shot 56% (45 of 81) to LAL's 50%, 14 of 36 from three. OKC turned it over 12 times to LAL's 20. Holmgren led with 22 (7 of 11, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 22, Mitchell 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 20. OKC trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 68-49. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
5/09 @ LAL 131-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 131-108. OKC shot 56% (53 of 94) to LAL's 47%, 17 of 38 from three, and got to the line 10 times to LAL's 25. OKC turned it over 9 times to LAL's 16. Mitchell led with 24 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 27. OKC trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 74-49. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
5/11 @ LAL 115-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 115-110. OKC shot 52% (42 of 81) to LAL's 51%, 11 of 31 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to LAL's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (11 of 22, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Mitchell added 28, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q2, 28-19: OKC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
5/18 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Mitchell at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (6 straight). 6 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Castle at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where San Antonio takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 20 and the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to San Antonio's 38. Call it OKC 115, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
5/20 vs SAS — 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 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and Mitchell at 19 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-9 a night and OKC minus-3 and the line, where San Antonio takes 29 free throws a game to OKC's 18. Call it OKC 116, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
5/22 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Castle at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Fox (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Mitchell at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-11 a night and OKC minus-4 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it San Antonio 117, OKC 114, OKC keeping it close.
5/24 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Caruso at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and OKC minus-4 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it San Antonio 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
AT A. Thiero
DA D. Ayton
JH J. Hayes
JV J. Vanderbilt
LJ L. James
LK L. Kennard
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
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
Champion Thunder hold off tenacious Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 for another playoff series sweep
LOS ANGELES -- - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4 on Monday night.
Ajay Mitchell scored 10 of his 28 points in the frantic final period as the Thunder overcame the Lakers' tenacious effort and improved to 8-0 in the playoffs with their toughest victory of the postseason.
"We've done our job so far, that's all it really means," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We've gone out there, we've executed, we've played at a high level and we've been able to win eight tough games against really good opponents. That's all it means. Nothing is guaranteed."
LeBron James had 24 points and 12 rebounds in the final game of the unprecedented 23rd season for the top scorer in NBA history, but he missed a driving bank shot with 20 seconds left that would have put the Lakers ahead.
The 41-year-old James has repeatedly said he hasn't decided whether to play next season, so there was no ceremony or momentousness around this game. Instead, the Lakers desperately tried to extend their year, only to lose to Oklahoma City for the eighth time this season.
"I don't know what the future holds for me, obviously, as it stands right now, tonight," James said. "I've got a lot of time. I'll go back and recalibrate with my family and talk with them, and when the time goes, obviously you guys will know what I decide to do."
Austin Reaves scored 27 points before missing a tying 3-point attempt with eight seconds left for the Lakers, who advanced one round farther than almost anybody expected after losing NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic and Reaves to significant injuries a month ago.
Los Angeles still lost six of its final seven playoff games and fell well short of the conference finals for the third straight season.
"I didn't want our season to end," Lakers coach JJ Redick said. "I wanted to keep this thing going. I enjoyed every bit of this year."
Oklahoma City faced its first fourth-quarter deficits of the entire playoffs in Game 4 as the Lakers repeatedly refused to fold. The Thunder still got it done, and they've earned at least the rest of the week off before they open the conference finals against the winner of San Antonio's second-round series with Minnesota. The Spurs and Timberwolves are even heading to Game 5 on Tuesday night.
"They won more of the minutes tonight than we did, and that hadn't been the case (earlier in the series)," Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said. "They outplayed us for stretches. They're a really good team with prideful players. We did not expect them to give us an unearned win, and we went out and earned it."
Oklahoma City went 8-0 against the Lakers this season, winning all four regular-season matchups as well - but this one was the toughest. The Lakers took the lead and kept it close down the stretch with big buckets from Reaves and Rui Hachimura , who scored nine of his 25 points in the fourth quarter.
Holmgren's dunk with 2:03 left put the Thunder up 109-103, but Hachimura coolly converted a four-point play. Marcus Smart then drove the lane and hit a layup while being fouled in the final minute, converting a three-point play for a 110-109 Lakers lead.
But Holmgren got the ball inside and triple-pumped for a dunk with 32.8 seconds left, and James missed on his drive. After Gilgeous-Alexander hit two free throws, Reaves missed again, and the Thunder hung on to secure their sixth berth in the Western Conference finals in the last 16 seasons.
The Thunder won the first two games of the series at home by 18 points apiece, and they routed the Lakers 131-108 in Game 3.
Doncic missed the final 15 games of the Lakers' season after incurring a grade 2 hamstring strain on April 2 in Oklahoma City, and he watched the season finale on the bench in a black sweatsuit. The Slovenian superstar apparently didn't get close to returning from the injury, which often requires two months of recovery.