Game ID: 22500222
Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 30 40 30 21 121LAL 18 20 26 28 92
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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 11/05 · back-to-backBACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (53% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 27 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 26 min since (88% of 29)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 11 min since (98% of 11)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 26 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (93% of 29)
OKC availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Dort missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 17 min (147% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Dort missed 5 since 11/05, returns tonight: 22 min (84% of 26)
OUT Wiggins missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (147% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (145% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (127% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (106% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 27 min (247% of 11)
OUT Kleber missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 23 min since (127% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 20 min since (113% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 27 min since (247% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 6 since 10/27, returns tonight: 14 min (140% of 10)
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 40 min since (111% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 32 min since (108% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 19 min since (107% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (84% of 35)
OUT Vincent missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 29 min since (84% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 30 min since (86% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 11 min since (110% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 11/10, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 11 min since (110% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Vincent missed 11 since 10/27, returns tonight: 16 min (83% of 19)
BACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/15 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 16 min since (154% of 10)
LAL availability going into 11/23 · 4 days' restBACK Reaves back 11/10 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Vincent back 11/18 after 11, 16 min since (83% of 19)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/15 after 3, 3 min since (27% of 11)
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 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Mitchell at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Dort (4 straight), Wiggins (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Ayton at 19 a game. Without Vincent (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 117. Call it OKC 120, the Lakers 113.
11/05 @ POR 119-121 — OKC notes
OKC lost 119-121. OKC shot 42% (38 of 91) to POR's 41%, 15 of 38 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (10 of 26, 3 of 5 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Wiggins added 27, Mitchell 21. Q1 was theirs, 41-21, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. They led by as many as 22. Carlson's -13 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 @ SAC 132-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-101. OKC shot 54% (49 of 91) to SAC's 41%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to SAC's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 52-38 for them. Hartenstein led with 33 (14 of 17, 5 of 6 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 30, Mitchell 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-24: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 34. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/09 @ MEM 114-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 114-100. OKC shot 43% (41 of 95) to MEM's 38%, 10 of 43 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MEM's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. OKC turned it over 6 times to MEM's 14. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (11 of 22, 3 of 9 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Mitchell added 21, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q3, 34-18: OKC came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 16. OKC trailed 51-62 at the half and won the second half 63-38. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/11 vs GSW 126-102 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-102. OKC shot 51% (42 of 83) to GSW's 45%, 16 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (9 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Holmgren added 23, Joe 18. The hinge was Q3, 44-28: a lead of 19 became 35. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/12 vs LAL 121-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 121-92. OKC shot 50% (44 of 88) to LAL's 40%, 12 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to LAL's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Joe added 21, Mitchell 14. The hinge was Q2, 40-20: a lead of 12 became 32, and the lead reached 37. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Knueppel at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Miller (10 straight), Williams (5 straight), Green (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Mitchell at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Dort (5 straight), Wiggins (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Charlotte's 122 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 121, Charlotte 112.
11/17 @ 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 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murphy III at 28 and Fears at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williamson (7 straight), Poole (6 straight), Jordan (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 98, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 98 a night to New Orleans's 123 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-6 a night and New Orleans minus-3. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 106, OKC by 15.
11/19 vs SAC — 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 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wiggins (6 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and LaVine at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Raynaud (2 straight), Plowden (2 straight), Cardwell (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Sacramento's 129 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and Sacramento minus-8. Call it OKC 125, Sacramento 106, OKC by 19.
11/21 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 35 and George at 25 a game. Without Kessler (9 straight), Clayton Jr. (3 straight), Tshiebwe (14 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Utah's 133. Call it OKC 123, Utah 116.
11/03 @ POR 123-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-115. LAL shot 59% (50 of 85) to POR's 49%, 9 of 23 from three, and got to the line 16 times to POR's 30. Ayton led with 29 (14 of 19); Hachimura added 28, Smith Jr. 25. The hinge was Q2, 28-20: the deficit went from 9 to 1. LAL trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 71-62. LaRavia was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/05 vs SAS 118-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 118-116. LAL shot 45% (37 of 83) to SAS's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. LAL turned it over 12 times to SAS's 19. Dončić led with 35 (9 of 27, 4 of 11 from three, 13 of 17 at the line); Ayton added 22, Smart 17. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: LAL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 2.
11/08 @ ATL 102-122 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-122. LAL shot 46% (37 of 81) to ATL's 52%, 12 of 30 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 11 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. LAL turned it over 19 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 47-37 for them. Dončić led with 22 (7 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Knecht added 14, LaRavia 13. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 26 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 98-72 against them. Hachimura's -28 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ CHA 121-111 — LAL notes
LAL won 121-111. LAL shot 50% (45 of 90) to CHA's 52%, 14 of 39 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to CHA's 22. Dončić led with 38 (14 of 28, 5 of 15 from three); Reaves added 24, Hachimura 21. The hinge was Q3, 31-15: a lead of 2 became 18. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/12 @ OKC 92-121 — LAL notes
LAL lost 92-121. LAL shot 40% (31 of 77) to OKC's 50%, 11 of 35 from three. LAL turned it over 20 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Dončić led with 19 (7 of 20, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Knecht added 16, Hachimura 13. Q4 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 36 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 100-64 against them. Hachimura's -35 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murphy III at 23 and Bey at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Williamson (5 straight), Poole (4 straight), Jordan (7 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Hachimura at 17 a game. Without Vincent (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 26 free throws a game to New Orleans's 20. Call it the Lakers 116, New Orleans 114, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/15 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 33 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Porter Jr. (12 straight), Prince (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Reaves at 23 a game. Without Vincent (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 34 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-8. Call it Milwaukee 119, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/18 vs UTA — 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 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Reaves at 23 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 133, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Markkanen at 31 and George at 21 a game. Without Kessler (8 straight), Harkless (2 straight), Anderson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 133. Call it the Lakers 122, Utah 116.
11/23 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 138, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 34 and George at 23 a game. Without Kessler (10 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Reaves at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 138 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it the Lakers 124, Utah 121, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
DA D. Ayton
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
MK M. Kleber
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
BB B. Barnhizer
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
OD O. Dieng
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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 points as the Thunder beat Doncic and the Lakers 121-92
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and nine assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Los Angeles Lakers 121-92 on Wednesday night.
Isaiah Joe added 21 points for the Thunder, who improved their league-best record to 12-1.
Oklahoma City blew out one of its top Western Conference rivals for the second game. It beat the Golden State Warriors 126-102 on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles guard Luka Doncic was held to 19 points on 7-for-20 shooting. He was averaging 37.1 points coming into the game.
Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort, a defensive stopper who normally guards Doncic, was out with an upper right trapezius strain, and the Thunder got the job done anyway.
Austin Reaves , who was averaged 30.3 points, had 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting for the Lakers. Los Angeles had scored at least 116 points in every game this season, but it didn't get close after shooting 40.3% from the field.
The Lakers played without LeBron James once again, though he practiced on Wednesday for the first time this season. He got some reps with the team’s G League affiliate earlier in the day in California.
Los Angeles could have used another star against Oklahoma City. The Thunder led 30-18 at the end of the first quarter, then held the Lakers without a field goal for nearly eight minutes to start the second. Los Angeles missed its first 11 shots of the quarter as Oklahoma City extended its advantage to 70-38 at halftime.
In the closing seconds of the third quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the hoop, then fired a behind-the-back pass to Joe, who nailed a 3-pointer as time expired in the period to give Oklahoma City a 100-64 lead.
Up next Lakers: Visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.