D'Angelo Russell scores 26 points, leads surging Lakers past West-leading Thunder 116-104
LOS ANGELES (AP) D’Angelo Russell hit five 3-pointers while scoring 26 points, and Anthony Davis added 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 116-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.
LeBron James had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the Lakers' 10th victory in 14 games. Austin Reaves added 16 points while hitting four 3s for the Lakers, who won their third straight meeting with the Western Conference-leading Thunder to take the season series.
“They’re so well-coached that you can’t relax,” Russell said. “That team has got everything you need to win and to be efficient at this level. You’ve got to be ready to play against those guys. It’s no fluke (to beat them).”
In his first game since scoring his record 40,000th career point in a loss to Denver, James nearly got a triple-double before the Lakers’ big lead allowed him to sit out the final six minutes. Davis was able to sit out the entire fourth quarter when the Lakers hit six 3-pointers in quick succession during his absence, boosting their lead to 25 points.
Russell punctuated the Lakers' decisive rally by hitting 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions with increasing theatrics.
“My teammates find me when I’m hot,” Russell said. “It makes it easier when I can stretch the floor like that. That’s what shooting does. It’s a pleasure.”
Russell passed to James before his third 3-pointer with 9:06 to play, but James whipped the ball right back to him for a shot that left Russell sprawled on his back from uncalled defensive contact, putting the Lakers up 103-79 and earning a standing ovation.
“I didn’t know I made the shot,” Russell said. “I just kind of threw it up there. Lucky shot.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points - ending his streak of eight consecutive 30-point games - for the Thunder, who lost for only the second time in nine games. Lu Dort and Chet Holmgren added 15 points apiece.
“Our start was good offensively, but our overall sharpness just wasn’t there,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “Defensively, we turned them over a bunch of times, and that kept us in it. But certainly not our fastball tonight. ... I just didn’t think we were as sharp offensively as we needed to be. A team like that that’s got size and physicality, that’s a requirement to hit shots against them, but we just didn’t do that enough.”
Oklahoma City hit a season-low 30.6% of its shots in the first half while playing on possibly weary legs during the third stop of a four-game road trip that included a draining win at Phoenix on Sunday.
“Obviously, they’re coming off a tough back-to-back,” Reaves said. “But any time you can beat a team confidently going into the fourth of that caliber, it speaks to what you did offensively and defensively. … Anytime you beat a team like that that’s been playing really good basketball, it feels good and it gives you some momentum going forward.”
Both teams weren't in top form in the first half. The Thunder jumped to a quick 12-point lead, but then fell into a 2-for-21 shooting slump that allowed the Lakers to take a double-digit lead despite committing 12 turnovers.
Oklahoma City big man Jaylin Williams missed his second straight game with a sprained left knee. Mike Muscala made his first appearance since rejoining the Thunder from Detroit, scoring five points in 11 minutes.
Harry Giles III made his Lakers debut in the final minutes.
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Thunder: At Portland on Wednesday.
Lakers: Host Sacramento on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Chet Holmgren vs. Anthony Davis (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | |||
11:45 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 2-0 | |
11:23 | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | |||
11:20 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving bank jump shot | 4-0 | |
11:17 | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
11:17 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-0 | |
11:07 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
10:57 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point layup (LeBron James assists) | 5-2 | |
10:45 | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 8-2 | |
10:28 | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | |||
10:24 | Austin Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Luguentz Dort steals) | |||
10:23 | Austin Reaves technical foul | |||
10:23 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 9-2 | |
10:11 | Chet Holmgren misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:09 | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | |||
10:07 | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point putback layup | 11-2 | |
9:53 | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | |||
9:50 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | |||
9:41 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving layup | |||
9:33 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | |||
9:12 | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | |||
8:59 | Rui Hachimura turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:47 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 13-2 | |
8:39 | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point reverse layup (LeBron James assists) | 13-4 | |
8:25 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (5-second violation back to the basket) | |||
8:15 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
8:12 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | Jalen Williams misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:04 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:52 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
7:49 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
7:42 | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 13-6 | |
7:41 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
7:23 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists) | 16-6 | |
7:13 | D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | |||
7:13 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:53 | Josh Giddey misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:47 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | |||
6:21 | Josh Giddey misses two point layup | |||
6:17 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
6:15 | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | |||
6:12 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
6:05 | Austin Reaves turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | |||
6:01 | Jalen Williams misses two point running layup | |||
5:57 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
5:57 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point putback layup | 18-6 | |
5:37 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot (Anthony Davis assists) | 18-8 | |
5:26 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 20-8 | |
5:07 | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 20-11 | |
4:46 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:44 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
4:30 | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | |||
4:17 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-11 | |
4:17 | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-11 | |
4:08 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-14 | |
3:47 | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:43 | Cam Reddish defensive rebound | |||
3:38 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 22-17 | |
3:24 | Anthony Davis blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | |||
3:22 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
3:11 | Isaiah Joe blocks Austin Reaves's two point driving layup | |||
3:10 | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | |||
2:59 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:55 | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-20 | |
2:14 | Anthony Davis blocks Bismack Biyombo's two point jump shot | |||
2:13 | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | |||
2:08 | Cason Wallace misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
2:06 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
1:59 | Anthony Davis misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:55 | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | |||
1:40 | Spencer Dinwiddie blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:37 | Cam Reddish defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point running layup | 22-22 | |
1:19 | Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot | |||
1:16 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
1:08 | Lakers 60 second timeout | |||
1:02 | Gordon Hayward shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
1:02 | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:02 | Lakers offensive rebound | |||
1:02 | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-23 | |
0:53 | Isaiah Joe misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:49 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Anthony Davis turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | |||
0:38 | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point running jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 25-23 | |
0:32 | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:29 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | |||
0:24 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:20 | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:02 | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
0:02 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 | |
0:02 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-25 | |
0:00 | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Take) (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:36 | LeBron James misses two point driving bank jump shot | |||
11:33 | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | |||
11:32 | Jaxson Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | |||
11:29 | Kenrich Williams misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
11:26 | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | |||
11:19 | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point turnaround jump shot | 27-25 | |
10:57 | Aaron Wiggins blocks LeBron James's two point driving layup | |||
10:56 | Lakers offensive rebound | |||
10:53 | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:49 | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | |||
10:46 | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 27-27 | |
10:30 | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
10:20 | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving layup | |||
10:18 | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | |||
10:13 | Kenrich Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point running alley-oop layup (LeBron James assists) | 27-29 | |
9:48 | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:46 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 27-31 | |
9:24 | Taurean Prince personal foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
9:11 | Kenrich Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:07 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
9:02 | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | |||
8:43 | Jalen Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
8:40 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 27-33 | |
8:26 | Thunder 60 second timeout | |||
8:08 | Jaxson Hayes blocks Chet Holmgren's two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:06 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | LeBron James misses two point running layup | |||
7:58 | LeBron James offensive rebound | |||
7:57 | +2 | LeBron James makes two point tip layup | 27-35 | |
7:38 | Taurean Prince blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point cutting layup | |||
7:37 | LeBron James defensive rebound | |||
7:24 | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 27-37 | |
7:12 | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jaxson Hayes steals) | |||
7:03 | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Cason Wallace steals) | |||
6:56 | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:51 | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | |||
6:41 | Josh Giddey blocks Rui Hachimura's two point layup | |||
6:38 | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 30-37 | |
6:13 | Cason Wallace personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | |||
6:04 | Anthony Davis offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | |||
6:04 | Anthony Davis turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:51 | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | |||
5:47 | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | |||
5:36 | Anthony Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:36 | Lakers offensive rebound | |||
5:36 | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-38 |