LOS ANGELES—Anthony Davis had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Dennis Schröder added 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers got a vital victory for their playoff hopes, 116–111 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Lonnie Walker scored 20 points in an impressive return to the rotation…
George Leaves With Injury as Clippers Lose to Thunder
LOS ANGELES—Paul George went down hard in the fourth quarter. He may have taken the Los Angeles Clippers’ championship hopes with him. George got hurt in Tuesday night’s 101–100 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The star guard hit the court after getting fouled by Luguentz Dort with 4:38 remaining. He lay…
Lakers Get Past Thunder While Missing Two Superstars
With LeBron James and Anthony Davis out, Dennis Schroder scored 26 points to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 123–117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, March 1, in Oklahoma City. Also missing D’Angelo Russell (sprained right ankle), the Lakers needed a balanced offensive effort and they got it to win for the…
Scoring King: James Passes Abdul-Jabbar for NBA Points Mark
LeBron James is the NBA’s new career scoring leader. With a step-back jump shot with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, Feb. 7, James pushed his career total to 38,388 points and broke the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for…
Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 24 as Thunder Beat Clippers Again
OKLAHOMA CITY—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder earned their second straight win over the Clippers, beating Los Angeles 118–110 on Thursday night, Oct. 27. Lu Dort scored 21 points and Aleksej Pokusevski added 15 for the Thunder, who beat the Clippers 108–94 on Tuesday. Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard missed both games…
Gilgeous-Alexander’s 33 Help OKC Top Short-Handed Clippers
OKLAHOMA CITY—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 108–94 on Tuesday night, Oct. 25, for their first win of the season. Gilgeous-Alexander played after sitting out Sunday’s game against Minnesota with a bruised left hip. Against the Clippers, he made 11 of 22 field goals and…
NBA Roundup: Spurs’ Gregg Popovich Rises to No. 2 in Wins
Keldon Johnson 22 points to lead the Spurs to a 114–106 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, a milestone victory for San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich. The win was No. 1,333 in Popovich’s 26-year, head-coaching career—all in San Antonio—moving him past Lenny Wilkens for second place in NBA history. Only Don…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Leads Thunder Over Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117–112 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. Rookie Aaron Wiggins had 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting for the Thunder, who have won four of five. The loss snapped the Pelicans’ four-game winning streak. New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram left the…
NBA-Leading Suns Win 5th Straight, Beating Thunder 113–101
PHOENIX—Cam Johnson played some of the best basketball of his three-year career when All-Star teammate Devin Booker was out with a hamstring injury. Now Booker’s back, Johnson’s still pouring in the points, and it has made the NBA-leading Suns even more dangerous. “It’s just a fun team to play for,” Johnson said. “You see guys…
NBA Roundup: Pelicans’ Devonte’ Graham Nails 61-Foot Buzzer-Beater
Devonte’ Graham made one of the greatest game-winning buzzer-beaters in NBA history, banking in a 61-footer to give the New Orleans Pelicans a thrilling 113–110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Just moments before Graham’s heave from three-quarters court, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nailed a deep 3-pointer of his own with 1.4 seconds…
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