Lakers 129-120 Thunder (Dec 23, 2023) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Lakers

16-14, 6-11 away

129

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	36	35	36	22	129
OKC	39	20	32	29	120

TIME	LAL	OKC
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Chet Holmgren (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	0	0
11:41	LeBron James misses driving layup	0	0
11:37	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk	2	0
11:25	Chet Holmgren makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Cason Wallace assists)	2	2
11:13	Cason Wallace shooting foul	2	2
11:13	Taurean Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
11:13	Taurean Prince makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:54	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 6-foot two point shot	4	4
10:38	Cam Reddish misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
10:36	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	4	4
10:24	Luguentz Dort makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	4	6
10:01	Anthony Davis makes 16-foot two point shot	6	6
9:47	Jalen Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
9:45	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	6	6
9:36	Taurean Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	9	6
9:14	Jalen Williams makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Cason Wallace assists)	9	9
9:02	Anthony Davis makes driving layup	11	9
8:40	Chet Holmgren makes 13-foot two point shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	11	11
8:29	Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
8:27	Thunder defensive team rebound	11	11
8:19	Luguentz Dort misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
8:15	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	11	11
7:56	Cam Reddish misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	11	11
7:51	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	11	11
7:51	Anthony Davis misses tip shot	11	11
7:50	Chet Holmgren defensive rebound	11	11
7:43	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	11	13
7:31	Jalen Williams shooting foul	11	13
7:31	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	12	13
7:31	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
7:17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals)	13	13
7:13	Jarred Vanderbilt out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	13
7:06	Anthony Davis shooting foul	13	13
7:06	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2	13	13
7:06	Thunder offensive team rebound	13	13
7:06	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:54	Chet Holmgren blocks Anthony Davis 's 1-foot layup	13	14
6:50	LeBron James offensive rebound	13	14
6:50	LeBron James misses 2-foot tip shot	13	14
6:50	Luguentz Dort defensive rebound	13	14
6:50	Thunder Full timeout	13	14
6:50	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	13	14
6:50	Austin Reaves enters the game for Taurean Prince	13	14
6:41	Cason Wallace misses layup	13	14
6:39	Chet Holmgren offensive rebound	13	14
6:34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	13	14
6:31	Cam Reddish defensive rebound	13	14
6:17	Rui Hachimura makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	16	14
6:03	Luguentz Dort misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	14
6:00	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	16	14
5:52	LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot (Cam Reddish assists)	18	14
5:38	Chet Holmgren misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	14
5:35	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	18	14
5:31	Austin Reaves lost ball turnover (Cason Wallace steals)	18	14
5:27	Austin Reaves shooting foul	18	14
5:27	Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2	18	14
5:27	Thunder offensive team rebound	18	14
5:27	Kenrich Williams enters the game for Jalen Williams	18	14
5:27	Chet Holmgren makes free throw 2 of 2	18	15
5:16	LeBron James makes 1-foot dunk (Cam Reddish assists)	20	15
5:05	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 1-foot two point shot	20	17
4:50	Luguentz Dort shooting foul	20	17
4:50	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	21	17
4:50	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Chet Holmgren	21	17
4:50	LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2	22	17
4:44	Cason Wallace makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	22	20
4:29	Austin Reaves makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	24	20
4:04	Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	24	23
3:42	LeBron James bad pass (Kenrich Williams steals)	24	23
3:37	Cason Wallace misses 23-foot three point shot	24	23
3:33	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	24	23
3:30	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	26	23
3:16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 8-foot two point shot	26	25
3:16	Austin Reaves shooting foul	26	25
3:16	Isaiah Joe enters the game for Luguentz Dort	26	25
3:16	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Austin Reaves	26	25
3:16	Taurean Prince enters the game for LeBron James	26	25
3:16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 1 of 1	26	26
3:01	Rui Hachimura makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	28	26
2:46	Kenrich Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	28	26
2:43	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	28	26
2:35	Rui Hachimura makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	31	26
2:13	Kenrich Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	31	29
2:01	D'Angelo Russell misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	31	29
1:58	Cason Wallace defensive rebound	31	29
1:46	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	31	31
1:38	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul	31	31
1:38	Lakers Full timeout	31	31
1:38	Davis Bertans enters the game for Cason Wallace	31	31
1:38	Austin Reaves enters the game for Cam Reddish	31	31
1:31	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
1:28	Isaiah Joe defensive rebound	31	31
1:20	Taurean Prince blocks Kenrich Williams 's 1-foot two point shot	31	31
1:18	Kenrich Williams offensive rebound	31	31
1:17	Isaiah Joe misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	31
1:15	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	31	31
1:02	Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	31
1:00	Lakers offensive team rebound	31	31
1:00	Ousmane Dieng loose ball foul	31	31
1:00	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	31	31
1:00	Lakers offensive team rebound	31	31
1:00	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	32	31
53.1	Isaiah Joe makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	32	34
43.0	Rui Hachimura makes 2-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)	34	34
22.0	Anthony Davis blocks Isaiah Joe 's 5-foot driving layup	34	34
21.1	Thunder offensive team rebound	34	34
19.1	Davis Bertans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenrich Williams assists)	34	37
6.0	Rui Hachimura makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)	36	37
3.1	Taurean Prince personal foul	36	37
3.1	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	36	37
3.1	Jalen Williams enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	36	37
3.1	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	36	37
0.1	Jalen Williams makes 14-foot two point shot (Kenrich Williams assists)	36	39
0.0	(00:00) [Lakers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	36	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	39

Austin Reaves grants young fan's Christmas wish

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lakers
110
Thunder
133

Game 1

11/30

Lakers
129
Thunder
120

Game 2

12/23

Thunder
105
Lakers
112

Game 3

1/15

Thunder
104
Lakers
116

Game 4

3/4

Paycom Center

8:00 PM, December 23, 2023

Oklahoma City, OK

Line: OKC -3.5

Over/Under: 239.5

Attendance: 18,203

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Eric Dalen
Jenna Schroeder

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Lakers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Golden State	15	13	.536	1	L1
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	23	5	.821	-	W8
Denver	16	11	.593	6.5	W2
Minnesota	15	14	.517	8.5	W1
Portland	9	20	.310	14.5	L2
Utah	7	21	.250	16	L1

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