Los Angeles Lakers 129, Oklahoma City Thunder 120 — Recap

December 23, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 129, Oklahoma City Thunder 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 36-39 OKC; Q2 LAL 35-20 OKC; Q3 LAL 36-32 OKC; Q4 LAL 22-29 OKC.

Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 40 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-20 shooting; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 34 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Jalen Williams (OKC) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Anthony Davis (LAL) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Rui Hachimura (LAL) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

LeBron James

40 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 13-20 FG

Scoring · OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

34 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · OKC

Jalen Williams

28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 11-17 FG

Season highs

LeBron James · Season-high 40 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

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

🧮 How They Scored

LALOKC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.9%Effective FG%54.8%

8.8%Turnover %8.2%

19.4%Offensive rebound %23.3%

0.277Free-throw rate0.204

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	42	26	11	7	1	2	3	11-21	1-1	3-6	+3
LeBron James F	37	40	7	7	2	2	3	13-20	5-5	9-9	+10
Rui Hachimura F	30	21	6	2	1	—	—	8-14	3-5	2-2	+1
Austin Reaves G	28	11	3	9	—	—	1	4-8	2-5	1-1	-2
Taurean Prince F	28	10	6	1	1	2	—	3-7	2-5	2-2	+9
Jarred Vanderbilt F	24	2	6	—	1	1	1	1-4	0-1	—	+5
D'Angelo Russell G	17	15	1	3	—	—	1	5-9	3-6	2-3	—
Jaxson Hayes C	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+6

Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G	38	34	5	7	3	—	3	12-21	1-5	9-10	-6
Jalen Williams G-F	34	28	6	3	—	—	1	11-17	2-5	4-4	+2
Chet Holmgren C-F	34	19	10	—	1	3	—	8-18	1-6	2-5	-7
Luguentz Dort G	30	8	5	—	—	1	2	3-9	2-6	—	-18
Cason Wallace G	24	5	3	4	1	—	—	2-6	1-4	—	-5
Kenrich Williams G-F	23	11	2	5	1	1	—	4-6	3-4	—	+1
Isaiah Joe G	20	7	5	1	—	2	2	3-11	1-6	—	-20
Ousmane Dieng F	11	5	—	—	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	+10
Aaron Wiggins G	6	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	-6
Jaylin Williams F	6	—	2	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	37	40	83.5	30.3	+9.9	24.9
Anthony Davis	Bench	42	26	55.0	26.7	+0.6	11.9
Rui Hachimura	Bench	30	21	70.6	21.7	-2.5	14.6
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	17	15	72.7	26.8	-7.5	10.6
Austin Reaves	Bench	28	11	65.2	13.4	-5.4	9.8
Taurean Prince	Bench	28	10	63.5	11.8	+11.1	6.2
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	24	2	25.0	8.8	+10.0	4.1
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	+50.0	2.7
Max Christie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Oklahoma City ThunderTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Bench	38	34	66.9	31.1	-5.9	16.3
Jalen Williams	Bench	34	28	74.6	24.7	+4.4	16.7
Chet Holmgren	Bench	34	19	47.0	25.0	-6.4	9.0
Kenrich Williams	Bench	23	11	91.7	10.7	+9.8	11.2
Luguentz Dort	Bench	30	8	44.4	15.5	-29.0	2.0
Isaiah Joe	Bench	20	7	31.8	27.1	-50.2	2.0
Ousmane Dieng	Bench	11	5	83.3	11.1	+37.4	2.5
Cason Wallace	Bench	24	5	41.7	11.1	-5.1	5.1
Tre Mann	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Wiggins	Bench	6	—	0.0	14.3	-50.0	-1.4
Lindy Waters III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylin Williams	Bench	6	—	0.0	7.7	0.0	4.4