The Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four-game winning streak with a win over them on MLK Day. The Lakers defeated the Thunder 112-105 to improve to 20-21 overall on the season. The Lakers are now 14-7 at home as well. Thunder Forward/Center Chet Holmgren spoke on the Lakers’ size and how tough of a matchup they were postgame.
“The Lakers have size all across the board as well as athleticism,” Holmgren said. “They’re going to bring the intensity, so when they hit you, you’ve got to hit them back. Otherwise, they’re just going to try and punk you, if you let them.”
Anthony Davis led the way for the Lakers with 27 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Davis hit 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. Davis also grabbed 15 rebounds, dished out five assists, and recorded two steals. Davis spoke postgame about the Lakers’ win postgame and the synergy he and James play with when on the court together postgame.
“That’s five years of playing together,” Davis said. “LeBron is a great passer. Me and him just have that connection. … Just a lot of time and effort, blood and sweat we put into the game to have that connection.”
More Lakers Contributions
- LeBron James scored 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out six assists.
- Austin Reaves scored 15 points, grabbed three rebounds, and dished out seven assists.
- Rui Hachimura scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench.
- Christian Wood had 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out an assist off the bench.
The Lakers play again Wednesday, 1/17 against the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles. Tip-off from the Crypto.com Arena is at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 p.m. Pacific and is airing nationally on ABC.
