LeBron James scored 28 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 · Regular season Tue, Apr 8, 2025 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule

Final

Away

Oklahoma City Thunder

136

Venue: PayCom Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 at home on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at PayCom Center. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led 80-72 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 39-22. Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 26, Oklahoma City Thunder 29. Jalen Williams had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder?: The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on April 8, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: LeBron James scored 28 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	43	29	26	22	120
Oklahoma City Thunder	43	37	17	39	136

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 28 LeBron James
Rebounds: 12 Jarred Vanderbilt
Assists: 5 Austin Reaves

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 42 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 15 Isaiah Hartenstein
Assists: 6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Austin Reaves starter	38:22	24	5	5	0	0	4	6-12	4-7	8-12	4	-19
LeBron James starter	35:29	28	7	3	1	0	6	8-19	3-6	9-10	1	-23
Dorian Finney-Smith starter	31:43	12	2	2	0	1	0	4-8	4-8	0-0	1	-13
Luka Dončić starter	31:00	23	3	5	0	1	3	7-15	3-7	6-7	1	+6
Jaxson Hayes starter	26:41	7	6	2	0	2	1	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	-1
Gabe Vincent bench	24:45	5	0	2	1	0	0	2-7	1-6	0-0	2	-10
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	19:59	8	12	1	0	2	3	3-5	0-0	2-4	3	-17
Dalton Knecht bench	14:03	3	3	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	-1
Jordan Goodwin bench	12:37	6	4	1	0	0	1	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	-5
Trey Jemison bench	1:47	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Shake Milton bench	1:47	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Christian Koloko bench	1:47	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	+1

Not available: Bronny James, Rui Hachimura, Maxi Kleber

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	36:32	42	6	6	0	1	1	14-26	5-9	9-11	5	+7
Jalen Williams starter	34:46	26	4	4	0	0	1	11-21	1-4	3-3	3	+18
Luguentz Dort starter	30:52	17	3	2	2	0	0	6-11	5-8	0-2	3	+8
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	28:44	8	15	4	1	2	1	4-7	0-0	0-0	3	+18
Chet Holmgren starter	25:00	14	4	2	1	2	2	5-12	2-3	2-3	3	+5
Cason Wallace bench	26:34	11	2	1	2	0	0	5-8	1-2	0-1	2	+15
Alex Caruso bench	19:12	9	4	3	3	0	0	4-9	1-2	0-0	4	+16
Aaron Wiggins bench	12:35	3	4	2	0	0	1	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	+8
Isaiah Joe bench	11:48	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	-1
Kenrich Williams bench	8:36	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	-11
Adam Flagler bench	1:47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-1
Branden Carlson bench	1:47	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-1
Dillon Jones bench	1:47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Ajay Mitchell, Alex Ducas, Ousmane Dieng, Nikola Topic, Jaylin Williams

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	Oklahoma City Thunder
28/37 (75%)	Free throws	14/20 (70%)
19/40 (47%)	2 pointers	34/67 (50%)
18/40 (45%)	3 pointers	18/37 (48%)
37/80 (46%)	Field goals	52/104 (50%)
45	Rebounds	44
33	Defensive rebounds	29
12	Offensive rebounds	15
21	Assists	26
18	Turnovers	6
2	Steals	9
6	Blocks	5
15	Fouls	26
8	Max points in a row	10
8:45	Time spent in lead	35:14
6	Biggest lead	20

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Oklahoma City Thunder ahead)

Largest margin: 18 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 20
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 6 Q3 2:42
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 20 Q4 1:40
Longest run: 10-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q2 8:07 to Q2 6:28

Scoring plays

Q1 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:50	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:29	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	3	2
11:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	6	2
10:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	6	5
10:32	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	7	5
10:12	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	7	8
9:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	10	8
9:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	10	10
9:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	10	11
9:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	10	12
8:36	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	10	14
8:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	13	14
8:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	13	16
7:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	13	18
7:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	13	20
6:45	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	13	23
6:30	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	16	23
6:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	16	26
6:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	18	26
5:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	20	26
5:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	21	26
5:11	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	21	28
4:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	23	28
4:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	23	30
4:29	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	25	30
4:29	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	26	30
3:58	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal	29	30
3:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	29	33
3:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	32	33
3:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	32	36
2:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	34	36
2:51	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	35	36
2:22	Los Angeles Lakers	Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal	38	36
2:08	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	38	38
1:26	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	39	38
1:26	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	40	38
1:09	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	40	40
0:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	40	43
0:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	43	43

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	43	45
11:19	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 3-pt field goal	46	45
10:58	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 3-pt field goal	46	48
10:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	49	48
10:20	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	49	50
9:44	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	51	50
9:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	51	52
8:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt Free throw	52	52
8:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	52	54
7:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	52	56
7:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	52	58
6:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	52	60
6:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	52	62
6:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	53	62
6:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	54	62
6:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	54	64
5:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	57	64
4:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	57	66
4:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	60	66
4:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	60	68
3:15	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	62	68
3:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	62	71
2:35	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	63	71
2:35	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	64	71
2:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	64	74
2:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	67	74
1:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	67	77
0:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	67	79
0:30	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	70	79
0:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	70	80
0:04	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	71	80
0:04	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	72	80

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	74	80
10:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	74	81
10:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	74	82
9:54	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	75	82
9:41	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	77	82
9:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	77	84
9:01	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	80	84
7:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	82	84
7:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	82	86
6:44	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	85	86
5:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	88	86
4:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	90	86
4:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	90	87
3:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	90	88
3:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal	92	88
3:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	92	90
3:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	93	90
3:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	93	90
2:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	96	90
1:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	96	93
0:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	98	93
0:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	98	95
0:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	98	96
0:06	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	98	97

Q4 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Oklahoma City Thunder
11:49	Oklahoma City Thunder	Aaron Wiggins 3-pt field goal	98	100
11:22	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	100	100
11:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	100	103
10:31	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	102	103
10:09	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	103	103
10:09	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	104	103
9:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	104	105
9:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	104	107
9:00	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	105	107
8:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	106	107
7:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	108	107
7:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	108	108
7:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	108	109
7:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	109	109
7:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	110	109
7:04	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	110	112
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	111	112
6:47	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	112	112
6:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	112	114
6:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	112	117
5:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	112	119
5:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	112	120
4:31	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	114	120
4:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	115	120
3:52	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	115	122
3:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	115	124
3:00	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	115	127
2:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	115	129
2:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt Free throw	116	129
2:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	116	131
1:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	116	132
1:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	116	133
1:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Kenrich Williams 3-pt field goal	116	136
1:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Christian Koloko Free throw	117	136
1:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Christian Koloko Free throw	118	136
0:27	Los Angeles Lakers	Trey Jemison 2-pt field goal	120	136

2024-25 season series

After this game: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-1. Final series: Oklahoma City Thunder 2-1.

Nov 29: Oklahoma City Thunder 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 93
Apr 6: Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Oklahoma City Thunder 99
Apr 8: Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Oklahoma City Thunder 136 (this game)

Highlights

Oklahoma City Thunder 136-120 Los Angeles Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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