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2025-26 · Playoffs · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule
Final
Away
Los Angeles Lakers
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Oklahoma City Thunder
108
Venue: Paycom Center
2026 NBA playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 1
Observed Sep 24, 2026, 01:02 UTC.
Verified 2026 NBA playoff result. Full regular-season history is not included in this edition. Postseason games do not count toward regular-season records.
WHYNBA reorganized reported playoff results and period scores, cross-checking home/away roles and results against both participating team-season logs. No article prose or media reproduced. Cross-check sources: Team 1 season log · Team 2 season log. These are pages from the same publisher, not independent reporting.
Quarter scores
| Period | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 26 | 31 |
| Q2 | 27 | 30 |
| Q3 | 19 | 23 |
| Q4 | 18 | 24 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 at home in the playoffs on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Paycom Center. Chet Holmgren had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist for the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Oklahoma City Thunder led 61-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 24-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Chet Holmgren (double-double, Oklahoma City Thunder), Deandre Ayton (double-double, Los Angeles Lakers). Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 15, Oklahoma City Thunder 34. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Retrieved Sep 24, 2026, 01:02:58 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder?
- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 on May 5, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- LeBron James scored 27 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Chet Holmgren scored 24 for the Oklahoma City Thunder with 12 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Los Angeles Lakers
- Points
- 27 LeBron James
- Rebounds
- 12 Deandre Ayton
- Assists
- 7 Marcus Smart
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Points
- 24 Chet Holmgren
- Rebounds
- 12 Chet Holmgren
- Assists
- 6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Deandre Ayton double-double (10 PTS, 12 REB) · Chet Holmgren double-double (24 PTS, 12 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura starter | 36:51 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | -21 |
| LeBron James starter | 36:18 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-17 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1 | -6 |
| Austin Reaves starter | 35:55 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-16 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | -10 |
| Marcus Smart starter | 31:58 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3 | -10 |
| Deandre Ayton starter | 27:26 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | -4 |
| Luke Kennard bench | 28:36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | -14 |
| Jaxson Hayes bench | 16:08 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | -12 |
| Jake LaRavia bench | 13:39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt bench | 6:09 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -4 |
| Dalton Knecht bench | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Adou Thiero bench | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Bronny James bench | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 1:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Luka Dončić
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter | 35:16 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | +9 |
| Chet Holmgren starter | 30:49 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 |
| Ajay Mitchell starter | 27:56 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 1 | +14 |
| Luguentz Dort starter | 27:55 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein starter | 24:49 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | +5 |
| Jaylin Williams bench | 20:27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +11 |
| Alex Caruso bench | 20:26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +15 |
| Cason Wallace bench | 19:25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Jared McCain bench | 14:57 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +4 |
| Isaiah Joe bench | 11:20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 |
| Aaron Wiggins bench | 4:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
| Kenrich Williams bench | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
Not available: Jalen Williams, Thomas Sorber
| Los Angeles Lakers | Stat | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| 10/13 (76%) | Free throws | 11/12 (91%) |
| 25/55 (45%) | 2 pointers | 29/55 (52%) |
| 10/30 (33%) | 3 pointers | 13/30 (43%) |
| 35/85 (41%) | Field goals | 42/85 (49%) |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 29 | Defensive rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 7:03 | Time spent in lead | 37:48 |
| 7 | Biggest lead | 21 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 6
- Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers
- 7 Q1 10:51
- Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder
- 21 Q4 0:41
- Longest run
- 10-0 Oklahoma City Thunder · Q1 0:39 to Q2 10:38
Scoring plays
Q1 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 4 | 0 |
| 10:51 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 3-pt field goal | 7 | 0 |
| 10:30 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 9:54 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 9:39 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 9:24 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 8:48 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 9 | 9 |
| 8:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 10 | 9 |
| 8:35 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves Free throw | 11 | 9 |
| 8:17 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 7:52 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 3-pt field goal | 14 | 12 |
| 7:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 14 | 14 |
| 7:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 14 | 15 |
| 7:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 14 | 16 |
| 6:56 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 16 | 16 |
| 5:40 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 18 | 16 |
| 5:32 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 18 | 17 |
| 4:25 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 20 | 17 |
| 4:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 20 | 18 |
| 4:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren Free throw | 20 | 19 |
| 2:37 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart Free throw | 21 | 19 |
| 2:37 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart Free throw | 22 | 19 |
| 2:18 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal | 22 | 22 |
| 1:58 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 24 | 22 |
| 1:44 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 24 | 24 |
| 1:16 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal | 24 | 26 |
| 0:48 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 26 | 26 |
| 0:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 26 | 28 |
| 0:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw | 26 | 29 |
| 0:01 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal | 26 | 31 |
Q2 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell Free throw | 26 | 32 |
| 11:05 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell Free throw | 26 | 33 |
| 10:38 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 26 | 36 |
| 10:15 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 28 | 36 |
| 9:45 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 30 | 36 |
| 9:31 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 30 | 38 |
| 9:12 | Los Angeles Lakers | Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal | 32 | 38 |
| 8:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard Free throw | 33 | 38 |
| 8:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard Free throw | 34 | 38 |
| 8:49 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard Free throw | 35 | 38 |
| 8:27 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal | 35 | 41 |
| 7:46 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jarred Vanderbilt 2-pt field goal | 37 | 41 |
| 7:27 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 37 | 43 |
| 6:57 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal | 37 | 46 |
| 6:33 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 39 | 46 |
| 5:57 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 39 | 48 |
| 5:23 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal | 42 | 48 |
| 4:39 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 42 | 50 |
| 4:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 42 | 52 |
| 4:02 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes Free throw | 43 | 52 |
| 3:21 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 43 | 54 |
| 2:55 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 43 | 56 |
| 2:32 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 3-pt field goal | 46 | 56 |
| 2:14 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal | 46 | 58 |
| 1:38 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal | 49 | 58 |
| 1:20 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 51 | 58 |
| 0:55 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 53 | 58 |
| 0:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal | 53 | 61 |
Q3 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 53 | 63 |
| 11:19 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 53 | 65 |
| 10:30 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal | 55 | 65 |
| 9:20 | Los Angeles Lakers | Marcus Smart 2-pt field goal | 57 | 65 |
| 9:06 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 57 | 67 |
| 8:04 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 60 | 67 |
| 7:53 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw | 60 | 68 |
| 7:53 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein Free throw | 60 | 69 |
| 7:09 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal | 62 | 69 |
| 6:40 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 65 | 69 |
| 6:20 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 65 | 71 |
| 4:56 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal | 65 | 74 |
| 4:35 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal | 65 | 76 |
| 4:16 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 67 | 76 |
| 3:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 67 | 78 |
| 2:22 | Los Angeles Lakers | Luke Kennard Free throw | 68 | 78 |
| 2:08 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 70 | 78 |
| 1:35 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal | 70 | 80 |
| 1:04 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 72 | 80 |
| 0:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 72 | 83 |
| 0:13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell Free throw | 72 | 84 |
Q4 · 18 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura Free throw | 73 | 84 |
| 10:59 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 73 | 86 |
| 10:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal | 73 | 88 |
| 9:57 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal | 75 | 88 |
| 9:23 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 75 | 91 |
| 8:56 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 75 | 94 |
| 8:22 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 77 | 94 |
| 8:00 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 77 | 96 |
| 7:47 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 2-pt field goal | 79 | 96 |
| 6:08 | Los Angeles Lakers | Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal | 82 | 96 |
| 5:48 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal | 82 | 98 |
| 5:16 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Jared McCain 3-pt field goal | 82 | 101 |
| 4:24 | Los Angeles Lakers | Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal | 84 | 101 |
| 2:39 | Los Angeles Lakers | LeBron James 3-pt field goal | 87 | 101 |
| 2:12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 87 | 103 |
| 1:45 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal | 87 | 105 |
| 0:41 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal | 87 | 108 |
| 0:21 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jake LaRavia 3-pt field goal | 90 | 108 |
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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