Oklahoma City Thunder (25-27) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (25-29)
The 2022-23 NBA season continues Tuesday, February 7, with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking on the Los Angeles Lakers in this Western Conference battle at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. This is the first meeting between the teams this season, with Los Angeles entering as 7.5-point favorites and the total set at 237.5.
The clubs split the four meetings last year with the Lakers winning the final two. The Thunder are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings in Los Angeles. So, let’s take a closer look at this contest.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (25-27, 32-19-1 ATS) will take on Los Angeles in the second contest of a three-game road trip. The club takes on the Golden State Warriors on Monday, but that contest was not considered in this analysis. The Thunder had their best offensive performance of the season on Saturday when they defeated Houston, 153-121. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points and was 14-15 from the free-throw line to lead the way.
“Just (wanted to) be the aggressors,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Play our style, our brand of basketball. I think we got away from that a little bit in Houston, and we just wanted to get back on track.”
Dished out 39 assists & ma de a season-high 21 threes last night ??
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 5, 2023
Oklahoma City had a 19-point lead coming out of the first quarter and was up by 26 at the half. The club shot 57.7% from the floor and was 20-23 from the free-throw line. That has helped them to average 124.6 points per game over the last five contests. Six players scored in double digits in the victory, with Josh Giddey falling two rebounds short of a triple-double, scoring 17 points, 10 assists, and eight boards.
Oklahoma City is in 12th place in the Western Conference, one game behind Utah for the final playoff spot. The club is 9-16 on the road. The Thunder are 14th in offensive efficiency (111.9) and slightly better in defensive efficiency (110.4).
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