OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96 on Thursday night. Only six times in their storied history have the Lakers been defeated by more points. They fell six points short of their worst margin of defeat ever — a 49-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks in 2017.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder meet Thursday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET.

Both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers may be without multiple key players in Thursday night's matchup.

The Oklahoma City Thunder play host to the Los Angeles Lakers in a meeting of two of the Western Conference’s top championship contenders. The Thunder hold a two-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the NBA and the West’s No.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a great month of March. They saw Mark Daigneault tabbed as the Western Conference coach of the year as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren were nominated for awards.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game to be played on April 2, 2026 on ESPN.

There was a moment that many of you may have seen at the Thunder game on Monday, but we're not talking about the overtime thriller against the Pistons. Instead, a young man in the crowd helped make someone's first Thunder game a slam dunk experience.