Thunder, who hosted the Lakers in the third game of the Western Conference semi-final series at Crypto.com Arena, won with Ajay Mitchell’s 24 points, 10 assists and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 23 points and 9 assists.
For the Lakers, Rui Hachimura scored 21 points, LeBron James scored 19 and Luke Kennard scored 18 points.
CAVALIERS GOT THEIR FIRST WIN
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit Pistons 116-109 in the third match of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Rocket Arena and made the score 2-1 in the series they were behind.
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, 10 rebounds and James Harden had 19 points and 7 assists for the host Cavaliers.
For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham’s “triple-double” performance of 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists could not prevent the defeat.
