Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (13-4, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (11-7, fifth in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lakers -1; over/under is 229.5
BOTTOM LINE: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder take on Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference play.
The Lakers are 8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference with 27.1 assists per game led by LeBron James averaging 9.3.
The Thunder are 11-4 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is 12-4 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.3 turnovers per game.
The Lakers make 48.2% of their shots from the field this season, which is 6.1 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (42.1%). The Thunder’s 46.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.2 percentage points lower than the Lakers have given up to their opponents (48.4%).
TOP PERFORMERS: James is shooting 50.3% and averaging 22.9 points for the Lakers.
Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 29.2 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Thunder.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 7-3, averaging 115.4 points, 39.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points per game.
Thunder: 6-3, averaging 114.8 points, 40.9 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 10.8 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.3 points.
INJURIES: Lakers: Jarred Vanderbilt: out (foot), Bronny James: day to day (heel), Christian Wood: out (knee), Anthony Davis: day to day (plantar), Jaxson Hayes: day to day (ankle).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Adam Flagler: day to day (hand), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Alex Caruso: day to day (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
