Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers didn’t have enough in Game 1 to take the Thunder, perhaps an ominous sign for what the series holds.

Los Angeles didn't get the final result it wanted in Game 1, but it could be on to something with the way it focused on SGA.

The Oklahoma City Thunder prove too strong for the Los Angeles Lakers to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA's Conference semi-finals.

After shooting just 3-for-16 and coughing up a team-high four turnovers as the Lakers dropped Game 1 to the Thunder, Austin Reaves wasn't about to blame his long injury layoff: "I mean, nobody cares about that. I got to go out there and play better."

Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -15.5; over/under is 209.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last matchup 108-90 on Wednesday, led by 24 points from Chet Holmgren. LeBr...

Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 108-90 loss to the Thunder in Game 1.

Offensive struggles kept the Lakers from keeping up with the Thunder in Game 1 on Tuesday.

The Lakers hung around for most of Game 1 against the Thunder. That could be a sign of how much trouble they're in.

The defending champions improved to 5-0 in the playoffs, despite missing 2025 All-Star Jalen Williams with an injured left hamstring for the third straight game.

LeBron James has 27 points and six assists but Austin Reaves has an off night and the Thunder prove too much after intermission.

The Thunder have now won six straight postseason games, matching a franchise record.

Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt sustained a full dislocation of his right pinky finger, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

In the modern NBA, spectators put star players’ legacies on the line during the playoffs with every dribble they take.

The Los Angeles Lakers were without Luka Doncic in Game 1 against the top seed Thunder in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. He'll probably be out even longer.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in the dream position.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injured his right pinkie when he attempted to block a dunk by Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren during Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday night. Vanderbilt swiped at Holmgren behind the play and hit his finger on the backboard. Holmgren made the dunk to put the Thunder up 48-39 with 5:57 left in the second quarter.

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The Thunder swept the season series against the Lakers.

The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET tonight on NBCSN. Then the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Los Angeles Lakers at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC (WRC-TV). Enjoy the basketball and the constant playing of John Tesh songs.

This will be the first time LeBron and SGA meet in the postseason.