Thunder vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown at Crypto.com Arena tonight as the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder roll into Los Angeles to clash with the Lakers in a first-round NBA Playoff game that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration. With the Thunder riding the lightning after a thunderous victory and the Lakers looking to reignite their spark following a recent stumble, this matchup is set to adjust the Western Conference pecking order. The stakes are sky-high, the lines are drawn, and with a tipoff set for the witching hour of 11:00 PM EST, all bets are on for a game that could flip the script on the playoff narrative. So, as the Thunder aims to strike gold in LA, will the Lakers show that they can shine even under the darkest clouds?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 29, 2024 11:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-105	-115	229.5	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-120	-110	231.0	-2.0/2.0
Difference	-15	+5	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

27W-20L

54.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

35W-15L

45.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/04/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	18	29	32	104	Under
03/04/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	37	27	116	Under
01/15/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	24	26	29	105	Under
01/15/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	23	34	28	112	Under
12/23/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	35	36	22	129	Over
12/23/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	39	20	32	29	120	Over
11/30/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	37	23	28	22	110	Over
11/30/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	42	36	25	133	Over
03/24/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	41	26	19	111	Under
03/24/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	41	33	19	23	116	Under
03/01/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	26	33	33	123	Over
03/01/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	30	24	33	117	Over
02/07/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	36	40	28	29	133	Over
02/07/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	34	32	33	31	130	Over
04/08/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	24	30	19	101	Under
04/08/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	29	34	30	120	Under
12/10/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	32	29	23	116	Under
12/10/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	18	27	23	27	95	Under
11/04/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	21	27	24	35	107	Under
11/04/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	27	28	24	104	Under
10/27/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	41	31	23	20	115	Over
10/27/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	19	37	41	26	123	Over

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/25	vs SAC	130-109W	44	28	15	86
11/20	@ POR	109-99W	46	24	13	91
11/19	vs SAS	104-110L	47	24	13	100
11/17	@ DAL	119-121L	29	29	6	87
11/15	@ PHX	99-83W	53	21	10	91
11/13	@ NOP	106-88W	31	20	5	88
11/11	@ LAC	134-128W	29	31	11	91
11/10	@ GSW	116-127L	41	25	11	94
11/08	@ HOU	126-107W	41	24	10	90
11/06	vs DEN	122-124L	47	29	14	100

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/26	vs PHX	100-127L	42	25	12	85
11/23	@ DEN	102-127L	32	27	15	88
11/21	@ ORL	118-119L	36	21	10	87
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85
11/06	vs MEM	114-131L	37	23	11	93

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	23.0	25.4	23.7	100%	24.0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	53.0	51.9	50.5	100%	51.0
Isaiah Hartenstein C	38.0	31.0	29.3	100%	28.2
Isaiah Joe SG	19.0	18.4	16.1	33%	19.8
Jalen Williams PF	47.0	49.0	41.4	100%	41.8

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	56.0	54.2	54.4	100%	54.8
Rui Hachimura SF	23.0	20.1	25.0	100%	25.2
LeBron James PF	46.0	44.0	50.4	100%	50.7
Dalton Knecht SG	22.0	29.9	18.6	31%	30.4
Austin Reaves PG	30.0	25.6	31.0	100%	31.4

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.3pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 27.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 3.2
Ousmane Dieng (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.8reb, 0.9ast, 10.5 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.4
Branden Carlson (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 4.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 1.2

Lakers Notable Injuries

Jaxson Hayes (C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.1reb, 1.1ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 1.1
Armel Traore (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/23/24. Impact: 0.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	9.5	13.1	+3.6	40%	50%	47%	47%	OKL	+3.4	#28
Jalen Williams	OKL	Pts	22.5	24.5	+2.0	80%	70%	53%	53%	LAL	+1.2	#24
Isaiah Hartenstein	OKL	Reb	10.5	11.8	+1.3	40%	30%	20%	20%	LAL	-0.4	#10
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Ast	1.5	1.6	+0.1	100%	70%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.3	#23