The high -flyers of the NBA must be clearly beaten by the stars of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Oklahoma City Thunder approved a small low after extremely dominant weeks in the NBA – and now collected a real swatter against Los Angeles Lakers. The team around the German Center Isaiah Hartenstein lost to Lebron James, Luka Doncic and Co. on Sunday in their own hall with 99:126, it was the second defeat in a row for OKC according to a series of eleven victories.
The Lakers were able to rely on their stars Doncic (30 points), James (19) and Austin Reaves (20), at Oklahoma once more Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) led the scorer. Hartenstein came to eight points and six rebounds.
Oklahoma, who had also lost significantly at the Houston Rockets on Friday, has long been qualified for the play-offs and has also safe in the Western Conference. The team only lost two games in a row for the second time this season, before that in November it happened shortly after the start of the season. With 64 victories in 14 defeats, Thunder continues to show the best record of the entire league. The Lakers (48:30) meanwhile consolidated their third place in the Western Conference in the final sprint of the Regular Season.