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The Lakers (50-26) head on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) on Thursday.
This is a huge game for the purple and gold, who have yet to win against the reigning champs this regular season.
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Start time and TV schedule
Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Apr 2
Where: Paycom Center
Watch: Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet
The Lakers have exactly six games remaining in the regular season, and two of those are against the Thunder.
These games can be viewed as the perfect measuring stick for the Lakers, who just had an incredible month of March, winning 15 of 17 games. Los Angeles has been playing its best basketball, led by its MVP candidate, Luka Dončić, and the only question left is: in the midst of all of this, how legit are the Lakers really?
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Well, we’re about to find out if they can keep up with not only the defending champions but the best basketball team this regular season. Lakers head coach JJ Redick perfectly described what to expect from this Thunder team ahead of their matchups this week:
“I do know that they’re great on both sides of the ball,” Redick said postgame after LA’s win over Cleveland. “They’re going to make you work for things defensively because of how physical they are. They just do a great job of driving. You really have to do your best to keep them out of the paint.”
The Thunder are not only elite at scoring in the paint and defending the basketball, but they also have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is playing at an MVP level. SGA is currently averaging 31.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Let’s see if Los Angeles can win this game and start April off by defeating the defending champs.
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Notes and Updates
The Thunder are the only team this season to have reached 60 wins. To do that as the champs speaks volumes about how great they are. They’re currently on a three-game winning streak and, like the Lakers, have won nine out of their last 10 games.
For the Lakers’ injury report, Marcus Smart (right ankle contusion) remains out.
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