Champion Thunder Hold off Tenacious Lakers 115-110
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The Lakers look to stave off a sweep in Game 4 against the Thunder, who opened as 10.5-point favorites amid lopsided betting splits at BetMGM.
The Oklahoma City Thunder say they aren't perfect. The champs' 8-0 playoff record is spotless anyway
The Thunder completed their second straight series sweep of the spring Monday night when they held off the resilient Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 of the second round. Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles.
After the Thunder's sweep of the Lakers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made sure to recognize the significance of competition against James at this point in his career.
The Thunder will be playing the full four quarters on Monday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Western Conference semi-final at 10:30 p.m. at Crypto.com Arena.
LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers exit the playoffs after a 115-110 defeat confirmed a 4-0 series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder; the loss could be James last ever game of professional basketball as
Los Angeles shot 13-of-20 in the second quarter and held Oklahoma City to just six free throw attempts to take a one-point lead into halftime.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have taken a 2-0 lead against the Lakers in the NBA Playoffs and they are dominating in unprecedented manner.