OKC Thunder bury LA Lakers to take 3-0 NBA Playoff series lead
Key takeaways
- Thunder use an explosive second half to beat Le Bron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 131-108 as Ajay Mitchell scores 24.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points and nine assists as defending champions Thunder took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Playoff semifinals on Saturday.
- Chet Holmgren had 18 points and nine rebounds, Cason Wallace added 16 points off the bench and Mitchell had 10 assists.
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Thunder use an explosive second half to beat Le Bron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 131-108 as Ajay Mitchell scores 24.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ajay Mitchell, right, led the scoring for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game Three of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs in Los Angeles [Harry How/Getty Images via AFP]By Reuters Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Ajay Mitchell scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half, as the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the final 24 minutes en route to a convincing 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their Western Conference second-round series.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points and nine assists as defending champions Thunder took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Playoff semifinals on Saturday.