{"id":693550,"date":"2026-04-02T09:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/693550\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:16:22","slug":"lakers-vs-thunder-discussion-injury-report-how-to-watch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/693550\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs Thunder Discussion, Injury Report, How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers (50-26) head on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This is a huge game for the purple and gold, who have yet to win against the reigning champs this regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Start time and TV schedule<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When: 6:30 p.m. PT, Apr 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watch: Prime Video, Spectrum Sportsnet<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers have exactly six games remaining in the regular season, and two of those are against the Thunder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-news\/112695\/lakers-rui-hachimura-mvp-luka-doncic-offense-defense-cavs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MVP candidate, Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/a>, and the only question left is: in the midst of all of this, how legit are the Lakers really?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Well, we\u2019re 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:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI do know that they\u2019re great on both sides of the ball,\u201d Redick said postgame after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverscreenandroll.com\/lakers-scores-results\/112567\/lakers-vs-cavaliers-recap-box-score-stats-final-austin-reaves-lebron-james-luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LA\u2019s win over Cleveland<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s see if Los Angeles can win this game and start April off by defeating the defending champs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lakers (50-26) head on the road to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) on Thursday. 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