Oklahoma City visits Los Angeles with 2-0 series lead
Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 8:30 p. m.
EDT LINE: Thunder -8. 5; over/under is 211. 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Thunder won the last matchup 125-107 on Friday, led by 22 points from Chet Holmgren. Austin Reaves led the Lakers with 31. The Lakers are 33-19 in conference matchups.
Los Angeles averages 116. 3 points and has outscored opponents by 1. 7 points per game.
The Thunder have gone 41-11 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is eighth in the Western Conference with 25. 8 assists per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 6.