Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 4/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (64-14) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (48-30) on Tuesday.

The Lakers faced the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 126-99 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 out of 84) and made 22 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 12 of 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 51 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 25 dimes in the game while forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 43.3% from the field on 39 out of 90 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Oklahoma City grabbed 48 rebounds (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 12 attempts. They also made 12 out of their 37 tries from long range. When talking about fouls, the Lakers finished with 15 while the Thunder recorded 17 fouls.

Luka Doncic is one guy who was important for the contest. He recorded 30 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. Doncic finished 55.0% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a mark of 48-30 this year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 42.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,039 assists so far this year, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are shooting 36.4% on 3-pointers (1,034 of 2,840) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.4 points per outing (19th in the league) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.1). The Lakers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (3,221 of 6,957) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 21st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,131 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-99 when they played the Lakers. The Thunder recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Lakers had 15 fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Oklahoma City converted 12 of 37 tries (32.4%). Overall, the Thunder finished shooting 39 out of 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.3%. The Thunder permitted the Lakers to make 46 of their 84 tries from the field which had them at 54.8% in this matchup. They finished shooting 55.0% from three-point range by going 22 of 40 and ended up going 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Los Angeles to collect 43 in all (8 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for this contest. He converted 12 of 23 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and added 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 26 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accumulated 9 assists for the matchup.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 64-14 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has scored 9,360 points on the season (120.0 per contest) and they average 44.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Thunder are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 82.0% from the free throw line.

The Thunder on defense are ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed per game with 107.5. They are able to force 17.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (1st in the league). The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,047 of 3,042) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.6 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 4th and 20th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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