The Oklahoma City Thunder head to Los Angeles looking to take full control of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Lakers on Saturday night after grabbing a 2-0 lead.
Oklahoma City rolled to a 125-107 victory in Game 2 on Friday behind 22 points from Chet Holmgren. The top-seeded Thunder have carried that momentum into the playoffs with strong play on both ends of the floor.
The Lakers will try to respond at home after struggling to slow Oklahoma City’s efficient offense. Los Angeles got 31 points from Austin Reaves in the last meeting, but the absence of Luka Doncic has put pressure on LeBron James and the supporting cast.
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Lakers vs. Thunder live updates, highlights from NBA playoffs Game 3
2nd Quarter- 1:20: Lakers clinging to a 54-53 lead.
2nd Quarter- 2:59: Luke Kennard hits 3-pointer with Lakers up 54-49.
2nd Quarter- 3:33: Austin Reaves dunk puts Lakers up 51-47
2nd Quarter- 3:47: Lakers take first lead since 12-10. LA up 49-47.
2nd Quarter- 4:07: Austin Reaves ties the game at 47 with 3-point play.
2nd Quarter- 5:17: SGA responds with a triple of his own. 47-44 OKC lead.
2nd Quarter- 5:31: LeBron James ties the game at 44 with a step back 3-pointer.
2nd Quarter- 6:17: TV Timeout. Teams pick up the pace with OKC up by 3, 44-41
2nd Quarter- 8:30: Teams trading empty possessions with Thunder up 40-33.
2nd Quarter- 10:20: Jared McCain hits a 3-pointer to put OKC up 36-31.
2nd Quarter- 10:51: OKC’s lead cut to two, 33-31 with an Austin Reaves 3-pointer.
End of 1st Quarter: Thunder 31, Lakers 25
Thunder outscore Lakers in the paint 16-6 in the quarter.
1st Quarter- 1:28: Cason Wallace hits 3-pointer with OKC up by 10. 31-21.
1st Quarter- 3:57: TV timeout. Thunder with a quick 5-0 run up 24-17.
1st Quarter- 4:49: Teams trade buckets with OKC up 17-15
The OKC refs are at it again pic.twitter.com/zX1E8FIQAY
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) May 10, 2026
1st Quarter- 6:27: Five quick points by OKC give them a 15-12 lead.
1st Quarter- 7:10: LeBron James jumper give LA 12-10 lead.
1st Quarter- 8:02: Every Lakers starter has scored except Austin Reaves.
LeBron James- 2 points
Rui Hachimura 3 points
Deandre Ayton 2 points
Marcus Smart 3 points
1st Quarter- 8:02: Lakers tie the game at 10 with Deandre Ayton alley oop dunk. TV timeout
1st Quarter- 9:20: OKC jumps out to a 8-5 lead in the early minutes.
The Lakers pick up a foul 1 second into Game 3 pic.twitter.com/SWDnHthiK9 https://t.co/VQPTSxKS3b
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 10, 2026
15 seconds into the game with a foul and turnover. Lakers Deandre Ayton hits Chet Holmgren in the face on the tip. Holmgren travels.
Tip-off in LA: 1st Quarter 12:00
LeBron James is playing in his 301st NBA Playoff game of his 23-year career tonight. Lakers in white uniforms with purple letter and numbers with gold trim. Thunder wearing blue uniforms with white letter and numbers with orange trim.
Tip-off from LA delay due to TV commitments. Approx. 8:43 p.m. ET for start of Game 3.
More from Austin Reaves’ talk with the officials after Game 2
Monty McCutchen on the Austin Reaves/Lakers situation with John Goble after Game 2:
“We teach our officials to go to center court so we’re not leaving at the same time when emotions can run high. Most certainly, we want interactions to be professional there, I do think that had… https://t.co/m8AOrNPvaQ
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) May 10, 2026
King James is DIALED for Game 3 vs. OKC 😳👑
The Lakers look to get their first win of the series on ABC and the ESPN App at 8:30 ET 🍿 pic.twitter.com/FwGC2kmU3v
— ESPN (@espn) May 9, 2026
Jarred Vanderbilt is available for Game 3 vs. the Thunder, JJ Redick announced.
Vanderbilt fully dislocated his right pinky in Game 1 on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/RDhWkxQhLm
— ESPN (@espn) May 9, 2026How to Watch Western Conference Semifinals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 3Saturday, May 9Tip-off: 8:30 p.m. ETTV: ABC (Available on Fubo TV)
Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs series between Lakers and Thunder is set to tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Lakers vs. Thunder series schedule
Oklahoma City leads 2-0
DateGameTime (ET)WatchMay 5Game 1: Thunder 108, Lakers 90——May 7Game 2: Thunder 125, Lakers 107——May 9Game 3 at Los Angeles8:30 p.m.ABC, ESPN app, DIRECTVMay 11Game 4 at Los Angeles10:30 p.m.Prime VideoMay 13Game 5* at Oklahoma CityTBATBAMay 16Game 6* at Los AngelesTBATBAMay 18Game 7* at Oklahoma CityTBATBA
* If necessary
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