Alexander told the world last year that his life was consistent across the board. But perhaps even he didn’t know it could get this deep.  On Friday, with his Thunder (15-4) grinding and attempting to stomach more forgettable offense — a bug that’s lasted the better part of a road trip — Gilgeous-Alexander sized up his defender while up one.

Lakers star LeBron James struggled in this loss, scoring just 12 points on 5/13 from the field. Adding five turnovers, James was a team-worst -12 in the losing effort. James' co-star Anthony Davis also finished well below his season scoring average, tallying just 15 points in 38 minutes.

Oklahoma City continued its stretch of success with a fourth straight win. The Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-93 on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena to

Here are the NBA Cup standings following the Thunder's close win over the Lakers: The Thunder will wrap their Group B schedule with a home game against the Jazz on Dec. 3. It should be an easy win where OKC improves its odds of advancing to the quarterfinals.

So far Anthony Davis is having the best season of his decorated pro career, and LeBron James is inexplicably good for a 22-year veteran. They go against the best defense in the sport. Let’s break this game down by servings of turkey (the main appeal),

On Friday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the OKC Thunder in California. For the game, the Lakers have announced their injury report (updated as of 6:30 Eastern Time). The Lakers have ruled out Jalen Hood-Schifino,