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2023/24 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Regular Season
Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Lakers
Paycom Center
Oklahoma City, USA
Sunday, 24 December 2023
03h00
Oklahoma City Thunder will lock horns with the Los Angeles Lakers in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) match on 24 December.
Head-to-Head
This will be the 265th meeting between the two teams in the regular season since their first meeting in 1967 when the Thunder were formed.
The Lakers have dominated this rivalry having recorded 153 wins compared to the Thunder's 111 victories from 264 matches.
Most recent meeting
Led by Anthony Davis’s 37 points (15-21 FG) and 14 rebounds, the Lakers defeated the Thunder, 116-111 on 1 December 2023.
The game was played at the Paycom Center where the Lakers improved to 37-37 on the season, while the Thunder fell to 36-38.
Key Players
One of the Thunder's key players is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who had 27 points, five rebounds, eight assists in their last game against the Lakers.
The Thunder will have to silence Davis who is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time due to his consistency and points scoring ability.
Quotes
Lakers head coach Darvin Ham has explained that Gabe Vincent needs to improve his conditioning before he can come back.
Ham told ESPN on 19 December that Vincent has “a few more conditioning boxes we need to check” before he can return from the knee swelling.
The injury has kept Vincent out of the Lakers lineup since 30 October.
NBA fixtures - 23-24 December
Saturday, 23 December
02:00 - Philadelphia 76ers v Toronto Raptors
02:30 - Brooklyn Nets v Denver Nuggets
03:00 - Houston Rockets v Dallas Mavericks
03:00 - Miami Heat v Atlanta Hawks
05:00 - Golden State Warriors v Washington Wizards
05:00 - Sacramento Kings v Phoenix Suns
19:30 - New York Knicks v Milwaukee Bucks
22:30 - Los Angeles Clippers v Boston Celtics
Sunday, 24 December
02:00 - Charlotte Hornets v Denver Nuggets
02:00 - Indiana Pacers v Orlando Magic
02:00 - New Orleans Pelicans v Houston Rockets
02:30 - Atlanta Hawks v Memphis Grizzlies
02:30 - Brooklyn Nets v Detroit Pistons
02:30 - Toronto Raptors v Utah Jazz
03:00 - Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers
03:00 - Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Lakers
03:30 - Dallas Mavericks v San Antonio Spurs
03:30 - Golden State Warriors v Portland Trail Blazers
05:00 - Sacramento Kings v Minnesota Timberwolves
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