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The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-6) host the Los Angeles Lakers (11-8) on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Thunder are currently in second place in the Northwest Division, while the Lakers are in third place in the Pacific Division.<\/p>\n
Thunder Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n They are a young and talented team that is playing well above expectations. They are averaging 114.6 points per game, which ranks sixth in the NBA. They are also shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks fifth in the NBA.<\/p>\n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the Thunder’s leading scorer, averaging 30.5 points per game. He is also a good rebounder and passer, averaging 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the most dynamic young players in the NBA and he is a key reason why the Thunder have been so successful this season.<\/p>\n Josh Giddey is another young player who is making a big impact for the Thunder. He is averaging 17.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. Giddey is a versatile player who can score, rebound, and pass. He is also a good defender and he is a key part of the Thunder’s future.<\/p>\n Lakers Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lakers are coming off a 138-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. LeBron James led the Lakers with 18 points, while Anthony Davis added 15 points. The Lakers shot 47.0% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range.<\/p>\n The Lakers are a veteran team with a lot of talent, but they have struggled to stay healthy and consistent this season. They are averaging a league-high 19.2 turnovers per game. They are also struggling to shoot the ball from three-point range, making just 33.7% of their three-point attempts.<\/p>\n LeBron James is still one of the best players in the NBA, but he is not the same player he was a few years ago. He is averaging 25.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game this season. However, he is shooting just 48.2% from the field and 30.0% from three-point range.<\/p>\n Anthony Davis is a talented player when he is healthy, but he has missed a lot of time with injuries in recent years. He is averaging 20.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game this season. However, he is shooting just 51.8% from the field.<\/p>\n Betting Prediction<\/strong><\/p>\n The Thunder are a six-point favorite in this game. The over\/under for the game is set at 233 points.<\/p>\n This game is a toss-up. The Thunder are a young and talented team that is playing well, but the Lakers are a veteran team with a lot of experience. I think the Thunder have the edge in this game, but it will be close. I am going to pick the Thunder to win by a few points.<\/p>\n Thunder 115 – Lakers 112<\/p>\n Prediction<\/strong><\/p>\n I think this game will be close and high-scoring. I am going to pick the Thunder to cover the spread and the over to hit.<\/p>\n Thunder 122 – Lakers 118<\/p>\n Over 233 points (WINNER)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-6) host the Los Angeles Lakers (11-8) on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET at the Paycom Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lakers-vs.-Thunder.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13778"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13993,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13778\/revisions\/13993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}