Lakers to a 112-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder

Lakers to a 112-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Lakers to a 112-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder

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Anthony Davis had 27 points and 15 rebounds, LeBron James scored 25 and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four-game winning streak with a 112-105 victory Monday night.

D’Angelo Russell had 14 points and seven assists as the Lakers held off the powerhouse Thunder in the fourth quarter for only LA’s sixth victory in 18 games, with two of those wins coming against Oklahoma City.

“When we have high-assist games where guys are feeling in a rhythm, it’s a pretty good game for us,” James said. “We’ve got to try to look at this and be more consistent with that.”

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half while playing through a right knee sprain for Oklahoma City, which had its lowest offensive output in 19 games since Dec. 6. The Lakers are responsible for two of the Thunder’s four losses in their last 16 games.

James returned from his fourth missed game of the season due to injury and scored 17 points in the second half. His driving layup with 8:53 to play staked Los Angeles to the game’s first double-digit lead at 93-82.

The Thunder got within six on Gilgeous-Alexander’s dunk with 2:05 left, but James drove the lane and dished to Davis for a two-handed slam that essentially sealed the victory with 50 seconds to play.