Freedom has 19 points and 14 rebounds as Thunder rout Lakers 118-78
Enes Freedom had 19 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers 118-78.
The Thunder led by as many as 46, pulling away with a 27-7 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Kevin Durant had 22 points (14 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds. The Thunder had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Lakers, Lou Williams had 20 points and 3 steals, and D'Angelo Russell went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Thunder shot 54.8% from the field and 47.4% from 3 to the Lakers’ 34.9% and 28.6%. They held the Lakers to 78 points and outscored them 50-26 in the paint. The Lakers got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Lakers 37-24 in 18 minutes together.