LeBron James had 28 points (14 in the paint), a season-high 14 rebounds and 12 assists, his third triple-double of the season, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-112 in overtime for their fifth straight win.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made 3 free throws with 1.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 110 for the Thunder, but the Lakers outscored them 9-2 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Thunder 24-12. James scored 9 of the Lakers’ 24 on 4 for 6 shooting. With 1:17 left, James stole the ball from Darius Bazley, and his driving layup off it tied the game at 107.
Montrezl Harrell had 21 points (18 in the paint) and 8 rebounds off the bench. Dennis Schröder added 19 points, and Wesley Matthews scored 16 points off the bench.
For the Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points and 10 assists, and Bazley added a season-high 21 points and 16 rebounds but shot 7 for 21. Hamidou Diallo had 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
The Lakers shot 46.3% from the field to the Thunder’s 39.1% and outscored them 56-21 off the bench. The Thunder were outscored 27-17 in 8 minutes with Horford, Miller, Jackson, Williams and Dort on the floor together.