The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, 133-110, at Chesapeake Arena on Thursday.

While Los Angeles got out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter, Oklahoma City took command with a 42-23 second quarter. That allowed them to maintain the lead for the entirety of the second half, maintaining a 15-point lead for the closing 20 minutes of this game. They got their lead up to 23 points at times. The Thunder shot 53 percent from the field while holding the Lakers to 44 percent shooting. OKC also had 29 assists to seven turnovers, while LA had 24 assists to 14 turnovers.

The Lakers (11-9) were led by Anthony Davis, tallying 31 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals. LeBron James collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. D'Angelo Russell registered 16 points, three rebounds and 10 assists. Austin Reaves led the bench with 14 points, two rebounds and three assists.

The Thunder (12-6) were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, accruing 33 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Chet Holmgren had 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. Josh Giddey amassed 14 points and eight rebounds, while Luguentz Dort accumulated 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Both teams return to action on Saturday, with Oklahoma City traveling to face the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles returning home to play the Houston Rockets.