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Updated January 12th, 2020 at 11:46 IST

Lakers top Thunder 125-110 without LeBron, Anthony Davis

Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 36 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-110 on Saturday night without stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Lakers top Thunder 125-110 without LeBron, Anthony Davis
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Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 36 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-110 on Saturday night without stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Lakers coach Frank Vogel said James had a chest cold. James is averaging 25.4 points, a league-leading 10.7 assists and 8.7 rebounds and has helped the Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference. Davis, who leads the Lakers with 27.1 points per game, missed his second straight game with a gluteus maximus contusion.

It didn't matter. Kuzma, in just his third start of the season, made 15 of 24 shots. Rajon Rondo added 21 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers. Los Angeles shot 51.5% to win its eighth in a row. James played on Friday night and had 35 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists in a win over the Dallas Mavericks. Without him, the Lakers raced to a 73-49 halftime lead over the Thunder behind 58% shooting. Kuzma scored 23 points before the break. It was Oklahoma City's largest halftime deficit of the season.

The Lakers extended the lead to 32 in the third quarter before Oklahoma City rallied and trimmed its deficit to 102-82 at the end of the period, but the Thunder never really got close. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari each scored 24 points for the Thunder, who had won 11 of their previous 13 games.

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Lakers: G Danny Green sat out with a sore right hip. ... C Dwight Howard was issued a technical in the fourth quarter. ... Howard had 14 rebounds.

Thunder: Reserve centre Nerlens Noel missed the game with the sprained left ankle. ... Gallinari was issued a technical foul in the third quarter for arguing a call against him.

 

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Published January 12th, 2020 at 11:46 IST

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