The Los Angeles Lakers hope home advantage can help turn the series in Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday as they trail 2-0 in the Western semifinals.

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• Date: Saturday, May 9 2026
• Time: 8:30 PM EDT
• Channel: ABC
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Oklahoma City travels to Los Angeles on Saturday with a chance to go 3-0 up in its Western semi-final series against the Luka Doncic-less Lakers. The Thunder went back-to-back at home without really looking like they broke a sweat, and the reigning champions of the NBA could move within one game of a place in the conference finals this weekend.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren scored 22 apiece as OKC kept its winning start alive on Thursday. The current MVP of the league hasn’t been his usual high-scoring self thus far in the playoffs, not that it’s mattered to Mark Daigneault and his men as they look to keep cruising in this head-to-head.

Austin Reaves led the scoring with 31 points in Game 2 but couldn’t prevent the 125-107 defeat, with the Lakers losing by the same margin that separated these two sides in the series opener. JJ Redick’s side has now lost seven in a row against OKC, with an average of around 24 points per game separating the two franchises across that span.

Ajay Mitchell continues to impress in the guard role for the Thunder during Jalen Williams’ injury absence. Meanwhile, Doncic remains the major missing man for LA, and based on the Slovenian’s “frustrated” remarks after watching his team in Game 2, it seems unlikely he’ll be back from the hamstring strain he suffered in early April this weekend.

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