Down 3-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers and James will try to extend the series in Game 4 Monday in Los Angeles (10:30 ET, Prime Video). “We still got life, and that’s all you can ask for,” James said following the Thunder’s 131-108 victory in Game 3 Saturday.

Before the Lakers successfully ended their first round playoff series against the Rockets, coach JJ Redick explained what makes close out games so challenging. “You have to kill them,” Redick said. “It’s difficult to kill someone.

LeBron James is facing a brutal reality ahead of Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Lakers take a lead into the fourth quarter for the first time in the second-round series and keep it close down the stretch with big baskets from Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, but Oklahoma City rallies for a 115-110 win

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4.

JJ Redick is expected to keep the Lakers’ starting lineup intact for Game 4 against the Thunder with Luka Dončić still sidelined.

The stars came out to Crypto.com Arena on Monday night to watch the Lakers fight to keep their season alive against the Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Entering the game, OKC led the series 3-0 and a Lakers loss would not only end ...