Thunder run away with Game 1, but Lakers show some fight: Takeaways

The Oklahoma City Thunder opened Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers with more of the same suffocating defense, riding it to a 108-90 blowout victory Tuesday and a 1-0 lead in this Western Conference semifinals series.Chet Holmgren (team-high 24 points), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell, starting in place of the injured Jalen Williams, combined to score 60 points. Oklahoma City held Los Angeles to 37 second-half points and took the lead for good with 38 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Thunder shot 49.4 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from the 3-point line and 91.7 percent from the free-throw line.Advertisement