Hamidou Diallo #6 of the Oklahoma City Thunder blocks LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on February 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images/AFP
LeBron James forced the extra session with a three-pointer and scored 25 points as the Los Angeles Lakers won their third consecutive overtime game by outlasting the slumping Oklahoma City Thunder 114-113 on Wednesday.
James finished with seven assists and six rebounds, Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points, Dennis Schroder contributed 19 and Kyle Kuzma added 15 for the host reigning NBA champion Lakers, who now have six straight wins.
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— NBA (@NBA) February 11, 2021
Los Angeles played without injured star forward Anthony Davis (Achilles) for the second game in a row.
This was the third straight overtime game for the Lakers and second against the short-handed Thunder, who have lost three of their last four. Los Angeles beat the Thunder in overtime on Monday and Detroit in double overtime two nights earlier.
Al Horford had 25 points, Kenrich Williams scored 24 points, Luguentz Dort had 17 and Hamidou Diallo collected 15 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. The Thunder were missing their best player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is out with a knee injury.