In fact, two former lottery picks now on the Bulls, point guards Lonzo Ball (the No. 2 pick by his hometown Los Angeles Lakers in the 2017 NBA Draft) and Josh Giddey (the No. 6 selection by the Thunder in the 2021 NBA Draft), are both on Chicago's injury report.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to get their vengeance as they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. This will be the season's third matchup between the two squads. They split the first two as Los Angeles destroyed OKC in its recent game on Apr.

The Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 136-120 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, pulling away after Luka Doncic's ejection.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 136-120, after ending the game on a 27-10 run. Oklahoma City Thunder Top Performers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 42 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-120 on Tuesday night after Luka Doncic was ejected. Doncic scored 23 points before leaving the game in the fourth quarter following his second technical foul.

Luka Dončić had an earlier-than-expected exit from Tuesday's matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Los Angeles Lakers star picked up his second technical foul of the night with just under eight minutes to play in a tight game.

Doncic says he was exchanging trash talk with a Thunder fan he has bantered with before, but crew chief Tony Brothers says Doncic “looked directly at an official and used vulgar language.”

And then Luka Dončić was ejected. The Lakers had a 108-107 lead with 7:40 remaining in the fourth quarter when Dončić was hit with his second technical foul. From there, the Thunder went on a 29-12 run to end the game and ultimately came away with a 136-120 victory.

The Cavaliers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday after a win over the Chicago Bulls.

The Cavs clinched the No. 1 seed in the East with Tuesday's 135-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Cleveland now has a record of 63-16, trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder (64-14) by two in the loss column in the race for the best record in the NBA.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will make their second attempt to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday when they host the Chicago Bulls.