The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to stay unblemished in the playoffs and complete a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in their second-round series. The Thunder will take on the Lakers in Game 4 at Crypto.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Doncic once again when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder to keep the Western Conference semifinals series alive. The Thunder are up 3-0, and it seems now that only a miracle could save LeBron James & Co.

SportsLine's proven model has revealed its Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers best bets for the 2026 NBA playoffs

Oklahoma City and Los Angeles could go the distance without seeing their stars play.

The NBA playoffs have reached the conference semifinals, and several teams have seized commanding leads in their pursuit of the NBA Finals and basketball’s ultimate prize. The Los Angeles Lakers are not among them.

Another pair of second-half runs in Game 3 leave the Luka Doncic-less team on the brink of elimination, and at this rate the second-round series will be over Monday night.

Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 213.

Los Angeles shot 13-of-20 in the second quarter and held Oklahoma City to just six free throw attempts to take a one-point lead into halftime.