UPDATE: Adou Thiero scored 20 points to lead the Lakers past the OKC Thunder 96-84 in their NBA Las Vegas Summer League opener Friday night.
The OKC Thunder will face the Los Angeles Lakers in a Las Vegas Summer League game at 9 p.m. CT Friday.
This is the first of four Las Vegas Summer League games for OKC, which went 0-3 during Salt Lake City Summer League play. Meanwhile, Los Angeles went 2-1 during the California Classic.
Here’s everything you need to know about Friday’s game between the Thunder and Lakers:
Thunder vs Lakers score updates in NBA Summer League Las Vegas opener
| ▫ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | F |
| Oklahoma City | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | — | 84 |
| Los Angeles | 24 | 29 | 33 | 10 | — | 96 |
Final: Lakers 96, Thunder 84 | Adou Theiro powers LA past OKC in Las Vegas Summer League opener
- Bennett Stirtz: 18 points and 2 assists
- Brooks Barnhizer: 12 points and 10 rebounds
- Payton Sandfort: 10 points and 7 rebounds
- Adou Thiero led Los Angeles with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
End of the third quarter: Lakers 86, Thunder 66 | Adou Thiero, LA rolling in Las Vegas Summer League opener
- Brooks Barnhizer: 10 points and 6 rebounds
- Bennett Stirtz: 10 points and 2 assists
- Anthony Pritchard: 8 points and 4 rebounds
- Cameron Carr, Adou Thiero and AK Okereke have scored 16 points apiece for Los Angeles
Halftime: Lakers 53, Thunder 45 | Payton Sandfort leading OKC at the half
- Payton Sandfort: 8 points and 3 rebounds
- Brooks Barnhizer: 6 points and 5 rebounds
- Anthony Pritchard: 6 points and 3 rebounds
- Los Angeles is shooting 60.6% from the field
- Bennett Stirtz: 5 points and 1 block
- Josh Dix: 5 points and 1 assist
- Buddy Boeheim: 5 points
- Cameron Carr leads Los Angeles with 7 points and 2 blocks
What time is Thunder vs Lakers game tonight?
- Date: Friday, July 10
- Time: 9 p.m. CT
- Where: Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas
What channel is OKC Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers on tonight?
Thunder vs Lakers predictions, picks
Justin Martinez: OKC 87, Los Angeles 84
Los Angeles is an undersized team, meaning it won’t have many answers for 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara. OKC also has more shooters with players such as Bennett Stirtz, Josh Dix and Payton Sandfort in the mix. Containing Cameron Carr will be a challenge with Otega Oweh expected to miss more time, but I’m still giving a slight edge to the Thunder.
Projected OKC Thunder starters
Projected Los Angeles Lakers starters
Thunder 2026 NBA Summer League roster
Player, No., Pos., Ht., Wt., College/Previous team
- Jabri Abdur-Rahim: No. 33, G/F, 6-6, 220, OKC Thunder (OKC Blue)
- Sam Alexis: No. 40, F/C, 6-8, 247, Indiana
- Steven Ashworth: No. 18, G, 5-11, 165, Creighton
- Brooks Barnhizer: No. 23, G/F, 6-6, 226, OKC Thunder
- Buddy Boeheim: No. 27, G/F, 6-5, 205, OKC Thunder
- Josh Dix: No. 21, G, 6-5, 206, Creighton
- Bryce Harris: No. 41, F, 6-3, 224, Howard
- Andrew Holifield: No. 29, F, 6-8, 195, Lamar
- Nate Johnson: No. 31, G, 6-2, 221, Kansas State
- Elijah Mahi: No. 28, F, 6-6, 247, Santa Clara
- Aday Mara: No. 15: C, 7-3, 262, Michigan
- Otega Oweh: No. 13, G, 6-4, 217, Kentucky
- Anthony Pritchard: No. 30, G, 6-1, 186, OKC Thunder (OKC Blue)
- Payton Sandfort: No. 16, G/F, 6-7, 224, OKC Thunder
- Bennett Stirtz: No. 14, G, 6-4, 190, Iowa
- Bryce Thompson: No. 17, G, 6-4, 207, OKC Thunder (OKC Blue)
- Christoph Tilly: No. 50, C, 7-0, 242, Ohio State
- Lamar Wilkerson: No. 42, G, 6-4, 209, Indiana
OKC Thunder 2026 NBA Summer League schedule
All times are Central
Salt Lake City Summer League
Las Vegas Summer League
- Friday, July 10: Thunder vs. Lakers at Thomas & Mack Center, 9 p.m. (Prime Video)
- Sunday, July 12: Thunder vs. Warriors at Thomas & Mack Center, 5 p.m. (Prime Video)
- Tuesday, July 14: Thunder vs. Nuggets at the Pavilion, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
- Thursday, July 16: Thunder vs. Mavericks at Thomas & Mack Center, 3 p.m. (Prime Video)
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