OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant had 36 points, Russell Westbrook scored 27 of his 33 in the first half to stake Oklahoma City to a commanding lead and the Thunder beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-108 Friday night.
Kyrie Irving won’t be able to help. Rookie guard Dion Waiters wishes he could, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
Lakers Gameday | 12/07/12 | THUNDER
Update: Gasol (knee) is out for Friday’s game against the Thunder, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Commentary | The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road in a game that won’t mean much at its face value — it’s a regular season game in December.
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers will once again be without injured forward Pau Gasol when they try to climb back to the .500 mark against the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Spaniard will miss his third straight game due to tendinitis in both knees and Antawn Jamison is expected to start in his absence, having scored 15 points as Gasol’s replacement in each of the previous two games. “Tonight we’re playing the Thunder of @sergeibaka9! My knees are improving but I still won’t be able to be out there with my team,” Gasol tweeted after the Lakers shoot around on Friday. …
Dec 7 (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers will once again be without injured forward Pau Gasol when they try to climb back to the .500 mark against the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Spaniard will miss his third straight game due to tendinitis in both knees and Antawn Jamison is expected to start in his absence, having scored 15 points as Gasol’s replacement in each of the previous two games. “Tonight we’re playing the Thunder of @sergeibaka9! My knees are improving but I still won’t be able to be out there with my team,” Gasol tweeted after the Lakers shootaround on Friday. …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have long been interested in Pau Gasol.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol remained sidelined because of tendinitis in both knees for Friday’s game against Oklahoma City.
Lakers Gameday | 12/07/12 | THUNDER