The Oklahoma City Thunder are at home at the Paycom Center on Tuesday night as they host the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time in three days.
Of course, the Thunder fell to the Lakers in Sunday’s matchup and they will look to bounce back in Tuesday’s contest.
Tuesday’s game is a massive one for the Lakers as they continue to fight for the third seed in the Western Conference standings.
With a victory, the Lakers will clinch a playoff spot and they could also lock up the Pacific Division title with a victory and losses by both the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors.
Since Tuesday’s game is a massive one for the Lakers, they got some crucial news ahead of the game regarding the availability of many of their players including their superstar duo of Luka Doncic and LeBron James.
Los Angeles had listed Doncic and James as questionable for Tuesday’s game due to hamstring injuries but they have now upgraded them to probable ahead of tipoff and they are expected to suit up after being in danger of missing Tuesday’s contest.
The Lakers appear to be going for it tonight: Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Dorian Finney-Smith, Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent have all been upgraded to probable a few hours before the OKC game tips off.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 8, 2025
This is massive news for the Lakers and it is clear that they are going all-in on Tuesday despite it being the first night of a back-to-back for the team.
The Lakers have also upgraded Austin Reaves, Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent to probable and they are all expected to play.
Of course, with the Lakers on the road to face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, this could backfire for them especially if they are unable to take down the Thunder.
It is likely that Los Angeles will rest most of their stars in Wednesday’s game against Dallas, although that remains to be seen and Tuesday’s result will play a key role in their decision.
Either way, the Lakers will be at nearly full strength against the Thunder on Tuesday as they try to defeat the Western Conference leaders for the second straight game.
Fans can catch Tuesday’s matchup between the Lakers and Thunder at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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