Thunder sweep Lakers 4-0

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points and eight assists as Oklahoma City closed out the Los Angeles Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 on May 11, completing a 4-0 sweep in the Western Conference semifinals at Crypto.com Arena. (nba.com) The result sent the Thunder to the Western Conference finals and kept them unbeaten in the 2026 playoffs at 8-0. Chet Holmgren delivered the decisive play with a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds remaining, according to the NBA game summary. (nba.com) Austin Reaves then missed a tying 3-point attempt with eight seconds left, and Gilgeous-Alexander hit two free throws to close it out. (nba.com) Ajay Mitchell added 28 points for Oklahoma City, including 10 in the fourth quarter, while the Thunder shot 42-for-81 from the field and 11-for-31 from 3-point range. The box score showed Oklahoma City also forced 19 Lakers turnovers and recorded 12 steals, offsetting a 37-34 rebounding deficit. (nba.com) Austin Reaves led Los Angeles with 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and LeBron James had 24 points and 14 rebounds in the loss. Rui Hachimura scored 25 points, and Marcus Smart added 10, but the Lakers could not extend the series after trailing 3-0 entering the night. (nba.com) The four-game result was decisive even if Game 4 was the closest contest of the series. Oklahoma City won the first three games by 18, 18 and 23 points before holding off the Lakers by five in the clincher. The NBA playoff schedule lists the series as 108-90 in Game 1, 125-107 in Game 2, 131-108 in Game 3 and 115-110 in Game 4. (nba.com) The matchup also ended Los Angeles’ season after a late push. The NBA game summary said James missed a driving bank shot with 20 seconds left that would have put the Lakers ahead, and Reaves’ late miss followed moments later. The same summary said Oklahoma City faced its first fourth-quarter deficits of the postseason in Game 4 before recovering. (nba.com) The series outcome means Oklahoma City has advanced to the Western Conference finals, where it will face either San Antonio or Minnesota. As of the NBA’s playoff schedule update on May 13, the Spurs led that series 3-2 after a 126-97 Game 5 win, with Game 6 set for May 15 at Minnesota and Game 7, if necessary, scheduled for May 17 at San Antonio. (nba.com) The NBA has not yet posted dates for the Western Conference finals, but the official playoff schedule lists Oklahoma City as the home team for Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 in that round. The NBA Finals are scheduled to begin on June 3. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2)