Thunder 125, Lakers 107 — OKC up 2-0. SGA picked up four fouls early in the 3rd (one upgraded to a Flagrant 1 after review on a Reaves wrap-up) and finished with 22 in 28 minutes. The Thunder's bench answered with a 25-7 run while he sat. JJ Redick ripped the officiating; Reaves said he "felt disrespected." Series shifts to LA.
OKC took Game 2 from the Lakers 125-107 to go up 2-0 in the West semis, and the story afterwards wasn't the score — it was the whistles. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter, two of them offensive fouls, including a contested call where Austin Reaves wrapped him up off the ball. Officials reviewed the play and upgraded it to a Flagrant 1, with Reaves drilling three free throws to briefly give LA a five-point lead.
Then SGA sat. And the Thunder went on a 25-7 run while their MVP frontrunner watched. He finished with 22 points in 28 minutes — efficient when he was on the floor — but the game effectively ended in the third with him in foul trouble. JJ Redick ripped the officiating in his postgame, and Austin Reaves said the call on him "felt disrespected." Lakers Twitter spent the night posting clips.
Thunder are now 4-0 in this postseason and have homecourt locked. Lakers head back to Crypto.com Arena for Game 3 with Luka and LeBron needing more help — and the inevitable referee discourse will follow them all the way home.
Sources
ESPN
https://www.espn.com.sg/nba/story/_/id/48709627/lakers-redick-rips-officiating-reaves-feels-disrespected
Fox 23
https://www.fox23.com/news/lakers-criticize-officiating-after-game-2-loss-to-thunder-in-west-semis/article_02efdd0f-8d3f-5c6e-9201-5236cc511cac.html
Hoops Wire
https://hoopswire.com/lakers-officiating-game-2-nba/
NBA.com
https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-may-8-2026