The Lakers Fight Hard, but Still Lose Big in Game 2, 125-107

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · May 8, 2026 · 39m

On the one hand, the Lakers played very hard, and they made a good game of Thursday's Game 2 in Oklahoma City.

On the other, in the end, the Lakers still lost by 18. Again. Final score, 125-107.

The game was more competitive than the final score would indicate, but the final score still indicates the Thunder won pretty comfortably. For the Lakers, there were some genuine bright spots. LeBron James again had an efficient evening, finishing with 23 points on 9-18 shooting. Rui Hachimura's playoff shooting heater continued, hitting four of his seven 3-point attempts. Deandre Ayton had 10…