OKLAHOMA CITY _ LeBron James found Anthony Davis open in the corner, and as Davis released a 3-point attempt Friday night, Thunder center Steven Adams hurled himself at Davis and knocked him into the Oklahoma City bench.
The shot went in and Davis made the free throw for a four-point play, giving the Lakers a cushion they needed to hold off the Thunder. The Lakers defeated Oklahoma City, 130-127, improving to 13-2 for their best record after 15 games since the 2010-11 season, when they also started 13-2.
It was their highest-scoring game of the season and the first time the Lakers have allowed an opponent to score more than 115 points. The Lakers clicked on offense, making 51.1% of their field-goal attempts overall and 54.8% of their 3-point tries. The Thunder also shot better than 50% from the field, but they were less successful from 3-point range, connecting on 35.5% of their attempts.
James scored 23 points and had six rebounds and 14 assists, while Davis led all scorers with 33 points and added 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (17), Danny Green (14), Kyle Kuzma (10) and Dwight Howard (10) all scored in double figures for the Lakers.
The Thunder were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 24 points.
Lakers guard Rajon Rondo was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter. He received a technical foul for a verbal exchange with Thunder guard Dennis Schroder and then was charged with committing a flagrant-two foul against Schroder.
