The Lakers defeated the Thunder miserably! Rivers and Doncic collapsed, Ayton had no status, and Laravia continued to make mistakes

The regular season match between the Lakers and Thunder on November 13, 2025. The Lakers played too fiercely in this game. They were beaten in the first three quarters, and the last quarter was already garbage time. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 92-121.

This dual-core collapse is too fatal. Doncic is completely sleepwalking on the offensive end. He not only makes too many shots and makes many mistakes, but also disrupts the team's rhythm. The reason for this is that after continuous hammering, the energy is gone. This is also a problem that Doncic has always had. Rivers' condition is not good either. When faced with high-intensity defense, he performed about the same as Doncic. After the two of them lost their way, the Lakers' fundamentals were gone. This was fatal.

Ayton is also the core of the team, but unfortunately he really made no contribution in this game. Especially on the defensive end, he was continuously targeted and started at one point, and there was no intensity. And now he has no ball rights or status on the offensive end. He only took five shots in the game. He is the core of the inside. The shots given during this period are still too low, especially when he and Doncic play together, the two people have no chemical reaction at all.

Smart also has a hidden danger. He still needs to reduce his participation in the offense. He made blind shots in the middle of the half, which resulted in the first half being full of iron and making many mistakes. This is something that the Lakers must pay attention to in the future. He just needs to be a good 3D player.

Laravia still has a series of consecutive collapses, especially in the last five games, Laravia only made 2 of 16 three-pointers. Moreover, Laravia has not played since Doncic returned. Maybe the team's compatibility needs to be readjusted. In the end, when Laravia was stretched offensively and defensively, the effect of holding the ball was not very good, which also greatly affected the thickness of the team.