Thunder Must Silence Lakers' Potent Perimeter Attack

The Los Angeles Lakers showed just how dangerous their "Big Three" can be in last weekend's road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) best record.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - The Los Angeles Lakers showed just how dangerous their "Big Three" can be in last weekend's road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) best record.

The Lakers (48-30) can reinforce that impression on April 8 (April 9, Singapore time) when they run it back against the Thunder again in Oklahoma City.

"All three of those guys that we have are elite offensive players. You can try your best night to night to figure out where the weak points are and where you can create an advantage," Lakers coach J.J. Redick said of Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves.

In the 126-99 win on April 6, Doncic and Reaves combined for nine of Los Angeles' season-high 22 three-pointers.

"With the adding of Luka and the subtract of Anthony (Davis), their attack becomes more perimeter and less interior," Oklahoma guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said.