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By Joel Reyes
The Oklahoma City Thunder inched closer to recording their second consecutive sweep in this year's playoffs, building a 49-45 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinals series on Tuesday (PH time) at Crypto.com Arena.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a team-high 14 points for the Thunder, who used a second-quarter surge to grab the advantage at the half. OKC outscored LA 28-19 during that period to turn a 21-26 deficit into a four-point lead entering the second half.
Austin Reaves led all LA scorers with 15 points. LeBron James added 10 points and 6 rebounds for the Lakers, who trail 0-3 in the best-of-seven series.