The Lakers vs. Thunder live stream looks like an interesting matchup between the reigning NBA Champion Lakers and a .500 Thunder team that may be starting to gel.

After a rough start to the season, the Thunder have begun to bounce back winning three of their last four NBA live streams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has provided the bulk of the offense, averaging 20.9 points per game while Hamidou Diallo, George Hill and Luguentz Dort all chip in around 12 points per game.

Second-year power forward Darius Bazley has shown great improvement early this season, averaging over 8 rebounds per game, more than doubling his average from a year ago.

The Lakers are doing something very Laker-like this year. Los Angeles is off to an NBA-best 9-3 start and is a perfect 6-0 on the road this season. Anthony Davis and LeBron James are both averaging over 22 points and 8 rebounds per game. Davis is one of the best in the NBA with 1.8 blocks per game.

This will be the first matchup between the two teams this season.

The Lakers are 8-point road favorites against the Thunder. The over/under is 218.

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In the US, Lakers-Thunder will be broadcast on NBA League Pass, Spectrum SportsNet, and Fox Sports Oklahoma, tipping off at 8 pm ET.

Those who are already disconnected and do not have a cable package can watch the game as a Sling TV add-on by adding $30 per month for NBA League Pass on Sling TV. The two best channels for basketball, ESPN and TNT, are both included in the $30 Sling Orange package; the NBA League Pass is $28.99 per month on its own.

Basketball fans in the UK will not be able to watch the game. It will not be broadcast on Sky Sports, where most NBA games are broadcast.

NBA League Pass is available in the UK.

Canadian basketball fans have no choice but to use the NBA League Pass, which is also available in Canada, as TSN and SportsNet do not broadcast Lakers-Thunder.