Chris Mañon

Drew Timme

Malik Williams

Nick Smith Jr.

R.J. Davis

Anton Watson

Arthur Kaluma

Tevian Jones

Luke Goode

Zach Hicks

Tyrese Hunter

Ethan Taylor

Augustas Marčiulionis

Dariq Whitehead

Zhaire Smith

Viktor Lakhin

Nikola Topić

Anthony Pritchard

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Kyle Rose

Kendall Munson

Zackary Austin

Brooks Barnhizer

Cameron Brown

Branden Carlson

Jazian Gortman

Payton Sandfort

Bryce Thompson

Pat O'Connell

Italo Araujo

Leah Lanie

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 4, 2026&nbsp;– The Oklahoma&nbsp;City&nbsp;Blue&nbsp;(9-18) was defeated by the South Bay Lakers (17-8),&nbsp;129-120, on Wednesday afternoon. Thunder assignment player Nikola Topić led the Blue with a career-high 29 points, nine assists and four rebounds in the loss.



“Credit to South Bay, they are a really good team,” Head Coach Daniel Dixon said. “I think our guys showed a lot of fight in the second half and look forward to our next opportunity out there.”



Oklahoma City trailed 35-27 after the first quarter and 75-50 at the break. The Blue responded in the third quarter to outscore the Lakers 42-25, cutting their deficit to only eight points, but South Bay ultimately secured the victory in the final frame.



Zhaire Smith registered 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals while teammate Dariq Whitehead tallied 24 points, six rebounds and two blocks.



South Bay&nbsp;was led by Nick Smith Jr., who registered 28 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field.&nbsp;

BLUE DEFEATED BY LAKERS

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Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lakhin 1 AST)

Topic 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)

Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Manon 1 AST)

Lakhin Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)

Davis 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)

Timme 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)

Whitehead 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)

Williams 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)

Topic 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)

Smith Jr. 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)

Smith Jr. 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)

Whitehead 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Abdur-Rahim 1 AST)

Timme 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Smith Jr. 3 AST)

Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)

Watson 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)

Whitehead 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)

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