It was less than ten days ago when the Oklahoma City Thunder manhandled the Los Angeles Lakers in front of a rowdy Chesapeake Energy Arena crowd. The game, which was ugly enough with the final score, was made even more disheartening when an already-shorthanded team missing Lonzo Ball, had both Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma sidelined due to in-game injuries. It was an overall deflating night in LakerLand, leaving many fans in the bleakest mindsets so far about this season’s trajectory.
Fast Forward to this game, the Lakers have not only slowly gotten back to full health, but have also racked off three-straight wins, the most recent being their thrilling win against the top team in the East, their historic rival, the Boston Celtics.