The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their best basketball of the season. After defeating the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday evening, the team is riding a season-high three-game winning streak. They have won five of their last six games, getting over. the .500 mark for the first time this season.
A big reason that the Lakers are beginning to turn things around is that their defense has picked up. Also, players are beginning to settle into their roles and get more comfortable with each other. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is one player that looks to be turning the corner.