LOS ANGELES – There are already countless interesting storylines surrounding Friday’s meeting between New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers – including the return to Staples Center of former Lakers players Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart – but it’s also a matchup of two recently-hot teams. On the heels of a 13-game losing streak that stretched into mid-December, New Orleans (11-23) is now tied for the longest active winning streak in the NBA, with its four consecutive victories matching current runs by Milwaukee, Utah and Oklahoma City. Meanwhile, the Lakers (27-7) lost four games in a row last month, capped by a Christmas defeat vs.
Pelicans shootaround update presented by HUB International: New Orleans, Los Angeles enter Friday meeting on win streaks
