LeBron James and the Lakers continue to make self-inflicted errors, but the team sees reasons for hope in close loss to West-leading Thunder

Oklahoma City handed the Lakers a hard-fought defeat that might leave the defending NBA Cup champions out of the in-season tournament's next stage.

Alexander told the world last year that his life was consistent across the board. But perhaps even he didn’t know it could get this deep.  On Friday, with his Thunder grinding and attempting to stomach more forgettable offense — a bug that’s lasted the better part of a road trip — Gilgeous-Alexander sized up his defender while up one.