The Oklahoma City Thunder play host to the Los Angeles Lakers at Paycom Center on Friday evening.

This marks the first game of a four-game home stand for the Thunder (8-16), as they will look to build on the momentum of two straight wins and add to their, 4-7, home record. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team averaging 21.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.0 steals, in 35 minutes per game. Luguentz Dort is averaging 17.5 points and 4.0 rebounds, while Josh Giddey is averaging 10.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. The Thunder are averaging a league-low 99.3 points on 41.2 percent shooting, and they are giving up an average of 108.0 points on 44.7 percent shooting. However, they do a good job on the glass, as they average 45.6 rebounds per game, which is ninth most in the league.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Lakers (13-13), as they are coming off a loss in Memphis on Friday. They got out to a good start in the contest with a, 29-25, lead after one quarter, but the hosts grabbed a six-point lead by halftime. The Lakers reclaimed the lead early in the third, but they fell apart in the second half and fell behind by a game-high 16-points with just under six minutes left. Anthony Davis was the high-point man for the Lakers, with 22 points, eight rebounds, a steal and a block. LeBron James logged a triple-double, with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and two blocks, while Avery Bradley and Talen Horton-Tucker chipped in 10 points, each. The Lakers will look to bounce back from the loss and improve on their, 4-6, road record.