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

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.

Here are the standings for Group B in the Western Conference after Friday's slate of games: San Antonio Spurs: 2-1, plus-14 point differential, 353 total points; Thunder: 2-1, plu