The Los Angeles Lakers have had a bit of a roller coaster ride this season. They started out as one of the best teams in the entire league after a 10-4 start. JJ Redick was getting a lot of praise for how he was starting out his coaching career.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers clash with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a special NBA Christmas Day game today. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

The NBA season is about a third of the way over and by now, we have started to see who teams are. While there are always some surprises along the way, teams typically start to form their identities toward the end of the calendar year.

The Indiana Pacers won five straight games and six out of seven prior to taking on the Thunder on Thursday evening. They were one of the hottest teams in the league. During that span of seven games, the Pacers had the seventh-best defensive rating in the league.