The Lakers square off with league-leading Oklahoma City on Thursday before meeting them again next week in L.A., games that forward Jake LaRavia says are “100%” a measuring-stick opportunity.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder get to know each other intimately over the next six days, with the first of two matchups scheduled at the Paycom Center tonight. Oklahoma City is the top team in the West,

Back-to-back meetings with the Houston Rockets should say a lot about the Los Angeles Lakers.

Apart from the stunning blowout loss to the Thunder, the Lakers are now consumed by concern over Luka Doncic's injury.

The Lakers will face the Thunder over the next week in two games, testing the red-hot LA team against the defending NBA champions.