Stop the presses, but the Los Angeles Lakers are technically on a winning streak after Thursday night when they were able to dispatch an injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans team. That gives the Lakers two consecutive wins after outlasting the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night as well.
There are plenty of reasons as to why this has been happening for the Lakers lately. D’Angelo Russell has been trusted marginally more over the past two games, Tarik Black is part of the rotation, and Byron Scott is coaching like his job is on the line.