Here is what you need to know before the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
1) The Lakers are coming off one of their most exciting games of the year, as they nearly came back from 27 points down at Sacramento on Friday. Kobe Bryant dropped 28 points in just three quarters, while D’Angelo Russell caught up late to score a career-high 27 of his own.
Team highlights from a close come back against the Sacramento Kings. #GoLakers https://t.co/dwM0jf63Lq
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) January 8, 2016
2) Bryant became part of an exclusive club against the Kings, as he joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone as the only players in league history to score 33,000 points.