NBA schedule: The spotlight lands on the Lakers and Thunder

The Los Angeles Lakers have climbed back to .500, but a road matchup on Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder that could give them a winning record is a mighty challenge. The Lakers have the playoffs on the mind and are only two games back of the Utah Jazz, which is currently the eighth-place team in the Western Conference playoff race. But the Thunder has the motivation of the top seed being up for grabs following the San Antonio Spurs' loss of point guard Tony Parker to an ankle inju...