The Los Angeles Lakers will try to avoid a 10th loss in 12 meetings when they host the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday at 3:30 pm ET.
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The Lakers (18-25) held a players-only meeting prior to Wednesday's 106-93 loss at Memphis that apparently included heated outbursts from Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.
They put their differences aside, though, and ended a four-game losing streak with a 102-84 home victory over Utah on Friday.
Kobe Bryant, who reportedly admitted during the meeting he can be difficult to play with, seemed to take the team-first concept to heart. He attempted a season low-tying 10 shots, matched his season low with 14 points, dished out 14 assists -- his most since notching 14 in a loss to Phoenix on Nov. 14, 2010 -- and finished one rebound short of a triple-double.
Dwight Howard complemented Bryant's effort with 17 points and 13 rebounds after totaling 15 points and 13 boards over his previous three games while battling a nagging shoulder injury.
Meanwhile, the hunder (34-10) have won nine of the last 11 meetings with the Lakers, including a five-game victory in last season's Western Conference semifinals.
Oklahoma City enters this matchup having won eight of 10, including Friday's 105-95 victory at Sacramento to improve to 3-2 on their trip.
Kevin Durant is averaging 35.6 points on the trek, including a career-high 52 in an overtime win over Dallas in the opener. He was limited to 24 on Friday but attempted only 12 shots, making seven, and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Russell Westbrook also scored well below his season average with 18 points, but he was the catalyst for the offense with a season-high 14 assists while also contributing on the defensive end.
