Since Isaiah Hartenstein’s return, it looked like the Thunder had turned a corner — and in all honesty, they still might have. But dropping a conference game reminded the team that they’re not invincible.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 101-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and hit the dagger 3-pointer in the final moments. The Thunder are now 2-1 in the West's Group B standings. They've had hree group games scattered throughout the rest of November and early December.

Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks nailed a midrange jumper to beat the shot clock and give Houston the lead for good as the host Rockets eked out a 119-116 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in a matchup between the top two seeds in the Western Conference.