After losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 133-130, on Feb. 7 in the game LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leading career scorer, the Los Angeles Lakers were 25-30, and their playoff hopes looked dim.
The next day, they traded Russell Westbrook for D’Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley. Since then, they have been seemingly resurrected like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes.
