The Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Staples Center on Tuesday.

The Thunder (5-8) had a ton of question marks headed into the year and nothing has really been answered yet. This club has been hovering below .500 and they've been mixing bad losses with impressive wins. What is clear is the fact that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a stud. The key to that Paul George trade currently leads the Thunder in scoring, minutes played and usage rate, proving his worth to this organization. That pairs beautifully with veterans like Steven Adams and Chris Paul, as this team should have enough talent to compete for a playoff berth this season. They do need to play better on the road though, with OKC losing its first five road games so far this season. If that continues, it would be hard to imagine this team reaching the playoffs or keeping players like Paul and Adams.

The Lakers (11-2) had high expectations coming into the year and they've lived up to almost all of them so far. Winning 11 of your first 13 games is impressive but it's even more impressive when you see that the two losses came against the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors. Those are two of the best teams in the league and it's scary to think how good this team will be when they all start gelling together later down the line. What's really made them dangerous is their defense, with Los Angeles owning the best defensive efficiency rating in the NBA. That's scary with players like LeBron James and Anthony Davis taking over on the offensive end of the floor, making this one of the best teams in the NBA.

Oklahoma City has dominated this series over recent years, winning 14 of their last 18 games over Los Angeles.