'I think no matter the game, no matter what channel it's on, no matter who we play against, if we approach the game how we did (Saturday), we'll be all right. 'Treat it like any other game,' Gilgeous-Alexander said. Now comes a one-day turnaround to not only fix what went wrong on defense, but to enter the circus that will be James' pursuit of the scoring record in a game that recently was moved to national television. After the Thunder shot 57.7 percent from the field in a win over Houston on Saturday while scoring a franchise-record 153 points, they watched the Warriors pull a carbon copy with 57.7 percent shooting. After scoring 42 points in just three quarters of action in a victory at Houston on Saturday, the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 against the Warriors. They finally tied the score for the first time since. Guys know that.' The Thunder enter Tuesday's game after a 141-114 road loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. The Thunder scored 41 points in the second quarter and held the Lakers to 19 in the third, using runs at the end of each to tighten the gap.

'The sense of urgency is at an all-time high,' said Davis, who did his part with 34 points and 14 rebounds Saturday against his former team. So while James' scoring pursuit has been given the most attention, the Lakers have something more team-oriented they are trying to work on. 'Twenty-eight games left, (and) we're still doing the same stuff over and over.' The Lakers blew a 12-point lead against the Pelicans, committed costly turnovers and lacked a finishing kick. 'How many games do we have left?' James said before answering his own question.

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