Preview, experts' predictions, TV and injuries for tonight's Los Angeles Lakers v Oklahoma City Thunder game

In the last game of the day from Monday to Tuesday in the NBA, the big game of the night will be played. The Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder will face each other in a very important duel for the final stretch of the regular season, which will feature the main stars of each team: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren.

OKC Thunder comes into the game as a visitor, and on its second back-to-back night after beating Phoenix Suns on Sunday. In addition, the Oklahoma franchise will do so as the leader of the Western Conference, something that has not happened since the 2013/14 season. As of today, they are 1st in the West standings with a 42-18 record, taking advantage of two consecutive losses by Minnesota Timberwolves (2nd with 42-19).

The Lakers, meanwhile, will be looking for a win as both the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks lost their respective games on Sunday. The battle in the West play-in is going tough, and the Los Angeles franchise, 10th with a 33-29 record, has a chance to overtake GSW (9th at 32-28) if they can win tonight's game.

Expert predictions (Possible quintets and result).

The main predictions for tonight's game are for the Los Angeles Lakers to win the game. The home-court status, the fact that Oklahoma City Thunder is coming into its second night of back-to-back, and that Golden State Warriors lost yesterday, form the ideal context for Darvin Ham's team to take the victory.

In addition, the potential quintets will be as follows:

Schedule and TV.

The game will be played early this morning at 04:30 am (Spanish peninsular time), will be the last game of the day, and can be followed on the official NBA website and application with League Pass subscription.