The Los Angeles Lakers are doing everything they can to win an NBA Championship this season. Despite some fans' qualms with how the front office has gone about improving the roster, that is unequivically true.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have held control of the Western Conference pretty much all season long, but there are several teams, such as the Los Angeles Lakers, that could pose a threat to them come playoff time. In fact, if you ask Shannon Sharpe, he has a very bold playoff prediction involving these two teams.

Dallas faces Los Angeles for a Western Conference matchup Tuesday. Tuesday's meeting is the first of the season for the squads.

Per the NBA's LockerVision site, the Lakers are no longer scheduled to wear their City Edition jerseys this season, a change from as recent as earlier this month. It appears they have officially ditched their cursed jerseys https://t.co/cRUr8b6Ong

The Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) are gaining more believers around the NBA for the job that they're doing over the last month. Despite major trade upheaval and players coming in and out of the lineup, the team has shot up the Western Conference and is currently sitting just two games behind the No.

Luka Doncic gets his first shot at revenge Tuesday night, when his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, play host to his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, at Crypto.com Arena.