Oklahoma City Thunder: Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka working through issues

In several recent games, the two have frequently yelled at each other while attempting to iron out breakdowns. Durant wouldn't go into detail about what the disputes have been over, but he said each player is simply trying to make the other better.

“We're just trying to help each other out. At the end of the day, that's all we're trying to do,” Durant said. “It's times when I mess up and he tells me. It's times when he messes up and I tell him. We both got to do a better job of responding to each other and just helping each other out.”

Asked if the frustration is from the defensive end or offense end, Durant said “it's both ends.”

“I think it goes back to us wanting to be so perfect,” Durant said. “Sometimes we both got to just calm down and play the game.”

OKC DROPS TO 2-SEED IN WEST

With the loss Sunday against the Lakers, the Thunder fell to second in the Western Conference behind San Antonio.

The Spurs, currently on a league-high eight-game winning streak, are now a game ahead of the Thunder with a 36-11 record. After losing three of six, the Thunder is 34-11.