ESPN Stephen A Smith If the Clippers steal the 5th seed and push the Lakers down to 6th forcing them to face Denver in Round 1 the Lakers would get destroyed He suggests they should tank games to avoid the Nuggets Theyre going home Theyre not beating Denver I can assure you of that

Charles Barkley doubles down on his Nuggets prediction guaranteeing a Lakers loss despite their 11-point halftime lead

Kawhi Leonard thinks the Clippers chances of contending this year are over

Down 3 with 8 seconds remaining in regulation Nicolas Batum intercepts the inbound pass by LeBron James misses the 3 LeBron grabs the rebound and the Clippers try to foul him but no whistle and the Lakers survive Ty Lue and the Clipers players are upset

Denver wins the tip but Marcus Smart instantly strips Aaron Gordon leading to a Lakers bucket and the lead

Barkley We love Luka take him off the MVP list That ship has sailed The Lakers out here tanking right now Adam Silver gotta fine them soon The Lakers lost to the suns last night They closer to the lottery than they are first place Adam Silver just dont have the courage to fine the Lakers

Inside the NBA Chuck and Kenny clown on Shaq saying he would get killed by Jokic and for getting swept by Hakeem Olajuwon You got swept didn't you Somebody beat you 4 times in a row