Zach Lowe Russell Westbrook had too many games this year where he was "actively" damaging the Lakers. You can't have that many TO and shot 40% without hurting your team, he is the most important player on that team.

Skip Bayless I just think the Lakers are a better basketball team on both ends of the floor without Luka LeBron has far less ego than Luka Luka is the most inefficient player in the league

LeBron James with two consecutive turnovers and the Lakers with great defense at the other end twiceIncluding blocks by Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura that lead to a 24-second violation on the Thunder

Zach Lowe No one who has watched the Nuggets for the years they haven't won the title can make a case that it's Jokic's fault like at all But if he gets a second one the names he's next to are like the holy pantheon of NBA players Bill Simmons He has to be with Bird and Magic at that point

Skip Bayless The Lakers are a better both ends of the floor basketball team without Luka

LeBron James full highlights vs Oklahoma City Thunder tonight 108-131 L - Game 3 - Western Semifinals - 2026 NBA Playoffs19 Points on 719 FG 368 26 from 3 34 FT 6 Rebounds 8 Assists 3 TOV 1 Steal 1 PF and a - of -24 tied for worst in the game in 3651 minutes p

Lakers coach JJ Redick We didn't lost because of the refs that's never the case You don't lose because of refs you lose because the other team outplays you Oklahoma City outplayed us Reporter interjects They shot 13 FTs in that stretch I'm talking about Redick A lot of them were fouls