It’s too late for the Los Angeles Lakers to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder out of the playoffs, but they can help ensure they have as tough a first-round opponent as possible whenever their postseason starts.
Several Lakers have said after recent games that they’re motivated by playing spoiler for playoff teams, but aside from that, there really isn’t much for the Lakers to play for Tuesday night in OKC.
It feels like a lifetime ago that the Lakers were seen as the favorites to land Paul George and longer shots to sign LeBron James.