Everyone is talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, and for very good reason. They have won six in a row and—surprise, surprise—it turns out pairing Luka Doncic and LeBron James together has an extremely high upside. All the hot play has elevated them to second in the Western Conference, trailing only the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are on pace for a historic 2024-25 NBA season. Their point differential is one the best in league history. +12.6 is currently the highest differential that the NBA has ever seen. That kind of regular season success emboldened Kendrick Perkins to make an empathic statement about this year's NBA Finals.
NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes Lakers superstar LeBron James needs to be added to the MVP conversation.
Even though he's not in a Mavericks uniform anymore, Luka Doncic still crushed the Clippers in the second half to lead the Lakers to a win.
After the game, former NBA player-turned-analyst, Kendrick Perkins had a five-word response to the Lakers vs Clippers rivalry. "Luka still own the Clippers," Perkins tweeted. Let's talk about the two teams' rivalry in the past two seasons as the Purple and Gold are by far the better team if we consider their all-time record vs. the Clippers.
The NBA regular season is nearing its end, which means the race for MVP is heating up. For most of 2024–25, there has been a clear frontrunner for