The Los Angeles Lakers have played great basketball for the past month and a half and completely changed their fortunes for the rest of the season. While much of that has to do with their outstanding play,

It's been talked about ad nauseam, albeit the point is overblown, that the NBA is losing momentum in the general cultural zeitgeist. Like every television

The Lakers have broken brains since trading for Luka Doncic, and two people who cannot land on the same page are Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins.

While opinions on the Doncic-James duo vary, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins has made a bold claim: The Lakers have saved the NBA. "Right now, the Los Angeles Lakers are saving the NBA." 😯 @KendrickPerkins is excited about the potential matchups in the NBA playoffs this season 👀 pic.twitter.com/SuUOvPXXdP

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.

W hen the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic, many critics around the league believed that their defense would struggle. That hasn't been the case at all, as the Lakers hav