‘The Lakers think they can win this series’ – Chuck says Houston has a problem 👀 | Inside the NBA
On Inside the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Charles Barkley and Ernie Johnson react to the results from opening night of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.
0:00 Rockets vs. Lakers
8:41 Timberwolves vs. Nuggets
10:50 Raptors vs. Cavaliers
12:34 Hawks vs. Knicks
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Lebron dirty, totally ran into Josh under the basket. He done that to Adams and got checked, them Tongan eyes made him think twice.
Kennard Ginobli showed up 🔥
Lakers in 🖐🏿
Them showing that icespice vid while being sponsored by mcdonalds might have been the most unhinged instant in media history😂😂😂😂
When Luka and AR get back, would you consider them healthy ? Yes or no … If the lakers beat the rockets will they beat OKC …….. Or it they do will they beat the Spurs .. maybe if AR and luka were 100 percent going into the playoffs I'd say they would go ok .. let's see how game two holds for them … Anyone know if KD is back for game two ?
it's just crazy, Chuck hit the nail on the head – what more motivation does Ayton need to play basketball? HE'S GETTING PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS – it's your job to go out and hoop! now we gotta praise people for doing what they're supposed to do smh
Lol
so what do you guys think of LeBron's 13 assists
John Stockton man he's the real deal
LeBron knows how to use his team. Smart Co MVP
Agreed with Kenny, bron is too old to keep going whole game and whole series. Let him do his things to get his points, at some point he will be exhausted.
Toronto NEEDS a point guard bro. I know ja morant wont do it but thats really where bruh needs to be
they crazy kd gonna comeback and demoralize them
with one game ? I think of you as a ha ha ha he he
Chuck as always, you maybe a Hall of Famer, but never a Champion, Please give them credits, good or bad, it is always sometimes the flows and rhythm. As analyst, look at the flow of the game again and again.
Sometimes I think they don't watch the game….everytime lebron was one on one he backed his man down and got a layup
WHY IS THE AUDIO SOOOOO LOOOOOOOW?!
I have to crank the video’s audio up to 80% just to hear anything clearly!
That’s with noise canceling on as well!
And so as Barkley didn’t win a single chips’
Well kd all of sudden is hurt now🤔. The nba is so predictable at the point is not even funny anymore
Lebron doing this is wild. 41 years old. Crazy
To win by only 9 without KD isn’t a good feat for the lakers.
if Kd don’t play this series or the Rockets lose, I’m done rooting for Kd . You can only argue for somebody’s behalf for so long they lose a series with Kd he’s washed in my opinion. I’m the biggest KD fan i no but he’s lost a lot in the postseason. This was a gift for the first round if they can’t pull this off, he just ain’t a winner . that killer instinct is gone .
Austin with the bieber haircut making him lok like he's 20 or something wth AUSTIN.
Shii rigged! All of sudden Kd out.. SMDH! y’all need to call this shii out
Knicks to the finals 😂
Who said the rockets will swept the lakers😂😂😂😂 Luka and reaves are out they say Lakers have a big problem while they didn't think that kd is out.. and it is much more a big problem to the rockets 😂😂😂😂
Lmfao its called step thru step thru hahaha that was a crazy travel and they didn't call it smh nba is so different now from the 90s and early 2000s
If the Rockets lose this series, fire Ime Udoka.
If Luka returns it will be an easy series for the Lakers
Luka can lob to ayton, rui, lebron, or pass to luke for the 3 ball or have austin cut and slash or get open.
Luka can also just jack up 25 attempts and yield points.
That's actually an insanely good team if they can just do better defensively and stay healthy lol.
A prime lebron would bring a little extra defense that the lakers need with allows AUSTIN to play some more defense as well since a prime lebron brings offense.
If lakers could just have one DPOY leader like a more wild marcus smart….the lakers would have been a legit legit threat.
Not toooo far off.
Same with the warriors and injuries man. This year could have been so fun with okc + spurs + pistons and so on. Oh well.
Am I the only one who caught that Luke Kennard is one of the greatest shooters in NBA history
Kennard straight up lit it up.
So let's stop the narrative that LeBron is the goat if he beats this incomplete team.
You let the media tell it, Lebron is playing with nobody and Kevin D is playing with a stack team. Always an excuse to avoid blame for Lebron in case he lose. The lakers has more talents
relax its only game 1 , this series is going to game 7
NBA , NEW YOUNG AND RESTLESS.. STAGE PLAY STRAIGHT UP GARBAGE 🗑
LeBron James is the 2nd option on this team and always was. Love Reeves but he's never going to be on the same level. Bron has impact
John Stockton was the real deal🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣ALL HE DID WAS PASS TO MALONE🤣🤣🤣
Gotta hand it to the Lakers. All it took was some grit, trust in each other, and a massive conspiracy to extend the series
Gang comment 619 LFG
They won by 9 against a team missing their best player, best rebounder and best facilitator 😂😂😂 I hope they would win that game LMAOOO They lose game 2 then home court is OVER
Kennys take on LeBron is dumb AF! 🤣 Theres no gameplan on stopping LeBron to be a great passer! That man is a great passer since high school. Either u take away his scoring or he will make u pay by passing and controlling the game. The only gameplan the rockets have is to make it hard for LeBron and make anyone else beat u.
And this is how we remember KD in PHX , injured and sitting on the bench and terrible for three years and he's mad at the city. Let's go Lakers!
Why the Rockets lost the game Kenny