NBA Playoffs Game 1 Reaction 🍿 Shorthanded Lakers top Rockets without KD | SportsCenter
Kendrick Perkins joins SportsCenter to recap the first day of the 2026 NBA Playoffs as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in the late game. Plus, discussion on the Cavaliers, Nuggets and Knicks all winning their Game 1 matchups at home.
0:00 Rockets vs. Lakers
5:04 Ime Udoka and JJ Redick speak
9:24 Hawks vs. Knicks
14:55 Timberwolves vs. Nuggets
18:39 Raptors vs. Cavaliers
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28 Comments
LeBron James is the GOAT 🐐 🙌 😤
K.D. Not playing just F’d up everything..smh
I can’t stand Sports Commentators Talk to MF Much and Don’t Know what they be talking about i thought LeBron couldn’t do it No Luka the Lakers are Done But Nah cus won’t he do it 💪🏽 Yall know so much why yall sitting back eating and Talking why you don’t Play you know so much about the Game 🤮 Haters Get OFf Our 🍆
Classic Perk. "I'm not questionin, but I am questionin…"
KD knee, Van Fleet, No rockets sweep, Lakers in five!
I wish Luka and Reaves was here 😢
Betting on the Lakers is "fools gold"
Rockets in Five.
😂JJ fired off immediately. “You’re not going to stop Kevin Durant” no thinking just react response and it’s very true. KD can only stop himself.
The rockets look horrible…
Rockets,jock itch,yall know the the rest
KD THE CHICKEN BOY!! AND I MEAN BOY,, Now Refusing To Play In The Playoffs??? team after team, burner account after burner account!!! KD ran to win his championships!!! Not Won A Thing On His Own, Never Will Being Gutless!!
They need to use luke's shooting ,They need to get that rebounds and also the defense…
"He got away with a little travel!" Even NBA players don't know what a step through is.. this rule really needs clarification.. what the effort is a travel anymore
Why didn’t KD play come on it’s a set up I can’t stand when they do this to make things competitive so they sit one for one
Luke konnard and the Lakers*. Ok i fixed it.
The nickname "Bread and Butter" from Perks is sooo fitting for the Joker and Jamal.
Rockets are screwed after hearing their head coach talk. That was really really unprofessional
"short handed lakers" LMAO. what about the Rockets. LESPN AT IT AGAIN,
Media didn’t realize this when they all picked Houston. lol. Houston isn’t good. I much rather than lakers talent then those average guys on Houston. Even with KD.
Also people not mentioning Fred VanVleet? Him out for the season is DEF hurting them. Especially for the playoffs. You need a PG!! They don't have one
Durant, no Durant, Horace Grant, Lakers in 5
Anthony Edwards is 25, Kd is 37
brunson so overrated, knicks never winning a chip with him as their best player. knicks aint getting past 2nd round.
LeBron is the worst thing to happen to the NBA and probably professional sports. This KD injury is fake. LeBron didn’t want to get swept
Perk u can’t say nun bout the lakers … you chose your side already remember that
Rox playing w fire.
Old man still carry the team gotta give the man props this year
Rigged!!! They made KD sit out so Lebron wouldn’t get swept!!!