The Los Angeles Lakers dominated a depleted Houston Rockets team on Friday night, 140–109, to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with just one game

These players relish that there’s no way to escape the spotlight, and thrive, rather than collapse under the great weight of expectations.

I’ve always loved the players who breathe so much confidence into their teammates, who make them believe that they’re actually better than what the [__] they really are. Luka has