Brian Scalabrine and Ryan McDonough dissect how the newly-released NBA schedule impacts the push for the No. 8 seed in each conference, and if teams will aim to lose to avoid bad matchups in the playoffs. They also dig into the impact of J.R. Smith joining the Lakers -- replacing Avery Bradley.

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