Barnes to play

Despite having a bad ankle sprain and not playing during the last week, the Lakers will have Matt Barnes today in their showdown with the Denver Nuggets.  Barnes still felt pain in the ankle as he went through a workout Saturday but he still vows to play.

"I'm going to play no matter what," Barnes said. "I don't think anyone is 100 percent at this point. So (it's) just trying to stay warm when I'm out of the game and hopefully I'll be effective when I'm in."