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1:10

Lakers Nation. Welcome and to Lakers

1:13

Nation Live. The Lakers get the

1:15

big win over the New Orleans

1:17

Pelicans. A dominant victory for LA

1:19

to officially claim the eighth seed

1:21

heading into the play in tournament.

1:23

And that means we've got

1:26

a rematch with the Pelicans on

1:28

deck. The winner will officially

1:30

claim the seventh seed heading into

1:32

the postseason. Big, big win for

1:35

the Lakers. Dominant performance.

1:37

Incredible stuff from LeBron, from Anthony

1:39

Davis, who by the way, tweaked

1:41

his back at the end. We're

1:43

going to talk a lot about that. What does that mean for the Lakers

1:45

moving forward? We're going to see if we get any kind of news

1:47

on him and the post game. But

1:50

thank you guys for joining. If you're

1:52

coming in from YouTube, from Facebook, from

1:54

X, welcome to the show. We've

1:56

got a lot to talk about in this

1:59

one. Plenty to break. breakdown as

2:01

again, the Lakers do claim the

2:03

big, big win. Uh, so quick

2:06

stats here. LeBron James. Oh my

2:08

goodness. LeBron 28 points, 11 boards,

2:11

and get this 17 assists, 17

2:14

assists for

2:17

LeBron James. Incredible five steals

2:19

as well. Plus a block

2:21

shot. LeBron James turned it up in this

2:23

game in a big, big way. Both ends,

2:25

the floor of the broad was fantastic. Anthony

2:27

Davis. Again, we're going to keep an eye

2:29

on that back issue, but 30 points, 11

2:32

boards, two steals, three assists. The steals for

2:34

the Lakers were particularly impactful in this one.

2:36

They won the turnover battle was one of

2:39

our big keys going into the game. The

2:41

Lakers with 12 steals. Those are live ball

2:43

turnovers. You score points off of those. The

2:45

Lakers did a great job in passing lanes.

2:47

Anthony Davis was part of that as

2:50

well. Then you've got Austin Reeves chipping

2:53

in 20 big points for him on extremely

2:55

efficient shooting eight to 12. D'Angelo Russell, who

2:57

says he doesn't show up in big games,

2:59

19 points, five of 10

3:02

from three, four assists for Dilo

3:04

as well. Now the pelicans, well,

3:07

they still shot well, 41% from three, 48% from the

3:09

field, but the 19 turnovers were tough for them. They

3:15

turned the ball over too much. And you've got 25

3:17

from CJ McCollum who continued to hit

3:20

bad shots. He's a bad shot maker. That's what he

3:23

does. 25 and seven from

3:25

McCollum, 18 for Herb Jones,

3:27

just 12 points for Zion Williamson on four

3:29

of 13 shooting eight boards

3:31

and eight assists. So now the

3:34

big question up, joining me coming in now, we've

3:37

got Matt,

3:39

the ultimate Peralta and

3:41

Sean Davis. How are you guys doing?

3:44

What am I guys? We

3:47

are, we are happy boys. Got

3:50

the win. Got the win they needed.

3:53

I'm taking a quick peek here. Darvin

3:56

Ham said that Anthony Davis

3:59

suffered a Spasm and

4:02

he's extremely optimistic about

4:04

him being available for Tuesday's game

4:08

Look at that. Oh, that's what

4:10

we want to hear. That's what we want

4:12

to hear. Okay, so guys We

4:15

all know what this means now now

4:19

The Lakers and the Pelicans will play I

4:21

believe Shawn is it is it Tuesday they

4:23

play is that correct a night Yeah, but

4:25

I think they had the early game on

4:28

Tuesday the earlier game on Tuesday Okay so

4:30

the Lakers and Pelicans will

4:32

play on Tuesday and the

4:34

winner will become the Seventy but I

4:37

want to show you guys the standings

4:39

the winner will become the seventh seed

4:41

officially in the Western Conference and

4:44

What that would mean because Minnesota lost

4:46

today to the Phoenix Suns, Minnesota dropped

4:48

their game that pushes, Minnesota Down to

4:50

the three seed Phoenix up to the

4:52

six seed So the Suns are certainly

4:54

happy right now everything they needed to

4:56

happen happened and they are now the

4:58

six seeded in the playoffs But

5:00

that would mean the winner

5:02

of Lakers Pelicans on

5:04

Tuesday gets Denver in

5:07

round one How are we feeling about

5:09

that guys? Goodie

5:13

Yeah Uh

5:17

Let me let me ask you this this is Because

5:21

I know people are gonna say this. I know this

5:23

is gonna be a thing There

5:26

is no way That

5:28

you that you play Tuesday's

5:30

game with anything less than full force,

5:32

right? You do not try to manipulate

5:35

the standings because if you were to

5:37

lose against New Orleans on Tuesday Then

5:40

you play the winner of Sacramento

5:42

and Golden State at home And

5:45

the winner of that game gets OKC, which

5:48

would be the Lakers preferred matchup. I would think

5:50

over Denver But you don't

5:52

do that at this time of year or am I wrong? I

5:56

will take this one. Yeah, definitely don't do that

6:01

Look, I know that the Denver matchup is not

6:03

in the Lakers favor at all, but I just

6:05

think that you need to just play a game

6:07

in the intent of winning. I think that basketball

6:09

karma is very real. I also just think that

6:12

why would you put yourself at risk of just

6:14

not making the playoffs at all too. So,

6:16

yeah, I think, you know, the thing to really

6:18

consider also is that if the Lakers do end

6:21

up losing on Tuesday, I mean,

6:23

the Warriors and Kings matchups are

6:25

not very favorable for the Lakers either. So I

6:27

would still pick the Lakers to win in either

6:29

of those matches, given the stakes, but still, like,

6:31

I'm just not going to put myself in a

6:34

position where I could potentially be looking at an

6:36

early out this season. So I'm

6:38

looking to win Tuesday. Yeah.

6:41

And I mean, I disagree. I think I

6:43

think you're fine with the Warriors. I think

6:45

you didn't have a D for any like

6:47

real minutes in the

6:49

last couple of matchups with them. But

6:51

yeah, all it takes is a Steph Curry

6:54

blow up, Clay Thompson blow up or Darren

6:56

Vox goes nuclear and you're at home. So

6:58

that's well, that's what karma definitely exists.

7:02

You play play the win the game, right?

7:05

And you go out there and went on Tuesday. A

7:08

hundred percent, a hundred percent. So yeah, the Lakers

7:10

on the season, they are 0 and 4 against

7:12

Sacramento Kings. They're 1 and 3 against

7:14

the Golden State Warriors. Now there's some circumstances around

7:16

that the Lakers didn't play those three games with

7:18

both LeBron and A.D. They only had one of

7:20

them except for a quarter. So

7:23

that's some context, but still

7:25

a Steph

7:27

blow up guy. I want to call it a random blow

7:29

game because certainly not, but a Steph blow up game and

7:32

you go home or as you said, Sean, a deer and

7:34

Fox blow up game. You don't want to see that. You

7:36

don't want to even worry about that. The way I look

7:38

at it is should let's say the Pelicans come out on

7:40

Tuesday and they're red hot and they shoot lights out or

7:42

something in the Lakers drop Tuesday's game. That's

7:45

just the silver lining. You don't do anything

7:47

to try to dodge Denver or anything like

7:49

that. You're tempting the basketball gods. If

7:52

you do that, that's, that's my opinion right

7:54

now. I don't see a reason for

7:56

the Lakers to do that. Even

7:59

though it would be nice to. avoid Denver, the risk is

8:01

too great of falling out

8:03

completely. Yeah, I mean, I

8:05

kind of just want to add to like, if you're the

8:07

Lakers and you're still all in on a championship, the road

8:10

to get there is through Denver, right? So you're gonna have

8:12

to play them at some point. I

8:15

think, you know, you can make arguments for whether or not

8:17

it's easier to face them now versus later in the playoffs.

8:19

But I'm still the mindset, like if the Lakers are going

8:21

to be serious about this, they're going to need to play

8:23

Denver and beat them in a series. Agreed.

8:27

Agreed. Alright, Demetri says great game. All

8:30

of our starters kicked ass. Well, let's

8:32

let's talk about that here. So the

8:34

starters played extremely well before we

8:36

get into all of them though. Superstar

8:39

of the night. Who's

8:43

the superstar of the night from this game?

8:45

Is it LeBron? Is it AD? Where do you go

8:47

guys? Matt Peralta will go to you first. I think

8:50

it has to be LeBron. You

8:53

know, he just set the tone really early from

8:55

the game. You knew what kind of Lakers team you were going

8:57

to get just from the first possession. You

9:00

know, LeBron on Zion just start off

9:02

the game off the rip was surprising for me.

9:04

And then to see him do so well in that

9:06

matchup and then just offensively just, you

9:09

know, this is like textbook chess

9:11

master LeBron. So all in all,

9:13

I mean, 39 years old dropping triple

9:15

doubles and doing things we haven't seen before.

9:18

I just think it has to be LeBron today. Yeah,

9:22

I mean, Matt took everything out of that

9:24

was going to say. I think

9:27

he had been kind of sloppy as the

9:29

Playmaker recently, but tonight and like Matt said

9:32

from the get go just really set the

9:34

tone nicely. 17 assists, five steals,

9:37

11 boards, really four turnovers, 28

9:39

points on efficient shooting.

9:42

I think

9:44

I forget who mentioned this. I've been

9:46

Tam on the playback chat that

9:48

last season with a language that made the West

9:50

Conference finals run. Braun had absolutely no lift. And

9:52

there was a point in this game where

9:55

LeBron just got paint touch at the paint touch at

9:57

the paint touch. You're like, man, you didn't get this

9:59

last season. Which is so fun

10:01

to potentially get that for this postseason run

10:04

because bronze still has the ability even

10:06

at his age to Still

10:08

be just a wrecking ball or a freight train

10:11

even to the rim and it's so

10:13

hard to stop him still So it has to be

10:15

the broad shout out ad though for sure Yeah,

10:18

the Lakers with 68 points

10:20

in the paint in

10:22

this game You could see it as Matt said

10:25

you earlier the game you could see the tone

10:27

that was being set It was number one get

10:29

to the rim and then number two you saw

10:31

LeBron turned it up defensively and that meant everybody

10:34

turned it Up and the Lakers defense can be

10:36

a swarming defense when everybody is putting forth that

10:38

effort And that's what we saw when LeBron does

10:40

it everybody else does it they forced a lot

10:42

of turnovers early on the pelicans Sean

10:45

tactically, I want to talk about something here

10:47

because legend said Yoda's

10:50

balance shoot us maybe a Lakers suit. I

10:53

that's maybe an offseason thing but But

10:56

the Lakers played the owners valid shown us

10:59

off the floor in like

11:01

three minutes Yeah, I don't know if I've

11:03

ever seen that before what Sean what was it that allowed them

11:05

to do that? And what does that mean for the next game?

11:07

I? Think well for

11:09

one New Orleans, I expect them to have

11:11

a counter for the Lakers switching I think

11:14

that kind of caught them a little bit off guard

11:16

the Lakers have been more of a drop coverage team

11:18

this season So with no the Lakers

11:20

kind of come out of the gate and just

11:22

switching everything I think the first few possessions the

11:25

the Lakers Know the

11:27

pelicans. Excuse me went to a Zion

11:30

balance units ball screen first couple

11:32

of times Then the Lakers just sure I've switched it

11:34

and when they went guard to guard screen even Lakers

11:36

just switched it And they

11:38

they just attacked Valentina's with some downhill drives

11:41

80 got one first play of the game

11:44

Austin got one off of a

11:46

dribble handoff that lets will open middle

11:48

drive I think

11:51

with with New Orleans They gotta find a

11:53

way just thinking from their perspective here Gotta

11:55

find a way to try to keep balance

11:57

units on the floor whether you get really

11:59

really like you know creative and do some

12:01

peel switching and pre switching not trying to

12:03

allow the Lakers to get some downhill attacks

12:06

to the rim or UCM

12:08

is off-ball skier like they gotta find a way

12:10

to better utilize I'll shoot us because he just

12:12

brings the more physical elements that team that they

12:14

really missed in the first half He

12:18

played seven minutes in this one Valenciun instead

12:20

They pulled them him very quickly when they

12:22

saw the Lakers were exploiting that

12:24

matchup This is Matt.

12:26

Did you see did you feel this way too cuz

12:28

Sean talked about it on the play by yes, Arvin

12:30

ham Calling time out It

12:34

can happen. It can happen. He

12:37

actually used all of his time outs in the second half

12:39

Matt. I've never seen that before Yeah,

12:42

like I would seven versus Denver he says but

12:44

but yeah, give me your thoughts Yeah,

12:47

I mean I tweeted it out from the Lakers nation account I

12:49

think I put Darvin ham calls a quick

12:51

timeout in parentheses who would have thought and No,

12:56

look like I mean it sounds like a

12:58

joke but I was genuinely surprised like those

13:00

are the exact timeouts and game management calls

13:02

that we've been you know hollering for all

13:04

season and Lo and behold

13:06

he's capable of doing it like You

13:09

know and it was fun because you know the Lakers

13:11

were up I think 20 they think they're up 31

13:13

points the Pelicans went like a really quick 6-0 run

13:16

Leads down to 25. Darvin calls another timeout and

13:18

I'm like, whoa This

13:20

is right. This is excellent And

13:23

yeah, they come out the timeout run a play score

13:25

and then the Lakers are off and running again So

13:27

yeah, like credit to Darvin ham not one of those

13:29

things that we can say that we were able to

13:31

say a lot this season if at all, so I

13:35

Really hope that this continues into Tuesday and

13:37

hopefully beyond in the playoffs There's

13:40

certain moments in a game where you can just

13:42

kind of feel that the rhythm of the game

13:44

is Shifting away from you and you need to

13:46

take that time out to try to reset things

13:48

and switch The way that momentum is currently

13:50

going and I thought he did a much better job of

13:52

reading that in this game In fact, I think essentially

13:55

every time I thought in my head, okay, they probably

13:57

need a timeout now He was already ahead of me

13:59

and calling it Um, which was fantastic.

14:01

I mean, I don't, I don't think we've had

14:03

another game this season where I felt

14:05

that way, where every time that you

14:07

needed to make a defensive timeout and defensive,

14:10

I mean, by you're taking the time out

14:12

in order to preserve your lead in order

14:14

to stop your opponent from making a run.

14:17

I thought Darwin was on top of it.

14:19

So give the man credit from the timeout

14:21

situation. And then I thought Sean offensively, there

14:23

were moments in this game stretches really where

14:26

I thought the Lakers offense just flowed.

14:28

It seemed like they went right from one thing

14:30

into another. The ball was moving. Rui Hachimura was

14:33

critical of the Lakers after last game for not

14:35

moving the ball. There was, there

14:37

was a fluidity to this offense, Sean, that I

14:40

don't, I don't think we always see. So

14:42

that was great. Yeah. I

14:45

mean, and here's an example of it. They

14:47

ran the same set in the first half,

14:49

legit five straight times, and they got at

14:51

least a different option out of it all

14:53

five times. And then the very same

14:55

set, they came out in the third quarter and said, Hey,

14:57

we're going to run this again five

15:00

straight times and got the same

15:02

amount of high quality looks. There

15:04

is a really, really cool stuff tonight. This

15:06

is the first time that probably I've seen

15:09

in track that they went to like some

15:11

Gore top screens, which is awesome to see

15:13

the Lakers implement those finally. And

15:16

down the stretch, they said, we're just going to spread

15:18

you out. We're going to go spread pick and roll

15:20

with Bron in AD and more times than not, that

15:22

leads to some good results. So yeah, just

15:24

a really, really good quality win. And when the Lakers

15:26

are playing defense, this was a really good defensive game

15:28

too. Yes. Yeah.

15:31

Defensively, I liked what we saw, even though the pelican

15:33

shot well, the turnovers that that was

15:36

a big deal for the Lakers team before his turnovers.

15:38

They don't do that all the

15:40

time. Rui Hachimura, five for 10 shooting.

15:43

I think he made one three. I'd

15:45

have to imagine his other four buckets were dunks,

15:47

weren't they? I mean, how many times did we

15:49

see Rui get freed on those baseline cuts? That

15:51

was great in this game too. Yeah,

15:54

I think you're right. I think they were all dunks. Yeah,

15:58

it felt like the Lakers were feasting on those. kind

16:00

of baseline cuts in from Rui the entire game

16:02

really and then finally the pelicans adjusted but Ligar

16:04

at that point had just run away with the

16:07

game so yeah credit's

16:09

really good for him for calling out the

16:11

team too after the win on Friday and like that was just not

16:13

a pretty game so I guess that's something

16:15

we should also talk about right is that Ligar

16:17

did respond after an ugly win on Friday and

16:19

showed up to play on today so I

16:22

think there is some optimism that they can continue this thing on

16:24

Tuesday. Yeah 100%

16:26

100% and that was critical too like

16:29

Rui was clearly not thrilled with what he saw

16:31

from the Lakers last game obviously that

16:33

did you know get communicated to the team

16:35

they and they and they responded as you

16:37

said. Tyler said first

16:39

off great easy win to clinch

16:42

eighth second till we blow

16:44

it on Tuesday so we get OKC instead

16:47

I don't say rest

16:49

AD Tuesday it's too dangerous

16:52

it's too dangerous I know I know Denver's tough

16:54

and you guys are right like I think you

16:56

have a better chance of going to the second

16:58

round if you take if

17:00

you take on the Thunder than if you take on Denver I

17:03

think that's fair to say but

17:06

I think you're still you're you're gonna have to beat a good team

17:08

no matter what and your

17:11

chance of potentially not getting there at

17:13

all is just too high to

17:15

do anything but play to win on Tuesday not

17:17

to mention it's I mean it's

17:20

a little bit underhanded right to go out into a

17:22

game to clinch the playoffs

17:24

at tank that

17:27

that doesn't sit too well with me same

17:30

I just can't imagine like in

17:33

a high stakes game I can't imagine rooting for the Lakers

17:35

to lose so no no I think you just kind of

17:37

have to go out there try to win and then you

17:39

know let the chips fall where they may if

17:42

we're a team that like does legitimately perform

17:44

better when they do get rest you're

17:46

kind of putting yourself at a massive disadvantage if

17:48

you do lose and have to play sure what

17:51

would be on Thursday you still play

17:53

Saturday right they play Friday yeah oh

17:56

Friday my bad so you would get you would only give yourself

17:58

a day of rest to prepare prepare for that

18:00

uh that first round matchup uh assuming

18:02

well it would be against OKC where

18:05

if you win on Tuesday, you get

18:07

like four days off and and get

18:10

ready for Denver. So you

18:12

go out there and you went out on Tuesday

18:14

night. Don't have the basketball gods if you will

18:17

and just give yourself more time to prepare

18:19

for them. Give Braun an AD time to

18:21

rest to be 100% healthy cuz like Matt

18:23

said earlier, it's like basically the Kansas City Chiefs

18:25

in the AFC. You have to go and beat the

18:27

the big bad wolf at some point and

18:30

uh you gotta go beat Denver and why

18:33

not make it first round I guess uh

18:36

Lee said game of the season. You can

18:38

always trust Braun for moments like this master

18:41

like me for losing faith of the team. Winning

18:43

is that fun. Trevor's Trevor superstar of the season.

18:45

Thank you for everything you've done Denver. We're coming.

18:47

Oh well, thank you man. I definitely appreciate that.

18:49

I appreciate the kind words there but did you

18:52

pay him the 20? What's

18:54

that? Did you pay him the 20? I did. I

18:56

did. Yeah, that's uh that that's

18:58

uh actually I paid him a little bit more that

19:00

he's gotta get something out of it too. So um

19:03

you know, yeah, but uh but yeah,

19:05

it was it was money well spent because I get it.

19:08

I get a compliment here. Um

19:10

so as

19:12

far as this being the game of the season

19:15

and you can trust LeBron for moments like this,

19:17

how confident were you coming into this game? Uh

19:19

I was pretty confident. I mean, I just could

19:23

not imagine LeBron knowing that the

19:25

Lakers had a chance at the

19:27

eight seed and you know mailing

19:29

it in II. I don't

19:31

know like I just for whatever

19:33

reason I woke up today and and felt pretty

19:35

confident that I was gonna get a good LeBron

19:37

game and a good AD game and they delivered.

19:39

So I'm expecting the same on Tuesday although I'm

19:41

sure it's gonna be a way different game than

19:43

we saw today. What

19:45

about a good D-Lo game? Cuz I know that's

19:47

been a big question mark. Everybody would deal. He's

19:50

been at a slump and everybody's been like, oh,

19:52

here it is. Same old D-Lo. Play off D-Lo's

19:54

here and then he comes out tonight

19:56

and had a flurry of threes at one point

19:58

doing his thing and. He

20:00

shot six of thirteen five

20:02

of ten from deep for nineteen point two was

20:04

a plus twenty six in Plus

20:06

by which isn't always everything but I thought he

20:09

played pretty well What did you

20:11

think about that and getting that performance out of

20:13

Dilo? How big was that? Oh, man?

20:15

It was huge. I think that I think he had a three early

20:17

in the first quarter and I thought okay I think he really needed

20:19

to see that one go down because I kind of sets the tempo

20:21

for the rest of the game and Then

20:24

I think you know watching today's game it

20:26

reminded me of a stat I can't remember the

20:28

exact, you know record But I remember the

20:30

Lakers being like something like close to

20:32

undefeated if he scored like 16 or 17

20:34

points in the playoffs every game Right

20:37

and so he is legitimately the X

20:39

factor for the Lakers And I think

20:41

in any series just because again the

20:43

outside shooting and additional playmaking provides is

20:45

something that I know Reeves can do

20:47

Also, but when when Russell has it going it's just

20:49

a different field and a different tenor to the Lakers

20:52

offense And so I was really happy

20:54

to see him show up in a game that

20:56

the Lakers absolutely needed And again, if if he's

20:58

gonna play that well coupled with

21:00

everyone else contributing. I still like Lakers chances

21:02

in the amount every series Yeah, I

21:04

love that you called him the X Factor I think that's

21:06

a hundred percent correct when Dilo has it going the Lakers

21:08

are very very difficult to beat and That's

21:11

what we got from this one Shawn's

21:13

back here. We were just talking about

21:15

D'Angelo Russell Which reminds me

21:17

we should probably get to this star

21:20

in your role Chat

21:23

fired off who should be the

21:26

star in your role for

21:28

this game Let's

21:30

go. Oh Anthony Davis quote coming in from him.

21:32

There's no doubt. I'm gonna play on Tuesday. Heck.

21:35

Yes, let's go Big

21:38

let's go So he will

21:40

be in action Shawn I'll go to

21:42

you first since Matt did Superstar who is

21:44

the star in your role the chat is

21:46

sounding off and there's a lot of two

21:49

letters coming in here I'm

21:52

gonna let you guys take the obvious ones because

21:54

I want to I actually want to show this

21:56

I'm gonna go Ruby I'm gonna Ruby eleven

21:59

points seven for this to

22:01

steal he had some really

22:03

fun like connected playmaking type

22:05

plays tonight, but I think the biggest

22:07

reason why I want to Give it to and I've talked about this

22:09

a lot recently Ruriya. Chima is

22:11

like historically not a good rebounder, right? But

22:13

you know, there's a quote a

22:15

while back maybe like a month or so now I

22:19

want to say from Darwin or from some of

22:21

the players they talked about how they they really

22:23

want to put an emphasis on Rebounding and stuff

22:25

like that and since then the last

22:27

ten games from Ruriya. Chima, uh He's

22:29

averaged 7.2 rebounds per

22:32

game while still being his usual efficient self Shooting 58% from

22:34

the field 50% from 3 80% from the line and averaging

22:36

18 points a game And

22:41

by the way career he's only a for

22:43

rebound per game type of guy and tonight

22:45

he had seven add in the assist I

22:47

think that's huge heading into these playoffs getting

22:49

some extra rebounds and some other production from

22:52

Rui So shout out Rui and uh, he's

22:54

my star in this role, dude I am so

22:56

happy you brought up the assist thing because that's actually

22:58

one of the things I've been tracking the past few

23:01

weeks is just Him making simpler reads in the below

23:03

the offense And you know, sometimes they don't even turn

23:05

into assists But just keeping the offense on schedule and

23:07

and you know getting to the next option within the

23:09

set I think he's been excellent at that. So I'm

23:12

super happy you brought up Ruri to

23:14

jump in I mean, yeah, I was gonna go with

23:16

Austin Reeves I just feel like you know

23:18

kind of a steady game from him 20 points to

23:20

assist one rebound I didn't really stuff the stat sheet

23:22

But I just thought like again the Lakers had it

23:24

going so early and he was hitting threes and you

23:27

know Really getting to the rim and I just thought that he

23:29

was following the lead from LeBron and ad and he

23:32

had an Austin Reeves game, so I was pretty stoked.

23:34

So I'll take Austin here Yeah,

23:36

Austin is a great pick. That's who most of

23:38

the people in the chat. We're talking about this.

23:40

He had a really nice game I thought there

23:42

were a number of times to where Austin punished

23:44

the Pelicans for over playing the Lakers stars There

23:46

was a one play in particular Where you could

23:48

see the Pelicans all just shifted to watch LeBron

23:50

as he kind of cut and wound up being

23:52

a decoy And Austin just said cool and he

23:54

burst straight to the basket and scored it So

23:57

Austin definitely had a great game Love

23:59

seeing what we what we got out of him. You

24:01

know, I don't know how

24:04

much this really, you

24:06

know, this really turns up here as far

24:09

as the ultimate stat sheet or whatever. But

24:12

when I look at at what they got

24:15

early in the game, second half, Torian Prince,

24:17

I was not as impressed. But I thought

24:19

early in the game, Torian Prince,

24:22

I really thought it's got a nerve right now. Yeah,

24:26

I thought I Torian had a couple of

24:29

plays at the end where he's at the

24:31

basket, he didn't score and ad kind of

24:33

had to take it away from him, say

24:35

final do it myself. But I thought

24:37

Torian early on in the game was really making a

24:39

point to drive the ball to the basket. And that

24:41

was a focal point for the Lakers all night. So

24:44

I'll say he really bought into that. So since you guys took

24:46

Austin and you took and obviously we

24:48

took really here, D low obviously was a great

24:50

pick, but we talked about him enough already. So

24:52

I wanted to mention that I thought Torian did

24:54

a nice job buying in and for

24:57

a guy who I'm sure the Pelicans were expecting just to

24:59

cash shots from outside. I thought he did a nice job

25:01

driving the ball to the rim. What

25:03

is the record for the Lakers when he plays

25:05

less than 25 minutes now? It's

25:08

I don't know. It's insane.

25:11

Yeah, I think we found this. I think

25:13

Darvin's finally found the sweet spot for Torian

25:15

and his minutes. So I am

25:17

I am like as big of a fan as

25:19

I am. I'm hoping that he sticks to this

25:21

kind of 20, 24 minute range here. And I

25:24

think the Lakers will be fine. Philip

25:28

has just lost the respect of the Youth

25:31

League football team. He coaches. He

25:33

was asked what New England should do

25:35

in the draft and his answer was

25:37

objectively parable. The athletic just

25:40

wrote a great article about this, but

25:42

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25:44

respect of a boisterous group of 11

25:46

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25:48

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25:50

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that would be ideal. That would be ideal, right? All

27:11

right, let's get to this. Koa said, please tell

27:13

me AD is okay, man. He's

27:15

okay, man. There

27:19

we go. Mamadou

27:22

said, hope we lose next game. Not

27:26

trying to go against Denver in round one. I'm saying

27:28

that as just a silver

27:30

lining. You

27:32

gotta go after the win. Playing

27:37

Denver is the silver lining? What?

27:41

No, no, no, no. No, if ever said the silver

27:43

lining is that they can make an effort to lose. I

27:46

know, I know. I'm joking. That's

27:48

it, that's it, yeah. Playing Denver is

27:50

not the silver lining. Oh

27:53

man, G Hall. We were just

27:55

praising Darvin. Master Lock bummed Darvin

27:57

Ham. resting

28:00

the starters sooner. You

28:03

know, I did, I did kind of think the same

28:05

thing, but I mean, I'm not going to nitpick Darwin

28:07

when the Lakers won big. So, um, and

28:10

plus two, like I understand, cause I think the

28:12

Pelicans weren't pulling their starters either for some reason.

28:14

So, um, crazy things have happened. I'm not going

28:16

to be too, too upset over it. But if,

28:19

if this comments referring to the AD injury, I

28:21

just think that was a little fluky regardless of,

28:23

you know, the score. Yeah.

28:27

And it wasn't like, it's not like AD

28:29

landed on somebody. It was kind of a

28:31

weird looking play where, I mean,

28:33

Larry and ants just kind of touched

28:35

his back and the AD, I don't

28:37

know. It was, it was, it looked

28:39

like about as much force as a

28:41

Kevin Nash hit Hollywood Hulk Hogan with

28:43

with a finger poke of doom. Like

28:45

he, like Nance barely touched him and

28:48

it was just enough to give AD a back spasm, but he's going

28:50

to be fine. So I thought

28:53

Darwin coached a fine game. And I think we have

28:55

recent history. I believe it was against the wizards where

28:57

the Lakers pulled the starters too early and then LeBron and

28:59

AD had to sub themselves back into the game. I

29:02

think at a game of this importance, he just didn't want to risk

29:05

it with something like that. No,

29:08

I agree. Yeah. I just, again, I understand the

29:10

concern behind keeping the starters longer than they probably

29:12

needed to be in there, but I'm again, not

29:14

going to complain in a win like this one.

29:17

So, all

29:19

right. Uh, let's see. Reeve said that's how you

29:21

show up for a playoff game. Like if we

29:23

got out of the play in and played Denver

29:25

round one, if AD is not a hundred percent,

29:27

we're cooked. Well, yeah, I mean, yeah,

29:30

if you don't have AD you're, you're in big trouble.

29:33

There's no question, but I think he's okay. So

29:35

we'll go from there. Um, I

29:39

dunno guys playing Denver and round one is

29:41

not the ideal scenario. I would rather play

29:44

OKC. I would rather play Minnesota, but

29:47

I'm not counting the Lakers out just because they played

29:50

Denver. I know their record against them has been bad.

29:52

I know Denver's got a ton of confidence whenever they

29:54

play the Lakers and they tend to show up big

29:56

time when they play the Lakers. But if

29:58

that's what, cards were dealt,

30:00

bring it on. Let's go. Right. Yeah.

30:04

Look, I think, um, this is where

30:06

perspective is really helpful. I think that, you know, there was this

30:08

point in the season where we weren't even sure if like, cause

30:11

we're going to make the play in tournament. And then we were

30:13

just hoping that they would be able to get up to like

30:15

the nine seed to host a, to host

30:17

a play in tournament game. So the fact that they

30:19

have the eighth spot and can potentially just clinch the

30:22

seven seed. I'm just going to

30:24

take my blessings and run with it, man. Like I,

30:26

you know, beggars can't be choosers. The Lakers are not

30:28

in an optimal spot, but they are in a spot

30:30

that I think is more favorable than we thought even

30:32

just a couple of weeks ago. So that

30:34

that's where I'm at with this whole thing. And

30:36

Vanda, I mean, not Vana, excuse me, Anthony Davis's health

30:39

is another reason why you want to win Tuesday because

30:41

like, like we talked about already, get

30:43

these dudes more time to rest and also

30:45

to prepare more, but more importantly, like you,

30:47

you are able to get 80 close

30:50

to the 100% health. If you

30:52

are able to rest for those four days in preparation

30:55

for Denver, whereas he would only

30:57

have a day in between a second

31:01

playing game, excuse me. And then the, your

31:04

first round matchup. So when Tuesday for sure. Yeah.

31:08

Yeah. You've got to go for it. Got to go

31:10

for the win. Ryan says, wouldn't

31:12

be surprised if we intentionally lose Tuesday

31:14

to clinch the eighth seed. The second

31:17

game of white Denver first round. Okay. We

31:19

talked about that when I read a deal.

31:21

Oh, master lock warriors playback and that one

31:23

12 year old fan. I

31:27

roasted somebody. Yeah. It was hilarious.

31:29

I forget what all you said, but it was

31:31

awesome. I do remember that. Oh,

31:34

oh, I did. Yeah, that's right. That's

31:37

right. Did we lose Tuesday? We did. Yeah, we did

31:39

lose. That's why. Yeah. Yeah. Yep.

31:41

The injury again. Yeah. Mario

31:43

said I'd rather Lakers based. Okay. See the Denver round

31:45

one. Yeah. Me too. Me too. Me too.

31:47

I mean, I feel like I should step

31:50

in here and just say like, I know, okay. He's a

31:52

preferred matchup, but it's not like we're shoeing to win that

31:54

one either. If that's what ends up happening. Yeah. Yeah.

31:57

I Just want to point that out. Like I Feel

31:59

like the sentiment is. Over get okay if he

32:01

were going to the second round of deathly not

32:03

true are even I know the leg of the

32:05

plane okay if he really well done during the

32:07

regular season but if the play off them in

32:10

okay see I think it's a really really good

32:12

team you know get the first for nothing right?

32:14

So ah yes preferable but does not mean guaranteed

32:16

win. Just wanna put that up there. Yup. I.

32:21

Would think even at a match up as much as

32:23

were saying out because I do, I think the Lakers

32:25

have a better shot against. Okay see. The.

32:27

Way it's all a the Lakers would go into that series

32:29

of the favorite. right? Okay, sees

32:31

the one scene for his. They would still be the

32:33

favorite. But I think the Lakers

32:35

would have a better shot against on Pc. But

32:37

the either way you're playing a really good team.

32:41

Little. Ah,

32:44

John said Le Bron showed who's still one

32:46

of the best of the been. So worried

32:48

about a D status though? the lower back

32:50

injury can be tough like show tonight or

32:52

he says he's good. He

32:54

says is going so. Er.

32:57

Maar I'm not going to worry about of. Got.

33:02

Another common here. Joseph also said throw the play a

33:04

game and avoid that. Her. for

33:06

a game l of she like show. So

33:09

many people. What! What? The Lakers to

33:11

the lose that one. Ah, Lakers played

33:13

great. Various. Georgia game.

33:17

Jj. To Steal! Said Lakers played great from the start

33:19

of a game. that a to keep that energy on Tuesday

33:21

of the to make the postseason. Yeah,

33:23

there was. I don't

33:25

have you guys I I'm assuming you guys picked up

33:27

on to but. It just. Once

33:30

I saw the first few minutes. I

33:32

went. ah ok. Okay, we're

33:34

seeing this team again. This is like the

33:37

ensuing tournament team that were saying this is

33:39

a locked in. Lakers to buy.

33:41

All these guys showed up okay I

33:43

sell infinitely better. After the first not

33:45

to say I was I was relax,

33:47

I was not, I was still a

33:49

ball stress but after the first like

33:51

for five better to the game. I

33:54

felt much better about their chances in

33:56

this one. Yes, it's

33:58

like when the girl you've been fun. The over for

34:00

allow finally comes back into town and you had or up

34:02

and she responds. Very

34:05

deliberately on the runway said. I

34:09

like it. I'm an arena is one. What? Can

34:12

I phone? Platform.

34:15

I like it. Ah, a rule said

34:17

we had a great plan for last year.

34:20

When. We face the nuggets left. Let's

34:22

effing beat them. And show

34:24

Malone who data years. Okay,

34:28

any predictions? For. This

34:30

postseason. Guys. Any any predictions

34:32

you what to make? Ah

34:34

I'm I'm excited for the kings and warriors for one

34:36

of those teams to lose. That for it. Who.

34:39

Would you prefer to lose? Ah

34:41

yes! Yes! Ah.

34:46

Yes, it's a citizen. We're like,

34:48

okay, so I know the Lakers

34:50

and the Kings had their thing

34:53

right in the early two thousand.

34:55

And that was like I was a legit

34:57

rive. Like Kings fans hate it and they

34:59

still hate the Lakers. But like hate it.

35:01

But like and Lakers fans hated the Kings

35:04

right back. It was a big thing, right?

35:06

of. The. Lakers warriors rivalry didn't

35:08

really become a big Lakers were bad when

35:10

the Warriors were god and all that neither

35:12

one your the Lakers are better, the Warriors

35:14

were bad. Lakers won the championship. but ah

35:16

but last couple years as they've kind of

35:19

been more similar levels of start to pick

35:21

up a little bit and I've had a

35:23

lot more experience dealing directly. With. The

35:25

bizarre Golden State Warriors fan base. So.

35:28

Is it weird that me going into this

35:31

one? From. A. Purely

35:33

a perspective of spite. I.

35:36

Would cut a rather see the kings were not match up.

35:39

Like I'm in the same boat. Okay,

35:43

I'm sober on luggage shops and

35:45

praying. That. The war's where

35:47

their knives and again in the

35:49

Lakers lose You have any get

35:52

Lakers warriors. Witter makes playoffs mad

35:54

that insist. Otherworldly levels

35:56

of toxic. That that would

35:58

be epic. But wouldn't you

36:01

be? If you're out of silver,

36:03

wouldn't be better served. If the Lakers. When

36:05

I was thinking about this, I thought about that the other

36:07

day. If. You're Adam Silver When

36:09

the best case scenario be the warriors

36:11

beat the The Kings. The Warriors that

36:13

beat. The Pelicans say the

36:15

Lakers get the seventh seed and then

36:18

you get Warriors started. Then you get

36:20

at least four games of stuff. Or

36:22

is it you get this giant ratings

36:25

baghdad of Lakers warriors? Winter makes the

36:27

playoff loser goes on. What would you

36:29

rather have. Fear. Silvery duping

36:31

what the world's leaders in the playoff. Cfl.

36:34

Of your on. Like of. Course you

36:36

are even if they're not fight each other one

36:38

last time I weigh in on am one. Oh

36:40

yeah I would up with it's I in. the

36:42

markets are just so big for it. So Jimena,

36:44

under the Lakers and where's the silly me to

36:46

play each other? But. You

36:49

would get what okay see you get okay

36:51

feel more years and and you get them

36:53

or lakers like. Sports. Editor or

36:55

Matchups w Financial it's okay for

36:57

your boys, especially. The.

37:00

Area and we also just thought sidebar can

37:02

be offered of put to bed the notion

37:04

that the Pelicans one the A D trade

37:07

and we just they cannot die yet. Are

37:09

we still doing this? Then he that guy

37:11

the second the Lakers won And twenty twenty.

37:13

I. Also but now I'm am

37:15

I mentioned still be stupid sometimes

37:18

info and you have been milder

37:20

on my i still be stupid

37:22

fit as I thought if I

37:24

swear every time like please like

37:26

in if burn it with fire

37:29

like. Stop.

37:31

Us play be hilarious if the Pelicans

37:34

ultimately miss our playoff entirely. Again, yeah,

37:36

there's make the playoffs. I don't think

37:38

anyone in like our chat does it

37:40

out. The any rational Lakers fan thinks

37:42

this is just like delusional Pelican fans.

37:44

Every now and then it'll pop in

37:46

and be like, well, you know, our

37:48

future still brighter, blah blah. I'm like

37:50

dude, please. Stop.

37:53

Okay so here's the that. The thing with

37:55

all of that would be with the pelicans.

37:59

the lakers By winning

38:01

the championship, they automatically won the

38:03

trade. Ironically, part of what the

38:05

Pelicans got in the trade is

38:08

Jackson Hayes. That

38:10

ultimately was part of the trade and

38:12

now he's a Laker. So there's

38:14

that added value, I guess, on the Laker side

38:17

of things. That didn't work out. They got, remember

38:19

the Pelicans were all crowing about how we got

38:21

a haul and we got Lonzo and we got

38:23

BI and those guys are great, right? Lonzo, I

38:25

hope he heals up, but he's with Chicago now.

38:28

You know, you've got these pieces, Josh Hart, he's not there anymore.

38:32

They got some real pieces, they got some real

38:34

assets, they've got another pick coming. As

38:38

far as booing Anthony Davis goes and running around

38:40

trying to prove that you won the trade and

38:42

all that kind of stuff, it

38:45

makes no sense. I've been saying it for

38:47

years. The Pelicans

38:49

should be thanking Anthony Davis, thanking him.

38:51

And I get it, right?

38:53

It feels bad that, oh, really good

38:55

player didn't want to play for our

38:57

team anymore. That feels bad. But remember

38:59

the alternative would have been Anthony Davis

39:02

saying, oh no, no, I'll stay, I'll stay.

39:05

And then hits free agency and walks

39:07

away for nothing. We lived that, guys.

39:09

We lived through that with Dwight Howard.

39:12

We know how damaging it is when

39:14

a star player walks away and you

39:16

get nothing in return. The Pelicans, they

39:18

got a haul in return

39:20

for Anthony Davis. Anything, they should be

39:22

thanking him for telling them, hey,

39:25

guys, I'm going to be a free agent next

39:27

year. I'm not going to stick around. If you

39:29

guys want to trade me now, you can get

39:31

something for me and get something back. I

39:33

wish if the Lakers have somebody that's

39:35

going to be free agent, I pray that that player

39:38

will tell the Lakers ahead of time so they can

39:40

get some kind of return and not be left in

39:42

a lurch. Anthony Davis didn't do

39:44

anything to damage the Pelicans. He helped them out

39:46

by letting them know his future plans. And

39:50

Matt agreed with my take so much, he just

39:52

said, I've got nothing I can add. I'm out.

39:55

Not bad. It's

39:59

also out. Anyway,

40:03

that's my rant about the Pelicans and still

40:05

hating Anthony Davis. It makes no sense. They're

40:08

bowing him at the free throw line and everything. No, no, no. He

40:10

helped them out. AD helped

40:12

out Denver or New Orleans. I

40:16

hope he doesn't help Denver. All right. Let's

40:21

go here. Mid

40:23

third until the end of the game, we really didn't

40:25

play well. They just didn't capitalize and ask us to

40:28

beat them twice on the road as a tall mission.

40:30

You saw how they were pressing us down 20. Still,

40:33

they were sending a message. I

40:36

don't, I mean, I think the Lakers let off the gas

40:38

a little bit, but that's kind of natural

40:40

too, right? I would say so. Yeah.

40:45

I mean, I will agree. I

40:47

mean, I, it was a little like, I don't

40:49

know what I'll say annoying, but it was like, you know,

40:51

not ideal to see them take their foot off the gas

40:53

pedal after playing so well for two and a half quarters.

40:56

But I think it's just natural for them

40:58

to do that. But assuming, you

41:00

know, Tuesday is not like today, like I'm assuming that's

41:02

what that's going to be the case. Then yeah, I

41:04

would hope that the Lakers, you know, do

41:07

what they needed to pull out that game and, you know, going

41:09

full throttle from the get go again. Yeah.

41:11

I mean, they were up 30 almost at

41:14

one point. Like that is just a natural

41:16

thing to say. All right, we're up 30. This

41:19

game is probably over. Let's ease up a

41:21

little bit. And then when the Lakers, I

41:23

think the closest league got to is maybe

41:25

18, but they were still

41:27

really playing and pushed it

41:30

right back up to like 23 ish and they

41:32

kind of cruise. So I'm not too worried heading

41:34

into Tuesday. Yeah. I mean, look,

41:36

even Usain Bolt can't can't help

41:38

himself when he's four steps ahead to turn and

41:40

smile to the camera a little bit. Right. That's

41:43

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that he is gonna get more

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for anyone that's not a Dodger fan, he had 14

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All right, Matt, looking ahead to next game. My

43:04

eye is caught by Anthony Davis, 2 1 half assists. Ooh,

43:08

that's interesting. The way the Lakers removed the ball today, that

43:10

seems very doable. Now, he got three in

43:13

today's game, but also he didn't have to play

43:16

major minutes. Wait, wait, wait, wait, cover it. Do

43:18

you think he hits the over on that?

43:21

I think so, but what's that Ruby 0.5 assist down

43:24

a little lower? That is. Ruby 0.5

43:26

and he had four in this game. We want

43:28

to go there. I

43:30

think I kind of like that one. Okay,

43:33

he has been moving the ball a bit more lately.

43:35

He's covered now. He's only had one prior

43:38

to tonight's game. He had one a couple

43:41

of times. He had two, but he's getting it. So

43:43

I agree. I like that one. I like

43:45

Ruby. Let's

43:49

also take a look here at LeBron. What

43:52

do we think about LeBron here? The

43:55

assists, the rebound. What if we

43:57

just look at the PR? What's the PR?

43:59

Oh, assist rebound. I like I'll hear a bureau

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44:03

Hi, what's rebounds? assists that even to have. Yeah.

44:06

Fifteen. A half or rebounds and assists for Le Bron

44:09

tool that kind of like that. When to is about autumn,

44:11

is it an hour? Also. Yeah.

44:13

Bradley Beal fifteen a half points for

44:15

Phoenix. Game One against Minnesota. And

44:18

Bill went nuts in today's game. Oh, and

44:20

he's covered that. It all four of

44:22

his last four games a good today. I

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46:20

coming out the our view it then

46:22

house. Or

46:27

than forgotten. Strengthen the with and

46:29

Kashmir. The

46:31

fair game. I mean, he blew. He

46:34

blew a layoff, guys. He

46:36

did a layup. Russ Roberts

46:38

has massive like a. And

46:40

he's and I've like a we see not

46:42

a given to defensively him over to win

46:44

this game. What is a big is easy

46:47

three for thirty on the season from three.

46:52

Month right? I think that's

46:54

right. He's shooting. Twelve

46:57

percent from three. This

47:00

month. And the in the month of April

47:02

here. In five games issue twelve percent

47:04

from three. And. On the season,

47:06

he's shooting eleven percent from three. While.

47:12

Sluggard, Know.

47:16

Dislike that why is this happen? In our were

47:18

still have a were ten games he's played. Some

47:21

games are still small sample size but the dude

47:23

was a thirty three piece of thirty three percent

47:25

group three point shooter. Does that just mean regression

47:27

is coming? Or do we really think it's and

47:29

Gibbs had at this point where or she's race

47:32

thirty two percent from your shooter? Troops

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the math set in my be

47:41

Lower Now. A

47:43

Muslim the second I come to? I mean this is.

47:45

I mean I'm going based on what he has been

47:48

got here. Sure, they've gotten thirty

47:50

three percent. still. Clinging

47:52

to that right now. But. At.

47:55

The what do we get like of five

47:58

game stretch where games you like. 60%

48:00

from three or something is that what that means or hey Well

48:05

game is real flat last season the

48:08

heat couldn't shoot anything in the regular

48:10

season They all turn into 45 percent

48:12

three-point shooters came when the playoffs came

48:15

So hey Gabe get you

48:17

know what know it book it here You

48:19

heard it here first if the Lakers make the

48:21

playoffs game one gave it's it's gonna

48:23

hit three threes. Oh Okay

48:29

You heard it here first Abe you what you're at you're

48:31

saying he's gonna hit as many threes as he has this

48:33

season in one game Yep

48:39

All right, I'm gonna do it against ever. Yep game

48:42

one, uh Matt what are your

48:44

master locking from this game? Yeah,

48:46

it's like you said there's not a lot to complain

48:48

about cuz Lakers one's no big So I guess I'll

48:50

just take like the low hanging fruit here and I'll

48:52

say Larry Nance jr For shoving ad in the back

48:54

and okay And

48:57

I don't think it was malicious by any means necessary

48:59

and I love Larry Nance So I I don't think

49:01

it's anything bad. It's just like come on

49:03

man Like don't give us something to be scared about

49:05

when we're having such a good time So

49:08

I'll go Larry Nance. All

49:10

right, that's fair Larry Nance jr Getting

49:13

that one and I for me I'm

49:18

gonna go Jose Alvarado because

49:22

Just because he wasn't super

49:24

annoying in this game But the potential is

49:26

there for him to be super annoying and

49:28

I have a feeling at some point Before

49:31

Tuesday's game is over. He's gonna do

49:33

something super annoying. He did shoot four

49:35

for seven two for five He needs

49:37

to knock that off ten points But

49:41

he has the potential to do all kinds of

49:43

annoying things out there And so

49:45

I think he's going to what you know

49:47

what there's I don't dislike this pelicans team

49:49

I don't have anything against the players, but

49:51

CJ McCollum hits annoying shots He

49:53

Hits: You play great defense for 22

49:55

seconds and he'll hit a fading jump

49:57

shot You Know 20 footer that he

49:59

shouldn't hit. he'll knock that them and

50:01

then Alvarado has very high annoying potential

50:03

as well. That. Saw. Those.

50:06

Guys I think our master lock where the and

50:08

in this situation. I'd

50:10

I don't disagree. I mean, they're not

50:12

quite India Jae Crowder campaign tear, but.

50:16

Yeah. Sure, You're

50:19

right, You're right and I

50:21

am that the chat is now spamming avocados.

50:25

Because. Haute Jose overcome. With

50:27

I'm. Like. Alright

50:32

let's do a few more shot. I know yet to

50:34

get the post post game show started just above its

50:36

or do a few more here. Ah,

50:39

Let's go. Out

50:42

Daniel made the point to get of the Lakers Be

50:44

the pelicans. The player? Do we take the seventh seed?

50:46

Yes they do. We thought about that a lot so

50:48

I'll react. kind of. Don't want that because you play

50:50

Denver Correct. Karen.

50:53

Great team. When jobs that finish though, get

50:55

one more. A New Orleans. Let's. Go

50:58

Lakers Man shot and I talked about. there's quite a

51:00

bit. How. How.

51:02

Beneficial to they get is that now the Lakers

51:04

because the sun's one the Lakers don't have to

51:06

get on a plane, they just stay in New

51:08

Orleans for out for an up with a. How

51:11

beneficial is that for a Lakers team that

51:13

has some eight and stars in the brought

51:15

in each? Yeah, maybe of good. Me

51:18

less traveled Lloyd goods specially for this Lakers team

51:20

in particular. I did I'd I want but to

51:23

too much stock into a by I don't the

51:25

it hurts especially you know you already just that

51:27

that arena no need to travel to get a

51:29

practice and whatever you need to do to get

51:31

right for today. So yeah I mean I think

51:33

it's beneficial for the Lakers Fisher. I'm A. I'm

51:35

not safe in a swindler. The games results in

51:37

their favor but I do that. It helps. Sean.

51:43

You with all that. yeah i'm

51:45

in doha reiterate but i yeah i

51:47

think just staying here a allows you

51:49

to fully maximize recovery time brady which

51:52

is doubly super super porter like matt

51:54

said you need to get a practicing

51:56

you could i doubt he but i

51:58

apps and Just staying and staying

52:01

in the same city not having to travel. I

52:03

think is super beneficial for them If

52:08

this brain dead troglodyte coach

52:10

Costas Anthony Davis for the

52:12

play-in I need something more

52:14

to happen to him than just being fired.

52:16

Oh Damn Trey

52:30

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52:35

what's happening here is that what Trey

52:37

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52:42

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look what you did No,

54:01

I don't know if we're gonna recover no

54:03

realize I didn't even see the

54:05

name nothing You

54:08

didn't know is the same one. I know

54:10

they hit me until you said damn travel like

54:12

oh wait crab That's the same guy. It is.

54:14

Oh god. I'm glad night means hermit alright

54:20

So, let me I mean I

54:22

don't blame Darwin too much for keeping ad in

54:24

so late like I Was ready

54:27

for the stars to be or the starters anyway

54:29

to be pulled from the game but

54:31

I didn't think it was totally indefensible and Like

54:34

you can't predict when like a touch

54:37

to the back is gonna create a back. So and ad

54:39

is fine So I don't I

54:41

don't think we should be too mad at Darwin

54:43

here on this one If it now if it

54:45

was the Lakers are up 20 and there's a

54:48

minute to play and ad lands on some days

54:50

ankle Okay, but that wasn't the case here. So

54:53

the huge frog would die of a coach I

54:56

hate that is that is

54:58

that was 10 out of 10 man. That

55:00

is excellent All

55:03

right Let's do one more here Julian So

55:05

the Lakers took this as a playoff game

55:07

and I loved every second of it ham

55:09

took timely timeouts a good rotation and saw

55:11

a preview of a healthy playoff LeBron team

55:14

has so much potential to succeed

55:16

I Like this

55:18

comment a lot Yep.

55:21

Yep So Matt,

55:23

what do you like so much about this I

55:25

just love that it's bright it's

55:27

positive it's you know, no negativity

55:29

I love I love this. This

55:31

is this is a Matthew optimist

55:33

approved super chat. So Julian.

55:36

Thank you for that Do

55:38

you agree that this team has so much

55:40

potential? I Yeah,

55:43

I think so. I mean This

55:45

is the rare benefit of having a team

55:47

That's wildly inconsistent like the Lakers can be

55:50

sometimes is that their ceiling isn't is unbelievably

55:52

high, too So

55:55

yeah, like I said, like I don't necessarily

55:57

think the Lakers are gonna be favored entering

55:59

many players series but sure they're also one

56:01

of the few teams where you say you

56:04

can at least talk yourself into them

56:06

winning it you know so yeah I

56:09

mean I agree I think the Lakers are a good

56:11

team I think having a healthy LeBron James this time

56:13

around in the better supporting cast means itself to some

56:15

optimism that they can actually do some stuff in the

56:17

playoffs if they get there so that's that's what I'm

56:19

hoping for yeah this team

56:21

has potential see it's

56:23

funny we bring this up because somebody brought the

56:25

the the comment I've seen this on Twitter a

56:27

little bit saying what are we gonna have I'm

56:30

sure they're saying it a jokey way but

56:32

they said what are we gonna have the conversation

56:34

that Darman Ham is a playoff riser and we

56:37

laughed right and deservedly so

56:40

but like he did

56:43

technically out of three series

56:45

going up against two at the time top

56:47

ten coaches and Taylor Jenkins was the two seed

56:50

Steve Kerr he did out coach both of them

56:52

I'm not throwing like bail for Darman here

56:54

but like this team does have upside the

56:57

team does have upside and

56:59

a lot of potential and again like like we've

57:01

already discussed having a healthy brawn going

57:03

into this playoffs this time around with

57:06

with everybody I mean you're missing

57:08

Vando but that's like the main

57:10

key rotation guy you're missing there's

57:12

definitely some potential with this team for sure how

57:14

often can you say the head coach is the

57:17

next factor in the playoff series yeah

57:23

I mean I was like

57:27

Darwin did well that first series last

57:29

season second but second second

57:31

series but he also blew it in

57:34

the third season by starting small against

57:36

a massive Denver Nuggets team that didn't

57:38

make any sense so

57:40

there's that but I

57:43

look we saw good things today right

57:47

we saw the Lakers run good stuff we saw the timeout

57:49

so I can't complain about what Darwin did in this one

57:51

here maybe he does turn it on in the postseason I

57:53

don't know I really think I

57:56

think this kind of place the math point it depends I

57:59

think if you're a a middle tier coach,

58:01

I don't really think you're at X Factor.

58:03

But like Daniel says here with a comment,

58:05

Eric's exposure is X Factor type of coach.

58:07

So we're like he can, because

58:09

of how good he is, he can

58:12

sway a series in Miami

58:14

an extra winner too. I think,

58:17

yeah, I think you know, when I

58:19

say X Factor, I think it's like more

58:21

of like a variance thing. Like, when

58:23

I when I think of Eric's exposure, I think like,

58:25

Oh, like that dude's gonna be good every series, no

58:28

matter who he has available. That's kind of like, but

58:30

like, you know, earlier, I was calling the Angela the

58:32

X Factor for the Lakers for every series at the

58:34

end, because you just don't know. Like,

58:36

he is so streaky. Like, if

58:39

you told me he lights up Denver in the first

58:41

round, won't be surprised. You tell me he lays another

58:43

egg also wouldn't be surprised. So that's

58:45

where I'm at. Okay, that's fair. So

58:49

there's a there's a saying

58:51

in soccer, that a

58:53

goalkeeper can't win you a game that

58:55

but that they can lose it for you. Do

58:58

you think that that is also true

59:00

for most coaches, maybe most non spolstra

59:02

coaches? I

59:08

want to say yes. But I feel like we've seen

59:11

a few examples now of like, you know, quote quote,

59:14

average head coaches being carried by you

59:16

know, the star talent on their teams.

59:20

I just tend to think that that's what

59:22

happens. I think like a really good example.

59:24

And Sean, maybe you want to chime in

59:26

on this is Frank Vogel in 2020. You

59:28

know, solid coach, but you know, I don't

59:30

necessarily know if he's gonna win you a

59:33

series, but he can definitely lose you one

59:35

with with decision making like that. So it

59:37

depends on how you view people. And I

59:41

think Darwin is kind of in that that same tier

59:43

of head coach. I think Darwin falls

59:45

into the category that Trevor's talking about. I'm gonna

59:48

give Vogel some credit. I think Vogel there were

59:50

definitely moments that are like I give Vogel a

59:52

bunch of credit for that Houston series. Yeah,

59:55

that's the that's the first one that comes to

59:57

my mind. Even

1:00:00

some of the stuff they did against Miami. I

1:00:02

don't know, I don't know. I think there is a group

1:00:04

of coaches that

1:00:08

definitely fill into

1:00:11

that grouping, if you will. Probably

1:00:13

the only one you know. South

1:00:15

Rivers. Geez, I'm gonna

1:00:18

drink this empty bottle of water now. So it's a

1:00:20

good one. Something about Buckhead coaches. I know, right? But

1:00:23

I also think there are more coaches that

1:00:25

are legitimately game changers that I think we

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kind of give credit for. I

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could probably roll off seven coaches,

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I think, that can legitimately change

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a series in a positive way,

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where they can win you a

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series or win you multiple games.

1:00:41

And I'll just rattle them off. I

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have them already up top of the head here. I

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think Carlisle can potentially. Nick Nurse,

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Spoh, obviously. Michael

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Malone, Ty Lue. Okay, maybe

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seven was a lot. Steve Kerr, so that's six. So we're

1:00:58

at six, right? It's been so long

1:01:00

since we've seen Poppin' a playoff setting. But I

1:01:02

think out of respect, you go Popp, so that's

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seven. And maybe Carlisle's a questionable one. I would

1:01:07

love to throw Carlisle, I mean, not Carlisle, Dignall

1:01:09

in there. But we haven't seen the Thunder in

1:01:11

a playoff setting yet. So, I mean,

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well, we got six, right, still. So there are

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a lot more, I think, coaches that win you

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series than I think we do give credit for.

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All right, well, let's see. We're gonna

1:01:24

see what Darvin Ham can bring, hopefully

1:01:27

in the playoffs. Lakers, again, they've got their chance

1:01:30

to punch their ticket. And then if

1:01:32

they can win on Tuesday, we'll see a rematch. Lakers,

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Nuggets, and Darvin will have a chance to prove himself.

1:01:36

There's gonna be a lot of talk about D-Lo. Darvin's

1:01:39

gonna be a big factor, like he will have

1:01:41

a chance after getting, I think, outclassed by Mike

1:01:43

Malone last season against Denver.

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He will have an opportunity to prove

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himself as well. All

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right, guys, I appreciate everybody

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for joining, everybody coming in from

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YouTube, from Facebook, from X. Sean,

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Matt, thank you guys for jumping in,

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