Lakers Lounge

In case anyone needed any reminding, OKC is quite good. LeBron showed up ready to compete. So did Rui. Hell, even Ayton was mostly fine in the minutes he could play because of his foul trouble. Austin, much less so. Anthony and Raj discuss the game and what they want the Lakers to get from a series they're almost certainly going to lose. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sure feels like it! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LeBron tried to set a tone, but no one outside of Rui was ready to match that energy. It reminded Anthony of another game where James was a heavy underdog and did all he could to steal a win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's only one game this series, so far, but his three performances against OKC in the regular season followed this same script. Is it time to have a more honest conversation about Austin Reaves' performance against teams of this defensive caliber? The live audience sure seemed to think so. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony, Pete and Jovan look back on the Lakers' upset in round one, then try to figure out whether they can do it again against a significantly better and smarter team this round. They go key position by key position, then give their predictions at the very end of the show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys look back on the Lakers beating Houston in round one and, really, it all starts with LeBron James. Somehow, at age 41, he did it again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Austin Reaves has struggled mightily against OKC. Anthony asks Pete and Jovan if there's anything the Lakers can do to turn that trend around. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss how they think Deandre Ayton will fare in this series, then, after Jovan asks which key stat the Lakers can turn in their favor, they give their predictions for round two. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh, what a weekend that was. Anthony enjoys that, dives into his takeaways from the first round, discusses the options the Lakers have on the wing this summer and then dives into a Q&A with the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony laughs at the Celtics, gives a few thoughts about the teams that moved on in these playoffs, laughs at the Celtics, discusses the doomed two-timeline efforts across the league, laughs at the Celtics and... laughs at the Celtics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener asked in an iTunes mailbag question what the Lakers' options might be this summer at the wing spots. Anthony gives his thoughts to answer the question, but also stresses who important he thinks centers are in today's NBA -- especially on a Luka Doncic team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers blew out the Rockets to close out the series and avoid the wrong kind of history. Anthony and Raj break down the game zoomed out and in. Really though, this was about celebrating and riding the wave that we can, while it's rolling. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Raj react to that win. Anthony takes a second to explain why that win mattered to Dodgers fans specifically. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The only reason the Lakers ever had a chance in this series is 41-year-old LeBron James. So, after watching them take care of business, Anthony and Raj marvel at what the hell they just watched from one of the greatest athletes ever. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys celebrate the night and the series Rui Hachimura just had. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Lakers having taken care of business and avoiding the wrong kind of history, Raj and Anthony chuckle a little bit about the Celtics' current predicament. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, the Lakers put themselves in a super tough spot. Anthony welcomes Edwin Garcia (Silver Screen & Roll) into The Lounge to talk about this predicament, how the Lakers avoid the wrong kind of history and basically just vent about this team never being normal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers had a golden opportunity and let it slide right on by. Teams typically pay for those mistakes and now the they face the wrong kind of history. Anthony and Edwin discuss their panic levels and analyze how the Lakers can avoid blowing that 3-0 lead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, it sucks to be nervous going into tonight's game, but at the same time, if you would've told us the Lakers would hold a 3-2 lead given the odds they were facing, that'd be a win in and of itself. And yet... here we stand. Should the context matter? Or is that coping? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony recaps a weird game, discusses Houston's big adjustment, analyzes Austin Reaves' return to the court and then wraps with a Q&A with a feisty live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices