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After a game in which the Lakers bench scored just two of the 116 points the team put up against the Nets, Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the team's reserves, focusing on Spencer Dinwiddie's offensive aggressiveness, how injuries have impacted the group's continuity, integrating Gabe Vincent, and the differences in building out bench lineups centered around LeBron vs. the ones led by Anthony Davis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers split their weekend games with a loss to the Pacers on Friday and then a bounce-back win against the Nets on Sunday. Pete and Darius discuss the team's struggles in Indy, the shift in energy and focus defensively vs. the Nets, LeBron's fantastic shooting performance in Brooklyn, the team's rebounding, Rui's offensive comfort level, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers continue their road trip in Indiana to wrap up their season series with the Pacers on Friday night. Pete, Mike, and Darius preview the game and discuss how playing this team recently can set the team up to win, the difficulties of beating a team three times straight in a season, Anthony Davis' health and his general importance to beating Indy, and much more. And then later, the guys discuss Gabe Vincent's pending return and how that could impact the Lakers hopes of stringing even more wins together down the stretch of the season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss how Rui’s always-improving abilities as a a scorer are helping the Lakers offense — and now he has the first consecutive double-doubles of his career. Later, they discuss the potential return of Gabe Vincent & how that might affect the lineups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a night they did not have LeBron, couldn't make a shot early, and trailed by 19 in the 4th quarter, the Lakers won a double-OT thriller against the Bucks on Tuesday on the strength of their defense, timely shot making, and a whole bunch of resiliency. Pete and Darius discuss the game, highlighting Darvin Ham's decision to stick with his starters, D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves finding their offense in the 2nd half, and Anthony Davis being great...again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are back on the road for their last long trip of a the season, a six-games and in nine nights trek that starts in Milwaukee against the Bucks. Mike and Darius preview the Bucks game, break down the rest of the road trip, and then discuss the importance of these games in relation to the Suns difficult schedule in the chase to move up to the 8th seed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers got a pair of wins over the weekend in two totally different types of games, winning a defensive slugfest against the 76ers and then fending off the Pacers in a shootout on Sunday night. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the wins, highlighting Spencer Dinwiddie's contributions in both games, especially his 26-point performance against the Pacers when he started for D'Angelo Russell who was out sick. And then later, the guys discuss Anthony Davis' recent play and what they've been noticing from him both offensively and athletically.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 13 games left in the season, Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss LeBron and Anthony Davis' ability to take their games to another level, particularly athletically, and what that could mean to the team both offensively and defensively as they try to push towards the postseason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers got back on track with a dominant win over the Hawks, spearheaded by tone-setting performances from LeBron and Anthony Davis. Mike and Darius discuss the win, focusing on LeBron's strong night and whether this performance signifies a shift in his ramp up for this final stretch of the season. And then later, the guys discuss Austin Reaves' season to this point, and also dive into why their focus has shifted to two teams who the Lakers are in direct competition with for final seeding in the standings chase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers lost their weekend matchup against the Warriors in a game Anthony Davis left after the 1st quarter to an eye injury. Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss the game, how AD's absence impacted the outcome, how LeBron's brilliance offensively kept them in it, and much more. And then later, the guys discuss how the review process and multiple game stoppages ruined the end of that game and why they think changes are needed in order to fix this process for a better viewing experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the aftermath of Wednesday's loss to the Kings and ahead of Saturday's game against the Warriors, Pete, Mike, and Darius continue their discussion of the Lakers star duo of LeBron and Anthony Davis as on-ball shot creators and drivers of offense by turning their focus to year-21 LeBron. The guys dive into all the ways in which he's still great, but also where he's showing signs of decline and how to best compensate for the changes in his game within the context of this roster.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers lost to the Kings for the 4th time this season, in another game that was not particularly close. Pete and Darius discuss the game and how the result highlighted some of the offensive shortcomings of the Lakers star duo of LeBron and Anthony Davis. And then later, the guys debate AD's role within the offense and whether his usage and results reflect a decline in his offensive skill set or a product of what his asks are and the composition of the roster.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are on the road in Sacramento to play the Kings in a pivotal game that can have big standings implications, to say nothing of the revenge factor from this season's games where the Kings are 3-0. Pete, Mike, and Darius preview the game and discuss the challenges the Lakers defense has against Sacramento and how the Lakers can leverage their own advantages on the other end of the floor to beat the Kings defense.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers reach 6 games over .500 for the first time this season. Pete & Mike discuss the win, Anthony Davis' historic game of 27 points, 25 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals & 3 blocks, the benefits of having a big playings alongside AD, Lakers switching more on defense & the recent creativity with Rui Hachimura on defense, encouraging signs of Lebron’s recent play, despite worries about the ankle, D'Angelo Russell's & Austin Reaves' upward trajectory on offense & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete & Darius react to a hard-fought win against the Bucks, highlighting to D'Angelo Russell's epic night, the importance of the Anthony Davis - Jaxson Hayes minutes, the defensive substitutions & the resilience the Lakers showed, even while being down 6 points with less than 2 minutes left in the game. Later, the guys delve into DLo's incredible journey from his 1st stint with the Lakers to the leader he is now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Lakers set to play the Bucks for the first time this season, Pete & Mike discuss Giannis & Dame’s first season together, how the LeBron & AD duo has changed over the years, and how that’s impacted the players they need around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers went up big on the Kings early, but then got severely outplayed when the Kings leveraged their athleticism and speed on the perimeter to great effect on both sides of the ball. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the loss, how the Lakers did not have answers for De'Aaron Fox and Malik Monk, the team's schematic approach defensively to dealing with Sacramento's offense, Anthony Davis' rough night, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers got one of their better wins of the season, locking in defensively to beat the Thunder on Monday night. Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss the game, the defensive performances of Austin Reaves and Spencer Dinwiddie, the attention to detail within the game plan defensively by the rest of the team, and much more. And then later, the guys preview Wednesday's game against the Kings and discuss the implications it can have on the standings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers lost their 8th consecutive game to the Nuggets over the weekend, and did so in a familiar fashion with Denver's execution and shot making seizing the game down the stretch. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the game, the challenges of defending the Nuggets, the decision to play Cam Reddish over D'Angelo Russell down the stretch, and much more. And then later, the guys preview Monday's matchup with the Thunder and dive into the Anthony Davis vs. Chet Holmgren matchup and brainstorm ideas for defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was not their best played game, but the Lakers fended off a feisty Wizards team to get a win in overtime and finish February with a 9-3 record. Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss the team's low energy, the challenges of getting a team's best shot every night, the emotional ride of a game like that, and understanding what is needed in order to do just enough to get a win. And then later, the guys discuss the upcoming game against the Nuggets, Jamal Murray's ankle injury, and how the dynamics change if he is unable to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices