Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 108-102 win over the LA Clippers on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the Lakers' sixth straight win and 18th win in 22 games, LA becoming the No. 2 seed, Luka Doncic looking more comfortable, Dalton Knecht re-emerging the past couple of games, the defense continuing to lock up opponents, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:20 Overarching thoughts: LA doesn't miss a beat without Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura

7:20 Stat of the night: 18 made 3s + LeBron only scoring 17 points (missing 50K mark)

9:25 Notable performers

9:55 Takeaway No. 1: Luka continues to look more comfortable offensively

13:36 Takeaway No. 2: Dalton Knecht reemerged in a timely way

17:55 Takeaway No. 2: Seven straight game holding an opponent to 102 points or fewer

21:52 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-102 win over the LA Clippers on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the Lakers' continued defensive dominance, Luka Doncic and LeBron James carrying the offense, the Austin Reaves injury, the Rui Hachimura update, the bench's contributions, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:56 Overarching thoughts: This is who the Lakers are defensively

8:16 Notable performances

13:04 Stat of the night: 14 steals

14:24 Takeaway No. 1: Injury updates on Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura

19:04 Takeaway No. 2: The bench's identity

23:33 Takeaway No. 3: Luka and LeBron carry the offense without AR/Rui

26:35 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 111-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the potential impact of the Rui Hachimura injury, LeBron James' two-way play, Luka Doncic's shooting struggles, the Lakers' defensive strategy and success, their offensive woes, free throws, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:11 Overarching takeaway: Keep stackin' wins (even if they're not pretty)

7:52 Stat of the night: 46 free-throw attempts for LA (a season-high)

8:43 Takeaway No. 1: The impact of the potential Rui Hachimura injury

14:56 Takeaway No. 2: The Lakers' defense is performing at an insanely high level

20:09 Takeaway No. 3: The offense, meanwhile, is ... a work in progress

28:17 Outro

Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions.

Jovan analyzes LeBron James’ odds to earn awards, the Lakers’ most likely playoff seeding, their playoff weaknesses, realistic center options for the offseason, how Austin Reaves ranks compared to other No. 3 options, Jarred Vanderbilt’s role, his hair routine, the future of sports media, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:02 Question No. 1: LeBron’s odds for Player of the Month + All-NBA First Team?

5:22 Questions No. 2-4: Which two-way guy should they convert? Most likely seed range? Playoff weaknesses?

15:01 Question No. 5: Three realistic center options for this offseason?

22:45 Question No. 6: Why has LA toned it down with their 3s?

25:51 Question No. 7: Rank Tyrese Haliburton, Austin Reaves, Bradley Beal, Paul George

28:10 Question No. 8: What’s an appropriate minutes range for Jarred Vanderbilt?

31:15 Question No. 9: Do I ever watch the game as a fan?

33:12 Question No. 10: How do players acclimate after a midseason trade?

35:39 Question No. 11: Covering the Lakers vs. the Clippers?

39:17 Question No. 12: What’s my hair routine?

43:31 Question No. 13: Shouting out my Muse account on X

44:27 Question No. 14: What is the future of sports media?

49:17 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 107-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the backdrop of the Luka-AD trade, how Doncic handled it, the Lakers winning for the 15th time in 19 games, Dorian Finney-Smith's crunch-time intangibles, the Lakers' best lineup, and more. 

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:26 Overarching takeaway: LA has won 15 of 19

4:57 Stat of the night: Luka Doncic's 12 assists (his Laker high)

7:09 Takeaway No. 1: Luka's emotional evening

16:36 Takeaway No. 2: DFS comes up clutch

20:49 Takeaway No. 3: Is Luka-AR-Rui-DFS-Bron their best lineup?

23:26 Outro

Jovan Buha answers your Los Angeles Lakers questions on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Jovan analyzes if the Lakers can win the championship, the best playoff matchups for LA, Austin Reaves’ future, why the Lakers’ defense has remained elite without Anthony Davis, the likely playoff rotation, JJ Redick’s growth as a head coach, what it’s like to cover the Lakers, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:06 Question No. 1 & 2: How far can LA go? Can they withstand losing any rotation players? Reaves extension?

10:16 Question No. 3: Best playoff matchups for LA in the West?

15:55 Question No. 4: Should LA still start DFS over Rui?

24:03 Question No. 5: Why has LA’s defense maintained — or even improved — without AD?

32:03 Question No. 6: What is the biggest takeaway from the Denver win?

38:20 Question No. 7: What is the most likely playoff rotation?

41:02 Question No. 8: When did JJ prove he was a good coach?

45:41 Question No. 9: What is Jaxson Hayes’ free-agency value?

49:16 Question No. 10: What is it like covering the Lakers? Lowlights/highlights?

56:25 Question No. 11: Thoughts on the new Drake & PND project?

59:30 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 123-100 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Jovan analyzes Luka Doncic's breakout performance, how he changes the Lakers-Nuggets matchups, LA's defensive game plan vs. Nikola Jokic, Rui Hachimura's two-way play, the Lakers' unstoppable ball movement, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:45 Overarching takeaway: This was LA's most important win of the season

7:31 Stat of the night: Nikola Jokic's six turnovers & 24 stocks for LA

11:05 Takeaway No. 1: Luka has arrived

16:58 Takeaway No. 2: LA stifles Jokic with defensive game plan

22:31 Takeaway No. 3: Rui Hachimura & Jarred Vanderbilt were the unsung heroes

28:31 Q&A

1:27:46 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the Lakers' "cheat code," why it's OK to excessively praise LeBron James, LA's turnovers and recent offensive sloppiness, an update on Luka Doncic, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:07 Overarching takeaways: LA's "cheat code," according to JJ Redick

7:47 Stat of the night: LA was plus-20 in DFS's 33 minutes as a starter

10:57 Takeaway No. 1: LeBron is deserving of excessive praise

15:15 Takeaway No. 2: The turnovers remain out of control

18:30 Takeaway No. 3: A Luka Doncic health update

22:23 Q&A

1:14:43 Outro

Jovan Buha welcomes Jake Rogal, the director of “Court of Gold,” to discuss the new Netflix docuseries on men's basketball at the 2024 Olympics.

Jovan and Jake discuss how Rogal selected the four countries to cover, the viral interview with Kevin Durant, Serbia’s bronze celebration, Anthony Edwards’ magnetic personality, LeBron James, what the contingency plan was if Team USA lost to Serbia, Nikola Jokic, the lasting impact of the documentary, and more.

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Chapters: 

0:00 Intro

1:54 How Jake picked the four countries for 'Court of Gold'

3:37 Viral interview with Kevin Durant

6:26 Serbia’s bronze medal celebration

7:58 Anthony Edwards consistently steals the show

9:39 Working with LeBron James

11:33 How Jake and his team determined what footage to use

13:01 How they ended up in the Germany locker room

14:18 The potential pivot if Serbia beats the US in the semifinals

16:21 At what point did Jake realize that USA-Serbia was an all-time game?

17:41 Nikola Jokic’s basketball IQ and reverence among his peers

20:17 What Jake wants the lasting impact of 'Court of Gold' to be

21:17 Outro

Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 100-97 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

Jovan analyzes the Lakers' second straight disappointing loss, the adjustment process with Luka Doncic, LA's awful offensive output, their inability to get stops in crunch time, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:29 Overarching takeaway: This will take some time -- and that's OK

8:13 Stat of the night: 97 points (and fewer than 50 in both halves)

9:47 Takeaway No. 1: LA is undergoing a metamorphosis offensively

17:06 Takeaway No. 2: The crunch-time POA defense & rim protection was concerning

25:45 Takeaway No. 3: The ongoing center situation

28:52 Q&A

1:07:34 Outro