The Lakers swept their two-game road trip in Sacramento, beating them again on Saturday behind another strong defensive performance. Pete and Darius discuss the win, focusing on LeBron's great night overall — especially on defense — and how his recent uptick in defensive intensity is helping to shift the team's identity. And then later they get into how the team's improvement defensively has come with a drop off offensively and whether they can recapture some of their early season offensive success while still playing high-level defense. 

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In the first of their back-to-back matchups, the Lakers beat the Kings with a strong defensive performance that continues the recent upward trend of the team performing better on that side of the ball. Pete and Darius discuss the game through that defensive lens, highlighting Anthony Davis' incredible night blocking shots and controlling the glass, Rui and LeBron playing great within the team's schemes, Max Christie's continued ascension on the ball at the point of attack, and much more. 

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Who should the Lakers actually target via trade? How willing should they be to trade future draft picks to facilitate deals? What is the team's biggest need and what type of move seems most likely to happen? Pete and Darius answer these questions and more in part three of their guide to the trade season. 

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Who will actually be available at the trade deadline? Pete & Darius build out and discuss the merits of a list of potential Lakers targets in Part 2 of their guide to trade season. 

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With most of the league becoming trade eligible on December 15th, the window for making deals is officially open. In part one of their comprehensive look at what the Lakers should do in advance of the trade deadline, Pete and Darius look at the long term strategy of the team, how much they should value their tradable future draft picks, the differences between a pre and post-LeBron era team, and much more. 

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After dropping a game to the Wolves on Friday, the Lakers got LeBron back and got a great win over the Grizzlies, featuring a dominant game from Anthony Davis and a great defensive effort from Max Christie. Pete and Darius discuss the weekend's games, highlighting LeBron's return, Max's night defending Ja Morant, the difference Austin Reaves makes on offense, and much more. 

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The Lakers are back in action against the Timberwolves on Friday and then face off against the Grizzlies on Sunday. Pete and Darius discuss the team's weekend matchups, looking at the games through the lens of playing offense through Anthony Davis by diving into how it's working, where it can improve, and much more. And then later the guys discuss D'Angelo Russell's importance with LeBron out and whether they'd move him back into the starting lineup against the T'Wolves. 

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Are the Lakers load managing LeBron James? Pete and Darius react to the report that LeBron is likely to sit out Friday's game vs. the Timberwolves coming off his excused absence from Wednesday's practice. And then later they discuss how the team can compensate for LeBron sitting out games and how to account for his absence on both sides of the ball. 

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Pete and Darius answer listener questions in the latest mailbag edition of the LFR Podcast. 

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The Lakers split a pair of weekend games, playing better but losing in frustrating fashion to the Hawks and then getting a much-needed win against the Blazers in a game LeBron sat out. Pete and Darius discuss the games, focusing more on the win vs. Portland and the team's shift in defensive strategy, the strong games from D'Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura, the increased tempo and pace the team played with offensively, and much more. 

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