Lakers Lounge

That win brought new life to Anthony. Everything about it was magical. Wow.

We're not even kidding, that's one of the most impressive accomplishments from any defense this season, periodt.

Anthony breaks down a super frustrating loss that felt altogether winnable. Steph, LeBron and Austin were incredible. The Warriors' "other" guys showed up. Luka and the Lakers' other guys... not so much. Even JJ had a bad game. The end result was a win that, even given all that, felt like the Lakers could've stolen.

Anthony has a lot to say about Luka, the way he was used on both ends, JJ's coaching and the role players who no-showed en route to this loss.

Listeners are starting to get a little anxious about Luka Doncic and this game didn't help very much. Based on their questions and given the time of year we're in, he's going to have to turn things around with the quickness.

The Nuggets paid double for that loss to Minnesota, as they sat everyone and lost to the tanking Spurs. This means the Lakers are actually one game ahead of them in the loss column with, hopefully, a tie-breaker. In order to get said tie-breaker, the Lakers NEED to win tonight. We got all that and a Maxi Kleber "update."

Raj stops by to talk... the iPhone button? Well, after that, the guys discuss the Lakers offense now that Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves have been involved in sets together. From there, they wonder whether the defense can be sustained through a (hopefully lengthy) playoff run.

No, really. The guys discuss that, then the Lakers offense with LeBron, Luka and Austin learning to play together.

Anthony is that guy who complains in his community Facebook group about how people drive through the neighborhood. Also, the guys share their concerns about the defense holding up through the trials of a playoff series, or, a few of them, ideally.

(you're going to like this one)