Lakers Lounge

At one point in the game, the Lakers threw all their athletes out there at the same time to try to attack Houston's athleticism. It definitely caught Anthony and Pete's attention in a good way, and Jovan's in a somewhat different way. Also tucked within this episode: A joke from Anthony that took Jovan out.

Loaded show as fans are back tuned in after the big game one win. Anthony reacts to no Lakers once again getting nominations as finalists for awards. He then looks ahead to next season and beyond to try to figure out what it would take for that trend to be snapped, including expanding the voting pool from the group who have established it in the first place. From there, he answers questions from the iTunes mailbag and live audience.

We talkin' nominations. Not awards. Not awards. We talkin' nominations. The Lakers are the marquee franchise, and we talkin' nominations.

A listener asked a question about Cade Cunningham's candidacy for MVP and it sent Anthony down another rant about the Spurs being the league and league voters' darlings.

Luke Kennard played really well in game one. Some fans have used that as an excuse to bring back the conversation of trading Austin Reaves. Anthony wonders what's going on there, then goes on a bit of a rant against player-centric agendas vs. what's best for the Lakers (his focus).

Anthony opens by explaining what makes rooting for sports teams on nights like last night special. Then, he dives into the individual performances that helped the Lakers pick up that win and wraps with questions from the youtube audience.

Anthony starts by explaining why nights like these should be enjoyed thoroughly. Then, he celebrates LeBron James and Luke Kennard's incredible nights.

Deandre Ayton just outplayed Alperen Sengun in a playoff game. Anthony discusses what got him going and how the Lakers can maintain that trend. He analyzes JJ Redick's first playoff game of his second year and then wraps by answering questions from the live audience.

Anthony explains why he and Jovan are talking about the offseason, then the guys dive in. What if the Lakers run it back? Can this front office build to the extent it needs to if LeBron walks? Whats at stake for the interested parties? Plus, a Q&A sessions to wrap things up.

Anthony proposes the easiest path forward for the Lakers: Running most of this core back with a couple additions on the margins. Would that be productive enough? Would it be productive enough considering the parameters the front office approached this season with?