Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 123-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

Jovan analyzes how the Warriors exposed the blueprint to beating the Lakers in the playoffs, Luka Doncic's worst performance as a Laker, LeBron James looking more like himself, the troubling state of the Lakers' defense, and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:23 Buha's Big Picture: Tonight was the blueprint of how to beat the Lakers

9:22 Notable performers

14:29 Stats of the night: Golden State's 31 free throws and 23 second-chance points

16:19 Takeaway No. 1: This was Luka's worst game as a Laker -- on both ends

22:18 Takeaway No. 2: LA's defense is beginning to really worry me

29:12 Takeaway No. 3: This was the closest LeBron has looked to his pre-injury self

31:46 Q&A

1:12:01 Outro

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