‘If LeBron can BRING IT in the Play In, THEY CAN GO FAR!’ 🔥 – Brian Windhorst on Lakers | NBA Today

‘If LeBron can BRING IT in the Play In, THEY CAN GO FAR!’ 🔥 – Brian Windhorst on Lakers | NBA Today

Let me tell you Anthony Edwards he may have had the dunk of the night but man oh man Jaylen Johnson what happened he gave him a run for his money this was 20 seconds into the game by the way oh my God 20 seconds into the game LeBron

James and the Lakers hosting the Hawks costly turn over here by LeBron most costly for Austin Reeves God that’s so Rogue he was just imagine starting the game he not even fully yet he was just trying to get back oh he was loose I think he had four dunks in the first

Half have oh my goodness he just stared him down afterwards to that’s so disrespectful the bench can’t believe it this is this is you might want to hang your own poster after seeing something like this no but then the lake watch Austin gets back here Austin gets back

Here yeah everything’s okay there go he’s okay let me gu some behind the back he had to put a little extra flare on that for some for some pride points yeah I mean you know look at them look at into the stands like yeah put that on

The Highlight that’s my favorite one oh my God you think that’s more difficult than the first yeah that he had a running start he got super long legs I think he’s going to dunk over people his whole career well third quarter Lakers up 19 get off the set in the tape Davis

Says I still got some too oh my God I thought he about to take off LeBron James that was smooth up and over the Lakers rooll in this one have you guys noticed though LeBron he’s really turned up his game a notch after the allar start break he’s averaging 28 points and

9 and 1 half assists on 59% shooting from the field and 45% from three those are also sizable improvements from his pre-all-star break numbers why would that be Anthony Davis it’s that time of the year you know especially for us you know uh where every game is playoff game so uh around

This time of the year know he CH to really lock in and and get the job done ad all day Anthony Davis said it’s that time of year for on but they may need him to take his game to even another level if they’re going to get out of

This very crowded playin race in the west look at this Monday’s win and move the Lakers past the Warriors but only to get to ninth they still are three games back of the number six Kings with the Mavs and the Suns ahead of them as well

Maybe their best hope is that the Suns who have an incredibly difficult schedule will fall a little bit but if the Lakers stay in that 910 bracket right that means they’re going to have to win two playing games it’s not something that LeBron James has ever had

To do so even though he is 8-2 in game sevens and playing games combined I’m not saying you bet against him once again how far can they make it in these playoffs so I really would like to write the Lakers off because they just can’t defend and but when you watch a game

Like last night you can’t against the hulks on the back to back I know but here’s what I’m watching I’m watching LeBron looked he had great energy last night in the first four minutes of that game you saw LeBron’s legs you’re like this is over Hawks can start the bus

Because I could just tell he had and if he can bring it like that in a play in setting and you have a night where Danel Russell makes his shots which sometimes happens and sometimes not but last night it happened and you had ad active like

If they could do that twice in three days yeah make it out of the plan but are they going to do it twice in three days I don’t know I don’t know how LeBron’s ankle’s going to feel I don’t know if DLo is going to hit shots I

Don’t know nothing about the Lakers have convinced me that they’re ready for the moment like Anthony Davis just said do we have to take it a couple games back when sabonis was making him look like a little boy in those Sacramento games do I have to remind you that are dearon Fox

Averaging 35 Plus on the Lakers cuz they can’t guard a park car do we have to go back to those days they can’t guard the perimeter and we don’t know if gab Vincent is coming back we don’t know if Jared vanderbild is coming back and so when you look at the perimeter players

That they’re going to have to face Devin Booker dear Fox Luca maybe Kyrie like all of these guys they’re going to have a field day with the Lakers so nothing is huh St my yeah good point at least in the playf a good point it’s a great point it’s a

Great Point their their perent defense is definitely a concern um but it’s hard for me to bet against you talked about not betting against the Warriors anytime it’s a must-win situation LeBron James is in it historically he usually wins those games we saw it in the playing tournament I’m sorry inseason tournament

We’ve seen it in in the past we playing tournaments with them this is a team that in a must Now situation that 8s points when that when that gear is turned on I’m not betting against them I hear you in the perimeter defense par CU you’re absolutely right they can guard a

Park car I I I’m with you but LeBron James in this type of situation just two wins to win I’m not betting against LeBron James bro no way he has won in the playin before he has gotten the Lakers to the playoffs through the playin before as I mentioned he’s 8-2 in

Those game seven seven single game eliminations those playin games but he’s never had to gone through in my memory a two playin game scenario and this bracket is crazy I mean the talent in this this the play in more impressive than the playoffs the point you remember

You just said good point and I said great point it’s because of the talent no I hear you I just still have LeBron James ahead of everybody else in that bracket pool I just that’s just what it is I’m putting LeBron James and AD over everybody else in that I really wish I

Knew that Jared Vanderbilt mik would he come back because that gives them such another defensive tool and I just don’t know if there’s Clarity on that yet it’s going to be so difficult for them to even move out even if they moved up to the 78 you feel better about that that’s

Not happening just to be clear they’re Notting it’s going to be it’s going to be N9 or 10 let’s just be honest they’re going to have to win two period and winning two period is what makes it difficult so let’s take a look here at the shortest odds to win the west yic

And the Nuggets no surprise they lead the pack the Lakers checking in at 15 to1 tied for the sixth shortest odds in the west with the Dallas Mavericks So speaking of the Lakers LeBron James he is hands down the smartest basketball mind I have ever been around I I think

That’s fair to say it’s a treat to hear him recall a play my favorite is when he kind of goes Moment by moment from memory in his press conference he has taken his basketball Acumen though off of the Court this time with our colleague JJ reic they launched a new

Podcast this morning it is called mind the game and JJ he asked LeBron who is the most influential player ever take a listen since I’ve been watching the game the most influence on the game and obviously we know what Mike did for the game sure you know Well Steph and Allen

Iverson are the the two biggest influential guys in our game since since I’ve been watching and covering it you know one they’re 63 6’4 if you want to Steph’s not 6’4 if you want if you want to look on the back of a basketball card you know you’re always a lot taller on

The back of the the back of the basketball card you know Allan Iverson and Steph they were just so relatable and kids felt like they could be them they were their they were guys that was not always counted on they were small in stature and they just def Define the

Odds feels like we should have some of that wine if we’re we’re having this discussion as well right maybe maybe we’ll have to do that that’s that’s for the evening editions NBA Tonight uh Kendrick Steph and Allan Iverson the most influential players ever well number one congratulations to Bron and

JJ r on you know I think it must needed podcast but let me say this Braun is lying okay and he needs to stop you know no disrespect to Alan ivis and or Steph Curry but when it comes to Jordan and the impact the influence that he had on

Everybody is no other right when it comes to listening to songs like I I want to be want to be like M like what are we talking about we’re talking about a guy that was in the music video with Michael Jackson we’re talking about a guy that has so much influence that you

Have grown men retired former players grown men that post when they get shoes from Michael Jordan on the internet you talk about like impact Michael Jordan is the reason in my opinion I’m not saying he’s the first to do it but you talk about guys with their signature shoe

Guys like Kyrie guys like LeBron Mike made that what it is today Michael Jordan is one of one when it comes to impact and influence over everybody and like think about the impact he had on the late great Kobe Bryant I’m not knocking Ste I’m not knocking AI but

Jordan in is everybody else man like let’s stop are they talking about all time or just like right now like the last all time all time well okay yeah if if if we’re talking all time Michael Jordan has to be the guy right but if we’re talking as of recently he is

Correct it is it is AI in in in Steph and we’re talking about recent years the past you know 20 something whatever years du D due to the fact that no we’re talking about like you know what’s going on right now Iverson changed the game huh say since

2005 huh yeah we talk about all the time bro like okay well so we’re going all time outside of let me ask you a question let ask question okay but what number Brian Windor didn’t say outs does LeBron James wear 23 what what number does LeBron James wear and why does he

Wear it look the reason I find this hilarious because LeBron and JJ started this podcast because they were tired of watching on TV discussions about like LeBron vers Jordan they wanted like a more higher level discussion about pick the Picker and Screen the screener and stuff and what comes out of the first

Podcast a discussion about LeBron and Jordan and again he’s asking about influential LeBron Jordan LeBron was was influenced by Michael Jordan by almost more than anybody till he got to like be 17 years old he wears number 23 right I mean but you understand what he’s saying

Though right yes I understand they did have a influence and they were powerful entire the entire NBA is this play like step Curry an influence was probably that’s a specifically chosen word so that it’s not the greatest this is JJ you always got to be careful about guys from duke

They have those thesauruses and he JJ set him up JJ set him up that’s all I’m going to Say he

Brian Windhorst, Kendrick Perkins and Austin Rivers join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to break down the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136-105 win over the Houston Rockets, including Jalen Johnson’s massive poster dunk. Then they debate whether they will make the Play In Tournament and how far they will make it in the playoffs. Finally, they react to LeBron James’ comments on Steph Curry on his podcast with J.J. Reddick (via @UNINTERRUPTED, @threefourtwoproductions & @MindTheGamePodcast ).

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