PLAYOFFS PREVIEW: Can Lakers DEFEND Durant? Rockets WEAKNESSES? Plus, a Luka UPDATE!
The Lakers have a tall task in front of them, playing a Rockets squad that not only has more talent but is also playing arguably its best ball of the season.
After a rough stretch, which included the consecutive games the Lakers took off them in Houston during The Happier Times, Houston has since got its stuff together and finished the season winning nine of 10. The vibes have improved considerably, as has the offense with Reed Sheppard inserted into the starting lineup. Offensive rebounding continues to be a strength, but it’s not the only way the Rockets can generate points. And the defense is just as good as it’s been.
So where are they vulnerable? Where might the Lakers look to press some (relative) advantage?
We break it down with Jackson Gatlin of Locked On Rockets.
Plus, a health update from El Segundo after Tuesday’s practice. The good news? Jaxson Hayes is fine and was on the floor. The bad? No miracles to speak of with Luka and Reaves. JJ said they’re out indefinitely, and there will be no more updates this week.
HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, with guest Jackson Gatlin
SEGMENT 1: Kevin Durant and leadership.
SEGMENT 2: What changed for Houston?
SEGMENT 3: Vulnerabilities?
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19 Comments
Great show guys!!
Love the channel. Rockets dude is fast talkin and high voice. Not ideal. K brothers are great.
👉👉👉 there’s nothing to review. Lakers have no heart. They’re losing in five games or less!
plain and simple.
rockets in 6
Rockets in 4, KD not about to get his legacy tainted from this old Lefraud.
These two old guys sound like teenage groupies for LeBron 🤣
LaRavia misses so many wide open threes, he needs to be in the gym everyday this week shooting 500 threes a day
At 37 years old there’s no need to slow him down. He’s already slow.
Awesome 👌 Finnaly " LAMOANA and Trans Bronny " soon to exit .. 🥰🥰🥰
lakers getting whacked in 4
11:34 Thanks for the DFS update. Glad to see the Lakers dodge that bullet, and weaken another team in the conference at the same time 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 who knew 😂
Does Rob get credit for that, because that historically has gone the other way against the Lakers.
There's gonna be a lot of @$$ grabbing and giggling between LeAnusInjury and Brittney Durant Griner!! Before, during, and after the game!! 😂
I want locked on wizards next guest
Get this little werid rockets fan off the show please he's annoying asf
Yall are overhyping the Rockets
Need Bronny watching Tony Allen tape playing defense on KD
Reed Sheppard Dalton Knecht. Yep it’s the awful coaching
Locked on Rockets knows way more than you. It is Rui. There get over it
How is he worried that Udoka could lose a coaching battle against JJ in the playoffs when we seen what JJ did last year in the playoffs???😂😂😂