Lakers Fast Break

The guys return as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com start the summer of podcasts with the very latest on the rumors for a new head coach of the Lakers. Are any of them of interest to us? Plus Winning Time on HBO showcases a larger focus on Paul Westhead in episode six, what did HBO get right, and how many creative liberties were taken?  All this and with #1-#7 se...

The Lakers close out one of the most disappointing seasons in team history with what else? A win as they come back strong in the fourth quarter and Austin Reaves took over in overtime as the Lakers put a nail in the coffin of their season with a 146-141. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LRob and LakerTom from lakerholics.com lament as the 2021-22 Lakers team gets laid to rest, share MVP...

In what amounted to not much more than a G-League scrimmage, the Lakers won the battle between depleted rosters with a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-101. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com stop by to talk about if it still feels good to get one in the win column, what the signing of Wenyen Gabriel to a contract actually means, and who we think is the...

The Lakers have officially gone into vacation mode as LeBron, AD, and Russ all sit out the Lakers' 128-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com , and LakerTom and Jamie Sweet from lakerholics.com stop by to talk about if there was anything they could take away from the game, the Anthony Davis trade rumors that have immediately (and unsurprisingly) popped up af...

The Lakers, as this entire season amounted to, did not go out with a bang but with a whimper as the Phoenix Suns pull away in the second half to cruise by a LeBron-less Lakers 121-110. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com check in to officially shovel dirt on the Lakers season, comment on if LeBron and AD should (or will) play any of the remaining games, could...

After the tough loss on Friday, the Lakers head back into Crypto without Lebron James and without a victory as the Lakers couldn't keep up with the Nuggets for their sixth loss in a row to Denver 129-118. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com weigh in on another loss, how sad it is to see this team fall further into the depths of the Western Conference, and who...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis returned to the lineup to square off in an important must-win game with the New Orleans Pelicans. But LeBron's 38 and AD's 23 wasn't enough as again poor execution in a tight game does the Lakers in as they end up being the April Fools losing 114-111. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com plus LakerTom and Jamie Sweet from lakerholics.com are here to lament over wh...

The Lakers with no LeBron and AD found themselves behind the 8-ball again as the struggling Utah Jazz cruised to a 122-109 victory over LA, once again putting the Lakers back out of the play-in and in 11th place in the Western Conference. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com are back to talk about why the team continues to struggle, the hopes LeBron and AD will...

With no LeBron James in the lineup, the game against Dallas went about as expected as the Lakers get destroyed by the Mavericks 128-110. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com stop by to survey the damage, comment on the impending return soon for Anthony Davis, and how bad the season is now that they are in 11th place and out of the play-in tournament in the West...

The Lakers couldn't ride their best first-half of the season as a terrible third quarter and a no-offense fourth quarter left the team in a dogfight as the Lakers ended up losing 9th place in the Western Conference to the New Orleans Pelicans 116-108. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com chime in with Gerald as the Lakers fall to 10th in the Western Conference....

As LeBron James' knee goes, so goes the Lakers as the King sits out Wednesday night against Philadelphia. And despite a stout effort for three quarters and a vintage performance from Dwight Howard, Los Angeles ends up on the short end of a 126-121 loss to the Sixers. Tune in as LakerTom from lakerholics.com chimes in on another solid outing going for naught, how difficult it is for the team to win...

The Lakers end their trip strong with another offensive show as LeBron James comes back home to Cleveland and pulls away from the Cavs 131-120 giving them a 31-41 record, still in 9th place in the Western Conference. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com check in with thoughts on the strong shooting, the way the team finished the game, and could this be a positi...

A historic day for LeBron James, as he passes Karl Malone to become the #2 All-Time NBA scorer, was a disappointing one for the Lakers as they ran out of gas in the fourth quarter and lose to the Washington Wizards 127-119. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com , and LakerTom and Jamie Sweet from lakerholics.com talk with Gerald about the great achievement for LeBron, how good they looked in the...

The Lakers, with a strong first-half and a determined no-quit fourth quarter, tied up Toronto in regulation on a Russell Westbrook three-pointer and pulled away in overtime for the first road victory in twelve games 128-123 over the Raptors. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom of lakerholics.com talk with Gerald about how good it feels to see a Lakers win, the surprise performance...

The Lakers once again had an uphill climb as the Timberwolves' big first quarter proved too much to overcome with a 124-104 victory over Los Angeles as the team's record falls to 29-40. Tune in as the always controversial Joe Soro from lakersball.com plus Jamie Sweet and LakerTom from lakerholics.com vent to Gerald once again about what continues to go wrong for the team, how this month will conti...

A second chance for a win on a back-to-back yielded similar results as the Lakers got run off the floor in the first quarter by Toronto 33-12 who cruised to a win over Los Angeles 114-103. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com talks with Gerald about enduring more pain as a Lakers fan, more thoughts on Winning Time on HBO, and some NCAA Final Four picks on the Lakers Fast Break podcast! (AP Phot...

The Lakers couldn't keep the momentum from Friday's win as they went into Phoenix and got smoked by the Pheonix Suns 140-111. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com talks about the debacle, LeBron's polarizing play, Winning Time episode two thoughts, and we answer some thoughts from our YouTube viewers on our latest Lakers Fast Break podcast! (Photo by Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Please Like...

The Lakers, behind a strong LeBron James performance with 50 points, delivered one of their best second-half surges of the year in a 122-109 victory over the Washington Wizards. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom from lakerholics.com bask in the glow of a strong victory, honor Gregg Popovich of the Spurs for becoming the NBA's all-time winningest coach, and ponder if LeBron can k...

Los Angeles got LeBron back in the lineup but a young and hungry Rockets team put up a feisty challenge in a 139-130 overtime win over the Lakers. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom lakerholics.com talk with Gerald about the game, the poor defense offsetting Russell Westbrook's really good offensive game, the persistent rumors about Phil Jackson's involvement with the team and We...

With LeBron James feeling the pain from his sore knee, causing him to sit out the first game of the road trip, the Lakers fall to the San Antonio Spurs 117-110. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com and LakerTom with lakerholics.com talk about how difficult the challenge is with both LeBron and AD once again out of the lineup, what's up ahead for the team, the continual issues surrounding Russel...

The Lakers FINALLY get a notch in the win column as they used a vintage performance from LeBron James with 56 points and a rare well-executed comeback in the fourth quarter to defeat the Golden State Warriors 124-116 in a battle of struggling teams. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com plus Jamie Sweet, Gerald Glassford, and LakerTom from lakerholics.com can after two weeks feel good about a La...

A competitive first half gave way to an abysmal third quarter as the Lakers get outscored 40-18 and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised the rest of the way to a 132-111 victory. Tune in as LRob and LakerTom from lakerholics.com and Joe Soro from lakersball.com talk with Gerald about the horrible play that set everything downhill, why the latest Russell Westbrook report from Bleacher Report is no big...

Award-winning writer Jeff Pearlman returns to talk about his book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s and how it influenced the upcoming HBO/HBO Max series Winning Time (debuting on March 6th). He also shares thoughts on the current Lakers situation, why HBO changed the name to "Winning Time", what his next book will be based on, who stands out in the se...

The Lakers have another game fall apart down the stretch as they throw away a great second-half comeback and a fourth-quarter lead and fall to the Dallas Mavericks 109-104. Tune in as Joe Soro from lakersball.com talks about why this felt so familiar in the first half, felt even more familiar in the second half, and what if anything new additions DJ Augustine and Wenyon Gabriel can provide on anot...

In a season of lows, the Lakers managed to pull out one of their WORST efforts of the season in a 123-95 pummeling by the New Orleans Pelicans. Tune in as the rants begin with LakerTom from lakerholics.com and Joe Soro from lakersball.com on how bad the game was, which was worse in the Crypto.com Arena the boos or the dead quiet that analyst Richard Jefferson said that "It's so quiet in here, you...