Lakers Lounge

To get you all prepared for the Lakers player reviews that will be going up on Silver Screen and Roll this week, Jacob and Christian gave grades for every player on this year's roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Christian and Jas kick things off by discussing Anthony Davis' contract extension and what it might look like. Following that, the guys discuss which of the Lakers with player options they want back in the fold for the 2021 NBA season. Then, Christian and Jas get into why Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will be better off signing a one-year deal with the team before testing free agency n...

The 2019-20 Lakers season has come to an end, and there’s no time like the present to relive the very best moments of this championship team. On the latest episode of “I Love Basketball”, Sabreena and Anthony pick their favorite memories from all of the non-superstar players on this team. To add a little intrigue, they each drafted five players (not LeBron James and Anthony Davis) and then picked...

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla put a bow on this years long but historic Lakers season that culminated with the Lakers winning their 17th NBA Finals championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Lakers dominated from start to finish on Sunday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, winning 106-93 to capture the NBA title. In one of their most dominant defensive performances of the season, Anthony Davis and the Lakers used a stifling defense to outscore the Heat 36-16 in the second quarter, including a 28-4 run to end the half, to come away with the win. LeBron James was named F...

In this episode, Christian and Jas discuss the Los Angeles Lakers Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat. The guys kick things off by breaking down the end of the game and why Danny Green disappointed Lakers fans again by missing a wide-open shot that could have won Game 5. Following that, Christian and Jas talk about LeBron James and his dominating performance where he almost led the team to a victory. Th...

On this episode of "I Love Basketball", Sabreena and Anthony reflect on how the Lakers bucked the trends of the modern NBA to create a defensive behemoth, one that managed to surprised the rest of the league. They go over why it's been so satisfying to root for a team like this, and how the front office deserves credit for zagging in its roster construction. They conclude by reflecting on the Lake...

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers game 4 win vs the Heat. What they hope to see on Friday when the Lakers try to close the series out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harrison and Christian have reunited for another episode of "Lakers, Explained" and it couldn't have come under less fun circumstances. The Lakers had a frustrating loss to the Heat in Game 3, and the guys credited the Heat for doing some things really well, but also wanted to dive into what the Lakers can do better. So after breaking down the reasons why Bam Adebayo coming back might not be the e...

Jimmy Butler was magnificent, brilliant, dominant, unstoppable and any other number of adjectives on Sunday as his 40-point triple double led Miami to a 115-104 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, pulling the Heat to within a game at 2-1. Butler's historic night saw him shooting 14-of-20 from the field and 12-of-14 from the line to reach 40 points while notching 13 assists and 11 rebounds in just the...

Anthony Davis has shown he was worth the trouble by dominating the NBA's biggest stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony and Jas breakdown the Los Angeles Lakers Game 1 win over the Miami Heat. To kick things off, the guys discuss why the Lakers turned things around after a slow start in the series opener and dominate Miami the rest of the way. Anthony and Jas then get into why L.A. is a terrible matchup for the Heat, despite Miami's strong play throughout the postseason. Following that, the...

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Over the last day since the Lakers found out they would be playing the Heat in the Finals, there have been a lot of attempts to break down this series in a few different ways. One of them is trying to see which team has the most depth, which Harrison and Anthony think is a mistake in a few ways, and they broke down why. After that, Anthony had a question for Harrison: Why do people keep thinking A...

For the first time in NBA history, the Lakers and Heat will face off in the Finals, and while it's not the series that many expected going into the season, the stage is set for a fun series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas is joined by Jacob Rude to breakdown the Los Angeles Lakers 114-108 win over the Denver Nuggets to take a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Final. To kick things off, the guys discuss how it isn't cute to suggest the Nuggets have the Lakers right where they want them after beating the L.A. Clippers and Utah Jazz after being down 3-1. Then, Jacob and Jas discuss how Ant...

Following a lackluster performance by the Lakers in Game 3, our hosts Anthony Irwin and Christian Rivas talk about the adjustments Los Angeles can make in Game 4, and the players they'd like to see more (and less) of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 2-0 lead over the Nuggets. What they've liked in the series and what they think the team needs to improve. Plus why they both the the Lakers team chemistry is what can take them to the championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Davis said it best himself: "I'm like that." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House of Highlights head writer and creative director C.J. Toledano joins the show to talk about how much the Lakers have improved since the start of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was not the Western Conference Finals preview that Sabreena and Christian anticipated doing on "I Love Basketball", and with all due respect to Denver, the two of them can't help but clown on the Clippers for a bit to start the show. They then get into the specific challenge that the Nuggets present to the Lakers, focusing on the contrast between the Houston and Denver offenses and how Anthon...

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla react to the Nuggets beating the Clippers in game 7. And preview the Lakers Western Conference Finals series vs the Denver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The current version of the Los Angeles Lakers is on a bit of a hiatus right now because of the Clippers’ choke job yesterday, so with them not playing until Friday, host Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) decided to go back in time a bit and talk to New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman (@jeffpearlman) about his new book: “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers D...

In this episode, Anthony and Jas kick things off by discussing how the Los Angeles Lakers made easy work of the Houston Rockets over the final four games of their series. The guys get into how head coach Frank Vogel made all the right adjustments to mitigate any advantage the Rockets had by playing small ball. Then, Anthony and Jas talk about Rajon Rondo's impressive series, and if he will be able...