Anthony Davis struggles big time as the Lakers lose Game 1 to Phoenix, 99-90

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🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Lakers opened their playoffs with a 99-90 loss in Game 1 to the Phoenix Suns in the desert. In ways that were predictable (poor offensive flow and outside shooting) and out of character (bad transition D, rebounding), the Lakers' performance was extremely disappointing. From top to nearly bottom (Alex Caruso performed well on balance), everyone needs to step up more in Game 2. But nobody more so than Anthony Davis, whose sluggish outing had fans complaining online about him... but even more about Andre Drummond. What was the cause behind AD's lackluster showing? And was this Game 1 loss different than Game 1 losses in the first two rounds of the 2020 playoffs? Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The Kamenetzkys react to the game. What was bad that felt like specific to this game, and what felt like a continuation of season-long issues? And how blatantly would LeBron James have needed to violate the NBA's Covid protocols to have actually been suspended? SEGMENT 2: What is (and isn't) the correlation between Drummond's presence on the floor and Davis' ineffectiveness? How much is the byproduct of Davis not playing the five and how much is the byproduct of his own decisions on the floor? SEGMENT 3: The Lakers dropped Game 1's against Portland and Houston during last season, then proceeded to win the next four games of both series. Did this loss feel reminiscent of those? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Indeed Get started RIGHT NOW with a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/locked Headspace You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple. Go to headspace.com/lockedonnba for a FREE ONE-MONTH TRIAL with access to Headspace’s full library of meditations for every situation. Lucy.co Go to Lucy.co and use Promo Code LOCKEDONNBA to get 20% off all products on your first order, including gum or lozenges! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:10.0	You are Lockdown Lakers, your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast,
0:20.0	part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Monday, Brian Kiminetski and Andy Kiminetski.
0:36.0	It was not a good start to the playoffs for the Lakers, 99 to 90.
0:40.0	They lose in Phoenix in a game, Andy, that did not feel that close to me.
0:46.0	At least that, not after the first five minutes or so.
0:48.0	The Lakers got off through a decent start after that.
0:50.0	Yeah, they really looked characteristically bad at times, offensively,
0:56.0	uncharacteristically bad in certain respects, defensively other elements
1:01.0	that we're going to end up getting into, but they did not look particularly good
1:05.0	to Anthony Davis in particular looked very bad.
1:08.0	And there was, as is often the case, a lot of complaints tangentially related
1:14.0	to Anthony Davis' performance that were really about Andre Drummond.
1:17.0	Yes, maybe anything that went wrong today in your life.
1:21.0	I assume that you out there listening to this podcast,
1:25.0	blame that on Andre Drummond.
1:27.0	I'm not saying, by the way, that Israel Palestine fought of Andre Drummond.
1:31.0	What is he doing to solve the problem?
1:33.0	Exactly.
1:34.0	If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
1:37.0	Exactly.
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