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Austin Nears Return as Lakers Look to Limit Turnovers

Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball

Pete Zayas

News, Sports, Sports News, Basketball

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

With reports of optimism about Austin Reaves returning for Game 5, the guys discuss the potential impact of his return, how they can reduce their turnovers, the adjustment to Houston putting Reed Sheppard on Rui, and more.


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0:00.0

What do you think about the Laker team now?

0:03.0

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

0:06.0

Just the Lakers.

0:07.0

You're kidding.

0:08.0

That is really a compliment.

0:10.0

I was pleased to see you smile at the top part show because once the game starts, you have a game face.

0:17.0

You don't smile much out there.

0:20.0

I don't think you have to do things for money anymore.

0:22.9

Correct.

0:23.6

What's up, Laker fans?

0:24.7

You're listening to the Laker Filmroom podcast.

0:26.6

I'm Pete, joined by Darius.

0:28.0

And today we talk about a big game five upcoming for the Lakers tomorrow and the adjustments that they will be making.

0:34.7

But first, we start with some positive injury news for once.

0:39.1

The Shams is reporting that Austin is optimistic to be playing for game five. That I think has

0:45.4

massive ramifications. The main topic I wanted to talk to you about in these game five

0:49.4

adjustments is the topic of turnovers and the Lakers being at a ball handling deficit to a point where

0:55.2

in rewatching the game and the tape of it, there are just so many plays where it's like the

0:59.7

guy guarding the ball is way better at guarding the ball than the guy who's handling it.

1:05.7

Is it handling the ball?

1:06.8

And just that's happening in so many situations it leads to that.

1:09.8

And there's some other aspects to that as well.

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