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🗓️ 2 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

For a half, at least, it looked like the Lakers were going to run away with Friday's game in Toronto. After a 43-19 first quarter, the Lakers entered the half with a 25 point lead, and given how shorthanded the Raptors currently are, an easy win seemed inevitable. Clearly that's what the Lakers thought. Toronto came out hard in the third quarter and brought themselves back, making it a much more competitive game than it should have been. Still, the Lakers got the win. That's the good part, but after Anthony Davis made it clear the Lakers need to be much, much better if they expect to be among the best teams in the West. On the defensive side, particularly, which is where they were particularly lax as the game went on. (A sloppy start offensively to the second half didn't help, either.) On an individual level, there were many positives. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both great. Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell had nice games. Max Christie, in short minutes, had probably his best game of the year (low bar acknowledged). But broadly the game was a wasted opportunity to sit the stars down early and get some rest for the final two games of the trip. One interesting wrinkle - JJ Redick went back to a rotation more like last season's, pairing Russell and Davis together more with bench players, and putting James and Reaves together. It's a shift from the first five games, and something likely to continue going forward. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelYou can start the season with a big return on FanDuel. New customers can place aFIVE DOLLAR bet and you’ll get started with ONEHUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS - if you win your first FIVE DOLLAR BET!Visit FANDUEL.COM to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Lockdown Lakers, a bonus episode for a Saturday, Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Kaminetsky.
0:05.7	The Lakers escaped Toronto with a win, and that's good, but it doesn't feel great.
0:10.5	That's next.
0:15.9	You are Locked on Lakers.
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0:42.7	subscribers to the channel are all relieved, I guess, Andy, that the Lakers did win Friday night
0:50.2	in Toronto, but probably a little bit annoyed that they had to work as hard as they did
0:54.6	after building up a 25 point halftime lead.
0:58.2	So on the one hand, there's a lot of individual stuff to like about this.
1:03.5	On the other, as Anthony Davis said in the interview with Mike Trudell of Spectrum Sportsnet
1:10.7	following the game, the on-court interview,
1:13.6	there's a lot of stuff clean up from this one.
1:17.2	The Lakers, particularly defensively after the first quarter, were not particularly good.
1:21.9	So do you want to start with the positive, Andy, or start with the negative?
1:26.8	I would just say that in a lot of ways, the tale of two halves of this game and also the
1:33.2	tale of why this game was underwhelming ultimately for the Lakers, even if what's most important
1:39.2	and it truly is important, they got the win.
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