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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Can the Lakers Close Out Memphis in Game 6? Will Darvin Ham Adjust His Bench Rotation?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Lakers hit a wall on Wednesday, missing shots and falling short against a highly motivated Memphis Grizzlies squad in Game 5. LeBron James looked tired, but vowed to be better in Game 6. And surely the Crypto.com Arena crowd will be jacked up for the first closeout game the fans have seen in a very, very long time. One key will be keeping that energy flowing throughout, and not allowing the Grizzlies the ability to put fear into nearly 20,000 folks. It'll help for the Lakers to hit some shots, because these sub-30% 3-point nights aren't gonna get it done. It'll help to force some turnovers, and create easy buckets. It'll help for LeBron to do good stuff early, after a really bad night on Wednesday. And would it also help if Darvin Ham tweaked the rotation? There have been many, many calls for Ham to quit running with the small lineups while Anthony Davis is off the floor, where LeBron or Rui Hachimura is playing center, and the Lakers are undersized. Those small bench lineups were hammered in Game 5. But what's the right solution? Is it to play Wenyen Gabriel more? Mo Bamba? What about those minutes going to Malik Beasley? Should they instead go to Lonnie Walker IV, or should both guys sit and the rotation get a little shorter? Plenty of choices, and in a tight series, they matter. But whatever the decisions, the Lakers have every reason to come out focused and get 'er done. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Darvin Ham is looking at the rotation. Is it time to make changes? SEGMENT 2: Is it Bamba? Walker? What are the ripple effects effects when changes like this are made? SEGMENT 3: What goes into making these kinds of choices? What about some of the crazier ideas fans have? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Ultimate Pro Basketball GM To download the game just visit probasketballgm.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store. PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. 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) 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.

0:08.1

Hey everyone, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Friday, Brian Kiminetski and Andy Kiminetski.

0:14.8

The Lakers have a chance to eliminate the Grizzlies tonight.

0:17.6

Who's going to be on the floor when they try to do it?

0:19.6

That's next.

0:23.3

You are Lockdown Lakers.

0:27.1

We're daily Los Angeles Lakers Podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team

0:33.4

every day.

0:36.7

Thanks to everybody for making Lockdown Lakers first listen of every day Monday through Friday

0:48.6

no matter how or where you get your podcasts, it's always going to be free.

0:51.5

It's never going to be behind a paywall and Lockdown Lakers on YouTube is where you

0:55.6

can go to Hangout with upwards of 16,000 subscribers to that channel.

1:03.1

Lakers fans, NBA fans, all talking basketball, talking Lakers, talking playoffs, talking

1:08.3

game six, and talking about my daughter's room, which is where I'm shooting tonight's

1:12.9

show.

1:13.9

Let's explain all the pink, so and rainbows.

1:18.6

This is a big game tonight, Andy Kiminetski.

1:23.3

Game six, the Lakers clearly have no interest in going back to Memphis for a game seven.

1:29.1

There is no game eight, and so they're going to throw, I think, a lot at Memphis, pretty

1:35.1

much everything they have.

1:36.1

We'll talk about that a little bit later, but the big thing that everybody is discussing

1:39.4

and Darvin Hammey have been noted it to the media on Thursday.

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