Durant More Likely to Play Game 2, How do the Lakers Respond?

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The Lakers got a big lift in Game 1 when Rockets star Kevin Durant was declared unavailable with a knee injury. Now the Rockets might feel like they're on the receiving end of some good news, as more signs point to his availability for Tuesday's Game 2 at Crypto.com. He'll be called a gametime decision, but there is speculation that he's likely to play, and reports were that Durant was moving much better on the floor Monday at Houston's practice. And down 1-0, if Durant can go, he will. So what changes? How much harder will things get with Durant in the lineup? How should the Lakers respond? Leadership will obviously be a big issue, and that's where LeBron James comes in... HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Durant more likely to play? SEGMENT 2: What changes if Durant is on the floor. SEGMENT 3: LeBron's leadership. Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYGet candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins.Visit https://FANDUEL.COMto get started — Play Your Game. 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	Kevin Durant, more likely to play game two.
0:03.4	How do the Lakers respond?
0:05.4	We'll tell you next.
0:11.9	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:14.3	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcasts network.
0:20.0	Your team every day.
0:23.8	Thanks, everybody for making Lockdown Lakers, your first listen of every day, Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kemenetsky, Lakers playing game two tonight, Tuesday night at the Crypto.com Arena against the Houston Rockets and the big difference, Andy, based on his
0:40.9	workout on Monday at Rockets practice. He'll be considered a game time decision, but most people
0:50.3	around the situation seem to believe that Kevin Durant will take the floor Tuesday night.
0:57.8	And if nothing else, I am assuming that the Lakers are assuming that Kevin Durant will play
1:03.3	on Tuesday night.
1:04.9	So obviously a big, big shift from game one.
1:09.8	Yeah, absolutely.
1:10.7	The Lakers are going to be going into this game and every game until Kevin Durant is
1:14.6	shut down for the series.
1:16.2	I think with the assumption that he will play or unless he's ruled out with a lot of space
1:22.7	before a game, you mentioned the buzz around the rockets and the growing optimism, Sham Shirania on ESPN, reported that there is growing positivity that Katie would be able to play on my weekly ESPN-L-A-7-10 Lakers show, Lakers talk.
1:45.2	Earlier today, I had Will Guillory, who covers the Rockets for the athletic on,
1:50.1	and he was actually at Houston's practice on Monday.
1:53.6	And he said, Durant looked much better in the part that was open for media.
1:59.5	And Ime Adoka said that Durant participated in about half of
2:03.6	that practice. He said that Durant looked better in terms of just movement, like his body fluidity,
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