What do you think about the Laker team now?

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

Just the Lakers.

You're kidding.

That is really a compliment.

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

You don't smile much out there.

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

Correct.

What's up, Laker fans?

Welcome to the Laker Filmroom podcast, brought you by the Blue R Podcast Network.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike.

And guys, boy, am I glad that we won that game.

I was as in my angry lizard brain as I have been all year last year. I think half of what I

texted to you were curse words. But we pulled it out. And part of that frustration was because

I thought watching the two teams as they were both competing, the Lakers look clearly better than

them. So it's sort of

the frustrations rooted in this like, hey, you guys can be really good. And in the second half of the pod, I want to geek out with you about Rui Hachamura a little bit more after we've seen him for a few games. But let's start first on another crazy game, D, but we pulled it out. Russ had a huge O.T. We had some frustrating moments

along the way in the fourth quarter.

Dennis Schroeder hit the most unenthusiastic buzzer beater, I think I've ever seen. But the end result got a much-needed win in a game that I think we really needed to win in the standing. So what was your takeaway from a night at Madison Square Garden? 100% a much need win.

And if they would have lost that game, I think we all would have rioted in our own ways.

I was not super thrilled about just a general flow of the game, like, late.

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