Has Luka Doncic Put Himself in the MVP Conversation? & Scariest Playoff Players

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Los Angeles Lakers surge with nine straight wins and renewed team chemistry. Is Luka Dončić’s MVP case stronger than ever? Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize break down the Lakers' winning formula, LeBron James shifting to a complementary role, and Luka Dončić's explosive scoring stretch—40 points per game during their streak. Dive into the debate: who are the scariest NBA players to face in the playoffs? Plus, Oklahoma City Thunder are set to become even more dangerous as Jalen Williams returns to the lineup.

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0:00.0	Coming up on Locked-on NBA Daily.
0:03.6	The Lakers have won nine straight and looked like a contender again.
0:06.4	It's a time to talk about Luca Donchich for MVP.
0:08.9	It's a Lakers deep dive, and then I'll ask the guys which players' teams don't want to see the most in the playoffs.
0:13.5	And finally, the Thunder are about to get even better.
0:16.6	Locked on NBA Daily starts now.
0:28.7	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
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0:38.1	All right, welcome back to Lockdown NBA Daily.
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0:50.6	I'm Wes Goldberg here with Matt Moran Hayes.
0:54.9	Today we're talking about the scariest players in the playoffs. Jalen Williams coming back for the Thunder. But before we do that, we got to start today with the Lakers,
0:59.3	guys, who have won nine games in a row. It seems like this group has cracked the code on how
1:03.8	they need to play in order to win games. We've talked about LeBron James taking on more of a
1:08.3	complimentary role, and Luca is playing in an MVP type of level.
1:11.8	All of this is contributed to a better vibe around the team, at least according to Lockdowne Lakers.
1:17.3	Let's go ahead and play the clip.
1:19.4	And I think what JJ did there with St. Jean, I think can be part of the conversation about the chemistry of this team. Because
1:29.8	the vibes have been extremely good, you know, during this winning streak, obviously, because
1:35.2	the vibes are always good when teams are winning other than, you know, when it's Kobe and
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