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Here's our ESPN NBA Wednesday doubleheader. The Hawks will take on the Eastern Conference

leading Pistons at 7 Eastern, and then the Timberwolves will host Katie and the Rockets. The NBA countdown crew will tip off

our coverage at 730 Eastern.

Marcus Smart, Brookin, Knerch to win the game. Yes! Yes! Yes!

Luke Knoir! Luke Knaud Canard wins it for the Laker!

Welcome to the Lakers show, Luke Canard.

So we're at nine games now.

The Lakers streak is their longest since also winning nine straight from December to January during the 2019-2020 season.

They went on to win the 2020 NBA finals in the bubble.

Jay Will is back with us here to talk about the red hot Lakers.

But the question is, are the Lakers in that same sort of tier as the Spurs and the Thunder in the West?

Well, listen, my initial answer to that is going to be no, but the jury is still out. And I'm going to tell you why. It's one thing for us to look at Oklahoma City. I see your face. I'm coming to you. It's one thing for us to look at OKC. We know they're number one. We look at Wimbunyama. He's going to win defensive player the year. Anybody that doesn't vote for him defensive player the year, take away their voting rights. They don't deserve it, okay? Just confiscate it, okay? He's going to win defensive player the year anybody that doesn't vote for him defensive player the year take away their voting rights they don't deserve it okay just confiscate

it okay he's going to win defensive player the year he's got a shot to win league MVP and obviously

san antonio has a shot to win the championship this brother is just a freak of nature he's absolutely

exceptional we have maligned the lakers most of the season, particularly a 40-game stretch when

they were a 500 team. That is not the Lakers that we're watching right now, Jay, and that's really

the bottom line. When you look at the Los Angeles Lakers, Jay, lift your head up, the cameras on you,

my brother. Let me tell you something right now. When you look at the Los Angeles Lakers, to see how

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