How LeBron's LEADERSHIP GUIDES Lakers in PLAYOFFS Despite Luka, Reaves INJURIES

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The Lakers may be up 1-0 in their series against the Houston Rockets, but the odds are still stacked against them. Houston is favored in Tuesday's Game 2 even while it's still not guaranteed that Kevin Durant is going to play. And if he does? Houston is an even bigger favorite. But the Lakers do have an early advantage, and part of that is due to the leadership provided by, and the history of, LeBron James. If you had to pick a guy to be the sort of "last star standing" to shepherd a team through this type of adversity against these type of odds, LeBron would be at, or near, the top of that list. There's experience and gravitas, as well as the ability to deliver high end performance. And importantly, the Lakers have figured out how, with this group, to put LeBron in the best positions to help lead them and play at the highest potential possible. Can that sustain itself in Game 2? And meanwhile, how does the (expected) return of Durant impact the matchups and strategy for Game 2? What will JJ Redick and Ime Udoka shift on Tuesday, and what will they try to carry through? Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Everydayer Club If 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 ENERGY Get candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon PrizePicks Download 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 Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today'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. FanDuel Today'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	Here's a leveraging leadership from LeBron James to try to win the series against Houston
0:05.1	and will tell you what to look for in game two from a matchup perspective.
0:09.5	That's next.
0:16.0	You are Locked on Lakers.
0:18.4	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast.
0:24.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Lakers. Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.7	Thanks to everybody for stopping by Locked on Lakers, Brian Komenetsky, Andy Kaminzki,
0:32.3	Game 2 Lakers Rockets tonight at crypto.com arena.
0:38.4	Lakers trying to take a surprising two-nothing lead in this series
0:44.0	would obviously give them a tremendous amount of confidence.
0:47.2	The Rockets, if they can get the win on Tuesday night,
0:52.6	will feel like things are back to normal that they are once again in the driver's seat,
0:58.4	reclaiming the series that everybody expected them to win.
1:02.2	The expectation is that Kevin Durant will be able to play,
1:07.5	but he is officially a game time decision, so we won't know until much closer to
1:13.5	tip. But it's interesting, and we started talking about this, and we'll get into some of the
1:18.2	game two matchups, perhaps, to look for little things that could change with Kevin Drey and
1:24.1	back in the lineup. We talked about, started to talk about the leadership
1:27.6	of LeBron James. I mentioned on Tuesday's big show that if you had to think of somebody who would
1:38.3	sort of be your last guy available in a scenario like this among stars that could make your team feel like they
1:48.3	had a shot, you know, despite losing an MVP candidate and Luca Donchish and an all-star
1:54.0	caliber player in Austin Reeves, you'd probably land on somebody like LeBron James.
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