Lakers are HUGE Underdogs against the Thunder. What Should this Mean to fans?

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🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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There's no way around it. The Lakers are considered huge long shots to win this series against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. That might still be understating the perceived odds LA is battling. You'd be hard-pressed to find anybody not wearing a Lakers uni even remotely talking up the chance of an upset. And that even includes Lakers fans, many of whom the Kamenetzky Brothers have heard talk about this series as a pointless exercise in impending failure, with a fatalistic mindset that reduces the next 4-7 games into a borderline waste of time. As the K Bros explain, Lakers fans can and should "fan" however they want, but that's the very wrong way of viewing this series, along with the entire reason teams compete in the first place. 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 KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDash From tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash.Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door.DoorDash. In your bag all season long. Reddit Reddit is where the real fans hang out. Download the Reddit app and dive into your favorite team for hot takes, fresh memes, and the group chat that never sleeps. Quo Make this the year where no opportunity - and no cutsomer - slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to http://Quo.com/lockedonnba. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhlRugiet. Performance medicine for men. 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 one-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	The Lakers are heavy underdogs against the thunder.
0:03.1	Everyone thinks they're going to get annihilated.
0:05.1	What's the point of all this anyway?
0:07.0	We'll tell you next.
0:13.6	You are Locked on Lakers.
0:16.0	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.6	Thanks to everybody for joining Locked-on Lakers.
0:27.0	Brian Komeneski, Andy Komeneski, getting everybody ready for game one Tuesday.
0:31.6	In Oklahoma City, a rapid fire NBA's second round at the playoffs.
0:37.4	They're playing every other day.
0:38.9	So the action is going to be moving quickly through this series.
0:45.8	And Andy, it's interesting.
0:47.5	He's like a lot of, I think a lot of fans are looking at this second round in a kind of
0:53.3	a negative light, which is, you know, they're really
0:57.2	not expected to win. The Lakers, to put it mildly, struggled against the funder this year. And that
1:07.8	was with Luca for some of that time. So like you look at this and you say, all right, it's a, it's a really tall order.
1:15.6	Because of that, like, there are a lot of kind of fatalistic fans, I think, are looking
1:19.0	with like, geez, like, what's the point?
1:20.7	I'm not going to tell fans how to fan, like do it however you want.
1:24.9	But I got to be honest, I'm already over this bleep.
1:29.8	Like I'm already over that attitude and that mindset heading into this.
1:34.6	Like to me, it's just such a silly way and kind of pointless way to frame competition in general. And like the reason that we're all gravitating
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