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This is the Lakers Nation.com podcast with your host, Trevor Lane.

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slash live show. Well, unfortunately, the Lakers do fall to the Portland Trailblazers,

lose by 5-106 to 101, which drops the Lakers down to seventh in the Western Conference. That's right.

It's play in time. And it also gives the Portland Trailblazers the timebreaker, which means even if the Lakers do catch up, they're now one game behind the Blazers for the six-seat, even if they catch up. If they're even, the Blazers still go ahead. So most likely, man, crazy things happen, but most likely this means the Lakers will be in the play in tournament in order to get into the playoffs.

Certainly not what we are expecting this season, but that is now reality for your Los Angeles Lakers.

Joining me tonight is Matt Peralta.

Matt the optimist.

It is interesting to see how you get through this one, Matt.

How are you doing, man?

Um, I am pretty deflated, quite honestly, but there were some positive takeaways today,

so I will still remain optimistic about the Lakers chances, but yeah, tonight was one of the

few regular season wins. I really wanted them to see them come out with. Yeah, just brutal loss. They played their hearts out tonight. I told you, before we came on the air here, that I'm not even that mad. Usually it's the, usually I'm the one that's more emotional about this stuff and upset. And you're the one, you're like the one that's just steady.

But tonight, I'm not that upset.

I felt like the Lakers played pretty well overall, given the circumstances, no LeBron, no shooter, no

Taylor Horton Tucker.

You're missing your three ball handlers, right?

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