Lakers-Rockets Game 4 Rewatch! What Can the Lakers Change for Game 5?

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Game 4 wasn't much fun to watch, that's for sure, but like the pros do, sometimes you have to go back and review stuff. So where did the Lakers go wrong? Looking back at the ... action, it was pretty clear first and foremost the Lakers were playing on tired legs. But it's also clear the Rockets have changed up enough things that the Lakers, after six very cold quarters, need to respond. They need to find ways to get LeBron touches in more advantageous positions, without him having to put the ball on the floor to make something happen. Houston's ball pressure is hurting Luke Kennard. Can they create enough action to again make him a weapon, where his gravity (which comes from shot quality) allows him to then get into the teeth of a defense? How about shot selection, generally? Are the Lakers taking shots when they're available? Forcing too much? Kinda yes to both? Given the state of things, it seems pretty clear that the Lakers are going to pour everything they have into Game 5 in an effort to put this series to bed. And they should. Especially until Austin Reaves is for sure back on the floor, because their limitations didn't go away just because they took 3-0 series lead. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Houston has stepped up defensively. SEGMENT 2: LeBron needs more (scheme) help. SEGMENT 3: How Austin helps if he returns in Game 5. Everydayer ClubIf 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 ENERGYGet candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon KALSHIFor a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDashFrom 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. IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast GametimeToday'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. FanDuelToday'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	We took another peak at game four, so you don't have to.
0:04.4	What did we learn after another look at a big Lakers loss?
0:09.0	That's next.
0:14.9	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:17.3	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.6	Thanks, DeMurit, if you're joining Locked on Lakers, Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Kameniski.
0:29.3	Sometimes Andy, when a game is as entertaining and exciting as game four was, you just got to go back and watch it again, maybe another time, a couple more times, relive it over and over again.
0:39.9	The Lakers obviously need to break down the tape, take a look at what happened.
0:44.5	115 to 96 was the final score, and it, quite frankly, didn't seem that close after the first,
0:51.2	you know, seven or eight minutes of the game.
0:53.3	And it's an interesting place to be because the rockets certainly found some stuff that
1:02.6	was working.
1:04.0	They carried that over, really, from the second half of game three to kind of keep those things working. And the Lakers, at least until we know for
1:16.1	sure, when Austin Reeves is going to play, do have a somewhat limited amount of stuff that they can
1:26.5	do to counter whatever Houston does because we've reached the part of the
1:32.2	series where kind of everybody knows what the other guy's doing.
1:35.2	Well, it's so it's an interesting place to be.
1:37.6	It's not simply just that everybody knows what everybody's doing.
1:41.2	I mean, on both sides, really, because the Rockets don't have Kevin Durant.
1:45.9	And I am guessing it's purely a guess, but it feels pretty educated based on the reporting coming out on both sides that Austin Reeves is much more likely to return more quickly than Kevin Durant.
1:59.9	Seems that way for sure.
2:01.2	I keep sensing skepticism from the rocket side of things for what it's worth on my weekly
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