Hello, everybody. Welcome in. Trevor Lane here for Lakers Nation.com. We're going to talk Lakers

basketball tonight. Happy Valentine's Day, by the way, as we are recording or going live on

AMP with this show, it is indeed Valentine's Day. So hopefully everyone out there is having a

fantastic and wonderful Valentine's Day appropriately enough. You're listening over on AMP to the live stream of this show.

We kick things off with Love Stinks by the J. Giles band.

Somehow still underrated the J. Giles band, but Love Stinks, fantastic song, and always appropriate

this time of year.

But nonetheless, welcome in, everybody. Let's talk Lakers. There's a lot going on in the time of year. But nonetheless, welcome in, everybody.

Let's talk Lakers.

There's a lot going on in the world of Los Angeles Lakers.

Right now, we of course have the most important game of the season coming up against the

Pelicans.

That is not hyperbole, the most important game of the season coming up here against the

Pelicans.

It is beyond a must win. This Lakers team

has to find a way to get a W really needed to win the other night against the Portland Trailblazers

did not get that W. The Blazers were red hot. I'm sure some of our colors are going to talk about

perhaps Darvin Ham and some of the rotations that he had, the defensive decisions, things of

that nature. But part of it was also, oh my goodness, the Blazers were just hitting everything, every shot

seemed to be dropping for the Blazers, particularly from deep.

So now the Lakers have to find a way to get a win against the Pelicans heading into the All-Star Break.

If you're joining us over on the podcast side,

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