LeBron and the Lakers are Eliminated: What Went Wrong in Game 6 and in the Series

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🗓️ 4 June 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The first round was as long as the Lakers lasted in their title defense after a 113-100 Game 6 loss to the Phoenix Suns. They fell behind the eight ball early, between Anthony Davis' inability to play more than five minutes due to a lingering groin strain, and Devin Booker going ballistic for Phoenix with 22 first quarter points. To their credit, the Lakers didn't fold up the tents, but instead staged a few energetic rallies fueled by their defense. But the deficit was never cut to single digits, and Chris Paul put the game on ice for the Suns down the stretch. Fans should be proud of that effort, but at the end of the day, the Lakers were in a gun fight with a knife. In the meantime, was it a mistake to even try to play Davis? If so, how significant? And what to make of such a strange (and not particularly enjoyable) season for the Lakers? The Kamenetzkys discuss. Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Postgame reaction, and why the talent gap on hand between the Lakers and Phoenix was just too much for the defending champs to overcome, whether in Game 6 or the series in general. SEGMENT 2: The Kamenetzkys give the Lakers credit for not repeating the same lack of fight from Game 5, and examine whether the team erred by even putting Davis on the court. SEGMENT 3: Not gonna lie. For a variety of reasons, this season just wasn't that enjoyable, whether for fans, media or, especially, the Lakers themselves. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Indeed Get started RIGHT NOW with a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/locked Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:13.0	It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.0	You are Lockdown Lakers.
0:26.0	You are Daily Los Angeles Lakers Podcast.
0:30.0	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:39.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Friday, Brian Kiminetsky and Andy Kiminetsky.
0:43.0	It's a sad day, Andy.
0:45.0	The Lakers, the championship run, whatever it is, the season is over.
0:51.0	The Phoenix Suns win game six in L.A.
0:56.0	113,100.
0:58.0	A lot to talk about on today's episode.
1:01.0	The Lakers, to their credit, they gave it a run.
1:05.0	They made the game respectable.
1:07.0	They gave people something to cheer for in the second half of the game.
1:11.0	But ultimately, Andy, this was just a game where, you know, for a bunch of reasons,
1:19.0	we'll get into the Lakers, weren't the better team.
1:21.0	They weren't, you know, they weren't the better team with what they had available to them in the series.
1:25.0	And Phoenix deserves to go on.
1:28.0	Yeah, I mean, Phoenix played extremely well in this game in order to punch the Lakers out.
1:35.0	Devin Booker got off to an absolutely insane start.
1:39.0	Insane.
1:40.0	Yeah, 22 first quarter points, six for six from behind the arc.
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