LeBron Quiet, the Lakers Go Cold, Lose Big in Game 4, 115-96

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🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Everyone was wondering what it might look like if Houston finally found the range offensively while the Lakers went cold. The answer: a 115-96 Game 4 loss to the Rockets in Houston. It was an ugly set of outputs for the Lakers, who were obviously trying (it's the playoffs) but didn't have a lot of juice. The scoring collapsed. The turnovers (24, overall) were frequent. The defense wasn't great. But mostly the Lakers looked really sluggish on O while the Rockets finally hit some shots. The leading scorer for LA was Deandre Ayton with 19, and he was ejected after a questionable Flagrant 2 call. LeBron finished with 10 points on 2-9 shooting, and his nine assists were spoiled by eight turnovers. LA got 16 points combined from Luke Kennard and Marcus Smart. The Lakers played once again without Austin Reaves, who warmed up and decided he wasn't quite ready. Houston, meanwhile, was without Kevin Durant, who in theory could miss another week or two. So the series moves to Los Angeles for Game 5, a game the Lakers would very, very much like to win and close this thing out. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The Lakers get thumped in Game 4. SEGMENT 2: LeBron tired, limited, and had company in being tired and limited. SEGMENT 3: Any worries? Do the Lakers close out Wednesday? 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	The Lakers get blown out in game four in Houston.
0:04.9	Is there any reason for concern as they head home for game five next?
0:14.9	You are locked on Lakers.
0:17.4	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team
0:23.8	every day.
0:26.0	Thanks to everybody for checking out Locked on Lakers, Brian Keminetsky, Andy Kemenatsky, Andy,
0:30.8	we were kind of wondering what would it look like if the Lakers offense went cold and Houston started hitting some shots and the answer is
0:42.5	115 to 96, the blowout loss in game four.
0:47.4	Because that's essentially what happened.
0:48.7	The rocket shot making improved significantly.
0:51.7	The Lakers offense went pretty cold, and particularly from three-point range,
0:57.5	where they had five on the night, and a couple of those came late from Dalton Connect,
1:03.8	and Nick Smith.
1:05.2	And so that was basically two three-pointers before garbage time.
1:12.3	So you combine that with 24 turnovers, Andy,
1:16.0	and it was not hard to see why the Lakers lost game four pretty big.
1:20.8	They will head home for game five on Wednesday.
1:25.5	So look, it's hard to win four straight in the playoffs against anyone.
1:34.0	And this, though, was kind of like that game.
1:38.0	I think we were all expecting to see at some point in the series where the Lakers
1:41.4	struggle to score and Houston finally manages to hit some shots.
1:45.2	I mean, to be honest, it was actually a continuation of the second half of game three,
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