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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Luka Doncic surges into the MVP spotlight as the Los Angeles Lakers outlast the San Antonio Spurs in a wild finish. The conversation turns to how teams are cracking the code on defending Victor Wembanyama, with the Lakers’ physicality and tactical doubles posing new challenges for the Spurs’ rookie phenom. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook makes history for career rebounds by a guard, igniting debate over his true value to the Sacramento Kings’ season. Hosts Wes Goldberg, Matt Moore, and Haize break down the latest NBA headlines, including Derik Queen's emergence for the New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trailblazers’ unexpected win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Can the Detroit Pistons’ defensive surge and Cade Cunningham’s return to form propel them to the top of the Eastern Conference? Key stats, advanced metrics, and hard-hitting takes spotlight the league’s shifting power balance and rising stars.

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0:00.0	Good afternoon and welcome back to Locked on NBA Daily.
0:03.0	On today's show is Luca Donchich, the frontrunner for MVP,
0:06.3	and have teams started to figure out how to defend Victor Weminiama?
0:09.0	Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook makes history and the trailblazers knock off the thunder.
0:20.0	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast.
0:24.9	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.5	Hello, and welcome back to Locked-on NBA Daily.
0:34.2	However, you're tuning in on YouTube or on your favorite podcast app.
0:36.8	Thanks for making us your first listen every day. Today's episode is brought to you by Fandul. Right now, new customers can bet just $5. And if your bet wins, you'll get $300 in bonus bets to use across the app. Head to fandible.com to get started. I'm West Goldberg. We got another round of make it, take it in the next next segment we're going to be doing it with
0:54.2	the help of lockdown's local experts i have two of the best with me as always from the
0:57.9	lockdown nuggets podcast senior NBA writer for the action at work it's matt more man I was
1:02.3	like a game last night where nicole yogh went back to being how he was when he was a kiddo and
1:06.7	he was just trying stuff like there he threw passes that passes that were just, they were so, they were so good that even Christian Brown, who has excellent hands and has gotten used to it, was just like, what? The ball's here. It was insane. It was absolutely ridiculous. Yolk is an insane passer. Helps when Bam leaves after eight minutes and he's being defended by six foot six, Kashad johnson but that's a different story from the locked on bulls podcast also bears
1:30.9	and bulls creator for bleach report it's hayes this basketball season just continues to just be
1:35.1	a surprise of just how good every game it was so many games are every night not every game but
1:39.2	there's just an out not just a good there's an outstanding game every single night i continue
1:43.7	to be impressed
1:44.2	by that. One of them was Lakers Spurs last night. Hang on. There's an outstanding game every night.
1:51.2	And also, Mavericks Pelicans happens. That's why I to correct myself, right? They're not all
1:58.0	amazing. Lakers spurs last night, 118 to 116, a wild ending to this one.
2:02.6	Marcus Smart turns it over on the inbound to give the Spurs another chance with 1.2 seconds left.
2:08.5	San Antonio's Julian Champany gets fouled.
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