What do you think about the Laker team now?

You follow the box scores of the games every day?

Just the Lakers.

You're kidding. That is really a compliment.

I was pleased to see you smile at the top part show because once the game starts, you have a game face.

You don't smile much out there.

I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. Correct. What's up, Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius. And tonight, the Lakers play the Wolves in game two. In what is borderline a must-win game, D? It happens fast in the playoffs. You can have a 51 season, three-seed, feeling good about yourself. All of a sudden, you lose home court advantage in game two becomes very important. Now, that gives the Lakers an advantage in game 2D. Usually when a team has to win a lot more than the other, they're given a bit of a boost. That doesn't necessarily mean that they're going to win, but I think that tonight we're going to learn if there is a fundamental core mismatch or if the Lakers can tie the series up.

I think the Lakers will tie the series up tonight, but what's on your mind heading into game

2D? Yeah, I'm not into predictions because I hate the tempt fate. Game one did not throw

me off the end of this series, I hope.

Hindsight's 2020.

I think there's always a way to rationalize your pre-game thoughts.

The wolves played excellent in game one.

And I think if they continue to play to that level, the Lakers are in real trouble.

I think the Lakers have ways to mitigate

the wolves playing as well as they did. And honestly, that was maybe like a 60% Lakers game.

From a team perspective, I thought Luka was closer to like 85, 90% Luca in terms of offense.

I think some of the fundamental questions we started to explore in

yesterday's pod are the things that are still very much front of mind for me, which are

playoff basketball always reveals itself in a way where it can sometimes run askew from what

your original game plan thought. And JJ, I think, had some

preconceived notions about the way that the series might go. And I think that it's on a different

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