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 bar 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 Filmroom podcast.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike.

And the conference finals are set in the east.

You have Boston versus the Indiana Pacers who put up possibly the best offensive performance in a game seven in NBA history.

Just absolutely incredible offensive performance against the Knicks team that really fell apart physically, you know, as the season went on.

And then in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves come back from, they start out with the 2-0 series lead.

Denver wins three straight.

And then Minnesota wins the last two, the last of which

in comeback fashion a 20-point comeback in Denver to knock off the defending champions, the

sixth year in a row that the defending champs do not get past the second round. And they will face

the Dallas Mavericks who beat OKC in a series that I thought they controlled fairly

decisively. They blew the second game that they lost. And I remember we texted and afterward,

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