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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The Lakers have a critical game coming on Sunday against the Nuggets, the only team to beat them over the last seven games. It's one that could go a long way to determining seeding in the Western Conference, and a win would give the Lakers a big tiebreaker advantage over Denver to go along with the tiebreaker they've already earned over Minnesota. The Nuggets will be playing a stronger hand, with Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon and Spencer Jones all expected to play after missing last week's game. The Lakers, on the other hand, will almost surely be missing Maxi Kleber and Jaxson Hayes, with Marcus Smart a major question mark. That'll put a lot of pressure not only on the Big Three, but players like Deandre Ayton to continue his recent run of good play. So what to watch for? We break it down, here. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. PrizePicks Download the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA Quo Make this the year where no opportunity - and no cutsomer - slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to http://Quo.com/lockedonnba. DoorDash From 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. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today'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. FanDuel FanDuel is giving you a way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a College Basketball Parlay Profit Boost.Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to 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 face a critical game Saturday against the Nuggets,
0:03.5	and this could go a long way to determining the standings in the West.
0:07.7	We'll explain next.
0:14.3	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:16.7	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.1	Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers, your first listen to every day, whether you're
0:28.5	getting a Monday through Friday, sometimes on weekends, even on holidays, more than once a day,
0:34.6	through Spotify, through Apple, maybe you're a locked on Lakers on YouTube type of person, no matter how you consume the podcast. We appreciate it. And you are part of making the locked on podcast network, the number one sports podcast network anywhere. You're going to find. I'm Brian Kemeniski with Andy Komenetsky. Covered the Lakers for nearly 20 years. And this is the type of time of year, Andy, where all games matter, but this game Saturday
0:58.4	against Denver matters just a little bit more.
1:01.5	Yeah, there's a lot riding on this one.
1:03.4	There's potential seating implications.
1:05.5	Everyone right now, three through seven, is jockeying in a very tight space.
1:10.9	There's tiebreaker implications that will affect the seating implications that I just mentioned.
1:15.0	This series is currently one and one.
1:17.2	This is the final game between the Lakers and Denver.
1:19.7	So whoever wins this one will have a tiebreaker in the convoluted cases that sometimes break
1:26.5	these things down.
1:30.0	There can be division winners, all sorts of stuff.
1:33.9	But it never hurts to have the tiebreaker in hand. And then also, too, just in figuring out how you match up against potential playoff opponents, because everyone, again, three three through seven could possibly face each other.
1:46.1	You're getting as much information as possible and also potential psychological edges and stuff like that.
1:54.3	So again, this game on Saturday in L.A. very, very important.
2:00.1	To your point, you know, there's only a couple games separating
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