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 part one of our two-part preview on the series between the

Lakers and the Nuggets. You're listening to Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius and

Mike. And guys, after last year's series, let's start with last season series, that was a playoff

run that was, I'll always regard that, I'll always hold that team in high regard.

I thought they were a super resilient bunch.

But by the time they got to the Western Conference finals, they had been kind of figuring out

who they were on the fly.

It was a new group of guys mostly

put together at the trade deadline, figuring out, okay, Malik Beasley's starting to start out with,

then he ends up off the bench, then out of the rotation. Rui ends up getting a DNP against

Chicago at one point for Lonnie Walker the fourth, ends up becoming a very key part of the

series against Denver.

Dennis Schrooter starts game one against Denver. And, yeah, I'd love to start there because I

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