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 Film Room podcast, brought you by the Blue Wire Podcast Network.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius and soon to be Mike.

And we are, I think, starting a new portion of the season tonight, Darius.

And who better to do that against than the hated

rivals, the Boston Celtics, the owners of the best record in the NBA. And, but both teams are

coming into this game, I think a little on the tired side, right? The Celtics are coming off of two

blowout losses back to back to Golden State and the L.A. Clippers last night and are now playing their third game in fourth nights and second of a back to back against the Lakers team that is playing their first game back from the longest road trip of the season, right?

So that's always historically one of those ones, Darius, where

teams do not play well, their first game back normally from a long road trip. Teams also don't

normally play all that well on their third night in, third game in four nights, second night

of a back-to-back. Boston is without their two bigs, which I think is probably the

biggest storyline in their sphere right now. So let's get into it, man. We got a new portion of the

season starting up against the hated ones. What do you see tonight? Well, it's interesting, right?

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