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? You're listening to the Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by

Darius, and we have ourselves a series as the Houston Rockets get some momentum winning game 5,

99, 93. In a game where after first quarter, where the Lakers got up by 10, 28 to 18,

Austin Reeves made his debut. He moved very well, did not shoot particularly well, but got

from the line and was certainly very productive in his first shift. I thought that was his

best shift. Lakers get up by 10. But then Houston makes a push in that second quarter. And from that point on,

they really kept the Lakers at an arm's distance for most of the rest of the game. They came out

to start the third. Austin started that third in place of Luke Kinnard. And Houston went on a big

run in those first four minutes or so. It's been interesting to see sort of the patterns of

the series of the turnover flurries at the end of the second, the burst to start a half, really for both teams in the games that they've won. Lakers make a little bit of a run in that fourth quarter, push it down to a one possession game. I think it was down to three at one point. But Houston is able to pull through. Like I said, we've got ourselves a series. Houston's got momentum.

That was a huge game. We talked about it. You know, from here on out, it's just one day in between.

So got the next one in game six in Houston tomorrow. You know, that crowd's going to be rocking.

Got a young upstart Houston team that believes what are your thoughts on Lakers dropping game five?

Tough loss. I'm not going to sit here and backtrack off of some of the stuff I said

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