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 Rour

Podcast Network. I'm Pete, joined by Mike, no darius today. And we're recording this in the

morning. So we have a trio of games tonight on Monday night, a couple of closeout games with the Celtics and

Sixers, and then a great game five between Dallas and Utah that we're excited about.

But we will not be talking about it because it has not happened yet, even though by the time

the pod comes out, it will have happened.

But what did happen last night, Mike, was the New Orleans Pelicans took it to

the Phoenix Suns and tied up the series at four. Now we have ourselves a three-game series.

And of all of the things that stand out to me about this series, the Pelicans being not afraid of

them at all is right at the top. Tell me what you're seeing out of a kind of

unexpected tight series that, I don't know, man, I think the sons are in for it. They're going to

have to win this series. It's not going to be easy over these last three games. And we weren't

expecting that. What have you seen from that series, Mike? This series is a bit of a microcosm

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