Vando Returns
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
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🗓️ 4 December 2023
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Summary
The Lakers got some perimeter defensive reinforcements against the Rockets on Saturday and got a good win fueled by a huge 2nd quarter run. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the win, focusing on the team's defensive approach and how improved perimeter pressure led to the team playing more in transition offensively. Then later, the guys discuss Max Christie's emergence as a rotation player and how his play and Rui Hachimura's pending return could impact rotation decisions.
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| 0:00.0 | What do you think about the Laker team now? |
| 0:03.5 | You follow the box scores of the games every day? |
| 0:06.0 | Just the Lakers. |
| 0:07.3 | You're kidding. |
| 0:08.6 | That is really a compliment. |
| 0:12.8 | I was pleased to see you smile at the top bar show because once the game starts, you have a game face. |
| 0:17.8 | You don't smile much out there. |
| 0:20.4 | I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. |
| 0:22.9 | Correct. |
| 0:23.7 | What's up, Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius and Mike. |
| 0:28.7 | And Lakers got a win on Saturday, 107 to 97 against the Houston Rockets. And a nearly healthy roster. |
| 0:36.4 | Both Vando and Rui were cleared to play. Rui did not play. It |
| 0:40.1 | sounds like Tuesday is likelier for him, but Vando got his first run of the season. And |
| 0:45.8 | behind another defensive run in the second quarter, Lakers go on a 25 to 2 run in the second |
| 0:51.4 | quarter that was later capped off by just an unbelievable layup by |
| 0:56.2 | LeBron James off of a drop step that got the whole crowd just with their hands on their head |
| 1:00.7 | and disbelief. |
| 1:01.7 | And then Lakers held on, ended up winning by 10. |
| 1:04.8 | It was a little more. |
| 1:05.8 | And then the G-League crew had another stretch where it was like, oh, man, these guys are |
| 1:09.9 | rough. |
| 1:10.6 | But Lakers play well, particularly on the defensive end. |
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