Basketball, a game of giants.

And there's number 99, George Mican, one of the greatest.

Perhaps the most complete player the game has ever seen.

The Lakers captain, Elgin Bay.

Two seconds, one second.

West throws it up.

Jerry West made it from the other side of the big court strike.

Ford sends it to Korea.

Skyhook up and good. Rers win. Magic down the middle, just what I thought. A hook shot at 12. Good. Jekiel stayed away. Yes. Dimes for the win. BAME! James puts up the three. Oh, it's good. Watch it on the drive. Step back. Puts it out. Puts it in.

Goodbye. Pets of a second remaining.

What's up, Laker fans? You're listening to the Laker Filmroom podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius.

And wow, what a game last night. Game one, Spurs take an instant classic double overtime victory.

Wembe goes for 41 and 24 in just one of those games D where both teams have these plays back and forth.

We're like, oh, ah, right?

You're just like just crazy action back and forth.

And I wanted to talk today about both that game, but also through

kind of a Lakers lens, D. I think that this is when we have the clearest eyes, is when we see

the best basketball. And these are going to be our two main opponents as we try to win a title

in the Luca era. And so as you're watching that game, as a Laker fan, what is going through

your heart and mind? It's super interesting to me, Pete, how even the best teams need an alternate plan when the other team poses matchup challenges that you then have to account for and incorporate in to your game plan.

What's the matchup that you saw there?

The instant or at least almost instant understanding that this is not a too big lineup team for

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