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 Filmroom podcast.

I'm Pete, joined by Darius.

And the Lakers win a fun one in their third preseason game of the year in a victory in Anaheim over the Sacramento Kings.

The starters score 26 points in the first seven minutes and thoroughly outplay the

King's starters, despite the fact that Lakers starters did not have Bron James, Anthony Davis,

and Austin Reeves, along with Jared Vanderbilt and Cam Reddish being out.

And so, D, the short-handed Lakers squad looked

very good once again, particularly on the offensive end. What do you see in the Lakers win in

Anaheim? I wrote about this at Lakers.com, but just a really strong performance from the guards.

DeLo has been great. Even before tonight, he had been great. And tonight, I thought

that he really took up the mantle for the team in terms of like just leadership and general,

like being a real floor general, 21 points and eight assists. He led the Lakers in both categories. He really just sort of set the

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