With No Luka Dončić (Among Others) the Lakers Lose Big in Portland, 132-116

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🗓️ 18 January 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Some games are borderline unwinnable, assuming the opponent shows up to play. Portland did, and without Luka Dončić, Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes and (of course) Austin Reaves, the Lakers were simply down too much talent. The end result was predictable-- the available players put out a good effort, and ultimately it didn't matter. Final score, 132-116. The Lakers are now sliding dangerously close to play-in territory, and with a game Sunday against the Raptors could be in that section of the standings before the weekend is over. There were some individual performances worth praising, including Drew Timme (21 points), Maxi Kleber, Rui Hachimura (11 points in 19 minutes) and Marcus Smart (a team-leading 25), but the assignment was too tough. The Lakers will try to regroup ahead of Sunday's game, and there's at least a possibility the guys missing Saturday could (save Reaves) play Sunday, as they're all listed as day-to-day. On the other hand, LeBron could very well sit out after having just played both sides of the back to back. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. QuoMake this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba.Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers. GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. The NBA and NFL seasons are here, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	The Lakers are running out of bodies, and they're not winning many games.
0:04.7	What can they do?
0:05.8	That's next.
0:13.6	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:16.1	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Lockedon Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.2	Thanks to everybody for making Lockdown Lakers first listen to every day, Monday through
0:28.4	Friday, sometimes on Saturdays and Sundays and even into weekends or holidays, no matter how
0:33.1	you get the podcast, Spotify, Apple iTunes, maybe you're one of the 37,000 plus subscribers to the Lockdown Liggers YouTube page. No matter how you get the show, you are helping make the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. And this or any other known universe, I'm Brian Komeneski with Andy Kemeniske, uh, covered the team for a long time, nearly 20 years for the LA Times, ESPN for the Athletic and Andy.
0:55.5	This was one of those games. I said to myself when I saw that DeAndre Aiton and Jackson
1:00.4	Hayes and Luca Donchich, who's their best player, we'll be joining Austin Reeves on the
1:07.1	sidelines of this game. We had a sense that it might come, but we weren't totally sure.
1:11.8	I said to myself,
1:13.0	this is probably not good.
1:14.8	And it turned out it wasn't.
1:17.0	The Blazers win as predicted.
1:20.1	I think by most people,
1:21.3	132, 116, was a final score.
1:23.3	Can't fault the effort.
1:24.9	Lakers just didn't have enough dudes
1:26.2	to win this game, I don't think.
1:28.5	No, it was the 20th new starting lineup of the season.
1:34.3	LeBron James.
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