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After a game in which the Lakers bench scored just two of the 116 points the team put up against the Nets, Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the team's reserves, focusing on Spencer Dinwiddie's offensive aggressiveness, how injuries have impacted the group's continuity, integrating Gabe Vincent, and the differences in building out bench lineups centered around LeBron vs. the ones led by Anthony Davis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers split their weekend games with a loss to the Pacers on Friday and then a bounce-back win against the Nets on Sunday. Pete and Darius discuss the team's struggles in Indy, the shift in energy and focus defensively vs. the Nets, LeBron's fantastic shooting performance in Brooklyn, the team's rebounding, Rui's offensive comfort level, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers continue their road trip in Indiana to wrap up their season series with the Pacers on Friday night. Pete, Mike, and Darius preview the game and discuss how playing this team recently can set the team up to win, the difficulties of beating a team three times straight in a season, Anthony Davis' health and his general importance to beating Indy, and much more. And then later, the guys discuss Gabe Vincent's pending return and how that could impact the Lakers hopes of stringing even more wins together down the stretch of the season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys discuss how Rui’s always-improving abilities as a a scorer are helping the Lakers offense — and now he has the first consecutive double-doubles of his career. Later, they discuss the potential return of Gabe Vincent & how that might affect the lineups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a night they did not have LeBron, couldn't make a shot early, and trailed by 19 in the 4th quarter, the Lakers won a double-OT thriller against the Bucks on Tuesday on the strength of their defense, timely shot making, and a whole bunch of resiliency. Pete and Darius discuss the game, highlighting Darvin Ham's decision to stick with his starters, D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves finding their offense in the 2nd half, and Anthony Davis being great...again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers are back on the road for their last long trip of a the season, a six-games and in nine nights trek that starts in Milwaukee against the Bucks. Mike and Darius preview the Bucks game, break down the rest of the road trip, and then discuss the importance of these games in relation to the Suns difficult schedule in the chase to move up to the 8th seed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers got a pair of wins over the weekend in two totally different types of games, winning a defensive slugfest against the 76ers and then fending off the Pacers in a shootout on Sunday night. Pete, Mike, and Darius discuss the wins, highlighting Spencer Dinwiddie's contributions in both games, especially his 26-point performance against the Pacers when he started for D'Angelo Russell who was out sick. And then later, the guys discuss Anthony Davis' recent play and what they've been noticing from him both offensively and athletically.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just 13 games left in the season, Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss LeBron and Anthony Davis' ability to take their games to another level, particularly athletically, and what that could mean to the team both offensively and defensively as they try to push towards the postseason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers got back on track with a dominant win over the Hawks, spearheaded by tone-setting performances from LeBron and Anthony Davis. Mike and Darius discuss the win, focusing on LeBron's strong night and whether this performance signifies a shift in his ramp up for this final stretch of the season. And then later, the guys discuss Austin Reaves' season to this point, and also dive into why their focus has shifted to two teams who the Lakers are in direct competition with for final seeding in the standings chase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers lost their weekend matchup against the Warriors in a game Anthony Davis left after the 1st quarter to an eye injury. Pete, Darius, and Mike discuss the game, how AD's absence impacted the outcome, how LeBron's brilliance offensively kept them in it, and much more. And then later, the guys discuss how the review process and multiple game stoppages ruined the end of that game and why they think changes are needed in order to fix this process for a better viewing experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support Pete here:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroomBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroomPete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoomPete’s Playback: https://www.playback.tv/lakerfilmroomFor Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices