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**Buha’s Block with Jovan Buha**

Jovan Buha, a senior reporter covering the Los Angeles Lakers, analyzes the purple and gold with a weekly podcast that includes news, Xs and Os, statistical analysis, and exclusive interviews with media, players, team personnel, and more.

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Lakers Practice Report: What We Learned From LeBron James Officially Returning To Practice Nov 18, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to LeBron James practicing with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025.

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Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:17 Practice Takeaway No. 1: The whole squad is finally back 7:37 Practice Takeaway No. 2: What we learned about LeBron's return 12:26 Practice Takeaway No. 3: The (good) conundrum with the new rotation 17:25 Q&A 1:44:35 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Lakers-Bucks Reaction: LA Concludes Successful 3-2 Road Trip With Emphatic Win Over Milwaukee Nov 16, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

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Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:39 Overarching thought: A successful and informative road trip 11:28 Notable performers 24:31 Stat of the night: 100.6 defensive rating -- best of the season 25:20 Takeaway No. 1: LA's best defensive performance of the season 28:44 Takeaway No. 2: A couple of new bombshells enter the villa (Kleber & Thiero) 35:03 Takeaway No. 3: LA is about to add LeBron to a group on pace to win 59 games ... 37:41 Q&A 2:06:02 Outro

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Lakers-Pelicans Reaction: LA Improves To 2-0 In NBA Cup Behind Dominance Of Luka, Reaves & Ayton Nov 15, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 118-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:51 Overarching thought: A return to form … sort of

7:38 Notable performers

13:50 Stat of the night: 22 fast-break points

14:50 Takeaway No. 1: The bench has been rough lately and likely needs to be staggered

18:31 Takeaway No. 2: LA remains in control of NBA Cup Group B

19:57 Takeaway No. 3: Trey Murphy III & Herb Jones scouting reports

24:41 Q&A

51:02 Outro

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Lakers' Lessons From OKC Loss, Offensive Organization & LeBron's Impact W/ Cranjis Nov 14, 2025

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Jovan Buha is joined by Tim, aka Cranjis McBaksetball, of The Lakers Exceptionalism podcast and BBall Index to analyze the Los Angeles Lakers' blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the state of LA's offense and defense, how LeBron James' return will impact them on both sides of the ball, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing.

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Check out BBall Index: https://www.bball-index.com/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:39 Biggest takeaway from the OKC loss? 10:36 What have we learned about LA on this 1-2 road trip? 15:50 Can the Deandre Ayton-Rui Hachimura pairing be viable defensively? 23:06 Austin Reaves' performance vs. OKC: Something or nothing? 28:07 How much will LeBron James' impending return impact LA's offense? 33:02 The state of LA's offense: How would Tim evaluate it? 41:58 Any trends for when LA is more disorganized offensively? 44:48 What is LA's realistic offensive ceiling? 48:59 What can LA do better defensively? Is the only option a trade? 55:47 Q&A 1:21:27 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Lakers-Thunder Reaction: LA Gets Dog-Walked By OKC In Measuring-Stick Loss Nov 13, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 121-92 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing.

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Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:06 Overarching thought: There is a notable gap between LA and OKC 8:51 Notable performers 16:18 Stats of the night (swing factors): 20 turnovers and -2 free-throw advantage 18:26 Takeaway No. 1: This road trip has highlighted LA's athleticism and defense deficiencies 22:12 Takeaway No. 2: Another LeBron James injury update 23:20 Takeaway No. 3: What I'd like to see from the rest of this trip 25:57 Q&A 1:19:47 Outro

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NBA MVP, All-NBA, Rookie Of The Year & Other Early Awards W/ Andrew Fenichel | Beyond The Block Nov 13, 2025

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Jovan Buha is joined by Andrew Fenichel to hand out way-too-early awards for the 2025-26 season, including MVP, All-NBA, Rookie of the Year, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Way-too-early NBA awards 1:50 MVP 12:35 All-NBA teams 19:00 Rookie of the Year 24:01 All-Rookie teams 26:42 Defensive Player of the Year 27:34 All-Defensive teams 29:23 Coach of the Year 34:39 Most Improved Player 42:14 Sixth Man of the Year 47:03 Q&A 57:12 The Corner 3 with Keoni 57:42 Dallas autopsy: What's next? 1:04:02 The Athletic's top 25 players of the past 25 years 1:21:00 New All-Star Game format 1:25:40 Way-too-early All-Star starters 1:27:48 Will Dallas trade Anthony Davis? Can they? 1:36:41 Outro

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10 Lakers Storylines: MVP Luka, Austin Reaves' Growth, Newcomers Shine, LeBron's Return & More Nov 12, 2025

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In the first "State of the Lakers" of the 2025-26 regular season, Jovan Buha analyzes the Los Angeles Lakers at the 10-game mark (technically 11-game mark).

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

0:55 Where LA stands at the 11-game mark

1:26 Storyline No. 1: MVP-level Luka

5:39 Storyline No. 2: Austin Reaves' All-Star growth

8:48 Storyline No. 3: Newcomers shine in their new roles

14:35 Storyline No. 4: Injuries are an early hurdle

16:50 Storyline No. 5: Lakers Culture

19:16 Storyline No. 6: The defense ... has been bad

26:33 Storyline No. 7: The fifth-starter battle

32:22 Storyline No. 8: LeBron James' impending return

36:25 Storyline No. 9: Flashes of progress with the younger players

40:52 Storyline No. 10: Early lineup data

45:16 Outro

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Lakers-Hornets Reaction: LA Bounces Back With Road Win In Austin Reaves' Return Nov 11, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing.

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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:38 Overarching thought: A bounce-back performance ... sort of 10:41 Notable performers 19:39 Stat of the night: 7 steals for Marcus Smart 20:56 Takeaway No. 1: LA really missed Austin Reaves 23:03 Takeaway No. 2: Injury updates on LeBron James and Adou Thiero 25:31 Takeaway No. 3: LAL-OKC mini preview 31:29 Q&A 1:44:08 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration.

Lakers-Hawks Reaction: LA Gets Embarrassed In Blowout Loss To Open Their Five-Game Road Trip Nov 09, 2025

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 122-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

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Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:02 Overarching thought: More than a "trap game" -- it's a reminder of how LA needs to approach each game 9:28 Notable performers 9:56 Stats of the night: 37 assists and 36 points off turnovers for Atlanta 10:57 Takeaway No. 1: LA needs to figure out the non-Luka lineups while Austin Reaves is out 14:24 Takeaway No. 2: This sets the wrong tone for the road trip (at least temporarily) 15:50 Takeaway No. 3: Impact of Reaves' absence + his potential return 18:20 Q&A 1:28:46 Outro

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Lakers, Thunder, Rockets, 76ers & More Early NBA Trends W/ Mo Dakhil | Beyond The Block Nov 08, 2025

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Jovan Buha welcomes Mo Dakhil of Bleacher Report and Offside to discuss whether several early developments across the league are real or not.

Are the Oklahoma City Thunder better than last season? Are the Los Angeles Lakers a true contender? Is the Eastern Conference more wide open than we thought? Can the Houston Rockets maintain an elite offense?

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TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:22 Are the Thunder better this season? And what does that mean for the rest of the league? 10:50 How wide open is the East with the starts from the 76ers, Bulls, Bucks, and Pistons? 21:06 How real is this start from the Lakers? Are they the best non-OKC team in the West? 35:29 Can Houston sustain its elite offense? 42:28 Who are most concerned about: the Magic, Clippers, Timberwolves, or Mavericks? 51:33 Outro

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