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LOWDOWN: Lakers-Wolves series preview (narrated) Apr 15, 2025

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Anthony Edwards, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves. Anthony broke down the series in even greater detail for ClutchPoints and, if you don't like reading, narrated the piece for you here.

FULL: Anthony and Raj nerd out about Lakers-Wolves Apr 15, 2025

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This really is an incredibly interesting matchup between the Lakers and Wolves on both macro and micro levels. So, because it's what these guys do, Anthony and Raj dig into the series as thoroughly as they can without recording a three-hour pod.

PART ONE: Lakers' "death lineup" will dictate how this series goes Apr 15, 2025

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If the Wolves have an answer for the Lakers' death lineup, then, yeah, this is a long series. If not, this thing will end quickly. The guys explain what it all might mean.

PART TWO: Can the Austin breakout season carry into this series? Apr 15, 2025

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Anthony and Raj talk about quite possibly the key swing-player in this series: Austin Reaves. If he goes off consistently and the Lakers get typical playoff performances from LeBron James and Luka Doncic, this series could be wrapped up pretty quickly.

LOWDOWN: Everything you need to know about Lakers-Wolves (in bitesize form) Apr 14, 2025

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Anthony offers up three concerns he has heading into the series against Minnesota and why in each case the Lakers have ways of either offsetting the advantage or countering it altogether. He also talks about the path forward through the west, which is actually fairly doable.

FULL: Lakers-Wolves series preview; Regular season review; Playoff expectations Apr 14, 2025

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Anthony welcomes Harrison into The Lounge as Harrison is about to be pod silent for a couple weeks. The guys talk the Lakers' upcoming series with the Timberwolves and why they're pretty optimistic heading in. From there, they look back on the regular season and all the Lakers have accomplished, then use that context to marvel at their lofty expectations heading into the postseason.

PART ONE: Lakers in five Apr 14, 2025

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The guys have some fun with those Jerami Grant rumors from last summer and how poorly they aged. Then, they quickly recap a "basketball game" between the "Lakers" and "Blazers." Harrison then gives his series prediction and, yeah, he's optimistic.

PART TWO: A look back on the wild regular season; more Lakers-Wolves stuff Apr 14, 2025

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The Lakers laid the foundation for a real culture moving forward. They'll be looking to build on that foundation in real ways this postseason, starting with a matchup against the Wolves that leans in their favor. Anthony and Harrison are both feeling good about this one.

PART THREE: Listing the best players in Lakers-Wolves Apr 14, 2025

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Anthony and Harrison do the very podcast-y thing where they combine the rosters of the Lakers and Wolves to power ranking the rotations. The Lakers do pretty well here. The guys also set expectations for these playoffs, and they're higher than you're probably thinking.

Lakers handle resting Rockets, secure third seed Apr 12, 2025

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Anthony breaks down the game as best he can given who didn't participate in it on the Rockets side, but, all that matters is the Lakers winning said game and earning that third seed in the postseason. Anthony spends some time looking back on the season that was as the Lakers get ready to (hopefully) rest up in game 82.

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