One of my favorite niche movie characters is “the Keymaker” from the Matrix trilogy. If you’re not familiar with him, you can read up on the character, but a cliff’s notes explanation is that he represents is the idea of creating a path to a solution that was not there before. Or, said another way, […]
NBA Playoffs
Laker Film Room Podcast: Built Different
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I breakdown the Lakers dominating win over the Miami Heat to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals. We dive into how the Lakers fell behind early, but then roared back to seize control of the game through the exploits of Anthony Davis […]
Lakers vs. Heat: Game 1 Preview
The NBA Finals are finally here. Lakers vs. Heat. I’ve already spilled a lot of words on this matchup. Things I’ll be watching for and questions I have, ideas shared with and bounced off of one the best thinkers about the game I’m lucky enough to know. Humbly, I think those words are worth your […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Finals Preview
In this episdoe of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I preview the NBA Finals. I must say, we’ve been waiting a long time to have a conversation like this, talking about the Lakers trying to win another championship and all it will take to get there. We give much respect to Heat in […]
Lakers vs. Heat: NBA Finals Preview
To be quite honest, if you’d asked me a year ago (when this season actually started — what a year it’s been!) whether I thought I’d be writing an NBA Finals preview for the Lakers, the farthest I’d go in a response was that I was “hopeful”. The Lakers had a very good team on […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Appropriate Fear
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I preview the Western Conference Finals matchup between the Lakers and the Nuggets. We discuss having an “appropriate fear” of Denver, breakdown some of the issues Denver presents offensively, where the Lakers can attack the Nuggets defense, and much more. Really enjoyed this pod […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Western Conference Finals Preview
It may not be what we expected, but it’s what we’ve got. The Lakers were supposed to face the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals starting on Friday. But instead of the other LA team making history by finally advancing out of the 2nd round, they made a different type of history by blowing a […]
Hello There, Playoff LeBron
It was just over 18 months ago now that LeBron James received skeptical looks and, in some circles, outright jeers. He was coming off a badly pulled groin on Christmas day that kept him out 17 games and looking to course-correct the Lakers back into the playoff hunt in his first season with the team. […]
Laker Film Room Podcast: Flashes of Greatness
In this episode of the Laker Film Room Podcast, Pete and I discuss the Lakers 119-96 game 5 win over the Rockets to win their 2nd round series and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Rather than just dive into the details of what was a mostly rote game that saw the Lakers lead from […]
A Small Adjustment to Help LeBron vs. the Rockets
If you want more of an instant reaction with deeper analysis to the Lakers game 1 loss to the Rockets, please give a listen to our LFR Pod recap that went up earlier today. Pete and I went long on what the Rockets were doing to get the Lakers out of sorts, our issues with […]