Lakers Lounge

The Lakers lost to the Brooklyn Nets 109-98 Thursday, and it was hard to take too much away from a game when the team was without Anthony Davis and lost Dennis Schröder right before game time, especially defensively. However, the Lakers struggled to shoot the ball from 3-point range yet again, continuing a dispiriting 10-game trend, and Sabreena and Christian spend some time talking about the offense and if there are any signs of concerns. They also discuss LeBron James passing 35,000 points and his All-Star captaincy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Anthony Irwin a DNP (snowstorm) Harrison Faigen joined host Christian Rivas for our latest postgame podcast, recapping a semi-impressive win over the Timberwolves to start the Lakers' upcoming stretch without Anthony Davis. To start the show, Christian hurt Harrison's feelings, then they discussed the keys for the Lakers on their first night since losing Davis until at least the All-Star break. Then, after talking about how sad the Timberwolves look -- #FreeKAT -- they broke down what they're looking for over this next, AD-less stretch, and finally wrapped up the show by making fun of a hilarious photo caption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen, and Jacob at @JacobRude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Lakers have won their last six games, which is now their longest streak of the season, but if you’ve been paying attention, it really doesn’t feel like they’ve been that good. Mostly because they haven’t. That’s why their last three took them at least one overtime to sort out despite playing against lottery teams. But impressive or not, the team still is winning, after all, and so on our latest episode of the Silver Screen and Roll podcast, host Sabreena Merchant was joined by our own Harrison Faigen to discuss the positives they've seen during what has been perhaps the least impressive winning streak ever. To start, they lauded the continued growth and development Kyle Kuzma, who has morphed into a very different player than the rookie that Lakers Twitter fell in love with, but deserves a ton of credit for so drastically changing his game in order to play winning basketball for this team. Then, after a short break, Harrison and Sabreena discussed Anthony Davis’ season, and what they want to see from him over the rest of this year when he gets back on the court (beyond just good health). We know how good Davis can be, but there are a few things he could stand to keep working on as the regular season continues. Finally, to wrap up the show, our hosts broke down their other two favorite positive parts of the win streak the Lakers have been on: The endless energy of Montrezl Harrell, and the resurgence of Wesley Matthews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony and Jas kick things off by breaking down the Lakers' ugly 114-113 win over the Thunder. This was the third-straight time the Lakers had to go to overtime against an inferior opponent. Is that a cause for concern? The guys share their thoughts on why fans shouldn't be worried about the previous three outings.  Following that, Anthony and Jas get into why the Lakers' offense hasn't been as sharp without Anthony Davis and if that could be an issue come playoff time. They also discuss KCP's shooting woes and why he needs to get going for the Lakers to return to being the dominant team they were to start the season.  To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas touch on the Utah Jazz and if they are a threat to the Lakers come playoff time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Los Angeles Lakers have won five games in a row, and eight of their last 10. They are half a game back of the best record in the NBA. So why has the discussion around them — on this site included — been so negative lately? On the latest episode of “Lakers, Explained” — a podcast by Silver Screen and Roll — co-hosts Harrison Faigen and Anthony Irwin debated that question, and then had the MVP conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 119-112 victory in OT vs the Thunder. They discuss the Lakers slow starts, playing without AD and Alex Caruso, LeBron's triple double and Wes Matthews big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of "Can U Dig It?" Jacob and Christian talk about the latest Anthony Davis injury update, which may explain his early-season struggles. They also discuss the Super Bowl, and how unprecedented it is for Tom Brady and LeBron James to be dominating at their respective ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of "I Love Basketball," Sabreena and Christian recap the Lakers' comeback win over the Nuggets, which was made possible by a historic night from LeBron James and another impressive performance from the Lakers' bench, led by Talen Horton-Tucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony Irwin and Jas Kang discuss the Lakers seven-game road trip, why Anthony Davis will continue to improve, Jared Dudley's book about life in the bubble and why the Lakers had animosity towards Paul George and the Clippers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After our last podcast covered the Lakers' wild win over the Atlanta Hawks and seven-day road trip, for today’s show, co-hosts Anthony Irwin and Harrison Faigen were joined by Mo Dakhil of Bleacher Report and The Athletic for their annual early season conversation to discuss the overarching basketball questions about this team as a whole. But first, Anthony needed to know: Why is Mo hating on the Lakers by dropping them down in his latest power rankings? Then Harrison was curious if Mo had ever had his own Courtside Karen experience during his days as an NBA and Australian national team video coordinator. After that, the three of them got into how the Lakers have played so far, and the outstanding production of Alex Caruso. But while the team has one of the best records in the NBA, but have also clearly coasted and/or struggled at times, both during their recent road trip and before. Is there anything there that concerns any of them long-term about the defending champs, and what is going on with the defense? Is it actually as good as the metrics suggest, and if so, why does it often look so poor when it goes wrong? Harrison, Anthony and (most importantly) Mo all have some theories about what is up with that end of the floor and a whole lot more. You can follow Harrison on Twitter at @hmfaigen, Anthony at @AnthonyIrwinLA, and Mo at @MoDakhil_NBA. You can read his latest power rankings here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the Lakers 107-99 win over the Hawks. They also comment on the confrontation between LeBron James and fans courtside. They look ahead to the matchup vs the Nuggets, Pistons and Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's podcast, Christian and Jacob break down the key dates for the Lakers in February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas sits down with ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk to preview the Lakers-Celtics game, why the Lakers are the favorites to win the championship, what the Clippers need to do to beat the Lakers, Anthony Davis' greatness and compare the different eras of basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Christian and Jas discuss the Lakers' loss to the Pistons, why Frank Vogel should be playing Alex Caruso more, Marc Gasol's fit with the team going forward and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices