The Lakers Are WASTING Luka Doncic | Utah Jazz Upset Cavs | Cooper Flagg’s Stardom | NBA Breakdown
Los Angeles Lakers collapse against the Sacramento Kings as Luka Doncic’s historic 42-point night goes wasted. Can a roster built around Luka and LeBron James survive without top-tier support? Malik Monk and Russell Westbrook torch their former team from deep, while Deandre Ayton’s lackluster motor raises questions about the Lakers’ championship potential.
Nick Angstadt (Locked On Mavs) & Camille Davis (Locked On Bucks) dissect the Lakers’ shooting woes, missing pieces like Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, and what it’ll take to rebuild a contender around their stars. Key segments spotlight the Kings’ relentless offense, the Jazz’s stunning upset of the Cavaliers led by Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen, and heartwarming moments—like Kyle Lowry’s emotional ovation in Toronto. The episode also features standout rookie Cooper Flagg’s star performance, playoff implications for the Clippers and Pacers, and bite-sized analysis of trending teams across the NBA.
0:00 Lakers vs Kings
14:04 Jazz vs Cavaliers
19:22 Mavericks vs Nets
23:44 76ers vs Raptors
27:15 Clippers vs Hornets
28:31 Pacers vs Celtics
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0:00 Lakers vs Kings
14:04 Jazz vs Cavaliers
19:22 Mavericks vs Nets
23:44 76ers vs Raptors
27:15 Clippers vs Hornets
28:31 Pacers vs Celtics
How many players do the Lakers need to upgrade to be Championship Contenders?
I cannot wait for the day Luka gets on one of these pods and just crashes tf out on his team. The guy has been on shitty rosters almost his entire career outside of maybe 1-2 years.
Luka is one of those im gonna get my points and everyone else sucks type of players, he hogs the ball so much but nobody wanna call it out cause they look at his assists and think that just solves the issue, Luka doncic is a ball jogger and a foul baiter just like shai is but nobody wants to accept it cause he’s on the lakers, people will say anything to keep anyone from taking away from his game which is why Luka is considered to be better than even Gianni’s and jokic
Nah. Luka should have taken over instead of making the right plays
What kind of fake pod is this? 200 views?
Dallas also wasted luka for years
He got the best team when he won west final
I wonder if they are going to let reeves cook or just put him aside and be the 3rd option instead of the 2nd. The lakers problem is the can’t stop anyone. They are trash
Lakers need calcium and protein. The least healthy roster in the league.
LeBron protection services are rolling tonight. Sacramento was wizzing past James, and exposed his lack of defensive effort. We're seeing tons of comments about all the awards & achievements in LeBron's trophy case that Luka doesn't have…. FACTS … lol.. it's a civil war in Laker Nation
The Lakers suck and no one cares. Can you stop doing half the show on these pretenders?
Kings beat healthy nuggets too. It happens
The Suns are in the 6th spot…why didn't you ask her if those guys crack the rotation on the Suns…no respect. It's ok.
Luka needs a teammate that can do some plays like Kyrie did when they team-up in Dallas.. with Lob combo of Gafford.. Luka is more Fit when No LBJ on the Floor.. He can pass more on his teammates.. Noticed that when LBJ is Not Playing from the Start of the Season..
LeBron has to go. The lakers cannot have three starters with crap defense.
The Lakers are NOT a good team with LeBron. Check out Ben Rorhbach's yahoo sports article.
LINEUP COMBINATIONS
OFF RTG
DEF RTG
NET RTG
Doncic-James-Reaves
108.9
118.7
-7.4
Doncic-James, no Reaves
117.5
119.6
-2.1
Doncic-Reaves, no James
124.5
110.3
+14.2
James-Reaves, no Doncic
121.6
124.2
-2.5
The Lakers are better without LeBron. Doncic and Reaves are the real dynamic duo in Laker Land.
The numbers don't lie.
Ayton and Hates were playing solid. Both motors were not the problem.
Lebron cherry picked shots staying back offense
Lakers fans talking about trades what can you trade besides reeves?
Lebron is a problem and they don't share the ball. I see players standing around that's a problem.
It’s only embarrassing if you actually believed that the Lakers were a legit contender.
Those of us who knew they were frauds are not surprised at all.
John's cameo in the ad 😂
Lediddy Shames
So charlotte beats jazz by 55 two nights ago, and Luka can’t win that? Wow, Nico was right??
We've been playing this game with Luka even going back to the Mavs days. How good the team would be IF there were different players. But realistically, who's available that the Lakers can acquire that's turning the team around? No one, their assets are horrible.
That's the thing about this whole Luka mess : All of Pelinka's successes(getting LeBron when they were his only choice,having AD force his way to join LeBron;the Luka fiasco) were gifted to him and he's rarely shown the aptitude for supplementing what's been gifted him.
I saw the game. People are like Luka needs this type of player that type of player. Luka needs teammates who can make just some of their shots. He surrounded by people who can hit open shots. It was sad and it happens way to often.
Luka jacking his shot with 4 guys watching is the story of his life.
You can't have 2 ball dominant players on a team with Luka. It just won't work. They will be better net year with lebron gone and with a healthy Reeves and whoever they get in free agency
The Nets better start wining next year after getting one of the 5 studs this year in draft. They have been tanking and bad too long. It's pretty bad they couldn't have had a good team by now
lets not blame the person making a 1/3 of the cap, you take the money you get the smoke
So, how many times did Mavs win the title while having Luka for over 6 seasons? How many times did they have better record than Lakers have now? Didn't they lose to Utah and similar teams?
….. ok I’ll say it. CUT LeBron. You will lose money but you will up your wins the bro is toxic
Lebron is the issue. Period. It shows when he came back. Theyre messed up with him
Kings (Royals) do have a title. 1951when they beat the Knicks.
It's the other way around: Luka is wasting the Lakers franchise time that's used to winning championships and nothing else really matters. He's still not in great shape and his game has regressed (not improved) as a basketball player since his days in Real Madrid. Do the Lakers have a roster and a real coach that can compete now? Absolutely not, but Luka as a young player should be a better leader and stop complaining to refs in every call and put more effort on defense and inspire his teammates by example. Luka hasn't changed., evolved, or matured his game as a Laker yet and that's his own fault, no one else to blame.
What's wrong wrong with the Lakers, LeBron James. They were second in the west until he came back😅😅😅😅😅😅
It’s LeBron. He needs to GTFO of the league..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They need Gafford
Luka is the quarter Goat he's the undisputed best player ever for 12 minutes and then reverts to a good offensive player who can defend and gets too many techs.
The longer you allow LeBron to select the players around him the longer before the team is competitive. LeBron always does the same thing everywhere he’s been. As a Spurs fan I say, keep it up!
YEAH…LAKERS HAD LEAD WHGEN LUKA LEFT IN 1ST QTR….BRON LEADS….LEAD INSTANTLY DISAPPEARS
Lakers know what they're doing. It's all about next year. The roster is full of expiring contracts. Lebron, Reaves, Rui, Gabe, Klebar. Everyone on today's roster is auditioning for a job on next year's team.
Ungrateful Laker fans.
Lebron James is the first player ever to wear a Clutch Sports and "league endorsed" SPEED LIMIT patch on his jersey, to remind other players to SLOW DOWN as they go by him. His lack of defensive effort in year 23, is that bad…
Last night…After Luka cut the Kings lead in half, our 52.6M Captain casually passed the ball to a King player with 1:24 left still down by 10. The Kings scored twice in a row to make it a 16pt lead. Honestly, here wasn't much Luka could do with less than a minute left. For reference, Lebron's side of the court was a virtual runway for the other team all night. In other important news, Spawny was 100% from 3 in his 3M mop-up role.