Joel Embiid Update, Is Brunson Enough for a Playoff Run?

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Heavyweight Matchup Recap, Pascal Siakam Traded to Pacers: Heavyweight Matchup Recap, Pascal Siakam Traded to Pacers by NBA Today

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Is It Fair for Lakers Fans to Criticize Anthony Davis for Missing the Warriors Game?: Anthony Davis has been outstanding for the Lakers this season. He's put up numbers. He's been available, piling up minutes despite a variety of ailments. He's anchored a Lakers defense that often becomes catastrophically bad without him available. But the timing of his latest injury/illness couldn't have been worse. Davis has missed the team's last seven quarters, and they happened to be seven of the most important quarters the Lakers have played all season. And while his symptoms (headache, nausea) sound like they're concussion related, the Lakers have said he's not in the protocols. Which means he was sick, and in a Kobe Bryant town, the idea that illness would keep a star out of a game as important as Tuesday's? Doesn't sit well. And plenty of fans have hammered AD over it. But is it fair? And beyond that, why are fans so quick to turn on Davis in a moment like this? Then there are the prac by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Embiid Can't be the NBA MVP + NBA champion Eddie House by Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

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Episode 960 - Three Up, Three Down: The Montreal Canadiens survive California edition: Scott takes a look at the California road trip to see who stood out, and who needs to prove themselves over the next week. by Locked On Canadiens - Daily Podcast on the Montreal Canadiens

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It's the death of the super team and that is bad for the Utah Jazz: The Phoenix Suns might be the death of the super team as they flame out in the first round of the NBA playoffs and now take all the burden of being a team over the 2nd apron. David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at this and thinks it could be a bad trend for the Utah Jazz. by Locked On Jazz - Daily Podcast On The Utah Jazz

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NBA Awards & Best Bets | Mon Jan 29: Buckets is back with best bets for today's NBA slate. by BUCKETS

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Lakers Vs. Nuggets, Game 2: What Adjustments Can the Lakers Make In Must-Win Game?: Saturday's Game 1 in Denver was undoubtedly disappointing, and once again put in stark relief the challenge facing the Lakers against the team most experts expect to represent the West in the NBA Finals this year. It also makes tonight's Game 2 a must-win, because the odds of this Lakers team showing enough high-end consistency to beat the Nuggets four times in five tries feels... unrealistic. So it's about breaking through tonight, and proving to themselves as much as everyone else that it's possible for the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the Denver Nuggets. So what has to get better? For starters, the offense has to function much more efficiently throughout the game. No minutes-long stretches where the shot selection is bad or turnovers throw the offense off kilter, or playcalling and structure go the way of the dodo. Because the Lakers lost that game offensively, not on D. Next, the best players on t by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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The Toll of Trades on NBA Players: ESPN Daily: Ohm Youngmisuk breaks down the post-trade deadline realities for NBA players and looks at who made the best deals in the league...and who didn't. by ESPN Daily

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Rights To Ricky Sanchez: Sixers Draft Countdown and NBA Scout Elan Vinokurov: The draft is just days away, and we haven't had any setbacks. Things are just not healing as quickly as we'd like them to. We recap the week in Sixers, including the new uniforms, Spike's fight on WIP, and the lack of updates on Joel Embiid. Then the... by The Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers (76ers) Podcast

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How real was Patrick Kane to the Dallas Stars?? Wyatt Johnston 100 Career Games and Shooting Star! by Locked On Stars - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Stars

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Diagnosing the Miami Heat's Problems with Nikola Jovic, Fourth Quarters and Injuries: The Miami Heat lost two games in New York over the weekend because of fourth-quarter struggles and injuries. Which issue is the bigger concern for the Heat going forward? Wes Goldberg and David Ramil break down losses to the Knicks and Nets and zoom out to ask what the team's biggest issue is and react to Nikola Jovic's comments that he's being "misused" by the Heat. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Score early this NFL season with by Locked On Heat - Daily Podcast On The Miami Heat

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NBA Weekend Recap + Best Bets | Mon Mar 27: Action experts discuss the weekend that was and give their best bets for Monday's NBA slate. by BUCKETS

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Why the Lakers Have a Better Chance to Beat the Nuggets Than People Think: Everyone has the Nuggets beating the Lakers. Everyone. And why not? Denver are the defending NBA champions. They're elite. And they've won seven straight games over the Lakers. The same Los Angeles Lakers that were a bit of a basket case all year long, never caught any consistency, and built no faith with anyone. So it's a foregone conclusion, right? Maybe not! Because there are real reasons to believe that the Lakers have a chance to surprise some people. Not made up stuff that doesn't mean anything, or not super unrealistic stuff that can't possibly happen. The Lakers have a real opportunity to do a lot better than many are expecting. There are legitimate reasons to feel optimistic about LA's chances to make things happen in this series. First, the whole "seven straight wins" thing between the Nuggets and Lakers isn't meaningless, but it's also misleading. All of the games have been competitive, and five by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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The Lakers Beat Pelicans 110-106, Advance to Face Nuggets in the First Round of the Playoffs: This win didn't quite look like the others, but in the end the Lakers got what they came for, and once again defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, winning Tuesday in the 7/8 Play-In Game. It's the fourth time in five this season LA has topped the Pelicans, and the second time in three days - both on the road - and this one is undoubtedly the most significant. It pushes the Lakers into the first round of the main draw, where they'll kick off a series against the Nuggets beginning Saturday in Denver. It's been a very long time since the Lakers beat Denver, and there will be plenty to say about that series between now and Saturday, but for today it's worth noting how the Lakers got it done on Tuesday, and how that might influence things going forward. Because while Anthony Davis and LeBron James played hard (Davis through back spasms) and gave it what they had, neither was efficient offensively by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Lakers Score Big Win Over Jazz. Russell Westbrook Destroys Rudy Gobert. Plus, Anthony Davis Update!: Picking the best win of the season for the Lakers is a much simpler exercise than choosing the worst loss, only because there are so few options. So definitionally, Monday's 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz, who sport the league's offense (by a mile) and an upper crust point differential, is a candidate. But while the team and coaches were quick to point out there are no "turning point" games at this point, it doesn't mean the win wasn't significant. Particularly coming off arguably their worst effort - not necessarily worst loss, but effort - against Denver on Saturday night, one that drew Twitter scolds from none other than Magic Johnson. Monday showed what they're capable of delivering from an effort standpoint. Can they sustain it? Even when circumstances push them more than what they saw on MLK Day, when Utah never really was able to go on a big run? (In part because of good, energeti by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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With Anthony Davis Out, Lakers Lose 134-120 to Golden State Warriors... Likely to Finish 10th In the West.: The Lakers have been the beneficiaries of good health from LeBron James and Anthony Davis... until right about now. Sunday, LeBron missed a key game against Minnesota with an illness, and Anthony Davis was knocked out at the end of the first quarter after being whacked in the head. Tuesday, in a game that would add tremendous clarity -- good or bad -- to where the Lakers might finish in the West, Davis was still on the sidelines with a headache and nausea (we'll leave it to the armchair physicians to decide what that sounds like) and LeBron was still feeling awful, arriving at the arena just before game time. And, not surprisingly, the Lakers struggled big time against a Golden State team playing excellent basketball. It didn't help that the Warriors were white hot from 3-point range (LA's defensive shortcomings notwithstanding), hitting 26 triples en route to a 134-120 win o by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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The Nets - Not the Sixers - Are the Beasts in the East + 3x Super Bowl champion LeGarrette Blount by Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre

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Recapping All-Star Weekend with 20 burning questions by Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

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Digging in on surprising Minnesota Timberwolves results in NBA General Manager Survey: The Minnesota Timberwolves showed up a dozen times in the annual NBA GM Survey. Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) digs in on the surprises, both on the negative side (low opinion of the Wolves overall in the Western Conference) and the positive (Anthony Edwards love!). Also, what NBA general managers think about Rudy Gobert, the Wolves' selection of Leonard Miller, and Chris Finch's offense. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Jase Medical Save more than $360 by getting these lifesaving antibiotics with Jase Medical plus an additional $20 off by using code LOCKEDON at checkout on jasemedical.com. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel This episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, Official Sportsbook of Locked On. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS - GUARANTEED. Visit Fan by Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

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Nets and Lakers make headlines: The crew reacts to comments out of Brooklyn and LA by NBA Today

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Embiid Processing, Bookin' It: Embiid Processing, Bookin' It by NBA Today

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Without LeBron James, the Lakers Play Timberwolves Tough, But Lose 118-111.: With a full squad, coming in healthy, the Lakers still could have lost to Minnesota Thursday night. The Wolves are the top team in the Western Conference, and have only lost one time at home. The Lakers, though, aren't fully healthy. LeBron James and Gabe Vincent both missed Thursday's game with what likely amount to maintenance injuries as much as anything. Jarred Vanderbilt is still banged up, and Rui Hachimura still has to dress like Batman to get on the floor. But with all of that, or perhaps because all of that, the Lakers played one of their better road games of the season. They looked relatively unencumbered, and played hard. Minnesota was just better. But don't blame Anthony Davis, who went for 31/8/4. Taurean Prince didn't miss a shot until the fourth quarter. Austin Reaves had 20, Rui Hachimura 18, and a big fourth quarter might indicate that D'Angelo Russell could be breaking out of a horrific slump by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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NBA Fantasy Basketball: Booker's Winner, Ball's Blow, Anthony's Rise: Josh Lloyd reviewed the fantasy basketball highlights of the NBA games. Devin Booker hit a game-winning shot for the Suns and talked about the 8-game NBA slate on Sunday. He beat the Knicks while Lamelo Ball got injured and Cole Anthony delivered an impressive performance. The Locked On Fantasy Basketball Podcast is sponsored by Basketball Monster. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel Score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America’s Number One Sport by Locked On Fantasy Basketball – Daily NBA Fantasy Basketball Podcast

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Lakers Lose By 44 to Sixers, An Angry LeBron Says "A Lot" Must Change Going Forward: LeBron James became the NBA's all time leader in minutes played on Monday in Philadelphia, combining regular season and postseason floor time. Never in those 66K+ minutes has LeBron had 48 where he lost by more than the 44 points the Lakers lost by to the Sixers. It was, by amount, the fourth largest loss margin the franchise has ever suffered. And again, the franchise has played many, many games of basketball over the decades. It was, in short, a monumental disaster, on the heels of arguably the best game the Lakers have played all year, beating the Cavs in Cleveland on Saturday. So what needs to change going forward? "A lot," James said after the game. He didn't elaborate as to what, even asked a few times. But on a night like Monday, there are plenty of things to point to. Defensive coverages? The Lakers absorbed a 3-point barrage and seemed slow to adjust. They had bad possessions and untimely turn by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Hour 1: Code Red: Hour 1: Code Red by Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Canty and Michelle

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Media Day: LeBron James Discusses his NBA Future, says Anthony Davis is Lakers' Franchise Face.: The Lakers kicked off training camp with Media Day on Monday, and man alive, there was plenty of interesting stuff on the agenda. (What there wasn't? Drama! Tension! Controversy! It was ahistorical for a Lakers Media Day, to be honest.) So without all the low-hanging, headline grabbing stuff available, the focus was on what's in front of a team that rightly has extremely high expectations following a run to the Western Conference Finals. One big thing everyone was happy about? Continuity. All the returning players, from LeBron James on down, spoke glowingly about what it means for this team to be entering training camp starting somewhere ahead of scratch. They know each other. They know the system. They have to integrate players into it, but the guys who are new are also role players, and in the case of Taurean Prince and Gabe Vincent, are extremely well respected pros. Christian Wood? Well by Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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Timberwolves' Naz Reid wins Sixth Man + what Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns did well in Game 2: Minnesota Timberwolves big man Naz Reid took home the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award, plus a look at what Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns did well in Game 2. by Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

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Filling in the Jaden McDaniels injury + Karl-Anthony Towns offense + Timberwolves-Sixers keys: Jaden McDaniels is out for at least two weeks with a sprained ankle. How will the Minnesota Timberwolves cover his minutes and role defensively? Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) answers that question ahead of a tough matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at Target Center. Plus, diving into Karl-Anthony Towns' impressive season thus far and why there's a ton of offensive upside remaining. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. PrizePicks Go to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnba and use code lockedonnba for a first deposit match up to $100! Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchas by Locked On Wolves - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Timberwolves

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