LeBron & The Lakers NEED To Push The Panic Button

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The Gil's Arena Crew discusses the Lakers' struggles in the playoffs and other key NBA matchups.

LeBron James & the Lakers need To push the panic button as the Gil's Arena Crew react to a crazy Wednesday night in the NBA Playoffs. They tip things off by reacting to the Los Angeles Lakers losing another close out game to the Kevin Durant-less Houston Rockets team, as LeBron James and company struggled to get anything going, and now the Lakers head back to Houston with all of the pressure in the world to not be the first team to blow a 3-0 lead in NBA history. Next, they react to Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons holding off Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic in an insane battle between former number 1 overall picks. Are the Magic another team looking to blow a huge series lead? Finally, they discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers taking care of the Toronto Raptors in game 5. Do James Harden and Donovan Mitchell have what it takes to close out this series as well as being a contender in the Eastern Conference? Today's Gil's Arena Crew : Josiah Johnson, Kenyon Martin, Swaggy P, Brandon Jennings Gil's Arena premieres every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET. Sign up for Underdog HERE with promo code GIL and play $5 to get $50 in bonus funds or bonus entries…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josiah Johnson, Kenyon Martin, Swaggy P, Brandon Jennings

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• Lakers performance
• Cade Cunningham vs Paolo Banchero
• Cavaliers vs Raptors
• series leads
• pressure in playoffs

Keywords

• LeBron James
• Lakers
• NBA Playoffs
• Cade Cunningham
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• James Harden
• Donovan Mitchell
• series lead
• Houston Rockets
• Orlando Magic

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors

Places: Eastern Conference

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