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Pete and Darius discuss the Lakers' strategy to close out the Rockets in Game 5.

The Lakers have a chance to close out the Rockets in Wednesday’s Game 5. Pete and Darius offer their final thoughts on what the Lakers need to do to win, further discussing what Austin Reaves’ pending return can do for the Lakers offense, how to get LeBron going and whether a return to the post is in the cards, cracking the code of Houston’s switching defense, and why getting back to ball pressuring Houston’s offense could be a key to the game. Join Pete on Offside! https://www.offside.gg/beta LFR Store: https://cottonbureau.com/people/laker-film-room-podcast-store Pete’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lakerfilmroom Pete’s Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lakerfilmroom Pete’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakerFilmRoom For Feedback or Questions: lakerfilmroom@gmail.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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