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The episode discusses the performance of LeBron James and Austin Reaves in the playoffs and the challenges the Lakers face against Houston's defense.

Generally speaking, in the NBA Playoffs if your stars aren't stars, you're not going to win. Now, sometimes they're stars and you lose anyway. But rarely do they falter and the team still advances. So that's the position the Lakers are in LeBron James was pretty good (but not spectacular) and had a couple key turnovers. Austin Reaves did some good stuff, leading the team in assists and making 12 of 13 free throws. But he also missed 12 of his 16 field goal attempts. That's not good enough. So can the Lakers stars elevate against an excellent Houston defense? How good exactly do they need to be? Meanwhile, what can the Lakers do to get someone like Luke Kennard going? Because the Lakers need to take and make some more shots from distance. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Can LeBron go LeBron for Game 6? SEGMENT 2: Can Austin Reaves be a star on Friday? SEGMENT 3: Amen Thompson is making life hard for Luke Kennard. Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your…

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