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The episode discusses the Lakers' commanding lead in the series against the Rockets and analyzes the Rockets' struggles on offense.

Before things kicked off in their series against the Houston Rockets, the hosts of this space were confident in one thing: The Lakers would set a bar and make the Rockets clear it to beat them. LA is too resilient and composed to fall apart and fold. The expectation, though, was that the Rockets would have enough talent on hand to put down those plucky Lakers in five or six. Well... not so far! The Lakers have indeed set an admirably high bar, but the Rockets haven't even come close to coming over it. In fact, Houston has been borderline inept on the offensive end, leaving them down 2-0 heading into Friday's Game 3. So can the Rockets change their fortunes? Are they actually that bad, or is some positive regression inevitable? And what about the Lakers? How much more upside is available to them, particularly on offense? The Lakers aren't going to quit setting a standard Houston is going to have to exceed. Do these Rockets have it in them to get it done? We break it down with Jackson Gatlin of Locked On Rockets in another postseason crossover episode! HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, with Jackson Gatlin. SEGMENT 1: Why are the Lakers up 2-0? SEGMENT 2: Is the Rockets offense…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Kamenetzky, Brian Kamenetzky

Guest: Jackson Gatlin

Topics covered

• Lakers vs Rockets
• NBA Playoffs
• Offensive performance
• Team resilience
• Postseason analysis

Keywords

• Lakers
• Rockets
• NBA playoffs
• offense
• basketball analysis
• postseason
• crossover episode

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Organizations: Locked On Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets

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