I want better defense from the Lakers but Raj is more excited about LA having the best backcourt in basketball. We break this all down and more inside the Crypt.

A Luka Dončić 3-pointer gets things started for the Lakers.

I’m here covering Lakers-Pelicans on behalf of @lakerssbn.bsky.social. Jake LaRavia is on the court working on getting into the paint and finishing strong.

Raj and I talked about Luka’s criticism of the NBA Cup court and how the floor felt postgame. We mentioned it was something to keep an eye on with a quarterfinal coming up and the Lakers are now working to fix it.

Come for the Lakers-Clippers takeaways Raj and I have and stay for some talk about how slippery the court actually was.

Rui Hachimura gets the scoring started for the Lakers with a nice jumper.