How The Lakers Stack Up In The West & Best/Worst Matchups With Jason Timpf

Jovan Buha welcomes Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers' ceiling with the playoffs approaching. Jovan and Jason analyze the Lakers' win over the Houston Rockets, where LA ranks in the West hierarchy, LA vs. OKC, the optimal offensive balance between Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, the best and worst first-round playoff matchups for the Lakers, and more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing, rating and reviewing. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:18 Top-line takeaways from Lakers-Rockets 12:42 Where does LA rank in the West? 22:47 LA’s offensive balance between Luka, LeBron & Austin 33:01 Best and worst first-round matchups for LA? 37:28 Mailbag No. 1: How would LA’s offense fare vs. OKC/Boston/Cleveland? 41:15 Mailbag No. 2: Why doesn’t JJ trust Jaxson more? 45:20 Mailbag No. 3: Ideal Luka-centric units and LeBron/AR-centric units? 49:07 Outro Timestamps are subject to change based on ad placement and duration. 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