Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

The Grizzlies took the floor Wednesday in Memphis for Game 2 of the first round series against the Lakers without star guard Ja Morant. They've played well without him, but given how shorthanded the Grizzlies already are without Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke, it provided Los Angeles with a primo opportunity to steal a second game in Memphis and return to LA for Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead. Man, did the Lakers squander that chance...

Plus, Austin Reaves is making himself a lot of money... how is his summer going to look?

The Lakers stole Game 1 in Memphis, beating a Grizzlies team that lost six times at home all year. They go into tonight's Game 2 not only with confidence, but also the knowledge that Memphis star Ja Morant might not play, or could be limited at the least, thanks to a hand injury. If the Lakers can take Game 2, they put a stranglehold on the series as it moves back to LA for Game 3 this weekend...

And why didn't Anthony Davis get a single DPOY vote?

The big news on Monday? ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that there are serious doubts around Memphis guard Ja Morant's availability for Game 2 on Wednesday night. While the Grizzlies have played well in the past without Morant, losing their star would obviously be a massive blow to a team already down 1-0 in the series. The Lakers ran away with Game 1 after Morant sat in the fourth. So what would change in the Memphis attack if Morant can't go? Would it mean more Jaren Jackson Jr...

The Lakers are off to a very good start in the postseason...

The Lakers played a really good game on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs in Memphis, against a Grizzlies squad that lost six games all year in the regular season. But the game wasn't in the bag until a killer fourth quarter that the Lakers dominated, particularly down the stretch. (Lakers fans know closing hasn't necessarily been the team's strength...) Leading the charge? Not LeBron James and Anthony Davis (both of whom played well, overall...

The Lakers take advantage of Ja Morant's absence, and close strong.

The Lakers stars played well, LeBron James and Anthony Davis both. But in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 128-112 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis, giving the Lakers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven first round series, it was the supporting cast that brought them home. Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and D'Angelo Russell all were big, earning critical buckets from inside and out as the Lakers pulled away late...

Who's gonna win as the Lakers square off against the Grizzlies?