Lakers Secure Crucial Win against Pacers, Face Bulls Next

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00:00So, obviously, the Lakers needed that game last night.

00:04The Pacers had been on fire.

00:07They took the lead on the Hallie shot, and then you get the Luka, I thought was a great

00:13look and a runner in the lane, and he misses, but LeBron tips it in.

00:19They needed that the way they've been playing, and then they got to go at it again tonight.

00:25Against a sneaky good Bulls team, by the way, like if you're just looking at this from a

00:28betting angle, Kobe White and Josh Madden, fantastic lately.

00:33Remember, the Bulls beat the Lakers long ago, basically by using those two guys to exploit

00:40the fact that the Lakers switch everything on defense, and there's guys you can absolutely

00:44target on that end.

00:45So, it's going to be interesting to watch what kind of revenge the Lakers go after,

00:49but second night of a back-to-back and an emotional back-to-back at that.

00:53We'll see what the Lakers have in the legs still.

00:56I mean, Buzellas had a huge night in that game in LA, Kobe, and I think, you know, obviously,

01:07Giddy Kiddy, they've been playing fantastic.

01:09They got three guys that are scoring in droves, and that's sometimes all it takes.

01:16They played great ball out West.

01:18They played great ball overall, and you know, heading into the play, and they're a team

01:23I just don't want to play.

01:27They score a lot.

01:28I'm curious what happens when they run up against serious teams.

01:30Sometimes, you know, March gets weird in the NBA, right?

01:33You get some weird upsets, and teams kind of mentally take nights off, or a lot of players

01:37take nights off.

01:38So, I think it's an interesting question as to how real this is in Chicago.

01:45Is Josh Giddy really that guy, Kobe White's been hot?

01:47You said Buzellas is coming along.

01:48I mean, he's a rookie.

01:49He's taking a big step forward.

01:51But how much of this translates to next year?

01:53This just feels like, Scott, doesn't this feel like classic Bulls?

01:57Like, we should be tanking for a really great draft pick, so let's start winning a bunch

02:00of games.