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With Game 1 on Saturday, Pete and Darius wrap up their preview of the Lakers first round series vs. the Rockets by diving into LeBron James’ importance as a player and a leader, who they believe is the next most important Laker behind LeBron, role-player X-factors for both teams, ...  Show more

Pete and Darius continue their preview of the Lakers first round series against the Rockets by looking at the Lakers offense against the Rockets defense by diving into the importance transition and early offense opportunities, who the Lakers can target on the Rockets defense and ...  Show more

Jason reacts to the Milwaukee Bucks beating the Detroit Pistons, the Denver Nuggets beating the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Los Angeles Clippers beating the Sacramento Kings which all help give us a slightly clearer picture of the playoffs with one game left in the regular season. ...  Show more

Zach is joined by Michael Pina to discuss the end of the road for a few teams, starting with the Lakers’ loss to the Wolves (1:05). Next, they look ahead to Game 6 between the Warriors and Rockets (31:52), as well as the second-round series between the Pacers and Cavs (48:47). La ...  Show more

The NBA Finals are knotted at one game apiece, with the Pacers shocking the Thunder with a Game 1 buzzer beater. The Thunder enacted their revenge in a Game 2 blowout, leaving Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter questioning how best to bet the series moving forward ...  Show more

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to preview the Pacific Division of the NBA including if the Lakers improved this offseason, LeBron’s uncertain future with LA, if age and external distractions will harm the Clippers, how the Warriors should handle ...  Show more