Jovan Buha is joined by Iztok Franko of digginbasketball to discuss the Lakers' recent surge, its sustainability, Luka Doncic's MVP case, where LA stacks up in the West, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:11 LAL-DET reaction
6:20 What have been the biggest takeaways from this 12-2 stretch?
11:53 How much of this is sustainable?
22:51 Luka's recent surge and what it could mean for LA in the playoffs
28:31 Luka's MVP case
34:08 Where are the Lakers in the West hierarchy?
41:55 Ranking DEN, HOU & MIN as first-round matchups for LA
44:36 What are we looking forward to over the final 10 games?
48:34 Q&A
1:10:26 Outro
