Great Lakers Mind Matt Money Smith may host a National radio show, but many Lakers fans know him best for his work on AM570’s pre and postgame shows that sandwich each Lakers radio broadcast.
We appreciate Money for his rational, clear-headed Lakers take, which he showcased in an extended discussion from Orlando about the Finals, the impact of Lamar Odom, Kobe Bryant’s offensive genius, Pau Gasol’s defense and more.
As always, listen below or check out Playoff Central for everything else you need to know about this series.
Matt "Money" Smith Podcast [28:31m]:
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Beat reporter and columnist Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register joined us at Friday’s media session to take a look at L.A.’s situation after a dominant Game 1 victory.
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Kevin Ding Podcast [9:19m]:
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Before Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard had this to say about Kobe Bryant: “If the Lakers go on to win this series it will be because Bryant becomes less involved, not more so.” That certainly proved to be the case, so we called Ballard to talk about the player who’s put his team in position to win the NBA title.
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Chris Ballard Podcast [15:59m]:
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Our friend Chris Lewis served as the Orlando Magic sideline reporter for four seasons before moving on to cover sports in Colorado, and he joined us to take a closer look at Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and the Magic.
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Chris Lewis Podcast [12:19m]:
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As part of our complete Finals Preview we talked with Lakers Advance Scout Rasheed Hazzard who spent the past couple weeks bouncing between Cleveland and Orlando for the Eastern Conference Finals, all the while reporting back to the Lakers coaching staff and keeping them apprised of each team’s strengths and weaknesses. We caught up with him to talk about the Magic and how they matchup with the Lakers.
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Hazzard Finals Preview [17:46m]:
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ESPN’s Mike Breen, who’s handling play-by-play duties for the Lakers – Nuggets series, joined us prior to Game 4 to talk about calling the Western Conference Finals.
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Mike Breen Podcast [6:02m]:
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For today’s Playoff Podcast we sat down with KCAL sideline reporter and host of the Mason & Ireland show on 710ESPN, John Ireland to talk about the Lakers 2-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets in the 2009 Western Conference Finals.
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John Ireland Podcast [18:26m]:
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Our correspondent for the Nuggets series, Chris Lewis, is a sports reporter for 850 KOA in Denver that formerly spent four years covering the NBA as a member of the Orlando Magic’s broadcast team. We broke down L.A.’s Game 1 win, looked ahead at Game 2 and generally argued and debated the series.
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Chris Lewis Podcast [22:26m]:
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We sat down after Game 1 to take a closer look at the final couple minutes of the Lakers win. We also found time for this.
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Lakers.com Playoff Podcast [12:50m]:
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Lakers advance scout and assistant coach Rasheed Hazzard sat down with us to preview Game 7 on a step-by-step basis.
We picked ‘Sheed’s brain about what to expect from an adjustment perspective, the defensive focus of the Lakers, how Houston’s managed to be effective at times, how to involve Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol on the block and more.
Rasheed Hazzard - Game 7 Scouting Report [6:04m]:
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