This one hurt, big. Sunday, the Lakers lost a 23-point lead to the Pelicans, losing the game 116-108. They lost their hold over the 9th seed in the Western Conference (and the possibility of hosting the first game of the play-in), the tiebreaker to the Pelicans, some of their cushion over the 11th place San Antonio Spurs (now only a game back of L.A.), and critically, may have lost LeBron James to an ankle injury.

Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln...

James finished the game after twisting it in the first half, but was clearly in some pain during the game, and after said it felt "horrible." It seems unlikely he'll play in Dallas on Tuesday, and even if he does, how effective will he be? Frank Vogel noted after that "time is running out" on this team. He didn't mean it this way, but perhaps it's best for all involved?

To talk about it all, Jake Madison of Locked On Pelicans joins the show!

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky, with guest Jake Madison!

SEGMENT 1: Recapping Sunday's game. What changed from the first half to the second? Was it something the Pelicans were doing? Something the Lakers stopped doing? Certainly Los Angeles reverted back to some of their big offensive struggles, scoring only 39 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter.

SEGMENT 2: Who will take the 9th and 10th seeds? Why do Pelicans fans hate the Lakers so much?

SEGMENT 3: Who is winning the Anthony Davis trade? The answer isn't as cut and dried as it once appeared. And from a guy who watched him for many, many years, Jake discusses whether or not Anthony Davis will ever be "the guy" in the way the Lakers have hoped.

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