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Because the State of the Union Address is set to begin at 9 p.m., right in the middle of Coast 2 Coast Tuesday's usual time slot, both NBA on NBC games will move to Peacock for February 24. They'll still keep the same start times, though, so here's what you need to know about the schedule:
That makes every game teams play swell up in importance, as the Lakers saw on Sunday in a blowout loss to the Celtics on their home floor. L.A. was awful in every facet when it came to shooting the ball.
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Austin Reaves on Charles Barkley saying Lakers aren't contenders
Lakers star Austin Reaves had a calm comeback to Charles Barkley's comment that the Lakers will not do well in this spring's NBA playoffs.
All of the current Lakers realized that playing against the Boston Celtics on national television really was more than just one of the 82 games on the NBA schedule. It was crystallized even more because iconic former Lakers coach Pat Riley sat courtside after a celebration for the unveiling of his statue outside on the Star Plaza at Crypto.
Magic vs. Lakers predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, February 24, headlined by Desmond Bane's scoring prop.
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Lakers lose close one to Magic
Coming off a disappointing loss to the rival Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers looked to get back on track on Tuesday night when they welcomed the Orlando Magic to town.