Do The Lakers Have Any Shot Against The Thunder? | Postgame Show

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Podcast Summary

Podcast: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Episode: Do The Lakers Have Any Shot Against The Thunder? | Postgame Show
Date: May 5, 2026
Setting: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Overview of the Episode

This lively episode revolves around the NBA Playoffs, particularly the daunting challenge facing the Los Angeles Lakers as they prepare to take on the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder. The panel dives into the surprising point spread for Game 1, debates whether the Lakers can steal even a single game in the series, and rifts on topics from Cinephobe to Lionel Messi’s impact on MLS. The tone is characteristically irreverent, filled with rapid-fire banter and sports-insider jokes.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Stanley Cup Playoffs & Money Train Picks

• [00:49–01:43]
  • Greg offers a quick betting rundown on the NHL Stanley Cup: Avalanche vs. Wild, noting the Avalanche's prior 96 victory and remarking “That’s not gonna happen again.” He leans toward the underdog Wild, citing their season stats as puck line cover specialists.
  • English Premier League detour: Chelsea described as a “disaster” with Greg betting Liverpool as a strong favorite.
  • Notable banter:
    • Host jokes about the film “Money Train," sparking a Cinephobe plug.

2. Cinephobe Shout-out

• [01:47–02:03]
  • Pulitzer Prize Winner explains:

    “Cinephobe’s a podcast where Zach Harper and I watch movies that are poorly rated on Rotten Tomatoes and try to ascertain whether they’re accurately rated…” (01:51)

3. Lakers-Thunder: Can LA Compete?

• [02:03–03:54]
  • Host sets up the night's central question: "For those who have not seen the line on the game, would you like to guess what it is?"
  • Jeremy hazards Lakers +9, Greg says eight, then seven and a half.
  • Shock moment:
    • Host: “The Lakers are a 15 and a half point dog.” (02:36)
    • Greg: “Holy crap... that’s crazy.” (02:39)
    • Pulitzer Prize Winner: “You guys aren’t recognizing just how great the Thunder are.” (02:40)
  • Panel muses on the enormity of the line:
    • Greg: “That’s a regular season point spread where you’ve got OKC playing against the worst team in the league.” (02:55)
  • Jeremy & Greg both say they’d take the Lakers with so many points.
  • Fateful prediction:
    • Host: “The Lakers will not win a game. They will not win. They will not. They will not win a game this round against Oklahoma City.” (03:42)
      (Repeated with emphatic tone for comedic effect)

4. Luka Doncic: NBA Series Crossover Joke

• [03:54–04:19]
  • Jeremy jokingly asks if Luka (of the Mavericks) will appear in the Lakers-Thunder series, leading to light banter.
    • Pulitzer Prize Winner (self-identifying): “Luka Doncic will play a game in this series.” (04:01)
    • Host: “Just one?”
    • Pulitzer Prize Winner: “At least one.”

5. Audience Poll Round-Up

• [04:20–05:12]
  • Jeremy reveals poll results:
    • Does the MLS stand to gain if Messi chats with the Big Dog each week?
      • 73% say yes (04:30)
    • Is Timothee Chalamet now the number one New York Knicks fan?
      • Split: 50% yes, 50% no (04:53)
  • The panel feigns surprise at the split and riffs further.
  • Side notes about Olivia Rodrigo ticket pre-sales and a reference to Zaz as the “world’s greatest empath” (extended inside-joke banter).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Greg on the playoff spread:

  “That’s a regular season point spread where you’ve got OKC playing against the worst team in the league. That’s crazy.” (02:55)

• Host’s playful Lakers slander:

  “The Lakers will not win a game. They will not win. They will not. They will not win a game this round against Oklahoma City.” (03:42)

• Pulitzer Prize Winner’s Cinephobe plug:

  “Cinephobe’s a podcast where Zach Harper and I watch movies that are poorly rated on Rotten Tomatoes and try to ascertain whether they’re accurately rated…” (01:51)

• Panel on surprising Knicks-fan poll:

  “You guys aren’t going to believe this... 50% of the audience says yes. 50% of the audience says no.” — Jeremy & Host, with everyone feigning shock (04:53–04:56)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |----------------|----------------------------------------------| | 00:49–01:43 | NHL/English Premier League picks | | 01:47–02:03 | Cinephobe podcast shout-out | | 02:03–03:54 | Lakers-Thunder line revealed and debated | | 03:54–04:19 | Luka Doncic banter | | 04:20–05:12 | Audience poll results & comedic riffing |

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Episode Tone

The discussion is casual, quick-witted, and self-aware—mixing real sports analysis with signature postgame sarcasm and pop-culture tangents. If you missed it, you’ll get a spirited debate about NBA playoff chances, with plenty of irreverent flavor and a heavy dose of panel chemistry.

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Recommended for:
NBA fans, sports bettors, and Le Batard Show regulars who love a blend of fun predictions, dismissive hyperbole, and group banter that always keeps the conversation surprising.

Transcript

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[Jeremy]

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[Greg]

What do we got stand the cup playoffs tonight? Game two between the Avalanche and the Wild. Coloral leads one nothing after a 96 victory. That's not gonna happen again.

[Host]

Do you like that 96 game? I'm gonna enter that.

[Greg]

No, no. Too many that game. The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in 7th street home games following a home win in the Wild has covered the puck line as underdogs 76% of the time this season. So I'm going with the Wild. They are the underdog at a goal and a half against the Sprint. So it's like there's been a money train in the English Premier League. Chelsea have totally checked out on the season. It's been a disaster. The effort's been minimal and they're getting blown up by bad teams and they don't play a bad team on Saturday. They play Liverpool and I expect the money train to keep on rolling by. So I'm taking Liverpool minus a half goal at minus 125.

[Host]

You ever seen that movie Money Train? Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, foul.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

Absolutely. We've reviewed it on Cinephobe.

[Host]

All right, what's Cinebe?

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

Cinephone's podcast where Zach Harper and I watch movies that are poorly rated on Rotten Tomatoes and try to ascertain whether they're accurately rated or maybe they didn't get a fair shake. That cinephobe. You get it wherever you get podcasts. It's produced by Anthony Mays.

[Host]

I don't know if you guys have seen it. I hope that you haven't. So I'm going to ask here and I'll get a genuine answer. But Lakers and Thunder tonight play game one. For those who have not seen the line on the game, would you like to guess what it is? Who would like to take a stab at it? As long as you have not seen

[Jeremy]

what I have not, I will guess it Is. I know The Lakers are 9 to 1 to win the series, so I'll say that they are plus nine in game one.

[Greg]

I was going to say eight, Jeremy.

[Jeremy]

I was going to say seven and a half.

[Host]

Any other guesses?

[Greg]

Yeah, seven and a half.

[Host]

The Lakers are a 15 and a half point dog.

[Greg]

Holy crap. Whoa.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

You guys aren't recognizing just how great the Thunder are.

[Jeremy]

I'm just. Wow. I'm surprised by that. That's a big number.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

They are amazing.

[Jeremy]

No, I know how amazing they are.

[Host]

MIC on he's trying to talk and no one seems to hear him. What were you saying, Greg?

[Greg]

I had seen. I had seen the point spread, so I didn't. I didn't want to spoil the punchline, but when I saw the point spread, I. I almost did a theatrical double. It's enormous, especially for a playoff game. Like. Like that's a regular season point spread where you've got OKC playing against the worst team in the league. That's crazy.

[Host]

Don't you have to take Lakers?

[Jeremy]

Give me the Lakers.

[Greg]

I'm also trying to die.

[Jeremy]

Zaz. Pick it up. Where you. Where you started. Whatever. It was two months ago when you declared that the Lakers wouldn't win a playoff game. Obviously that would.

[Host]

Maybe I meant this round.

[Jeremy]

Exactly. Pick it back up here. Will they win a game this round?

[Host]

The Lakers will not win a game. They will not win. They will not. They will not win a game this round against Oklahoma City.

[Jeremy]

I mean, will Luka play a game in this series?

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

Luka Doncic. By the way, my name is Pulitzer Prize winner.

[Jeremy]

I'm sorry, you're right.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

Luka Doncic will play a game in this series.

[Host]

Just one.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

At least one.

[Host]

Okay.

[Jeremy]

Over 20 or under. Points, not minutes.

[Pulitzer Prize Winner]

They don't have 20 games left in the season for Luka if he plays over.

[Host]

All right.

[Jeremy]

Fun.

[Host]

There you go. Got some good action tonight. Got a couple NBA games. Got a couple NHL games. Let's. Let's update polls. I think we got a couple poll questions for today. Jeremy, you want to take the reins there? What do we got?

[Jeremy]

Does the MLS stand to gain if Lionel Messi took 10 minutes every week to chat with the big dog? 73% of the audience says yes.

[Host]

There you go. How you doing with the ladies?

[Jeremy]

And is Timothee Chalamet now the number one New York Knicks fan? Big. You guys aren't going to believe this never happened. Never happened before. 50% of the audience says yes.

[Host]

Wow.

[Jeremy]

50% of the audience says no.

[Host]

Did not see that coming. Wow.

[Greg]

How you doing on the Olivia Rodrigo pre sales?

[Jeremy]

I'm waiting on it. And what about Zaz Equaling the world's greatest empath? No, wait, who was he? Like, Swayze? What was the question that we threw at him? I can't remember.

[Host]

You have that conversation in your head?

[Jeremy]

No, there was something. Zaz was thrown on the board. I can't remember what it was.