Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

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

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, March 23. 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:45 Buha's Big Picture: The stretch that changed the Lakers' season
16:15 Notable performers
35:03 Stat of the night: 8 turnovers in the fourth quarter
36:05 Takeaway No. 1: Playing through physicality
42:38 Takeaway No. 2: Injury updates on Marcus Smart & Rui Hachimura
43:56 Takeaway No. 3: Looking ahead to the final 10 games
48:33 Q&A
2:10:47 Outro

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-104 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:44 Buha's Big Picture: Revisiting the Luke Kennard trade
8:59 Notable performers
23:04 Stat of the night: 1,612 career regular-season games for LeBron James (all-time record)
23:32 Takeaway No. 1: The final 5 seconds of this game were insane
28:17 Takeaway No. 2: Luka Doncic's 16th technical foul and (potential) suspension
35:41 Takeaway No. 3: West standings watch
37:11 Q&A
1:23:55 Outro

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
4:46 Buha's Big Picture: Best in the world
13:28 Notable performers
23:12 Stat of the night: Luka's 60 points (plus LeBron's 1,611 career RS games + Luka's franchise-record 232 3s)
24:32 Takeaway No. 1: Lakers Culture
28:56 Takeaway No. 2: Checking in midway through the road trip
31:18 Takeaway No. 3: West standings watch
34:00 Q&A
1:32:50 Outro

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Jovan Buha reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
5:23 Buha's Big Picture: Houston, you have a (Lakers) problem
13:02 Notable performers
31:21 Stat of the night: Luka's clutch stats (10 points & 3 assists) and 7 straight wins (tied season-high)
32:30 Takeaway No. 1: When the No. 3 should be the No. 2
41:48 Takeaway No. 2: Pole position for the No. 3 seed
44:25 Takeaway No. 3: The man in the mirror
50:14 Q&A
1:58:37 Outro

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