# PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Why Rockets CAN'T Sleep On Lakers, STOPPING LeBron James, LA's X-Factors & More

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Podcast: [Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/main-feed-579535)
Published: 2026-04-16T12:55:20+00:00
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The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off in round one of the NBA playoffs. Is Houston in for an easy sweep or will this series go six or seven games? Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) is joined by Locked On Lakers hosts Andy & Brian Kamenetzky to break down this Rockets-Lakers first round series from the Lakers side of things, spotlighting why the Rockets still need to take this team seriously, LeBron James' massive responsibility without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, how LA survives the non-LeBron minutes, who's the Lakers X-Factor, how LA's experience plays against Houston's youth, defensive schemes and more.

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