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Luka Doncic, LeBron James & Reaves ‘DON’T WORK WELL TOGETHER!’ ๐Ÿ˜ณ – Windy | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Chiney Ogwumike, Brian Windhorst and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Shae Cornette on First Take to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Orlando Magic and the stats when Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves are all on the court. โœ”๏ธ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN #NBA

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  1. @jessemoreno1314

    February 25, 2026 at 7:37 pm

    It took you guys this long to figure out labron james is the problem

  2. @marwanbennani8444

    February 25, 2026 at 7:41 pm

    Better trade luka ๐Ÿ˜‚

  3. @jessemoreno1314

    February 25, 2026 at 7:44 pm

    Labron james needs to be a 6 man and come of the bench put him in the 2 qauter and the last 7 minutes in the 4 to close it out otherwise it will not work

  4. @praisegod7992

    February 25, 2026 at 7:46 pm

    The Lakers are not a good defensive team…their SUPERSTARS who will be on the court for the majority of the game, are not good defenders. Luka has never been a guy who cares about defense…he is only HALF a Superstar…he is an Offensive Superstar…he is not a complete superstar…he lacks the defensive abilities of a true superstar. Lebron at this stage in his career…I don’t think can give it on the defensive side of the ball anymore and Austin Reaves is just like Luka…he is all about scoring…he can’t defend either. The Lakers are all about offense…they can’t really defend…which means…good teams that can score and can defend, will always have the EDGE against them and are more likely to beat them in a series.

  5. @angelrosado3106

    February 25, 2026 at 7:48 pm

    LeBron has to go

  6. @Ferrarisolos

    February 25, 2026 at 7:49 pm

    Who remembers windhorst iconic rant on luka 2024 finals ๐Ÿ˜‚

  7. @LeeskeeGoonies

    February 25, 2026 at 7:51 pm

    But when we beat the sixers S.A.S said you can’t count us out ๐Ÿ˜‚

  8. @TDGRHYTHM

    February 25, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    No defence no championship simple as that Lakers at best looks like 2nd rd exit

  9. @o.d.b2321

    February 25, 2026 at 8:05 pm

    No team fears the Lakers with a 41 yr old in the starting line up๐Ÿ˜‚

  10. @Robert-bx3xn

    February 25, 2026 at 8:07 pm

    MY LAKERS AND MY 49ERS ARE GOING ALTRA WHITE… WHITE PEOPLE DON’T PLAY DEFENSE IN NO SPORT…( EXCEPT TJ WATT)…MY LAKERS UNDER THIS OWNERSHIP DON’T THINK ๐Ÿค” DEFENSE….IN SPORTS THE FINAL 4 TEAMS ARE ALWAYS BLACK AND DEFENSIVE….

  11. @veezelsrebassed1674

    February 25, 2026 at 8:12 pm

    this is why you cant call LEBRON a goat, blowing free throws when it counts , and defense sucks

  12. @linkercasas1004

    February 25, 2026 at 8:17 pm

    Thatโ€™s interesting โ€” Windy talked about the inputs (the on/off data saying LeBron, Luka, and Austin Reaves together hasnโ€™t been as effective, while the team looks better when at least one of them sits).

    But whatโ€™s the output of that in the only language that ultimately mattersโ€”Wins and Losses.

    Does anyone have the Lakers W/L record splits by:
    -minutes with all three on the floor.

    -minutes with two of the three.

    -minutes with one or none?

    And what are the baselines likeโ€” overall team record, strength of schedule during those stretches, and whether those minutes skew to certain game situations (for example, garbage time vs. closing lineups)?

    The on/off numbers might be true, but without the W/L context, itโ€™s hard to tell whether this is a real โ€œcanโ€™t-play-togetherโ€ problem or just a rotation or sample-size situation.

  13. @K.C-x5y2e

    February 25, 2026 at 8:27 pm

    Lakers need to trade that whole roster!

  14. @NunyaBid26

    February 25, 2026 at 8:40 pm

    LeNarrative is in already.
    LeToxic off to Cleveland next season cos he didnโ€™t have enough help.

  15. @psp785

    February 25, 2026 at 8:41 pm

    lakers have the worst bench in the league

  16. @mathewgoogle

    February 25, 2026 at 9:01 pm

    “I couldn’t be happier” – All Mavs Fans

  17. @cannacare777

    February 25, 2026 at 9:05 pm

    The Lakers suck when it’s just LeBron. LeBron sucks. Tell me you’re still with klutch still windy

  18. @curtthechameleon

    February 25, 2026 at 9:14 pm

    It’s hard to watch them because they play ZERO defense.

  19. @cooljp1531

    February 25, 2026 at 9:26 pm

    Nobody works with LeBron on the court. Luka and Reeves are just fine and so are Ayton and Rui as long as you get LeBron outta there.

  20. @miamiexplorer6451

    February 25, 2026 at 9:27 pm

    In other wordsโ€ฆ get rid of Lebron.

  21. @barefaceguddah

    February 25, 2026 at 10:04 pm

    Kuz LeBron gotta come off the bench

  22. @IbrahimHarris-ng7en

    February 25, 2026 at 10:06 pm

    Lebron should play PG. AR should lead the bench unit.

  23. @gbb82

    February 25, 2026 at 10:06 pm

    Itโ€™s simple: The game is passing LeBron by.

  24. @vasilyXIII

    February 25, 2026 at 10:17 pm

    Itโ€™s high time the Lakers throw them father & son away for good

  25. @periclesminaya7619

    February 25, 2026 at 10:20 pm

    So Lebron was going to figure out? When he never figure out how to play with other reason why he said fit in or fit out know the he’s the one who’s having to do that doesn’t know how every other player had to find out how to make it work this 2 are young they don’t have to he’s turn to show he’s great not others make him great.

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