The Lakers -- some of them, at least -- played and lost to the Houston Rockets Thursday, but the game itself was rendered almost irrelevant when LeBron James was ruled out. Instead, the major stories afterwards were the unexplained absence of JaVale McGee and the team's continued shooting woes. Sabreena and Anthony discuss if either of those situations warrants extended concern, as well as if the team's chemistry will ever reach it's pre-hiatus form, particularly without Avery Bradley and Lionel Hollins in the bubble. They conclude with a conversation on the Rockets themselves, why they are so very annoying, and what the Lakers would have to do to contain them in a potential playoff series. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices