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Zach and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic talk all things Wolves-Nuggets and preview Game 7. Then (38:47) Zach discusses the Boston Celtics soft path to the conference finals and the perception Boston isn't playing well enough to win the title -- and whether anything short of that is a failure. Then (54:09) Zach welcomes in ESPN's Tim MacMahon to discuss Mavs-Thunder, how the Mavs trades worked out, whether OKC blew it at the trade deadline, and much more. 
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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the Nuggets showing the heart of a champion to bounce back and even their series against the Wolves, the Knicks running out of gas in Game 4 against the Pacers, and what Indiana's off-season could look like. Then ESPN's NBA Draft Expert Jonathan Givony joins on what the Hawks could do with the #1 pick, how the Spurs will handle two picks in the top 8, and the news that Bronny James has been cleared medically.

Denver's defense versus Wolves' offense (15:27)

Nuggets' insane run to end 1st half (21:23)

Pacers even series with Knicks (27:22)

What would a run to the Eastern Conference Finals do for Indiana's off-season? (41:12)

Givony on Hawks winning Draft Lottery (51:58)

Bronny James cleared (1:16:21)
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Zach and ESPN's Tim Legler discuss the home losses in Game 2 by the Celtics and Thunder, the firing of Frank Vogel in Phoenix, and what to expect in Wolves-Nuggets and Knicks-Pacers. Plus, Mike Singer joins to share the story of his forthcoming book on the rise of Nikola Jokic.

Knicks-Pacers (4:30)

Cavs rout Celtics in Game 2 (8:46)

Mavs win Game 2 in OKC (24:25)

Vogel fired in Phoenix (47:09)

Singer on his book about Jokic (1:03:50)
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Zach and NBA.com's John Schuhmann discuss the Wolves beatdown of the Denver Nuggets and New York's wild and controversial win over the Pacers -- and what comes next in both series. Then they briefly preview Cavs-Celtics and Mavs-Thunder, make picks, and discuss the fallout from first-round eliminations for the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and LA Clippers. 


Wolves take both games in Denver (1:45)

Knicks eke out controversial Game One against the Pacers (28:51)

Celtics-Cavs preview (53:04)

Thunder-Mavs preview (58:24)

Magic postmortem (1:06:25)

Pat Riley's presser (1:09:25)

Clippers' off-season (1:14:51)
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Zach and Howard Beck of The Ringer discuss the epic Knicks-Sixers series, Joel Embiid's play, what's next for the Sixers, Heat, and Bucks after disappointing first-round exits, the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era in LA, the Darvin Ham noise, Knicks-Pacers early thoughts, and much more. Then Adam Mares of DNVR Sports and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic join for an in-depth preview of the Nuggets-Wolves showdown.
 
 
Knicks-Sixers all-time first-round series (7:32)
 
Embiid battled (19:49)
 
Sixers' crucial off-season (32:14)
 
Bucks' postmortem (39:33)
 
Heat have an intriguing off-season on the horizon (48:55)

Clippers on the brink (57:32)

Mares and Krawczynski preview Minnesota-Denver (1:10:57)
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Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss Anthony Edwards' brilliance in Minnesota's sweep of Phoenix, the potential fallout for the Suns, fake Kevin Durant trades, Clippers-Mavericks and Kawhi Leonard's injury, the pressure on Cleveland in Cavs-Magic, the stakes for the Sixers and Bucks behind 3-1, and much more. Then Fred Katz of The Athletic joins for a deep dive on Knicks-Sixers, New York's future plans, Pacers-Bucks, and more. 

Phoenix postmortem (11:30)

How the Durant trade hamstrung Phoenix (14:11)

Fake Durant trades (19:18)

Durant's legacy (27:45)

Clippers-Mavericks (33:33)

Cavs-Magic (44:17)

Sixers and Bucks on the brink (51:37)

Katz (1:06:36)

Game 5 adjustments (1:12:20)

Brunson's Game 4 masterpiece (1:16:44)

Injury updates (1:27:22)

Bucks-Pacers (1:31:42)

Knicks' future plans (1:36:41)
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