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ESPN's Zach Lowe talks to various basketball people about various basketball things.
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Knicks-Sixers Slugfest, Off-season questions for Philly, Miami, and Milwaukee, and a TWolves-Nuggets Preview
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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ANT's Brilliance, Fake Durant Trades, Clips-Mavs, and a Knicks-Sixers Deep Dive
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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First Round Check-In with Mo Dakhil
Zach is joined by Mo Dakhil for reactions to Game 3 in Knicks vs. 76ers, Cavaliers vs. Magic, and Nuggets vs. Lakers. They also preview the Game 3's in the Friday slate of games and how they expect the rest of the first round to play out.
2:55 Sixers bounce back against the Knicks
20:35 Lakers vs Nuggets
38:30 Magic vs. Cavs
44:00 Clippers vs. Mavericks
52:09 Wolves vs. Suns
58:15 Miami Heat shocking the Celtics yet again
1:09:53 Pels vs. Thunder
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First Round Analysis with Kevin Pelton
Zach and ESPN's Kevin Pelton discuss what they've seen from every Game 1 of the first round and what to look for as each series progresses.
Knicks-Sixers (2:11)
Celtics-Heat (8:03)
Cavs-Magic (12:06)
Nuggets-Lakers (16:46)
Timberwolves-Suns (27:10)
Thunder-Pelicans (36:21)
Clippers-Mavericks (50:23)
Bucks-Pacers (1:02:57)
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First Round Deep Dive with Coach David Thorpe
Zach discusses the Warriors being eliminated from playoff contention and questions if this is the end of this team as we know them, then he is joined by David Thorpe for their annual 8x8 first round deep dive.
0:00 The Warriors being eliminated by the Kings.
19:10 Injury updates following the play-in.
25:55 Minnesota vs. Phoenix series preview
41:20 Sixers vs. Knicks preview
51:42 Lakers vs. Nuggets preview
1:04:00 Clippers vs. Mavs series preview
1:17:00 Magic vs.Cavs series preview.
1:26:45 Pacers vs. Bucks preview.
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Regular Season Conclusion, Play-In Preview, and Awards Picks.
Zach is joined by ESPN's Chris Herring to review Sunday's regular-season conclusion, preview the four play-in games and four playoff series that we know so far, and give their final awards picks for the 2024 season.
7:00 Winners and losers from Sunday's regular season conclusion
12:15 Is Orlando actually a good matchup for the Cavs?
18:00- The Phoenix Suns avoiding the Play-In by beating the Wolves
24:30- Can the Bucks beat the Pacers without Giannis?
30:00- The Mavericks-Clippers Trilogy
36:45- Lakers vs. Pelicans Play-In preview
49:54- Philadelphia vs. Miami Play-In preview
1:00:30- Warriors vs. Kings Play-In rematch from last year's playoffs
1:09:45- Hawks vs. Bulls Play-In
1:17:20- Rapid-Fire Awards Picks.
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Customer Reviews
Great pod! One prob!
Zach, I love the pod and the occasional discussion of the wonders of Croatia. But someone has played a cruel joke and convinced you that Brian Scalabrine is a worthwhile guest. His words are neither interesting or informative. Surely there's another living, breathing human being on the planet you could invite to discuss this consequential franchise. When I listen to Brian Scalabrine talk, I think of Michael Rappaport. That is not a compliment. It's the one sour note in what's otherwise a wonderful endeavor. Thank you for doing what you do with such intellect and humor. And thank you for your time.
Stop snapping your fingers into the mic
Annoying habit. Stop. We know what snappy means. Terrible on the ears
Missing two games in todays pod
Love the pod, but two of the games listed in the notes didn’t actually make it into the recording. Don’t know how else to communicate that.