Zach goes around the NBA with ESPN's Doris Burke: The top of the East and West, middle-rung teams to watch in each conference, much more. Then ESPN's Dave McMenamin joins to check in on the Lakers. 

1:35-Who is the second best team in the east?
18:30 -The impressive Orlando Magic
26:30- Who is the second best team in the west?
43:00- Concern level for the Nuggets
46:00 -New York Knicks
53:30- Golden State Warriors
1:06:51- Dave McMenamin on the Lakers
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Bouncing Around the League with Doris Burke, and Lakers Talk with Dave McMenamin

ESPN's Zach Lowe talks to various basketball people about various basketball things.

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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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Nuggets Knot Series at 2, Pacers Cruise in Game 4 against the Knicks, and the Hawks Win the Lottery

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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Mavs and Cavs Take Game 2s, Nuggets on the Ropes, Depleted Knicks, and Vogel Fired in Phoenix

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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Denver Down, Knicks' Controversial Game One Win, and Riley's Presser

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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Knicks-Sixers Slugfest, Off-season questions for Philly, Miami, and Milwaukee, and a TWolves-Nuggets Preview

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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Bouncing Around the League with Doris Burke, and Lakers Talk with Dave McMenamin

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