Back after a little bit! Jake's returned from a spiritual journey to the TD Garden where he willed his Celtics on live in person, Josh is absent with flu related misfortune and Batey is golden, drunk from the residue of Luka's stomping of the Suns. There's been much to discuss from what's transpired so far, with plenty to analyse moving forward to the Conference Finals. Join us, back from extended break, and settle right back in to Playoffs-speed BDC.

The NBA regular season is officially at a close, which of course means it’s time to strap in for the Backdoor Cut playoff preview, pre-season predictions review, and end of year Awardies!! It’s silly season in the world of Jake, Josh & Batey, so get comfy, collate your opinions and tune in for a nice warm cup of perspective.

Nipping at the heels of the playoffs, Jake, Josh & Batey are awash with excitement. First (as if there were any question) announcing yet another Rose Gold Champion, before a deep dive into the nitty gritty of the playoff seedings and aspirations of the championship hopefuls.

Injuries, injuries, injuries. They've been a huge theme throughout this NBA season and with updates coming in a-plenty, Jake, Josh & Batey are back again to ruminate on how the rest of the season will play out as a result. Zion's in the gym dunking, Ben Simmons' herniated disc flared up, Lonzo's not running for the next 10 days, Steph injured his foot, and CP3 could yet return before the Playoffs. So much is still uncertain and yet somehow, the picture may becoming clearer. All this, and a look into the exciting ascent of the Minnesota Timberwolves!

Don't look now, but the Dallas Mavericks are storming up the standings as one of the hottest teams in the league. Fresh off a nail-biting win against the Celtics, Jake, Josh & Batey discuss their ascendance since the Porzingis trade, the Sixers reliance on free throws, and the state of the West. Draymond Green is back healthy, the Grizzlies keep rolling, and Phoenix, despite their injury issues of late are holding strong at the top.

The Celtics have the best defence in the league and Jake could not be happier. Mere hours after they beat a Nets side with Kevin Durant well and truly back, Josh, Batey and the man himself break down the game, and try to work out whether either side has an upper hand in a hypothetical 7 game series. This, as well as a look toward the Bulls, 76ers, Bucks, LeBron's 56 points against the Warriors, and the new look, actually quite good, New Orleans Pelicans.

Josh Green, future Dallas Mavericks X-Factor? Rose-Gold hype aside, Jake, Josh & Batey are back ready to dive into the horror of the previous week's Harden/Embiid takes, the hodgepodge in the East, and debating who will have the chops to close out the MVP this season. There's momentum brewing in Ja Morant.

Rested from a big, entertaining NBA All-Star Weekend, Jake, Josh & Batey are back with a fresh set of lenses on the league's current state of affairs. First up, Jake talks through his weekend hoops run-in with tennis superstar and big Celtics fan, Nick Kyrgios, before the rest of the gang join in to walk through each day of All-Star Weekend, Zion's future in New Orleans and LeBron's future in LA.

Firmly in the fallout of the trade deadline, Jake, Josh & Batey sit after simmering for days on what in the world just transpired. James Harden is a Sixer, Ben Simmons is a Net, Porzingis is a Wizard, Spurs make trades now and the Lakers did bupkiss. Winners, losers, grades and all that good stuff.

It's trade deadline time, unusually early this year! At the time of recording, 12 hours remain until the door slams shut on prospective moves, so Jake, Josh & Batey look back on the trades over the past few days (Haliburton & Sabonis, for one) to assess winners, losers and what may yet be still to come. This, and a dive into the Eastern Conference seeding mess, revealing who can be considered contenders and who are merely pretenders.