With Kenny in New York on First Take, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick break down the opening games of the playoffs with early reactions. Are the Lakers doomed after losing on a game-winner to go down 2-0 versus the Nuggets? Should the Mavs be worried after a lopsided loss to the Kawhi Leonard-less Clippers? Are the Bucks and Knicks legit threats to knocking the Celtics off? Plus, are the Timberwolves, Thunder, and Cavs being overlooked? The fellas discuss that and their excitement with NOTB being on ESPN2 every Tuesday through the NBA Playoffs.
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At the top of this Numbers On The Board episode, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick say a big THANK YOU to the viewers who helped them reach 100k subscribers on the YouTube channel. Plus, the guys talk about if both Conference Finals are over? Are we destined for a Luka Doncic versus Jayson Tatum NBA Finals showdown between the Mavericks and Celtics? Will Anthony Edwards or the young Pacers come back from a 0-2 hole to crash the party? Plus, Lonzo Ball receiving a meniscus from a donor got the guys thinking of players they would donate a limb, ligament, or muscle to on “Drop The Mike.”
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Are These Conference Finals Over?

Another episode on this hoops pod except this time Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick give their Numbers On The Board predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals! With Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets being dethroned as champs, which of the young superstars will rise to the occasion to get an early start on cementing their name in basketball history with a title run? Will it be Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, or Tyrese Haliburton? On “Drop The Mike”, the fellas discuss which of the four teams has the BEST role players. Plus, the guys talk about what’s next for the Knicks, Thunder, and Nuggets who suffered season-ending losses and what to make of Bronny James.
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Predicting Conference Finals

On this episode of Numbers On The Board, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick reveal their predictions for multiple Game 7s. Plus, they talk about what it was like to interview FIFTEEN of the top prospects in this year’s NBA Draft! Pierre shares his thoughts on the narrative of this year’s draft class being ‘weak’ too and looks back on previous draft classes to make his points. Plus, on “Drop The Mike” the NOTB crew talks about which game is the most important game to win in a playoff series. What should the Cavaliers do with their roster this offseason? Should they build around Donovan Mitchell or one of the other stars? Also, have Jayson Tatum and the Celtics had an easy path thus far?
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Predicting Game 7’s

It's the Combine takeover for the Numbers On The Board team; Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick interview fifteen prospects at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. From aspects that will translate into the pros, thoughts on the narrative of this year's draft being 'weak' to favorite pre-game meals and, of course, Drake or Kendrick? The team is joined by Jared McCain, Rob Dillingham, Jaylon Tyson, Alexandre Sarr, Tristan da Silva, Kyle Filipowski, Stephon Castle, Reed Sheppard, Matas Buzelis, Ja'Kobe Walter, Johnny Furphy, Ryan Dunn, Devin Carter, DaRon Holmes II, Cody Williams on a special edition of Numbers On The Board.
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NBA Combine Special

On this episode of Numbers On The Board, Mike is BACK as the guys rank their top performances in the playoffs thus far. Does the newly named MVP Nikola Jokic have the best performance or does Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, or another star sit atop the NOTB list? During “Drop The Mike”, Mike asks the guys what they would rate the refs’ performance during the playoffs. Going back to the playoffs, is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander making a case for the best player in the association? Plus, the NOTB crew discusses what teams should do heading into the NBA Draft from drafting certain players to trading picks.
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