It's been a busy time for the hosts of the Pending Approval podcast. Specifically, for the underpaid editor of these podcasts, Mr. Alex Reba, who is the reason there is a backlog of content hitting the page just now. In any case, there are some great episodes and topics which Oscar Garner III and myself have gotten into over the past few weeks. In this episode, the two of us touch on all things NBA heading into the First Round of the playoffs. The episode begins with a brief conversation about our trip to Orlando to watch the Cavaliers take on the Magic in their final home game of the 2022-2023 Regular Season, while also touching on our theories about how traffic gets backed up and why the NBA Regular Season is currently broken (03:00-14:15). After our thoughts on the play-in games, we discuss the state of some of the teams which just missed the playoffs or failed to make the playoffs by way of the play-in (14:15-34:20). From there we move on to a series by series breakdown of each Round 1 matchup.

34:20 - Lakers vs Grizzlies

46:48 - Timberwolves vs Nuggets

53:08 - Bucks vs Heat

1:08:45 - Warriors vs Kings

1:37:56 - Celtics vs Hawks

1:44:22 - Nets vs 76ers

1:47:12 - Clippers vs Suns

1:59:27 - Cavaliers vs Knicks