Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' run through their biggest surprises and disappointments of the NBA playoffs so far. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:39 - Injuries, injuries, injuries 
5:42 - Denver Nuggets
17:52 - Detroit Pistons / Jalen Duren 
32:04 - Mikal Bridges and Mike Brown
40:44 - Houston Rockets
52:49 - Brandon Ingram
59:35 - Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen
1:05:07 - Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher
1:14:37 - Los Angeles Lakers
1:22:39 - Orlando Magic 
1:30:53 - Dylan Harper
1:40:45 - Jordan Clarkson
1:45:30 - CJ McCollum
1:49:31 - Ayo Dosunmu
1:57:07 - Jayson Tatum and Baylor Scheierman
2:00:45 - Collin Murray-Boyles
2:03:24 - Scoot Henderson / Robert Williams III

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Dan and Grant run through as many bigger-picture playoff observations as they can in 90ish minutes—with their questions and takes getting increasingly hotter as they go.

0:00 - INTRO 
1:05 - New York Knicks
16:43 - Houston Rockets
23:00 - Offensive trends
29:32 - Boston Celtics 
33:01 - Denver Nuggets
41:55 - Minnesota Timberwolves 
47:01 - Oklahoma City Thunder / West tiers / Ajay Mitchell
55:12 - Detroit Pistons
1:07:21 - Toronto Raptors / Collin Murray-Boyles
1:14:28 - San Antonio Spurs
1:15:51 - Thunder tangent
1:18:01 - San Antonio Spurs 
1:22:26 - VJ Edgecombe

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We interrupt your NBA playoff programming for extension talk! Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' spotlight the 2026 NBA rookie extension candidates from the Western Conference that they find most fascinating. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:02 - Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
5: 08 - Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets
17:09 - Brice Sensabaugh, Utah Jazz
24:23 - Keyonte George, Utah Jazz
32:20 - Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers
40:44 - Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors
51:58 - Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City Thunder

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Dan and Grant dive into the playoff matchups that were just set: Celtics vs Sixers, Thunder vs Suns and Pistons vs Magic. After that, they get into quick overviews of what's to come for the Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:13 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns
19:11 - Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers
42:44 - Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic
1:03:02 - Where do the Golden State Warriors go from here?

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Dan and Grant react to the first batch of play-in games and then dive into previews for all five first-round NBA playoff series already set. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO 
0:53 - Hornets-Heat recap
8:51 - Devin Booker course 
10:45 - San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers primer
12:45 - Spurs-Blazers Xs and Os
20:01 - Spurs-Blazers subplots
23:53 - Spurs- Blazers X-factors
26:56 - Spurs-Blazers ragebait
32:07 - Spurs-Blazers predictions
32:43 - New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Xs and Os
46:53 - Knicks-Hawks subplots
51:34 - Knicks-Hawks X-factors
54:03 - Knicks-Hawks ragebait
57:52 - Knicks-Hawks predictions 
59:06 - Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Xs and Os
1:12:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves subplots 
1:20:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves X-factors
1:22:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves ragebait
1:25:46 - Nuggets-Timberwolves predictions
1:27:32 - Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets 
1:38:30 - Lakers vs Rockets storylines 
1:39:31 - Lakers-Rockets X-factors
1:42:31 - Lakers-Rockets ragebait
1:44:44 - Lakers-Rockets predictions 
1:46:23 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Xs and Os
1:55:00 - Cavs-Raptors subplots
1:56:04 - Cavs-Raptors X-factors
1:59:18 - Cavs-Raptors ragebait
2:04:47 - Cavs-Raptors predictions

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Dan and Grant put NBA play-in and playoff teams into tiers based on how much pressure they are up against entering the postseason. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
4:46 - Pressure Index Tiers
7:51 - Los Angeles Lakers
15:32 - Charlotte Hornets 
20:39 - Houston Rockets
26:12 - Golden State Warriors
34:57 - Atlanta Hawks
38:07 - Los Angeles Clippers
41:36 - Cleveland Cavaliers
46:43 - Phoenix Suns
49:06 - Philadelphia 76ers
52:35 - Boston Celtics
59:15 - Denver Nuggets
1:07:12 - Portland Trail Blazers
1:10:25 - Orlando Magic
1:15:36 - Oklahoma City Thunder
1:21:40 - Toronto Raptors 
1:25:55 - Miami Heat
1:28:39 - San Antonio Spurs 
1:34:35 - Detroit Pistons
1:40? - New York Knicks
1:48:42 - Minnesota Timberwolves
1:54:52 - FINAL RESULTS
1:59:05 - STAT PADDING

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Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' discuss the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee Bucks rumors, the direction of the Chicago Bulls, how NBA teams will rebuild in the revamped draft-lottery era and the impact of the Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves injuries on the Lakers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:27 - Giannis and the Bucks
40:03 - Where do the Chicago Bulls go from here
1:05:05 - Rebuilding in the NBA from scratch 
1:27:45 - Lakers injuries

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Dan and Grant take drop their highly anticipated 2025-26 NBA Awards ballots. Let us know your picks in the DISCORD! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
5:42 - MVP
30:15 - All-NBA
37:43 - Defensive Player of the Year
42:38 - All-Defense
52:41 - Rookie of the Year
58:36 - All-Rookie
1:09:37 - Most Improved Player
1:20:27 - Sixth Man of the Year
1:25:18 - Clutch Player of the Year
1:31:36 - Coach of the Year
1:38:14 - Executive of the Year
1:44:06 - STAT-PADDING AWARDS

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Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' talk about some of the NBA's non-contenders and wrap up by deciding who they consider the most dangerous in each conference. After that, it's time for...MORE TANKING TALK! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
3:18 - Toronto Raptors 
9:07 - Atlanta Hawks
19:56 - Charlotte Hornets
27:55 - Philadelphia 76ers
37:13 - Orlando Magic 
43:35 - Los Angeles Clippers
53:10 - The NBA’s most dangerousness underdog is…
56:52 - More potential tanking solutions????

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Dan and Grant take a look at which teams overachieved and underachieved the most relative to their preseason win predictions! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
2:48 - Indiana Pacers
8:11 - Charlotte Hornets 
12:39 - San Antonio Spurs 
17:47 - Sacramento Kings 
20:57 - Dallas Mavericks 
24:07 - Phoenix Suns
30:46 - Boston Celtics 
36:05 - Detroit Pistons
38:54 - Memphis Grizzlies
41:34 - Milwaukee Bucks
44:05 - Golden State Warriors
46:37 - Final Thoughts
49:35 - NBPA speaks out against 65-game rule 
1:04:03 - Reacting to tanking solutions

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