In this episode we preview the upcoming First Round NBA Playoffs series between the Mavs and LA Clippers, the third time in five years the two teams are meeting in Round 1. We discuss why this matchup is so different than the 2020 and 2021 series, namely to the acquisitions of Kyrie Irving, Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington, and Dereck Lively on the Mavs' side and James Harden and Russell Westbrook on the Clippers' side. We discuss X-Factors, key matchups, and things that work in each teams' favor.

We talk about the new identity of the Mavs' and why they're finally suited to get over the hump and defeat this Clippers team that has given them so much trouble over the years. Finally we give our predictions for the series.

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