After a crushing late-second game two loss at the hands of Anthony Davis and the Denver Nuggets, Dave and Kendra come to order to talk the high and low points of Denver's loss (:30), including: What happened on that final play and what are our thoughts on the inner workings of the Nikola Jokic-Davis chess match? Jamal Murray has cleaved defenses throughout the playoffs and the Lakers are no exception. But there is a time when he's not frustrating coaches and players alike, and that's when he's on the bench and during that time Denver has struggled (6:15). How can the Nuggets mitigate the beating they take when their star point guard is resting? Who needs to step up? What adjustments does the Mile High team need to make to try to even the series (11:00)? Could we see minute increases from P.J. Dozier and Michael Porter Jr. (16:30)? Maybe even a starting lineup change? Lastly, Dave and Kendra predict the outcome of game three (23:00)!

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Wow. Just...wow. Down three games to one, again, and Denver still found a way to prevail. The Nuggets are Western Conference Finals-bound after stunning the Los Angeles Clippers in historic fashion. Dave and Kendra react to the moment the record books were re-wrote, plus Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray's strong shoulders that carried this band of down-to-the-wire world beaters (:30). The duo credit Mike Malone's brilliant coaching and player management (9:15) before keying in on one of the team's pivotal rotations (13:45). Before bounding, the Nuggets Nerds give their predictions for the WCF (19:30).

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Dave and Kendra are joined by The Athletic's Los Angeles Clippers reporter, Jovan Buha, to assess the West Conference Semi-Finals series between the Nuggets and Clippers as well as preview the upcoming game seven.

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Dave and Kendra check the pulse of the Nuggets-Clippers series and highlight factors that have played into Denver's three losses (:30). Has Los Angeles snuffed out Mike Malone and co.'s game plan? What should we expect from Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray in game five and, possibly, beyond? Was Michael Porter Jr. right in voicing his opinion about what the club needs to do to position themselves better to win (10:00)? The duo look ahead to the series' fifth installment, and predict whether the Nuggets can climb out of their 3-1 hole (18:00).

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Professor DuFour and Andrews unabashedly share their Nuggets team grades in the early proceedings of the seeding games (1:00). Although it's out of the team's control, how much have injuries limited the progress of this club, and what's the latest on the members who are on the mend? The duo assign marks to the starting rotation (6:30), and pose an array of starter-related questions like: Can Paul Millsap find consistency on offense (8:30); Will Torrey Craig remain in the starting lineup (10:00), and Michael Porter Jr. has been welcomed surprise (14:25). Lastly, we evaluate the team's overall performance early in the seeding games (20:00).

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We back! And guess what?! Denver's got their whole team back in the bubble (seamless segue there, I know)! Dave and Kendra discuss the entire team being reunited in the bubble (:30), and describe how Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray and others look in their return (4:30). Could Bol Bol earn meaningful minutes in the playoffs this season (8:45)? And if no this season, how does he project as a contributor moving forward? With Malone and company finally playing with a full deck of cards, how can we expect the rotations to shake out (13:15), plus, how does Troy Daniels figure to fit in during the upcoming seeding games (16:30)? We then play every media members' favorite game, "Speculation!", wherein the duo postulate Denver's performance in the seeding games (though Mike Malone's priorities are focused elsewhere -- 18:30).

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