Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with the 2026 playoff edition of Real or Fake! They go through each team that’s made it through to the playoffs and figure out who the real contenders are and which teams have a slight chance to no chance.

(0:00) Intro

(1:04) Fan Duel ad break

(02:12) Real or Fake: Detroit Pistons

(10:06) Real or Fake: San Antonio Spurs

(16:20) Real or Fake: Cleveland Cavaliers

(20:39) Real or Fake: Toronto Raptors

(23:17) Real or Fake: Houston Rockets

(34:01) Real or Fake: New York Knicks

(36:29) Amazon Prime ad break

(37:59) Real or Fake: Boston Celtics

(44:35) Real or Fake: Atlanta Hawks

(47:04) Real or Fake: Oklahoma City Thunder

(53:36) Real or Fake: Denver Nuggets

(56:32) Real or Fake: Minnesota Timberwolves

(59:46) Real or Fake: Los Angeles Lakers

(01:03:21) Real One of the Week: Warriors

(01:12:07) Real One of the Week: Chris Paul

Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional video support: Jamie Yukich

Production: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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