Zach and ESPN's Tim Legler break down every aspect of the NBA Finals as it shifts to Miami -- plus the latest Kyrie/LeBron rumors.
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Zach and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic talk all things Wolves-Nuggets and preview Game 7. Then (38:47) Zach discusses the Boston Celtics soft path to the conference finals and the perception Boston isn't playing well enough to win the title -- and whether anything short of that is a failure. Then (54:09) Zach welcomes in ESPN's Tim MacMahon to discuss Mavs-Thunder, how the Mavs trades worked out, whether OKC blew it at the trade deadline, and much more. 
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Wolves-Nuggets Game 7, Celtics Consternation, Cavs' Questions, and Mavs-Thunder

Zach and ESPN's Bobby Marks discuss the Nuggets showing the heart of a champion to bounce back and even their series against the Wolves, the Knicks running out of gas in Game 4 against the Pacers, and what Indiana's off-season could look like. Then ESPN's NBA Draft Expert Jonathan Givony joins on what the Hawks could do with the #1 pick, how the Spurs will handle two picks in the top 8, and the news that Bronny James has been cleared medically.

Denver's defense versus Wolves' offense (15:27)

Nuggets' insane run to end 1st half (21:23)

Pacers even series with Knicks (27:22)

What would a run to the Eastern Conference Finals do for Indiana's off-season? (41:12)

Givony on Hawks winning Draft Lottery (51:58)

Bronny James cleared (1:16:21)
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Nuggets Knot Series at 2, Pacers Cruise in Game 4 against the Knicks, and the Hawks Win the Lottery

Zach and ESPN's Tim Legler discuss the home losses in Game 2 by the Celtics and Thunder, the firing of Frank Vogel in Phoenix, and what to expect in Wolves-Nuggets and Knicks-Pacers. Plus, Mike Singer joins to share the story of his forthcoming book on the rise of Nikola Jokic.

Knicks-Pacers (4:30)

Cavs rout Celtics in Game 2 (8:46)

Mavs win Game 2 in OKC (24:25)

Vogel fired in Phoenix (47:09)

Singer on his book about Jokic (1:03:50)
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Mavs and Cavs Take Game 2s, Nuggets on the Ropes, Depleted Knicks, and Vogel Fired in Phoenix

Zach and NBA.com's John Schuhmann discuss the Wolves beatdown of the Denver Nuggets and New York's wild and controversial win over the Pacers -- and what comes next in both series. Then they briefly preview Cavs-Celtics and Mavs-Thunder, make picks, and discuss the fallout from first-round eliminations for the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and LA Clippers. 


Wolves take both games in Denver (1:45)

Knicks eke out controversial Game One against the Pacers (28:51)

Celtics-Cavs preview (53:04)

Thunder-Mavs preview (58:24)

Magic postmortem (1:06:25)

Pat Riley's presser (1:09:25)

Clippers' off-season (1:14:51)
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Denver Down, Knicks' Controversial Game One Win, and Riley's Presser

Zach and Howard Beck of The Ringer discuss the epic Knicks-Sixers series, Joel Embiid's play, what's next for the Sixers, Heat, and Bucks after disappointing first-round exits, the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era in LA, the Darvin Ham noise, Knicks-Pacers early thoughts, and much more. Then Adam Mares of DNVR Sports and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic join for an in-depth preview of the Nuggets-Wolves showdown.
 
 
Knicks-Sixers all-time first-round series (7:32)
 
Embiid battled (19:49)
 
Sixers' crucial off-season (32:14)
 
Bucks' postmortem (39:33)
 
Heat have an intriguing off-season on the horizon (48:55)

Clippers on the brink (57:32)

Mares and Krawczynski preview Minnesota-Denver (1:10:57)
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