The Impact of Crowd Energy and Experience in High-Stakes Games

Kawhi Leonard put on a show in Denver on Monday night to even up the series against the Denver Nuggets. Logan and Raja open up the pod by discussing the greatness that was displayed (1:39). What adjustments can the Nuggets make to get out of the first round? The Pistons took Game 2 in Madison Square Garden thanks to Cade Cunningham, who poured in 33 points and got 12 rebounds. After very close matchups at home, how concerned should Knicks fans be before their road games against Detroit (22:36)? The Lakers lost the series opener to the Timberwolves on Saturday, which essentially puts them in a must-win Game 2 situation. What should their approach be to even up the series (45:33)? Should LeBron defer less to Luka and just attack?

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Hosts: Logan Murdock and Raja Bell

Producer/Audio: Clifford Augustin

Video Producer: Victoria Valencia

Social: Keith Fujimoto

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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