The chapter analyzes the defensive strategies and player performances in a basketball series between Dallas and Oklahoma City, highlighting the impact of key players like Lively and Kyrie. It delves deep into offensive challenges faced by Oklahoma City, the strong defensive efforts of the Mavericks, and specific plays showcasing defensive skills. The discussion also emphasizes the importance of improving shooting percentages and getting certain players more involved offensively for overall team performance.
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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