The Athletic NBA Daily

Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil preview the weekend of Playoff games including Heat/Sixers, Bucks/Celtics, Grizzlies/Warriors, and Suns/Mavs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nerder, She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo DakhilRundownRefereeing in the playoffs. Too many flagrant fouls.Golden State/MemphisBoth teams should feel lucky to be 1-1 in the seriesGuarding JaWho starts for Gary Payton?Klay expectations / Draymond a little sloppyDesmond Bane injuryMavs/SunsSuns shooting is scorching hotLuka was hunted on defenseToo much usage on offense?Not a Brunson seriesDallas’ offense can’t target guysDevin Booker defendsJames Jones has been great as GMMiami/PhillyBam has been ridiculousHe’s supposed to bePhilly is toast without EmbiidEven if Embiid comes backWhat is up with Harden?Celtics/BucksCeltics offense no points in the paint, but does it matter?Bucks defense struggling to run Boston off the 3 ballBucks offenseCan’t generate 3sMiddleton / Smart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Law Murray discuss the 2 second round playoff games from Wednesday, May 4th, Heat vs. 76ers and Suns vs. Mavs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NBA'er Eddie Johnson stops by to talk to DA and Marcus about the Suns playoff run, stats vs wins and the MVP debate, and being real vs being on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap a couple of Game 2s in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Ja Morant scores 47 to help Memphis even their series with Golden State. The Celtics respond to a poor showing in Game 1 with a crushing victory over the Bucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss the 2nd round of the playoffs including:Is Miami/Philly due to be a quick series (and related topics)?Is there something wrong with James Harden or is this what he is now? And if so, what does that mean for Philadelphia?Are the Suns the favorites after that coast-to-coast performance against Dallas?How should we be evaluating these 40-point playoff performances in Luka during losses?How does Boston respond to Giannis' Game 1 domination?Should the Grizzlies be worried that they had Game 1 at home with a full half of no Draymond Green, a mundane Steph performance and a bad shooting night from Klay, and they still lost? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down the top NBA Playoff games and stories from Monday, May 2nd. The guys talk about the Heat beating the 76ers in Game 1 and the Suns beating the Mavericks, despite Luka dropping 45. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King and Mo Dakhil.Rundown: — Bucks win Game 1. Change / thoughts about outcome? Smart status?— result of Warriors-Grizzlies Game. Draymond ejection. — preview Heat-Sixers. Embiid injury. Wtf Doc. — preview Suns-Mavs  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA playoffs. On Friday, the Grizzlies punched their ticket to the second round by winning their series against the Wolves 4 games to 2. The second round started off with a Bango as the Bucks trucked the Celtics. In spite of Draymond Green's second quarter ejection, the Golden State Warriors manage to steal home court from the Memphis Grizzlies in game one of their second round series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Antonio Daniels to discuss the Pelicans, Willie Green's job this season, Zion's status with the franchise, and BI's progress. After a quick break, the guys are joined by Eric Nehm, Bucks beat writer for The Athletic, to discuss the Bucks Celtics series, do an NBA Playoff Team Draft, and then play another rousing rendition of Andrew vs. the Beat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.