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Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap an action packed opening weekend in the NBA playoffs. The Celtics take game one in their series against the Nets thanks to a Jayson Tatum buzzer beater. The Timberwolves house the Grizzlies on the back of 36 from Anthony Edwards in his playoff debut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers preview the 4 playoff series in the East starting with the Heat and Hawks then followed by the Bucks and Bulls. Then oh boy... we get to the juicy matchups, and with those juicy matchups, we have some juicy guests. Tas Melas of No Dunks joins to talk Raptors, and Trill Bro Dude of the You Know Ball podcast joins to talk 76ers. Then for the Celtics Nets series, we are joined by Brian Eagan of the Glue Guys and Sam Jam Packard of Anything is Poddable to help us break down those series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nerder, She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil. With Ben Thompson ~ Thinking Basketball.Memphis/Minnesota What’s up with Towns? Jaren is the X Factor Grizzlies weaknesses on the perimeter Who guards Ja? Pat Bev vs Dillon Brooks 27 ish Warriors / Is Steph healthy? Are the Warriors more talented than the Nuggets? Can the Nuggets win? After Looney, who? Can the Mavs win without Luka? Good matchup for Dinwiddie and Brunson. How does Utah counter if they lose game 1 without Luka?. Donovan Mitchell’s struggles. Much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down night 2 of the play in tournament where the Hawks beat the Hornets and the Pelicans stayed strong and beat the Spurs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention James Edwards III and Jay King debate! Hosted by Marcus Thompson.Take 1: Is KD right to not want to stoke the Celtics? Take 2: How much is Phoenix hoping Luka doesn’t get healthy and the Mavericks don’t advance? Take 3: Do the Lakers need a motivator, a tactician, someone who canhelp decide on personnel? And who fits that bill? Take 4: Grizz v Wolves Petty WarsTake 5: Lack of Vax Raptor'cussions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil. Timberwolves rally late after KAT fouls out to clinch playoff berth plus Kyrie and KD lead Nets past Cavs to earn the seventh seed in the East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Schindler and Dave DuFour preview the 7 seed vs 8 seed play in games. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Karl-Anthony Towns take on the Los Angeles Clippers led by Paul George. Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets go up against Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss the wild end of season for the Lakers including how they handled the firing of Frank Vogel, and then they dive deep on the play in games and give predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Tray EdwardsRundown: — Teams ducking the Nets or just resting?— Ben Simmons coming back?— Play-In set in the East — Preview Play-In the West too — Donte DiVincenzo mad at Kings  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the final weekend of the NBA regular season and set the scene for the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.