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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.

Rundown:Memphis and Minnesota is chaosFavorite things: Rudy Gobert bee sting "There’s a few things. It’s good for the environment, it’s good for the landscape, the flowers, the fruits. And I love honey, so I always wanted to have my own. It’s great. Sometimes there’s some casualties."Draymond passing the ball off guys headsMutual respect in the playoffs Dallas/Phoenix similarities and differences winning without their starsMatchupsPlayers who have changed our perspectivesTatum is a dudeJalen Brunson broke Utah’s defenseHerb Jones may have breakout potentialBrandon Ingram as a number 1 optionCan you trust D’Angelo Russell?Donovan Mitchell was bad Steph back?Jaren Jackson is a foul machineKAT complains too much 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 Thursday, April 28th. The guys talk about 3 Game 6 Eliminations- Chris Paul's perfect performance to eliminate the Pelicans, the 76ers dominate the Raptors to move on and the Mavericks beat the Jazz by 2 to advance to the next round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Jay King Debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.Take 1: Three and Oh No! Fellas, in this world nothing is certain except Death, Taxes and Doc Rivers not being able to close out a playoff series.Take 2: A Mikal Bridges over Troubled Water, I will lay me down!Take 3: Luka Jazzed UpTake 4: You gotta be Ja Kidding me!Take 5: Nets Choke or Celtics Yoke? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Law Murray discuss the Warriors big win in game 5 to end Denver's season, and the Bucks dismantling the Bulls and moving on to round 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.