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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.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers hand out their annual NBA end of the season awards with the Slammies. Here are the categories:Raise the Roof AwardLost in Translation AwardStat of the Year Award“Get Off My Lawn” NBA Twitter Complaint of the Year“New to Us” NBA Media Person of the YearBest Take of the YearWorst Take of the YearTeam of the Year AwardIn Part 2, Josh Robbins of the Athletic joins to discuss the Washington Wizards, the Beal situation, and much more + another fun edition of Andrew Vs. the Beat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week of the season no better time for a end of season Mailbag. Dave, Seth and Mo answer listener questions.Rundown:NCAA tournament and college basketball thoughtsYoung teams in the NBA playing wellDetroit vs New York best future?Best rookies + Cade’s development during the seasonBritish food or basketball?Who can beat the Suns?Memphis with and without JaCan the Clippers make the conference finals? Is Paul George underrated?Upset alert for Miami and Philly!Breakout players in the playoffs?Can Utah make a run?Why are the Lakers? (Mo rant!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Weiss and Mo Dahkil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, April 7th. The guys break down the Bucks beating the Celtics, the Raptors beat the 76ers & Jokic leads the Nuggets to a win over the Grizzlies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention. Zach Harper | Marcus Thompson | Jay King |Take 1: Depreciate LeBron?Take 2: The Mighty QuinTake 3: We the North SleeperTake 4: Klay calls out BandwagoneersTake 5: The Embiid Double Standard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.