Foul Trouble

The Celtics are officially up 3-0 in the Finals and history tells us that this victory is more than likely the nail in the coffin. While Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both put up similarly heroic numbers, we can't help but marvel at how tactically JB made it happen. The Mavs did have a late-game run fueled by great team synergy but they just couldn't take it to the finish line. Did Jason Kidd's ti...

Are the NBA Finals already over? Today on the pod we're breaking down last night's Game 2 Celtics W over the Dallas Mavericks and while the game wasn't all that exciting, there's plenty to talk about. Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White made up for a continually lackluster Jayson Tatum. Luka came out on a heater but the rest of the Mavs squad just couldn't get any momentum going. We brea...

Holy Porzingis! Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is in the books and it was an absolutely dominant display by the Boston Celtics. Kristaps Porzingis is back in action and looking like a STUD. The Celtics played physical, took tons of shots at the rim, and punished the Mavs every time Luka took a seat on the bench. What do they need to do to adjust? And what does this Finals series mean for Jayson Tat...

The Mavs took down the Timberwolves in Game 5 and we're faced with a reality which we honestly did not predict: the Boston Celtics will face Dallas in the NBA Finals! We break down what we think each team will need to do to win. Boston has to win the rebounding war to stay on top, and they're going to have to generate a lot of 3's for Porzingis as well. Big man match-ups will also be essential sin...

The Wolves won Game 4 but man was it a close one. The boys are not quite sure how to feel about this series until they see what happens tonight. In the meantime, they each decided to draft their starting 5 players of the 2024 Playoffs, plus an honorary 6th man. Who has the better squad? Let us know in the comments! And stick around for a little Hot Streak Shooting Slump at the end.

We're one game away from the finals! The Celtics swept the Pacers and it's looking like the Mavs could do the same to the T-Wolves. We have to give props to the Pacers for keeping these games incredibly close even without Haliburton. Shoutout Jaylen Brown for showing up, snagging ECF MVP, and justifying the insane contract. And in the WCF, we're all a little stunned by just how dominant Luka, Kyri...

What more could you ask for from a pair of Conference Finals games? The Celtics/Pacers Game 1 was on offensive frenzy, going into OT after a wild end-of-regulation sequence. Tatum sealed the game with a strong and-1 and a clutch 3 and the rest was history. In the West, the Wolves and Mavs were pretty much neck-and-neck the entire way. 3's were falling for the Wolves, but they just could not stop K...

Round 2 comes to a close in dramatic fashion! The T-Wolves rallied in the 3rd quarter of Game 7 to close a 15 point deficit, go up by 10, and steal the series in Denver! It was a huge legacy game for KAT and a massive testament to DEFENSE and team basketball. Meanwhile, Dallas’ role players managed to outplay the young OKC core in a crazy close Game 7, and the the spry squad in Indiana shot the li...

After a slew of Game 5's we're sizing up the playoff situation going into the weekend. The Nuggets are poised to end the series tonight barring an Anthony Edwards hero moment. The Knicks are in position to do the same over the Pacers unless the injury situation gets even worse than it already is. OKC is unfortunately looking a little out of whack, so it seems Luka's Mavs are on the precipice of th...

The second round is getting interesting, folks! Our biggest focus today is on the crazy developments in the Wolves/Nuggets series this weekend. Jamal Murray and the Nuggets are back in a big way, tying up the series 2-2. Same goes for the Pacers/Knicks series, where the spry young Pacers continue to take advantage of the wounded Knicks. The Mavs went up 2-1 over the Thunder, as did the Celtics ove...

This second round just keeps heating up! The Wolves are looking absolutely out-of-this-world against the Nuggets and we may very well be on the precipice of the Anthony Edwards Era. Meanwhile, the Knicks and the Celtics keep pulling out W's in the Eastern Conference and seem destined to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. And if Luka doesn't go into hero mode real fast, the Thunder may very wel...

Another exciting weekend of basketball, folks. Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to steal a game in Denver and we're really excited for what this series holds. We also saw the end of the Magic/Cavs, Clippers/Mavs, Bucks/Pacers, and Knicks/Sixers series and we have all sorts of feelings. Do the Clippers need to blow everything up? What does the Cavs advancing mean for Donovan M...

We're back! We had to miss Monday's episode, but we're back today to break down some huge developments in the playoffs. The Wolves SWEPT the Suns in a historic, often-times baffling series. The Nuggets beat the Lakers in a fairly interesting, but ultimately predictable 5 game series. The Celtics handled the Heat without too much difficulty. And the Knicks and Sixers continue to battle on in what's...

We got a fantastic batch of Game 2's in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs and we're breaking them down today on the pod! Tuesday night's double-header of the Knicks-Sixers game and the Lakers-Nuggets game was one of the most entertaining nights of basketball in recent history, and we have a lot of thoughts. We also dig into the Timberwolves' emphatic 2nd win over the Suns, a surprising Miam...

We had our first playoff games this weekend and every single home team won out. The Celtics, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Bucks, Thunder, Clippers, and Knicks all snatched the W in the first game of Round One. James and Patrick analyze these games one-by-one, trying to see which games were film (legit forecasts for what's to come) and which games were flush (flukes, not legit). Let us know if...

We're on the eve of round one of the 2024 playoffs and boy do we have some predictions for you! Will the Wolves have enough offense to stand a chance against the red hot Phoenix Suns? Patrick and James don't think so. Do the Sixers stand a chance against the Knicks without a full-strength Embiid? Patrick and James disagree! Tune in for our full predictions for round one: Nuggets v. Suns, Clippers...

The Play-in Tournament has been a blast so far! Earlier in the week, the Lakers took down the Pelicans and secured the 7 seed, meaning they'll take on the reigning champs in the first round. Then the Kings handily beat the Warriors, perhaps officially ending the Golden State Dynasty? Last night, the Heat and the Sixers had a duel for the ages; Jimmy injured his knee badly and the hobbled Sixers na...

The regular season is officially over after a dramatic final weekend of games! The play-in games are going to be super exciting this week (in the Western Conference, at least) and we're making our picks today on the pod. The Lakers have a pretty solid path to the playoffs! Can we say the same about the Warriors? We also touch on the 1-6 seeding situation, now that OKC has stormed to #1 and the Wol...

It's the last episode of the regular season! We've had a very interesting final week of the season, especially pertaining to our favorite teams. The Suns lost hard to the Clippers, and then came back to barely beat them the next night (without PG, Russ, or Kawhi playing). The Lakers fell to the Warriors in a well-contested game for play-in seeding. And the Timberwolves gave up the 1 seed to the re...

This week on the pod, we're diving into the neck-and-neck battles currently being waged in both the Western and Eastern Conferences. The Nuggets, Timberwolves, and OKC are fighting tooth-and-nail over the top 3 seeds in the West, and the Bucks, Magic, and Knicks are duking it out over the 2-4 seeds in the East. But the war doesn't stop there. The Sixers and the Heat both have a shot at holding ont...

We're on the road this week! James is off on a tour of low-rated NBA stadiums across the country so we're going remote. The topic today is NBA Hot Seat Teams! Which teams have the most pressure to succeed in the playoffs this year? We agree that the Bucks, Cavs, Suns, Lakers, Celtics, and the Clippers are under intense scrutiny to make it really far, and if they don't, dramatic changes could take...

This week on the pod we're hopping around to different teams for some quick check-ins. The Warriors are showing a little bit of life, but we're doubtful about their playoff chances. And while the Rockets have been on a hot streak, we can't help but notice that their schedule has been pretty weak. James also goes through the best teams post-trade deadline, covering the Celtics, Mavs, Wolves, Pelica...

This week on the pod we're talking All-NBA squads! The first team picks are pretty obvious, so we're confident about those predictions. But things could shift around a bit in the 2nd and 3rd Team squads, especially considering the new rules regarding positions. Who do you think will get the honor this year? Who are we missing? Let us know in the comments. Stick around for a little Hot Streak/Shoot...

We're handing out trophies this week! We have to get it out of the way right off the bat: Jokic will be our 2024 MVP. No doubt. Same goes for the unbelievable ROTY Monsieur Victor Wembanyama. Naz Reid has been absolutely incredible when it comes to maintaining the pace of his squad so we agree he should get 6th Man. But a couple of the other awards are up for debate. Should MIP go to Ant or Alpere...

There's a handful of teams that we won't be talking about for the rest of the season, and we want to focus in on the ones with the brightest futures. It's hard not to give the Spurs and Wemby some shine with the unbelievable potential we're seeing this season. But we also have to give the Grizzlies some love, who will have 3 great players in their prime next season. We also have to shoutout the Ro...