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Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Daniel Gafford bring Dallas home as Minnesota’s late-game offense again short-circuits, and the Mavs are now a game away from the NBA Finals.

The same is true for Boston although it took more late-game heroics themselves against a game Indiana team.

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Dallas played their game against Minnesota while taking the Wolves out of theirs. How can Minnesota turn that in the next games?

The Knicks need to re-sign OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein, but also have assets in the coffers to acquire another star. Who might they consider and who might be available?

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Minnesota authors the largest-ever comeback in a Game 7 to oust the defending champs on the road.  How did the Wolves pick themselves up off the mat in the series and in this game? What do we make of the Nuggets’ loss?

The Knicks’ dream season finally ran out of gas against the Pacers, who had perhaps the best offensive performance ever in a Game 7.  

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Minnesota and Mike Conley bounce off the mat to destroy Denver and push the Nuggets to their first Game 7 since 2020. How did the Wolves hold Denver to 70 points and how much can be repeated in Game 7?

Also, we look at the key free agent centers in a thin group that includes Isaiah Hartenstein, Nic Claxton, and Jonas Valanciunas. Are there any sleepers we’d be targeting?

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The Denver Nuggets showed their quality in two massive wins in Minnesota. What truly changed in this series; was it Denver playing better or the Wolves playing worse, and what does it all mean for Game 5 and beyond.

Indiana played a fantastic game against New York, who look as though all the miles are finally catching up to them. How can they turn it in Game 5?

Finally what does the lottery outcome do to the state of the league? And ...

The Mavs even up in OKC behind a rejuvenated Luka Doncic and a killer night from downtown.

Was Cleveland’s victory simply the result of outshooting Boston from 3, or does Boston have more to be concerned about?

We also take listener questions on the games and discuss the apparently impending hire of Mike Budenholzer in Phoenix.

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The Cavaliers overcame injuries and atrocious first-half shooting to persevere and author the largest Game 7 comeback in the play-by-play era.

Now that they’ve escaped the dreaded first round, how do they match up with a Boston team that hit on all cylinders against Miami?

The Mavericks summarily dispatched the Clippers in round one, but they face a fresh Thunder team that’s an entirely different kind of challenge altogether in round...

Jalen Brunson leads the brawny Knicks to the second round in yet another classic game in a classic series.

The Pacers finally play to their capabilities to finish off a wounded Bucks team at home. What is next for a Milwaukee team that hasn’t made it out of the first round the last two years?

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New York takes command in another war of a Game 4, Paul George and James Harden provide virtuoso performances to knot up their series with Dallas, Milwaukee fought gamely but ultimately succumbed to Myles Turner and the Pacers, while the Lakers finally played harder than the Nuggets to avert a sweep.

What can we take away from 3 blowouts Saturday, and where do we see the Cleveland Orlando series heading?

Plus, what we think the new T...

Joel Embiid had the first great playoff game of his career to will the Sixers back into the series against the Knicks. 

Orlando showed up for the first time, at the same time that the Cavs didn’t.

The Lakers gave it all they had, but again ran out of gas against a younger, deeper, more complete Nuggets team.

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OKC and New Orleans gave us our only really good game of the day, but there were plenty of portents elsewhere.

Two potential road favorites failed to show up in Milwaukee and Los Angeles, while Boston was unperturbed in Game 1 against Miami.

On day one, the higher seeds served notice that upsets may not be so easy to come by in the first round.

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Is there a reason to think this year’s Denver/Lakers series will go better for LA than last year’s?

What strengths and weaknesses do the playoff newcomers from Orlando bring to challenge the Cavs?

The Suns are favored in this series, should they be? What specific matchup problems do they cause for the Wolves?

Luka vs Kawhi is perhaps the best matchup of the first round.

Plus, the news that Jontay Porter is banned from the NBA and Zion ...

A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.

Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the L...

It’s time to take stock of how we did on our preseason over/under picks and analyze what went right and what went wrong for our preseason predictions, and also see who will be crowned the over/under king this season.

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It’s time for Dunc’d On’s final picks for the league’s major awards. Find out who we picked for all of the major awards, including MVP, All-NBA, ROY, COY, and 6MOY.  

Plus, our picks for sophomore of the year, Executive of the Year, and Not Executive of the Year.

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It’s time for the most thorough evaluation of NBA defense you are going to find. We pick our official positionless All-Defensive Teams, sure, but we really have some fun picking the best defenders at each position 1-5.

Then it’s time for Worst-Team All-Defense, as we select the weakest defenders at each position and the No-Defense Player of the Year.

Plus, Nate has his picks for the defenders who most improved and declined this year,...

• BOS: Is the Porzingis postup a panacea for their late game ills?
• ATL: What do we make of the sans Trae stretch by Dejounte Murray?
• BRK: Is Lonnie Walker a solid third scoring guard going forward?
• DET & WAS played a huge double tank game.
• IND: Should you put your center on Siakam or Turner?
• CHA: The final word on Miles Bridges this season

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In what is annually one of the more controversial episodes, it’s time to look at which teams are best set up for the future by examining the best young cores of players 25 and under. It’s a banner year for teams which have been winning with young players–how do they all stack up?

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• NOP:  Did the Orlando Magic EXPOSE the way to beat the Pels in the playoffs?
• GSW: The Warriors really struggle against athleticism
• HOU: Amen Thompson and Jalen Green have led the Rox to 8 straight wins
• SAS and MEM: The Spurs wanted to beat the Grizz to get the Raps’ pick, but a Taylor Jenkins end-of-game play won it.
• DEN: The Nuggets have a great fastball, and teams have seen it a lot since they’ve been so healthy
• POR: How has Kris ...