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Let's discuss Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Finals in which the Pacers protected home court and beat the Thunder to take a 2-1 lead in the series. We'll start with a quick game recap (1:02), before diving into how Indiana was able to pull this one out, including Haliburton's increased aggressiveness, Mathurin's big game, Indiana's great defensive performance, attacking SGA defensively, and more (4:58). Then, we'll discuss some potential adjustments for the Thunder to make (26:30), if OKC should be concerned being down 2-1 (35:21), and if the Pacers can really win this series (38:37).
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Let's discuss Game 1 of the NBA Finals in which the Pacers' voodoo magic continued as they stole another game to take a 1-0 series lead against the Thunder. We'll start with a quick game recap (0:53), before diving into Indiana and Tyrese Haliburton's all-time great clutch playoff run (5:46), how the Pacers survived their massive turnover numbers (14:04), Nembhard's big game (19:10), Oklahoma City's stagnant, isolation-heavy offense (22:26), the questionable Thunder big man rotation (26:07), some adjustments the Thunder can make in Game 2 (30:00), and if Indiana really has a chance to win the series now (33:32).
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Let's give a full preview of the upcoming 2025 NBA Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. First, I will set the stage with summaries on the different paths that Indiana (1:15) and Oklahoma City (6:09) took to reach this year's Finals. Then, I will run through six "swing factors" that could decide the outcome of the series (11:36), starting with the turnover and transition battle (12:05), the Pacers' ability to hit corner 3s (19:28), Tyrese Haliburton's aggressiveness as a scorer (23:52), Rick Carlisle's willingness to shorten/adjust the rotation (27:13), how OKC balances their one-big vs. two-big lineups (32:28), and how often the games find themselves in clutch time (40:38). Then, I will take a look at what a Finals win (44:48) and loss (56:26) would mean for the Pacers and what a win (58:31) and loss (1:15:14) would mean for the Thunder. And lastly, of course, I will give my formal series prediction and justification (1:18:22).
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Let's discuss the Pacers and Thunder advancing to the 2025 NBA Finals, starting off with the Pacers' improbable run to the Finals, including Haliburton's ascension, Rick Carlisle's brilliance, and another unbelievable comeback win (1:03). Then, the Knicks' defensive struggles, who is to blame for the loss, and their inherent roster flaws (24:33), followed by where the Knicks go moving forward in a wide open East (41:01). Next, the Thunder win the West, including their historically good defense, their stars showing out, and where this team ranks on the all-time list (47:25). Then, the Wolves getting manhandled by OKC's defense, Ant's disappointing series, and the differences between this series and previous ones for the Wolves (1:09:05), followed by where the Wolves go moving forward with a lot of moving parts this offseason (1:18:38).
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Let's discuss the second round of the NBA playoffs wrapping up, starting with the Thunder taking down Jokic and the Nuggets in 7 hard fought games (1:14), the Knicks outlasting the Jayson Tatum-less Celtics in 6 games (21:50), the Pacers shocking the one-seeded Cavs in a quick 5-game route (44:29), and the Wolves taking advantage of Steph Curry's injury by beating Golden State in 5 games (1:02:34). Then, a preview of both conference finals matchups, with Knicks vs. Pacers (1:16:48) and Wolves vs. Thunder (1:26:22), including predictions for both.
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Let's discuss all four favorites starting their second round series down 0-1 (and one starting down 0-2). We'll go through each series and see what the level of panic should be for the Cavs against the Pacers (2:08), the Wolves against the Warriors (+Steph's injury) (12:23), the Celtics against the Knicks (24:21), and the Thunder against the Nuggets (34:29).
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Let's discuss each first round playoff series and pick a winner, including Thunder vs. Grizzlies or Mavs (1:38), Rockets vs. Warriors (8:16), Lakers vs. Wolves (20:28), Nuggets vs. Clippers (29:24), Cavs vs. Hawks or Heat (37:56), Celtics vs. Magic (42:49), Knicks vs. Pistons (47:22), Pacers vs. Bucks (53:33), and then I make my NBA Finals picks (1:04:14).
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Let's discuss the stunning news that the Nuggets have fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, including a deep dive into the recent mismanagement of this franchise and the failure to build a sustained contender around prime Nikola Jokic.
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Let's start by discussing Memphis' shocking firing of Taylor Jenkins (1:25), before doing a stock up, stock down exercise on some of the hottest and coldest teams in the NBA right, including stock up on the Pacers (14:07), stock down on the Cavs (21:25), stock up on the Celtics (25:21), stock down on the Nuggets (30:48), stock up on the Wolves (38:32), stock down on the Grizzlies (44:30), stock up on the Warriors (53:04), stock down on the Bucks (1:01:16), stock up on the Clippers (1:07:13), and stock up on the Rockets (1:14:35). Then, we'll get into who I think the MVP should be and the truly historic season that the Thunder are having (1:22:13). Lastly, a quick victory lap on the Josh Giddey trade (1:29:57).
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Let's take a step back and discuss the championship contention landscape as a whole by ranking and tiering all 30 teams into groups based on their current likelihood of contending. The tiers are as follows:
Tier 8 - Duke Season Ticket Holders (1:52)
Tier 7 - To Tank, Or Not To Tank (13:37)
Tier 6 - The Ceiling Is The Floor (26:17)
Tier 5 - Year From Hell (37:17)
Tier 4 - Probably Still A Year Away (52:09)
Tier 3 - Flawed, But Can't Rule Out (1:10:28)
Tier 2 - Fully In The Mix (1:36:32)
Tier 1 - The Favorites (2:02:13)
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Sean is joined by Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports to discuss everything surrounding the Phoenix Suns and the disaster season they've had so far, coming from someone that's covered the Suns for many years. Starting with why the Suns have been so much worse this season despite appearing to be better on paper than last year (1:32), some potential adjustments to the rotation that we'd like to see (11:55), if there is any level of optimism for the rest of Phoenix's season (22:02), and what changes the Suns should consider in the offseason, including weighing a potential KD trade (26:20). Then, Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a rare blood clot condition, so Sean will discuss the implications of that (34:10).
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Sean is joined by Harrison Faigen of SB Nation to discuss everything surrounding the Lakers and early returns on the Luka Doncic addition coming from someone who has covered the Lakers for many years. Starting with Harrison's initial reaction to the deal (1:58), what we've seen fit-wise out of the small sample of Luka playing next to LeBron (11:46), the Mark Williams trade that was rescinded and has left the Lakers center-less (23:57), if the Lakers can legitimately contend this season as currently constructed and what their ceiling might be (36:09), if it would be a mistake to treat this season as a transition or throwaway year (45:43), and some potential offseason targets to address their hole in the front court (55:35). Then, we discuss our thoughts on the new All-Star game format and throw out some potential ideas on how to fix the product even further (1:09:01).
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Let's discuss all the (non-Luka Doncic) moves that happened at this year's NBA trade deadline, including De'Aaron Fox joining forces with Wemby in San Antonio (0:58), Jimmy Butler finally getting moved to the Warriors (15:07), the Lakers adding Mark Williams to round out their rotation (27:42), the Bucks shipping out Khris Middleton for Kyle Kuzma (37:30), Brandon Ingram to the Raptors (47:11), De'Andre Hunter to the Cavs (54:27), Bogdan Bogdanovic to the Clippers (57:39), and the Suns dumping Nurkic and shopping--but keeping--Kevin Durant (1:03:44).
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Let's discuss maybe the most shocking trade in NBA history, with Luka Doncic being dealt unprompted to the Lakers in the prime of his career for Anthony Davis. Starting off with the Mavs side of things and trying to understand why they would make this move and what their short- and long-term outlook is now in a post-Luka world (0:48). Then, moving to the Lakers side to understand how adding Luka changes both their current team and their future, including what moves might follow this one in order to round out their roster (21:39).
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Let's discuss the Phoenix Suns flipping their unprotected 2031 first round pick for three additional firsts, in what could be a precursor deal for a bigger move... cough Jimmy Butler cough (1:09). Then, Sean goes through the Eastern Conference to pick his All-Star starters (10:48) and reserves (21:40), as well as his Western Conference starters (48:14) and reserves (56:00).
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Sean is joined by Nick Walas—from Words With Walas—to discuss the contender picture in the East, including if the Celtics are still the favorites despite their recent semi-struggles, if the Cavs' regular season dominance can translate to the postseason, and which teams can really win the East (1:35). Then, we move out West to discuss the group of teams tightly compacted behind OKC, including which teams we view as the biggest threats to the Thunder, if the Rockets and Grizzlies are legit, and which playoff-hopeful teams are in danger of missing the play-in altogether (37:32). Then, we talk through the Nick Richards to Phoenix deal (1:03:42), before wrapping up with a few potential trades we'd like to see (or not see) ahead of the deadline in a few weeks (1:15:43).
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Let's discuss the recent news of Jimmy Butler formally asking for a trade, including how we got to this point with him and Miami and which side is more at fault for the ugly breakup (1:16), then we'll look at every possible Jimmy destination and what a deal with each team might look like (13:51). Next, with the Suns plummeting, they've decide to shake up their lineup by benching Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic. I'll discuss what's led to their struggles, if this adjustment was the right move, and if Phoenix should consider blowing it up (40:22).
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Let's discuss the Bucks' dominant win over the Thunder en route to winning the 2024 NBA Cup (1:21), the Bucks' turning their season around (3:36), the Thunder's flaws exposed (19:09), the Hawks’ (27:56) and Rockets’ (36:30) impressive runs to the semi-Finals, and overall thoughts on the successes and failures of the NBA Cup as a concept (41:31). Then, Dennis Schroder is dealt to the Warriors (47:58) and the Jimmy Butler rumors (52:29) with reported interest in Golden State (54:32), Dallas (56:43), Houston (58:23), and Phoenix (1:00:40).
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Let's play another edition of my annual game called Sample Size Roulette, where I answer whether or not the sample size is big enough to say that... the 76ers' season is already over (0:54), the Knicks resoundingly won the Towns trade (10:47), the Cavaliers can actually make the NBA Finals (19:15), Tyrese Haliburton is just bad now (31:13), the Warriors are legitimate contending threats in the West (37:12), the Rockets are locks to make the playoffs in the West (45:38), both Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner are taking the leap in the same season (52:43), the Suns have a serious problem at the center position (59:22), the Clippers are... kinda good? And maybe could be in the mix once Kawhi is back (1:05:07), and the league should consider abolishing conferences due to their lopsidedness (1:11:09).
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Only 4-to-5 games into the season, let's play a little game of 'This or That', where I pose a question and decide between two teams to answer it. Including, which struggling team is in bigger trouble to start the season, the Nuggets or Bucks? (0:51) Which young team is a more serious threat to contend in the East, the Magic or Cavs? (19:10). Which head coach has had a greater impact on their new team, JJ Redick or Mike Budenholzer? (33:29) Which team has created greater separate in their respective conference, the Thunder or Celtics? (52:03) Which aging roster has been the bigger pleasant surprise, the Clippers or Warriors? (1:04:35) And which West playoff contender more desperately needs to make a move, the Pelicans or Rockets? (1:07:31)
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