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FULL: Bing Bong AGAIN; JJ Redick, Luka Doncic compromises; Dr. Strange? May 08, 2025

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The Knicks did it again. Or, the Celtics did it again? Either way, BING BONG AGAIN. The guys revel in that Celtics loss, discuss their dogmatic commitment to the three and debate the ethics of hack-a-whoever. From there, they segue back to the Lakers to discuss JJ Redick's own ideologies and how they might be at odds with Luka Doncic's preferred approach and pick back up on Anthony's discussion about the Lakers' issues with small ball.

PART ONE: BING. BONG. (also are the Celtics shooting too many threes) May 08, 2025

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Anthony and Raj celebrate the Knicks breathing some life back into them with these comebacks over the Celtics, who simply will not stop shooting threes. The guys also debate hack-a-whoever.

PART TWO: Raj and Anthony debate Lakers small ball with Luka May 08, 2025

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Anthony raised questions yesterday about the Lakers going small with Luka Doncic. Raj quelled some of those concerns but Anthony keeps coming back to the footspeed issue with those lineups. So again, can the Lakers play small ball in the playoffs with Luka Doncic?

PART THREE: How should the Lakers handle the Luka-LeBron conundrum? May 08, 2025

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Anthony and Raj have a debate over how things probably should be vs. how things actually are.

LOWDOWN: A quick chat about Rob Pelinka not winning EOY May 07, 2025

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A lot can be true here at the same time.

FULL: Are we watching the next evolution of basketball, away from small ball? May 07, 2025

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Full disclosure, this was recorded before Timberwolves pissed all down their legs in game one. Still, Anthony has watched enough playoff basketball at this point to wonder whether small ball is a sustainable model to the extent some teams want to use it. He then directs his attention to the Lakers to wonder whether they'll be able to use it at all with Luka Doncic.

PART ONE: Are we watching the end of small ball in the postseason? May 07, 2025

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The NBA regular season and playoffs feel like two different sports. As a result, teams that rely heavily on going small during the regular season have had to adjust against bigger team in the postseason. Is this the next step of evolution in the NBA?

PART TWO: Can you run small ball with Luka Doncic on the court? May 07, 2025

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JJ Redick likes going small. He's borderline dogmatic about spacing. Anthony isn't sure about playing small with Luka Doncic, so it feels like something is going to have to give here.

LOWDOWN: Our Knicks! NARRATED - Internal, external improvements Lakers NEED to make May 06, 2025

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The Knicks picked up a huge win and the Thunder overthought themselves into an 0-1 hole of their own. Fun night of hoops. Anthony enjoys that, then narrates his latest, on macro aspects of this offseason the Lakers will need to figure out.

FULL: BING BONG; Biggest Lakers offseason questions May 06, 2025

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Anthony explains why that Knicks win was particularly fun for this show's community. From there, he asks a few questions and explains why the answers to them are going to decide what kind of offseason the Lakers will have. He wraps with questions from the live audience.

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