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Heat Storm Back, OKC Takes Control + Picks, Plays and DFS Values for Thursday's Game 3s Apr 25, 2024

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Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to discuss the Heat's three-point barrage en route to evening up their series against the Celtics at 1-1 on Wednesday night. The guys also talk OKC taking a 2-0 lead on the Pelicans before previewing Thursday night's slate and handing out their favorite PrizePicks plays and DFS values.

1:20 Miami Boston

14:30 OKC New Orleans

19:10 Lakers Nuggets

29:45 Knicks Sixers

36:00 Cavaliers Magic

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Mavs, Pacers Strike Back, Suns In Trouble + Wednesday's Game 2s, Magic Offseason Plans Apr 24, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz recap all three Game 2s from Tuesday night. The guys discuss the Mavs rallying back to even the series despite Kawhi Leonard's return, the Pacers' improved offense and the Timberwolves' most-recent decimation of the Suns.

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Lakers Blow 20-Point Lead, Wild Finish at MSG, Cavs in Control + Previewing Tuesday's Game 2s Apr 23, 2024

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Nick Whalen is joined by Kirien Sprecher to recap a wild night in the NBA headlined by the Nuggets rallying back from a 20-point deficit and the Knicks pulling off a three-point win over the Sixers despite another poor shooting night from Jalen Brunson.

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Biggest Takeaways From Every Game 1 + Updated Series Odds, Predictions and More Apr 22, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha take a game-by-game look at every Game 1 from the weekend and discuss which teams are in control, which teams should be concerned and which Game 1 losers can rally back to win the series.

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0:00: Intro

2:45: Magic-Cavaliers

7:15: Suns-Timberwolves

16:15: 76ers-Knicks

22:50: Lakers-Nuggets

29:00: Heat-Celtics

32:00: Mavericks-Clippers

36:45: Pacers-Bucks

44:00: Pelicans-Thunder

53:10: Rapid fire series predictions

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Sixers Grab 7 Seed, Heat Lose Butler, What's Next for Atlanta + Round 1 Series Previews + Predictions Apr 18, 2024

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Rick Kamla and Steve "Dr. A" Alexander recap both of the Eastern Conference Play-In games and discuss whether the Heat can take down the Bulls without the services of Jimmy Butler. The guys also talk about what's next for the Hawks and Trae Young before previewing Kings-Pelicans and looking ahead to Round 1.

1:00 Philadelphia vs Miami, Nic Batum, Embiid, Jimmy Butler

7:15 Atlanta vs. Chicago: Coby White, Alex Caruso, trading Trae Young?

20:15 Bulls at Heat

23:20 Kings at Pelicans

18:40 2 Knicks vs. 7 Philadelphia; Joel Embiid, Jalen Brunson

32:40 3 Bucks vs. 6 Pacers; Giannis, Tyrese Haliburton

36:45 4 Cavaliers vs. 5 Magic; Paolo Banchero, Donovan Mitchell

40:00 2 Nuggets vs. 7 Lakers; Jokic, AD, LeBron

45:00 3 Wolves vs. 6 Suns; Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal

48:30 4 Clippers vs. 5 Mavericks; Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi Leonard

51:30 Finals Predictions

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Lakers Set Up Rematch With Denver, What's Next For Golden State, Wednesday Play-In Preview + More Round 1 Thoughts Apr 17, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Brandon Kravitz dive deep into both of Tuesday night's Play-In games, beginning with the Lakers outlasting the Pelicans in New Orleans. The guys talk Zion Williamson's mysterious hamstring injury, the Kings' blowout over the Warriors, Klay Thompson's future, Bulls-Hawks, Sixers-Heat and much more.

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Full Play-In Preview, Injuries to Monitor + Looking Ahead to Round 1 Apr 16, 2024

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Steve "Dr. A" Alexander and Kirien Sprecher preview the Play-In Tournament and dive in on the Round 1 matchups that are already set.

1:00 Injuries: Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Giannis, Kawhi Leonard

7:30 Tuesday/Wednesday Play-in format explained (sort of)

10:30 Lakers-Pelicans

18:00 Kings-Warriors

27:00 Sixers-Heat

35:20 Hawks-Bulls

37:30 Pacers-Bucks

38:50 Cavs-Magic

41:45 Wolves-Suns

45:15 Clippers-Mavs

49:35 Finals predictions

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Play-In Tournament, Round 1 Previews + Fantasy Parting Thoughts Apr 15, 2024

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Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha put a bow on the 2023-24 fantasy basketball season before digging in on the Play-In Tournament, as well as the four Round 1 series that are already locked in. The guys discuss: Bucks-Pacers and how much danger Milwaukee is in; Cleveland maneuvering its way to a 4-5 matchup against Orlando; Boston's path through the East; Mavs-Clippers; Timberwolves as an underdog against the Suns; the Lakers' potential matchup with Denver; End of the road for Golden State?; East Play-In scenarios.

0:00: Intro

2:00: Is this the first satisfying NBA season since COVID?

4:00: What to do with veterans with injury histories next season

7:30: Drafting LaMelo Ball next season?

9:35: Bucks-Pacers preview

16:30: Cleveland-Orlando + Any issue with Cleveland throwing Sunday's game?

19:35: If Bucks advance, who should they want to face in Round 2?

25:20: Clippers-Mavericks preview

32:15: Timberwolves-Suns preview

38:15: Game 1 opening lines (Cavs -4.5; Wolves -1.5; Bucks -2.0; Clippers -2.0)

39:40: West Play-In Preview

42:10: Is there an argument for the Lakers aiming to get the 8 seed?

48:20: East Play-In Preview

51:20: Potential matchups in the East; who should Boston prefer to face?

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Fantasy Parting Thoughts, Shutdown Parade + Can the Red-Hot Mavs Win the Title? Apr 11, 2024

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Steve "Dr. A" Alexander is joined by Rick Kamla to talk fantasy hoops.

1:00 Victory Laps for Doc and Kamla

9:00 Chimezie Metu

13:00 Sam Hauser

18:30 Xavier Tillman

19:50 Jabari Walker and Kris Murray

22:00 RotoWire Lineups Page love

27:55 Jazz shutdown

28:10 Spurs shutdown + Wemby love

32:30 Grizzlies shutdown

34:40 Pistons shutdown Cade Cunningham

40:00 Wizards shutdown Deni, Kispert, Jordan Poole

42:30 Giannis injury

46:30 Luka Doncic - Can Mavs win it all?

50:00 Viewer Comments

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Recapping a Big NBA Tuesday: Giannis Goes Down, Warriors Go Off, Orlando Falls to Houston, What to Make of the Suns + More Apr 10, 2024

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Nick Whalen is joined by Brandon Kravitz to recap all of the big news from a huge Tuesday night in the NBA. The guys discuss the Bucks' win over Boston + the loss of Giannis Antetokounmpo to a calf injury. The guys also talk Trae Young, Karl-Anthony Towns, Magic-Rockets, Suns-Clippers, Lakers-Warriors, Kings-Thunder and more takeaways.

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