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A Simmons-House Emergency Pod for Rockets-GSW Game 4 | The Ringer NBA Show May 07, 2019

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Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to give immediate reactions to a gritty, frantic win for the Houston Rockets over the two-time reigning champion Golden State Warriors to even the series at 2-2 (1:10). Then, Simmons and House discuss the Milwaukee Bucks’ sound win over the Boston Celtics to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, which featured a dominant, MVP-like performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo (21:10).

Host: Bill Simmons

Guest: Joe House

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Murray Gets Hot, Kawhi Stays Hot, Curry Not Looking So Hot | Heat Check May 06, 2019

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An impressive scoring outburst from Jamal Murray helps the Denver Nuggets edge out the Portland Trail Blazers (3:45) while yet another dominant performance from Kawhi Leonard lifts the Toronto Raptors over a struggling Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers (16:28). A bizarre end-of-game sequence of events, including a missed Stephen Curry dunk, ensures the Houston Rockets an overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors (30:28) while the Milwaukee Bucks take back home-court advantage from the Boston Celtics by revving up their offense (42:50).

Host: John Gonzalez

Guests: Tate Frazier, Danny Chau

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Have the Sixers Found Themselves? | Group Chat May 03, 2019

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We give our instant reactions to the Sixers’ convincing Game 3 win over the Raptors (1:30), before bouncing around to the other Round 2 series (21:00). Then, we go over some of the offseason news that has gotten swallowed by the playoff churn, including Monty Williams’s and Ty Lue’s impending coaching hires and Gersson Rosas’s new gig as GM of the Timberwolves (35:43).

Hosts: Justin Verrier and Chris Ryan

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Playoff Round 2 Check-in, Plus an Early Look at the Centers in the NBA Draft | The Corner 3 May 01, 2019

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We check in with each of the four playoff series, including what the Celtics need from Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, whether Brett Brown’s adjustments in the Sixers-Raptors series are here to stay, and whether Nikola Jokic has finally made the choice to be a dominant scorer for the rest of the playoffs (1:30). Then we give a quick preview of the big men in the upcoming NBA draft, theorizing about what roles they might fill and whether it’s worth using a high draft pick on any of them (43:23).

Hosts: Kevin O’Connor, Jonathan Tjarks, Danny Chau

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Warriors-Rockets Game 2 Instant Reactions | The Ringer NBA Show May 01, 2019

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In Game 2 of the most anticipated playoff series thus far, the Golden State Warriors hold off a bloody-eyed James Harden and the Houston Rockets to defend home-court advantage with a 2-0 lead.

Host: John Gonzalez

Guest: Haley O’Shaughnessy

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Raptors-Sixers Might Be the Big Matchup We Were Promised After All | The Mismatch Apr 30, 2019

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The Philadelphia 76ers defeat the juggernaut Toronto Raptors in Game 2, tempering concerns of a one-sided series (0:47), while Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets present a big-man problem for the Portland Trail Blazers (14:36). The Milwaukee Bucks need to address how to combat the Boston Celtics’ suffocating defense (28:38), while Warriors-Rockets remains derailed by officiating controversies (45:16).

Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor

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How the Warriors “Stole” Game 1 From the Rockets | Heat Check Apr 29, 2019

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The first game of the highly anticipated second-round matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets ended with a conspicuous lack of foul calls (4:04), while in the East, the Boston Celtics proved their formidability with a resounding win against the Milwaukee Bucks (16:02). Plus: the Philadelphia 76ers struggled to contain—let alone stop—Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors (24:50), and the San Antonio Spurs got knocked out of the first round in a bizarre sequence at the end of Game 7 versus the Denver Nuggets (37:33).

Host: John Gonzalez

Guests: Dan Devine, Shea Serrano

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Tying Up Warriors Loose Ends and Previewing Round 2 | Group Chat Apr 26, 2019

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We wonder whether the Warriors can close the Clippers in Game 6 in L.A., or whether we’re starting to see signs that they’re unraveling (4:00). Then, we touch on the other Western Conference series that’s still going—Spurs vs. Nuggets—and what a potential loss could mean for Michael Malone, Nikola Jokic, and the rest of the Nuggets franchise (15:30). Finally, we close with—predictably—some Russell Westbrook talk and a preview of the upcoming round of the playoffs (28:00).

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Chris Ryan

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Damian Lillard Sent Russell Westbrook and the Thunder Home | The Corner 3 Apr 24, 2019

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We recap one of the most ridiculous shots in NBA history—Damian Lillard’s 37-foot stepback 3 to end the series against Oklahoma City (1:08). Then we talk about the rise of the pull-up 3 in the NBA, and how it might affect scouting and drafting going forward (21:00). Finally, we go over the remaining series and give exit surveys for the Nets and Magic, the other teams that were eliminated on Tuesday night (34:30).

Hosts: Kevin O’Connor and Jonathan Tjarks

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It’s Time to Fear the Deer | The Mismatch Apr 23, 2019

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The Phoenix Suns fire head coach Igor Kokoskov, continuing a season of constant upheaval for the franchise (1:14), the Milwaukee Bucks look unstoppable as they complete their sweep of the Detroit Pistons (22:38), and the Utah Jazz pull off an impressive win against the Houston Rockets to avoid a sweep (33:36). Plus: as the first round comes to a close, the most interesting narratives for the remaining series (49:56).

Hosts: Chris Vernon, Kevin O’Connor

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