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Aro and J.T. discuss the Wolves destroying the Nuggets in Game 6 to force a game 7 after being tortured by Nikola Jokic in Game 5 (1:00), how the Mavericks have seemed to figure out how to stop the Thunder (17:00), and the Knicks outworking the Pacers to go up 3-2 (30:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss a gutsy win by the Thunder to steal Game 4 in Dallas (1:30), the Nuggets winning both games in Minnesota to even the series at 2-2 (23:00), and if the Knicks can overcome their injuries to advance past the Pacers (35:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss Anthony Edwards leading the Wolves to a win in Denver in Game 1 (5:00), and preview the other three conference seminfinals series: Thunder-Mavericks (27:00), Knicks-Pacers (39:00), and Celtics-Cavs (47:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 156: Brunson vs. Maxey, the Bucks Survive Game 5, and Mavs-Clippers at 2-2
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Aro and J.T. discuss Tyrese Maxey saving the Sixers’ season in Game 5 at MSG (1:00), Evan Mobley’s finest career moment so far in Game 5 vs the Magic (19:00), if the Bucks can come back from down 1-3 vs. Pacers (23:00), what might happen going forward in the Mavs-Clippers series (33:00), and what went wrong/what’s next for the Suns and Lakers (47:0…
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Episode 155: Jamal Murray Buries the Lakers, Knicks Magic at MSG, and Answers for the Teams Down 0-1
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Aro and J.T. discuss Jamal Murray’s game 2 buzzer-beater and what else led to the Nuggets completing a huge comeback vs. the Lakers (1:00), the Knicks’ incredible comeback in the last 30 seconds to go up 2-0 in their series vs. the Sixers (18:00), and what the Pelicans (36:00), Suns (47:00), Mavericks (58:00), and Pacers (1:09:00) can do to even th…
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Episode 154: NYK-PHI and DEN-LAL Preview and Full First Round Predictions
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Aro and J.T. preview and predict Knicks-Sixers (3:00), Nuggets-Lakers (13:00), talk through the possible first-round series for the Thunder and Celtics (25:00), and revisit their earlier thoughts on Mavs-Clippers, Cavs-Magic, and Bucks-Pacers (37:00) before giving out overall playoff predictions (1:03:00).…
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Episode 153: Series Predictions for Mavs-Clippers, Wolves-Suns, Bucks-Pacers, and Cavs-Magic
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Aro and J.T. preview and predict the four first round series’ that don’t involve play-in teams: Mavericks-Clippers (2:00), Wolves-Suns (20:00), Bucks-Pacers (34:00), and Cavs-Magic (48:00) before talking a bit about what might happen in the play-in (1:03:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. run through the race for the #1 seed in the West (1:00), teams avoiding the play-in in the West (11:00), who might finish 2-5 in the East (24:00), and who is looking to avoid the play-in (30:00). Along the way, they talk about the teams that each playoff contender wants and doesn’t want to play.…
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Episode 151: Takeaways from Celtics-Nuggets, and Potential Playoff Matchups
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Aro and J.T. give their takeaways from the recent Celtics-Nuggets game in Denver (1:00), the Kings being unpredictable (23:00), the Mavericks (29:00), the Pacers (39:00), potential playoffs matchups in the East (44:00), Aro’s experience going to two Suns games and his thoughts on the Thunder (51:00), and potential playoff matchups in the West and p…
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Episode 150: Top 10 NBA Players Right Now and Mailbag Questions
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Aro and J.T. discuss their personal lists for the best 10 players in the league (1:00) before answering some questions submitted from Instagram (1:35:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 149: The Best Knicks Team in 30 Years, and Has the Fire Gone Out for the Miami Heat?
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Aro and J.T. discuss if the Knicks can really win the East (1:00), if the Heat have what it takes to make a run this year (18:00), the Bucks (31:00), and the effect of Joel Embiid’s knee surgery on the 76ers (36:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 148: Pacers get Pascal, the Failure of the Hawks, and are the Warriors Done Contending?
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Pacers acquiring Pascal Siakam and what it means for the top of the Eastern Conference and the Raptors’ rebuild (0:00), the Hawks being in the worst situation in the league (12:30), if the Warriors are done contending in the Steph Curry era (21:00), and the Clippers becoming a true title contender (32:00).…
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Aro and J.T. discuss last nights Celtics-Warriors game and how it reminded them of the playoff issues the Celtics had in the past and what it could mean for both teams going forward (1:00), the Magic’s relentless defense and toughness (22:00), and some impressive stretches from the Wolves, Clippers and Bulls (28:00).…
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Aro and J.T. discuss De’Aaron Fox’s return to the Kings (1:00), the Lakers and Clippers treading water (11:00), the Thunder looking like a contender (24:00), the Suns and Pelicans missing their guys (32:00), and the concern around the Cavs and Evan Mobley (43:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Sixers beating the Celtics to become the number one seed in the East and how Philly has had so much success so far (1:00) before hitting on the Wolves’ defense (15:00), the Warriors’ offense (22:00), the weird rotations from the Pistons (30:00), the Rockets being competent (34:00), and the Pacers playing so fast (41:00).…
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Episode 144: The Clippers’ New Big 3, and Early-Season Notes
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Aro and J.T discuss James Harden making his way to the Clippers (1:00), impressive starts from the Thunder, Nuggets, Mavericks and Celtics (17:00), and bad ones from the Bucks, Grizzlies, Heat and Knicks (38:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 143: 2023-24 NBA Season Preview
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Aro and J.T. run through their seeding predictions for the East (2:00), West (25:00), the playoffs (51:00), awards (52:00), and J.T.’s 10 bold predictions for this season (57:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. react to every angle of the Damian Lillard trade and what it means for the Bucks, Suns, Blazers and the other contenders in the Eastern Conference.Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 141: Lillard and Harden Trade Demands, and 2023 Free Agency Recap
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Aro and J.T. react to Damian Lillard and James Harden both demanding trades from their teams, what each of the trade packages might look like, potential destinations, and the effect on the Blazers and Sixers (1:00), and every free agency signing so far (25:00) and the Porzingis, John Collins, and Chris Paul trades (58:00).…
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Aro and J.T. discuss Bradley Beal using his no-trade clause to join the Phoenix Suns (1:00), some rumors they’ve been seeing about other players like Zion Williamson, Draymond Green, and James Harden (24:00), and their favorite prospects from the upcoming NBA Draft (35:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Heat winning game two of the NBA Finals and which team has the edge going forward in the series (1:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. recap the wild Eastern Conference Finals and parse over what the Celtics should do with Jaylen Brown this offseason (1:30) before diving into analysis and predictions for the 2023 NBA Finals between the Nuggets and Heat (10:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Celtics getting blown out at home in game five and being on the brink of elimination vs the Sixers (1:00), the Nuggets dominating the Suns in their game five (13:00), and the Warriors and Knicks both being down 3-1 and on the brink of elimination (21:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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J.T. reacts to the Suns tying the series with the Nuggets at 2-2 behind another incredible game from Devin Booker (0:30) before he is joined by Aro to talk the Sixers avoiding a classic choke in game four to tie their series with the Celtics (2:00), the Lakers in the driver’s seat vs the Warriors (18:30), Suns-Nuggets (26:30), Knicks-Heat (38:00), …
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Aro and J.T. discuss Steph Curry’s legendary game seven to beat the Kings in round one and preview the Warriors’ matchup against the Lakers (1:00), the Nuggets dominating the Suns in game one and why the Suns have to shoot more threes to win (21:00), the Heat’s classic road win over the Knicks to open that series (31:00), and Joel Embiid’s ankle in…
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Aro and J.T. react to the historic upset by the Heat over the Bucks, Jimmy Butler’s amazing series, and where the Bucks go from here (1:00) before quickly hitting on the Lakers and Warriors each going up 3-2 in their series (38:00) and Aro’s trip to Cleveland to see the Knicks close out the Cavs in game five (41:00).…
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Warriors almost blowing game four in a horrible way but tying the series at 2-2 (1:00), the Cavs’ strange lineup decisions that have left them needing a 3-1 comeback (18:00), the Lakers looking good in their series vs the Grizzlies (31:00), and the Bucks needing Giannis back in order to tie the Heat series at 2-2 on Monday …
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Episode 132: Warriors in Their 1st 0-2 Hole, Must-Win For the Suns, and a Cavs-Knicks Rockfight
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Aro and J.T. react to the Kings defeating the Warriors in an exciting game two on Monday (1:00), the Sixers gaining ground on the Nets and if the Nets can get back in the series (14:00), the strange decisions down the stretch by the Suns in game one and how they can win a crucial game two (18:30), the physicality of the Knicks giving the Cavs probl…
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Episode 131: SAC-GSW, CLE-NYK, PHX-LAC, PHI-BKN, and Play-In Preview
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Aro and J.T. announce the results of their “skins” draft (1:00), before previewing and predicting Kings-Warriors (7:00), Cavs-Knicks (22:00), Suns-Clippers (32:00), Sixers-Nets (44:00), and each play-in game (48:00) before talking about to the disastrous end to the season for the Mavericks (1:06:00).…
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Suns escaping Dallas with a close win over the Mavericks (1:00), Ja Morant’s indefinite suspension and what could be coming (20:00), and the Knicks’ 9-game winning streak and playoff outlook (33:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 129: KD Brightens the Suns, Clippers and Lakers Shore Up, and MUCH More
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Aro and J.T. reconvene to discuss Kevin Durant making his way to the Suns and how it shakes up the West (2:00), the moves that the Lakers and Clippers made (34:00), some of the smaller transactions and some that they were expecting that didn’t happen (52:00), and take stock of where the season is and make some predictions (1:14:00).…
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Aro and J.T. are joined by Drew Amsler to react to Kyrie Irving being traded to the Mavericks and what it means for both teams (1:00), how the contenders in the West stack up (25:00), before ending with some quick hitters (43:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Pelicans being the top seed in the West and how they’re doing it on both ends (1:00), the Celtics’ insane offense (20:00), the Hawks struggling (35:00), and the Raptors’ issues (47:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the 11-10 Warriors treading water in the West (1:00), the Suns replacing key pieces (14:00), the improvement that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has made (22:00), the problems with how the Mavericks play (27:00), the fun Kings (35:00), and what to think of the Clippers (39:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the entertaining and awesome start from the Cavs (1:00), the 9-0 Bucks (14:30), the concerning starts from the Heat (23:00) and Wolves (28:00), before talking about the fun Blazers (38:00), and end with the very surprising 7-3 Jazz (45:00 and the Pelicans (52:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 124: 2022-23 NBA Season Megapreview
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Aro and J.T. do their first annual “NBA Skins” draft (2:30), before predicting their finals picks and seedings for the East (25:00) and West (1:20:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the historically bad offensive performance from the Heat in games 4 and 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals and how they believe the Celtics have basically punched their ticket to the Finals (0:30), what the Mavericks can go to extend the Western Conference Finals to a game 6 (28:00), and the extremely likely Finals between the …
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Episode 122: Heat Reach a Fever in Game 3, and the Warriors Might Be BACK
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Aro and J.T. discuss the wildly entertaining Game 3 from the Heat-Celtics Eastern Conference Finals series (1:00), and what the Mavericks can do after a deflating Game 2 loss in the Western Conference Finals at the hands of the Warriors (32:00) before talking about how the NBA Finals could shake out (51:00).…
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Aro and J.T. are joined by Drew Amsler to discuss the ending of the Suns-Mavs series (1:00), predict the Western Conference Finals (21:00), and the Eastern Conference Finals (35:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the incredible Celtics-Bucks series and predict how it will end on Sunday in Boston (0:30), give their predictions on Suns-Mavs game 7 (20:00), and the Heat putting away the Sixers and the Warriors advancing (43:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 119: The Al Horford Game, CP3’s Rough Dallas Weekend, Harden’s Revival, and Grizz-GSW Hatred
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Aro and J.T. give instant reactions to a great game 4 with the Celtics tying the series vs the Bucks (1:30), discuss a rough weekend for the Suns in Dallas and where the series goes from here (17:30), how the Heat-Sixers series has changed with the return of Joel Embiid (36:00), and the craziness on both sides of the Grizzlies-Warriors series (48:0…
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Aro and J.T. review their predictions for round one (1:00) before previewing and predicting the Suns-Mavericks (6:00) and Heat-Sixers series (20:00) before recapping scary game 1 for the Celtics in a loss to the Bucks (28:30) as well as the Warriors eeking out a win over the Grizzlies in game 1 in Memphis with some Zion Williamson trade ideas (37:0…
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Episode 117: Wolves Blow Game 5, Suns Stave Off the Pels, and Can Philly Really Blow This?
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Wolves blowing game 5 in Memphis (1:00), Mikal Bridges and the Suns holding off the Pelicans to go up 3-2 (18:00), whether the Raptors can really pull off the 0-3 series comeback (31:00), and Heat-Hawks, Bucks-Bulls, Mavericks-Jazz, and the rest of the first-round series (41:00).…
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Episode 116: A Wide-Open Playoffs, KD's Worst Game, Top Contenders in Trouble, and More
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Aro and J.T. discuss the major playoff storylines from the first round: Devin Booker’s injury and if the Pelicans can upset the Suns (1:00), a bizarre Kevin Durant performance in game 2 against the Celtics (22:00), Khris Middleton going down for the Bucks in their game 2 loss (40:00), the fascinating Wolves-Grizzlies series (53:30), the Heat’s defe…
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Episode 115: 2022 NBA Playoffs Preview
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Aro and J.T. run through every first-round series, starting with Sixers-Raptors (2:00), then move on to Celtics-Nets (21:30), Grizzlies-Wolves (33:00), Warriors-Nuggets (44:00), Mavericks-Jazz (50:30), Bucks-Bulls (59:30), Heat-Hawks/Cavs (1:06:00) and Suns-Clippers/Pelicans (1:10:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 114: Winners and Losers of the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline
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Aro and J.T. react to all of the major trades that happened leading up to and on the day of the 2022 NBA trade deadline.Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 113: Why We're Still Not Bulls Believers, Trying to Fix the Celtics and Hawks, and Much More
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Aro and J.T. discuss the Bulls and how they stack up to the other contenders in the East (3:00), the Nets being the clear-cut title favorite (14:00), the Hawks trading Cam Reddish (23:00), the struggling Celtics (37:00), what the Thunder’s plan is (49:00) and more.Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 112: Top 10 NBA Players Right Now
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Aro and J.T. talk about Kyrie’s return to the Nets (1:00) before ranking the 10 best NBA players in the league (7:30).Por J.T. Sparks
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Episode 111: Warriors-Nets Takeaways, Jokic Carrying the Nuggets, and Quick Hits on Other Teams
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Aro and J.T. discuss their takeaways from the Warriors-Nets game on Tuesday (1:00), Nikola Jokic carrying the Nuggets (15:30), the Kings (23:30), the Heat (31:30), Hawks and Suns (37:30) and the Wizards (47:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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Aro and J.T. discuss the first few games from the Grizzlies (1:30), Cavs (8:00), Mavericks (14:00), Warriors (23:00), Knicks (29:30), and Wolves (35:00).Por J.T. Sparks
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