About this episode

The episode discusses the controversial play-in games of the NBA postseason, focusing on the Heat vs. Hornets game and the performances of LaMelo Ball and Bam Adebayo.

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to a wild start to the NBA postseason starting with the wild and controversial ending between the Heat & Hornets. They guys break down the play everyone is talking about between Bam Adebayo and LaMelo Ball including if there could be ramifications moving forward and the epic final sequences that decided the game. Plus, we discuss the other fascinating ending between the Suns & Trailblazers before previewing the upcoming games this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Windhorst

Guests: Tim Bontemps, Tim MacMahon

Topics covered

• NBA postseason
• play-in games
• controversial endings
• game analysis
• upcoming games

Keywords

• NBA
• play-in games
• LaMelo Ball
• Bam Adebayo
• Heat
• Hornets
• Suns
• Trailblazers
• postseason

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, Hornets, Heat, Suns, Trailblazers

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