Conference Finals Chaos & Second Round Eliminated Squads

About this episode

The episode discusses the NBA Conference Finals, the performance of eliminated teams, and features guest insights on player issues and rankings.

On this episode of The Drive & Dish NBA Podcast, hosted by Kevin Rafuse & Justin Cousart, Kevin is joined this week for a pair of podcast debuts from Andrew Fehr and Mason Switsky, as the guys join him for some conference finals talk. The Knicks storm back from a 22-point deficit to stun the Cavs in Game 1 of the ECF. Is the series already over now? Out West, the Spurs and Thunder are even after two games. Why a pair of injuries for the Spurs could loom large over the rest of the series and some early Wemby brilliance. Then, a quick detour into NBA all-time rankings and some love for Dirk Nowitzki. The guys then fire up the despair meter for the Pistons, Sixers, Lakers and Timberwolves after their eliminations in the second round. Is LeBron destined to leave LA? Mason argues why the Timberwolves have a Julius Randle problem and Andrew says the Pistons shouldn't be too upset despite the tough game 7 loss. Finally, some quick Premier League banter. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts and watch the show on Youtube!

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin Rafuse, Justin Cousart

Guests: Andrew Fehr, Mason Switsky

Topics covered

• NBA Conference Finals
• Second Round Eliminations
• Player Injuries
• NBA All-Time Rankings
• Team Performance Analysis
• Premier League Banter

Keywords

• NBA
• Conference Finals
• Second Round
• Player Injuries
• LeBron James
• Dirk Nowitzki
• Team Analysis
• Premier League

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knicks, Cavs, Spurs, Thunder, Pistons, Sixers, Lakers, Timberwolves

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