About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by the Celtics in the NBA playoffs and analyzes key factors that influence success in tight games.

A 13-point lead vanishes, the threes stop falling, and suddenly every old Celtics fear feels brand new again. We start by taking a quick lap around the NBA playoffs, but the real goal is to figure out what actually wins in May: habits, matchups, and coaching choices that hold up when the game turns tight. We hit the big league storylines first, including OKC embarrassing Phoenix and what that does to the Devin Booker conversation. From there we get into Kevin Durant’s legacy whiplash, ...

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