The Hoop Collective: Donovan Mitchell’s Career Moment + Full Conference Finals Previews & SGA’s Historic MVP

About this episode

The episode discusses Donovan Mitchell's pivotal Game 7 win and previews the Eastern and Western Conference Finals.

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to the Cavs’ huge Game 7 win over the Pistons in Detroit including why this was the most important win in Donovan Mitchell’s career. Then, the guys preview the matchup between Cleveland and New York in the Eastern Conference Finals. Next, we break down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the MVP award and talk if that could give Victor Wembanyama extra motivation in the Western Conference Finals. Finally, we talk about how this WCF series between the Spurs & Thunder could be an all-time series. 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
• Eastern Conference Finals
• Western Conference Finals
• Donovan Mitchell
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Game 7
• Victor Wembanyama

Keywords

• NBA
• Donovan Mitchell
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Eastern Conference Finals
• Western Conference Finals
• Game 7
• Cavs
• Pistons
• Spurs
• Thunder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cavs, Pistons, Spurs, Thunder

Places: Cleveland, New York, Detroit

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