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The episode features predictions for the Cavaliers-Pistons series and discusses key takeaways from the first round of the NBA playoffs.

The nerds give their full predictions for the upcoming series between Donovan Mitchell's Cleveland Cavaliers and Cade Cunningham's Detroit Pistons. Then, they discuss their biggest takeaways from the first round of the playoffs at large, discussing its wild unpredictability, the defensive dominance that prevailed and why the "asterisks" around every NBA title need to stop. Timestamps 00:00:18 - Pistons-Cavaliers predictions 00:41:00 - First Round takeaways See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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