Thunder and Pistons take 2-0 series leads

About this episode

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder and Pistons' playoff success and various NBA topics.

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder and Pistons moving closer to the conference finals, the Lakers beef with the referees, and James Harden's awful postseason. Then, the guys debate which fanbase deserves to win the Draft Lottery, discuss John Hollinger's top 15 draft prospects, and Draymond Green's television persona. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/eme2tPcUM2 Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave DuFour

Guest: Es Baraheni

Topics covered

• NBA playoffs
• Thunder
• Pistons
• Draft Lottery
• James Harden
• Lakers
• Draymond Green

Keywords

• NBA
• playoffs
• Thunder
• Pistons
• James Harden
• Draft Lottery
• Draymond Green

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Organizations: Lakers, Discord, Acast, The Athletic

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