A Magic Upset, a Lakers Surprise, Playoff Wemby, El Cheapo, Bill’s Award Flip, and Other Round 1 Notes With Zach Lowe
About this episode
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe discuss the NBA playoffs, MVP voting changes, and offseason strategies for eliminated teams.
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Zach Lowe LIVE on Netflix after Trail Blazers vs. Spurs to recap all the NBA playoff Game 1s (0:32). Then, Bill explains why he changed his MVP vote, discusses what the eliminated play-in teams should do in the offseason, and much more (01:12:17). Host: Bill Simmons Guest: Zach Lowe Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers Brought to you by PayPal. Learn more at https://paypal.com/payin4 The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Bill Simmons
Guest: Zach Lowe
Topics covered
- NBA playoffs
- MVP vote
- offseason strategies
- game recaps
- sports analysis
Keywords
- NBA
- playoffs
- MVP
- Bill Simmons
- Zach Lowe
- sports
- game recaps
- offseason
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Organizations: The Ringer, Netflix
Places: Trail Blazers, Spurs
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