About this episode

The hosts discuss the key questions and matchups following the first weekend of the NBA playoffs.

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to review the games from the weekend and Monday. Are the Knicks in trouble now that the Hawks have tied the series 1-1 before they head down to Atlanta? Does Denver have a defense problem? If Kevin Durant doesn’t play in the series against the Lakers, are the Rockets in trouble? (0:00) Intro (1:01) Fan Duel ad break (3:20) Knicks-Hawks (17:23) Wolves-Nuggets (27:06) Sixers-Celtics (28:33) Fan Duel ad break (29:36) McDonald’s ad break (30:06) Magic-Pistons (41:50) Raptors-Cavaliers (45:07) Suns-Thunder (48:32) Rockets-Lakers (56:28) Blazers-Spurs (59:40) Blazers’ owner is cheap (1:00:33) Mailbag Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Get more value with the McValue menu at McDonald’s https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/download-app.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, Howard Beck

Topics covered

• NBA Playoffs
• Knicks vs Hawks
• Denver defense
• Kevin Durant injury
• Rockets vs Lakers
• mailbag

Keywords

• NBA
• playoffs
• Knicks
• Hawks
• Rockets
• Lakers
• Kevin Durant
• defense
• mailbag

Sponsors

Fan Duel, McDonald’s

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Organizations: The Ringer

Places: Atlanta, Denver, Houston

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