Celtics and Mavs Advance to NBA Finals, Pacers and Wolves Sent Packing

Episode 056 - May 31, 2024

Let's discuss the Celtics and Mavericks winning their respective conferences and earning spots in the 2024 NBA Finals. Starting off in the East, with Boston and their sweep over Indiana, led by the strong play of Brown, Tatum, and Holiday (0:55) and why the Celtics’ easy path to the Finals does not matter and won’t be remembered if they win it all (12:23). Then switching to the Pacers to discuss their strong effort and wildly successful season despite being undermanned (20:01). In the West, I breakdown Luka’s true domination (31:03), Kyrie, the Gafford/Lively pairing, and the rest of the role players’ impact (38:17), and the brilliant moves by Nico Harrison that led to the Mavs’ ascension (46:20). Lastly, the Timberwolves’ embarrassing showing in Game 5 and series-long offensive woes (49:38), Ant’s struggles and where this leaves him in the NBA superstar pecking order (54:21), Gobert and the role players’ shortcomings (59:02), and if Towns’ dreadful showing means the Wolves should considering trading him for an upgrade (1:02:06).