Adam and Mitch give you their preview of the 2025 NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Indiana Pacers.

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Adam and Mitch return to discuss each conference finals series. They start out West with the Thunder taking a 3-1 lead, eeking out a win against Minnesota (1:24). They move to the East to talk about how the Pacers blew Game 3 against the Knicks (17:07). They then move to the broadcast team of NBC that will be coming next season and the new member that has joined as a Special Contributor, Michael Jordan (34:25). They discuss his reasons for wanting to join NBC and also talk about the "toxic culture" of NBA fandom

Adam and Mitch bring on a happy Thunder fan and podcaster, Evan Soell. They kick it off talking about the Game 7 beatdown that the Thunder gave the Nuggets (1:20). They then dive into a little Western Conference Preview vs the Timberwolves (20:05), before moving to the East and disscussing the Eastern Conference Finals (30:43). The wrap up the podcast talking about two other basketball leagues. The WNBA tipped off and the EuroLeague is coming to a close ( 1:02:07).

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Adam and Mitch start the pod talking about the late game of the Warriors vs the Timberwolves (1:32). They talk about the depth of Minnesota and the lack of depth in Golden State and how Curry's injury has truly impacted the series. Then we turn to Mitch's heartbreak: the Tatum injury (11:43). They talk game 4 and everything leading up to the injury, and talk about how great the Knicks played in this game. They then move on to the other East series where the Pacers dismantled the Cavs in Game 4 (26:25). They wrap up playoff talk with the OKC vs Denver series (39:02) and the grind-it-out game they just played.

They wrap up the episode talk with Carl Baltimore discuss the results of the NBA Draft Lottery, what it means for Dallas, San Antonio, and a disappointing result for the Wizards (48:50).

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Adam and Mitch are back and recapping the entire first round. They start by discussing the two Game 7s and Game 1 of the Cavaliers vs the Pacers (3:30). They dive into the other 3 second-round matchups (36:30) before Adam gives us an update on Euroleague postseason play (1:05:01). They wrap up the pod discussing the life of Gregg Popovich and the impact he's had on Adam and his coaching style.

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Adam and Mitch break down each of the first-round series once again. They do start with their discussion around the physical nature of these playoffs (3:37), before jumping into each series:

- Thunder v Grizzlies (11:08)

- Cavalier v Heat (16:25)

- Rockets v Warriors (19:52)

- Nuggets v Clippers (25:58)

- Lakers v Wolves (33:28)

- Knicks v Pistons (43:17)

- Celtics v Magic (52:20)

- Pacers v Bucks (59:58)

They wrap up the pod talking about the newest documentary, "Celtics City," and what the show meant to them as basketball historians (1:11:44)

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Adam and Mitch break down all 8 Matchups and give their quick thoughts and edit any predictions they may have.

- Boston vs Orlando (1:57)

- Cleveland vs Miami (11:41)

- Oklahoma City vs Memphis (19:42)

- Houston vs Golden State (22:56)

- Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota (30:32)

- New York vs Detroit (36:54)

- Indiana vs Milwaukee (49:08)

- Denver vs Los Angeles Clippers (55:59)

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Adam and Mitch bring on Andrew Carlson and Carl Baltimore to give their preview the NBA Playoffs. They do a draft, there are jokes made, and Carlson still hates Jimmy Butler