Colin’s joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to break down all the NBA playoff action.

They start with the Warriors stealing game one on the road from the Rockets, and why their playoff experience was able to negate the Rockets athletic advantage (4:00). They break down why this was one of Steph Curry’s most impressive playoff performances (8:30), why Steve Kerr is incredible at finding the right “winning” players to surround their stars (11:30) and why Jimmy Butler is the perfect “get a bucket” guy they needed (13:30).

They pivot to the Lakers laying an egg in game 1 against the Timberwolves and Colin criticizes LeBron, Luka and co for their lack of intensity and energy (25:30). They give kudos to the Wolves for throwing a great opening round punch, and contrast Ant Edwards improvement to Ja Morant’s regression (31:00).

They move on to the Nuggets and why Denver’s reliance on Jokic to run the entire offense hamstrings his ability to be effective on defense, and Jason emphasizes why the Nuggets don’t have a choice to do it any other way (34:15). They point out the issues with the Clippers disjointed playmaking (36:15) and give credit to Russell Westbrook for the energy he brings to the floor(38:45)

Colin highlights all the seasoned veterans on both squads and why it’s going to make for an incredible, physical series (48:00)!

Finally, they predict a couple series sweeps (56:00), Colin offers some optimism about the Orlando Magic, and looks at a Houston/Kevin Durant pairing as a potential match made in heaven (1:00:30).

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Jason reacts to day one of the NBA Playoffs and breaks down all four games. He starts with the Los Angeles Lakers loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves including Luka Doncic scoring at volume but LeBron James and Austin Reaves struggling + Anthony Edwards playing a spectacular playmaking game. Then he discusses the New York Knicks beating the Detroit Pistons behind a huge fourth quarter run from Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns over Cade Cunningham, the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic getting a huge overtime win against Kawhi Leonard and James Harden’s Los Angeles Clippers, and finally the Indiana Pacers dominating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Colin gives his instant reaction to Nuggets vs Clippers and Lakers vs Timberwolves!

He starts with the Wolves physically bullying the Lakers and the Lakers being unable to adjust, but expects the Lakers to bounce back and play aggressively going forward in the series. He explains why the Wolves transition game overwhelmed the Lakers and why Anthony Edwards deserves a ton of credit for improving his game.

Then he pivots to Nuggets/Clippers and weighs in on why playoff basketball is officiated differently and far more physical than the regular season. He details why this game was a perfect example of the full “Russell Westbrook” experience filled with ups and downs… but why Russ was a big reason the Nuggets were able to get the win.

He explains why the Nuggets ability to get second chances and offensive rebounds was key to the Nuggets win, and why Kawhi Leonard is an incredible player…but not a leader, and why Westbrook was the story of the game.

3:00 Wolves bullied the Lakers physically

6:00 Knicks were able to find intensity to come back, but the Lakers couldn’t

8:30 Wolves killed the Lakers in transition

9:15 Julius Randle has a ceiling but plays with great energy

10:30 Ant Edwards deserves a ton of credit

19:30 Playoff basketball is officiated differently, they swallow the whistle

23:00 Westbrook was key for the Nuggets

27:00Jokic is 2nd best center Colin has ever seen

29:00 Kawhi Leonard is fantastic player, but not a leader

31:30 Westbrook was the difference maker

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