Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Zach Kram of ESPN joins to discuss his recent piece on one of Nate’s biggest causes célèbre, fouling up three.  He breaks down his reporting on the subject: What do people in the league really think about it? Does the league see this as an issue? And, most importantly, does it even work?

Plus, we discuss the huge decrease in playoff scoring compared to the regular season.

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Hollinger and Duncan react to Minnesota’s stunning series win over Denver, the Knicks’ historic Game 6 destruction of Atlanta, the proposed lottery reform, and the biggest strategic developments of the playoffs so far. They also hit Celtics-Sixers, Pistons-Magic, Lakers-Rockets, and the players who have either survived or been exposed by the playoff crucible.

Nuggets-Wolves fallout — 1:27: Minnesota’s defense, Denver’s offensive and defensive issues, the state of the Nuggets around Nikola Jokić, and whether Denver can still contend in a loaded West.

Knicks-Hawks — 12:19: New York’s historic beatdown of Atlanta, the Knicks’ series adjustments, Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby’s impact, and Atlanta’s offseason questions.

Lottery reform — 24:07: The proposed new system, its anti-tanking incentives, and why it could make late-season basketball more watchable.

Best teams and contender check-in — 32:33: Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio, the most impressive playoff performances so far, and Boston-Philly heading into Game 7.

Coaching and tactical takeaways — 36:58: The best and worst coaching ideas of the playoffs, including San Antonio’s creativity and Portland’s struggles against Victor Wembanyama.

Pistons-Magic and East bracket chaos — 39:39: Orlando’s depth issues without Franz Wagner, Detroit’s concerning matchup problems, Cleveland’s shaky path, and Toronto’s impressive adjustments.

The playoff crucible — 48:49: Which players have been exposed or survived under postseason pressure, including Atlanta’s failed counters and Detroit’s center questions.

Lakers-Rockets and other series notes — 53:56: Houston’s shortened rotation, Tari Eason’s importance, the Lakers’ health questions, Jalen Brown’s off-arm struggles, and the second-round outlook.

Final playoff thoughts — 58:14: Potential Knicks-Celtics, Sixers-Knicks, Thunder-Spurs, and Embiid-Harden scenarios, plus closing thoughts on the postseason landscape.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves took down their bitter rivals in inspiring, glorious fashion. We give the flowers to Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert, then take stock of what went wrong for the Nuggets and where they need to improve.

Philadelphia similarly inspired with tremendous all-around play from Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey to take this great rivalry to another Game 7. Is the Celtics’ formula falling apart? 45:05

The Knicks administered the biggest beatdown in NBA history to the Hawks. For an Atlanta team that ran out of answers after Game 3, what’s the next step? 1:08:07

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Victor Wembanyama returned to lead the Spurs to a dominant Game 4 win that showed just how ridiculous this team is at full strength. 0:38

What looked like a boring series in Cleveland has turned into a fascinating test as Toronto roared back to even the series behind Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles. What kind of 2-2 series is this? 24:18

Boston seized control of their series against Philly by taking way more and way better shots than the Sixers despite Embiid’s return. 1:14:05

Houston staved off elimination, but how will Austin Reaves’ likely return change the matchups in this series? 1:30:54

Despite two extremely depressing injuries, the Wolves gutted out a 3-1 lead against Denver with Ayo Dosunmu, Jaden McDaniels, and Rudy Gobert leading the way. 1:39:39

Orlando clawed its way to a 2-1 series lead as much of Detroit’s bread and butter has dried up. How can the Pistons get back in the series? 2:13:39

New York leveraged their main advantages and Atlanta’s weaknesses to even up at 2. Are they back in control? 2:30:44

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander authored one of the most efficient playoff games ever and OKC outclassed Phoenix–well, with the exception of Lu Dort. 2:42:35

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New York and Atlanta play another one-possession classic. How was Atlanta able to weather the 18-point comeback by the Knicks at the end?

Minnesota absolutely derailed Nikola Jokic in a way we’ve almost never seen before. How did the Wolves do it, and what can Denver do to rebound?

Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles led the Raptors in what may be an exciting harbinger for the Raptors’ future.

Also, Taylor Jenkins will be the new Bucks coach.

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