On Friday’s episode of “The Fix” x “The Overdose,” The Jones preview and predict the Western Conference Finals before discussing George Hill’s injury, Woodson finally playing Chris Copeland, guys that have boosted their free agency stocks, whether Paul Pierce has played his last game in a Celtics uniform, the Kings staying in Sacramento, and the NBA’s best and worst mascots.

All that, plus swirling winds, “The Office,” tiny “Baby Birdman,” and more on crepes.

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Was it a bad dream?

Or is he just a sad-sack loser who hangs out with a dog, a bird and some filthy kid? You be the judge.

The Bulls’ season is over now, but since I really liked this team, I’m not going to just let them fall by the wayside. Instead, I’m going to use this occasion to rank every Bulls team since their 1998 title while providing off-the-dome things I remember and why I did or didn’t like a certain team, all while doing minimal research because this is more about truthiness than facts. It’s my internet and I’ll rank if I want to.

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On Thursday’s episode of “The Fix,” The Jones recap last night’s Grizzlies-Thunder and Bulls-Heat game. Topics discussed include: Durant’s rough night, the Grizzlies’ gang defense, ol’ Z-Bo, Prince’s dunk, Tony Allen’s towel incident, Wade’s shoe change, Cole over Chalmers, and the Bulls two chances to tie in the closing seconds.

All that, plus the Kings staying put, John Cliché, haircuts, softball, chocolate bars, dreaming of chicks, beverages, and Greek basketball players.

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Ballin: 18 points, six rebounds and five assists is sometimes a half for Dwyane Wade, so his overall line from last night’s series-clinching Game 5 isn’t really that big of a deal. But I think you’d have to agree that Fourth Quarter Dwyane Wade –six points, 3-3 shooting, three rebounds, a block on a Jimmy Butler step back three-point attempt (what) and a frustrating ability to make every play look awesome — was the best player on the floor...

And he actually wears it!

Definitely better than that time one of them got cornrows to differentiate between them. I still don’t remember which was which.

(via Reddit)

He’s on the bench in street clothes.

(via Kevin Mayer)

Anytime mascots get brought up on TBJ, I’m always quick to throw my hat in the ring for Benny the Bull. And while that may seem like a homer pick, I truly believe Benny’s the best in the business. He’s funny, his head is both silly and mischievous, he can dance his clip-cloppity hoovesoff and — most importantly — he is always doing something. Seriously, if you’re at a game where Benny’s at, whether it be Bulls or All-Star,...

This is a bit dated, but just ignore the Fabricio Oberto, Michael Finley and Bruce Bowen shoutouts at the end of this mariachi edition of the Spurs’ “Go Spurs Go” and bask in its wonder. I mean, the Spurs are still going for their fifth championship and San Antonio is still very proud and happy for the time, so it still works. Ergo, new old playoff anthem for the Spurs. Love it.

(via KevCops)

On Wednesday’s episode of “The Fix,” The Jones recap last night’s Knicks-Pacers and Warriors-Spurs. Topics discussed include: Woodson’s decision to start K-Mart over Pablo, why New York keeps doubling, #FreeCopeland, the Pacers one-on-one defense, the missing “old-man orb,” a complete Spurs game, Green and Leonard locking up Curry and Klay, and whether the Warriors have anything left in the tank.

All that, plus the All-Rookie Teams, Kevin Bloody Wilson, jerseys, raps, and goats.

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This is a really nice ESPN profile on Chris Bosh that us superfans kind of already know — he’s weird, nerdy, silly, reserved and funny — but it is also kind of just eight minutes of Chris Bosh being Chris Bosh, which means it’s eight minutes of Bosh face. Which is to say, you should watch it.

But if you’re too busy for eight minutes of Bosh face for some reason, this should tide you over.

Chris Bosh —...

Ballin: 25 points and 10 assists for Tony Parker in the Spurs’ Game 5 beat down of the Warriors. Plus, he made more shots (9) and attempted fewer (16) than Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson together (6-22 shooting combined). Oh, and TP also played fewer minutes than either of the Warriors’ starting guards, if you’re wondering just how badly he outplayed them.

Not so much: Knicks players who attempted more than one shot while still missing every attempt...

If you need me, I’ll be outside practicing jumpers for the next 60 days because my shot is feeling strangely inadequate right now for some reason. See you in two months.

(via Reddit)

“We crack jokes sometimes about what he used to [look like] in high school.” — Zach Randolph, who probably would have picked on Marc Gasol in high school

We all know that this postseason has been marred by injuries, which sucks, but the weirder thing is how players from coast to coast have been getting sick during these playoffs. Luol Deng had a spinal tap, Nate Robinson was throwing up on the sidelines and I am sure there are some non-Bulls in there too, but those guys are pretty notable re: illness.

Two such guys are J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin, both of whom are New York Knicks...

Must have learned from R.A. Dickey, or a host of other “Blue Jays are bad at pitching and/or baseball” jokes.

(via TrueHoop)

I had been itching to make a return trip to Memphis since my 60/30 NBA trip back in 2010, during which my visit to FedEx Forumwas easily the coldest and most desolate of the 30 stops made. The team that seemed like a league afterthought early in that season became a sensation with their first round upset of the San Antonio Spurs as the eighth seed that postseason, and has grown from a veritable laughing stock into something semi-resembling...

On Tuesday’s episode of “The Fix,” The Jones recap last night’s Thunder-Grizz and Heat-Bulls games. Topics discussed include: Marc Gasol’s six blocks, Durant’s 0-fer overtime period, Ibaka breaking out of his shooting slump, Fisher without his glowing magical orb, Gabrielle, the exhausted Bulls, and Rip’s baggy uniform.

All that, plus wooden bowties, the NBA’s All-Defensive Team, merkins, and which coach would be most likely to wear Wade-like capri pants on the sidelines.

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Well, when you’ve played 11 seconds in the past six months, I guess it would be a pretty big surprise to get first half playing time. Nonetheless, this was a lot of fidgeting with his mask and a lot a lot A LOT of spandex showing while Rip ran around having no idea what to do on defense. Glad he finally got everything figured eventually. That headband over the mask is crucial.

P.S. Rip Hamilton tucks his jersey in to...

Ballin: Is it possible that Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph came from the same zygote? I know it would be a very bizarre separated-at-birth story, but both of them scored 23 points in the Grizzlies’ Game 4 overtime victory, they shot 8-18 and 8-17 respectively, they grabbed 11 and 12 rebounds respectively and they were wearing the same clothes with just a minor change all night. If that doesn’t scream twins, I don’t know what does.

Not so much...

Have you ever wanted to go on “Shark Tank” or at least watched “Shark Tank” with your mom while trying to kill a few hours? If you’ve answered yes to either of these questions, this story is right up your alley and also I think our mothers would probably get along.

From Mark Cuban’s blog, duh:

The Mavs are going to re-do our uniforms for the 2015-16 season… if we get a unique and original design. What’s the best...

Awwwwwkwaaaaaaaard.

(via Reddit)