NBA Podcast: Next steps for Wolves and Pacers, Celtics-Mavs preview
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Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.
Find the show on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Spotify.
Topics for this week's episode include:
- Luka Doncic just broke Minnesota's will
- Did going out sad against Dallas change our feelings about the Wolves and their breakthrough season?
- How will the team's front office and warring ownership group approach the Karl-Anthony Towns of it all?
- How should the Pacers brass assess their season and somewhat fluky title run?
- Why Indiana is well set up for a sustained run of success but maybe not true-blue championship contention
- To what extent can the club's issues be addressed internally, and what types of players should it target in the offseason?
- Breaking down the Celtics-Mavericks Finals
- How will Boston juggle its matchups to limit Dallas' offense?
- How available or impactful will Kristaps Porzingis be?
- What happens to the Mavs' centers against a Celtics defense that's averse to blitzing
- At the other end, can Dallas bait Boston into indulging its worst offensive impulses?
- Have we learned anything about the Celtics during this playoff run?
- Series predictions
HEADLINES
- Westbrook vaults Nash, Jackson for 5th on all-time assists list
- Thunder become 1st to clinch playoffs with win over Magic
- Pistons guard Cunningham leaves game vs. Wizards with back spasms
- Ant out with knee inflammation, will be re-evaluated in 1-2 weeks
- 10 freshmen in NCAA tourney that could save your NBA team
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