Tag: Ben Simmons
Wed Apr 20: Playoffs Day 4 – Jimmy Butler Goes HAM, Grizzlies Are Controlled Chaos & Devin Booker Hurt As Pelicans Pull Off A Stunner (Ep 799)
A wildly fun NBA playoffs day 4, with Jimmy Butler sizing up Atlanta and choosing VIOLENCE. Buter went HAM on the Hawks! Also, the Grizzlies-Wolves game was controlled chaos perfection and found KAT in a familiar spot, while in the Pelicans-Suns game, Devin Booker dropped 31 in the 1st half… then promptly got hurt and… Read more
Thurs Apr 14: What We Learned From The 9-10 Elimination Play-In Tournament Games + 8-Seed Games Preview! (Ep 795)
An absolutely fascinating day of the NBA’s Play-In Tournament, with the pair of 9-10 elimination games delivering some BIG questions for both the winners & losers… one more than the other, at least. SO! We figure out what we learned from each of the games between Charlotte-Atlanta and New Orleans-San Antonio… then look ahead to… Read more
Wed Apr 13: The Play-In Tournament RULES As First 2 Games Deliver + Ben Simmons Update & Mark Jackson To Coach LAKERS!? (Ep 794)
THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT IS AWESOME! And anyone who disagrees is 100% a narc. The first two 7-8 seed play-in games were extremely fun with a bunch of big performances, awesome moments — also, a lady glueing herself to the floor!? — and emotion. Loved it. ALSO: we got Ben Simmons and Steph curry updates AND… Read more
Tues Apr 12: NBA STRAYA AWARDS & ALL-NBA TEAMS! FLOG OF THE YEAR? MVP? BEST ROOKIE? + Power-Ranking the Bottom 10 Teams & Play-In Games Preview (Ep 793)
It’s here! The NBA STRAYA AWARDS! Yep, with the 2021-22 NBA Regular Season now over, we give out our awards for Flog of the Year, Biggest Sook of the Year, The Starting Five Blokes I Want With Me On A Night Out On The Tins! All the GOOD awards the NBA is too afraid to… Read more
Mon Apr 11: Regular Season Finale – Playoff & Play-In Seeds Set + Vogel OUT In LA, Luka Injured, Ben Simmons Update + Weekend Winners & Losers (Ep 792)
PLAYOFF TIME! Yep, the NBA regular season’s finale was a cracker, and following the final weekend of the 2021-22 NBA season, we’ve got all our playoff & play-in seeding set! Also… Frank Vogel is out in LA (oh der!), we’ve got a fascinating Ben Simmons update… and Luka Doncic just got injured!? All that &… Read more
Thurs Apr 7: LeBron Wants To Play With Steph + KD Can’t Lose To Hilarious Knicks & A Cool #NBA75 Broadcast (Ep 790)
Four more days left in the Regular Season & is LeBron already planning his next move? The Lakers are knocked out of even the play-in tournament, but it came out today that LeBron would be keen on playing with Steph… which is wildly hilarious, especially when Steph was asked about it and replied ‘nah, I’m… Read more
Mon Apr 4: An MVP Race For The Ages, KD Drops 55, Jazz Choke AGAIN, the Lakers Are Toast & WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 788)
A CRAZY weekend of NBA action as an MVP race for the ages is shaping up, KD dropping 55 in a LOSS, the Mavs sorting out the Bucks today, the Jazz absolutely choking against the Warriors… and the Lakers are toast and probably out of the Play-In. But LeBron might still win the Scoring Title…… Read more
Fri Apr 1: Giannis 4 MVP, LeBron & AD Close To Lakers Return, Should OKC & Golden State Retire KD’s Number + Weekend Preview (Ep 787)
With a couple of absolutely ripper OT games today, NBA Straya looks at whether or not Giannis should be MVP, and whether or not KD deserves to have his number retired by both OKC and Golden State! Also… there’s a big weekend preview as we get to the pointy end of the NBA regular season.… Read more
Thurs Mar 31: Clutch Suns Be Clutch + Grizz Clinch 2-Seed, Dallas Into 3rd As Warriors Slip to 4 & Familiar Celtics Problems (Ep 786)
We copped a chaotic NBA day today: the Clutch Suns remain clutch, the Grizzlies clinched the West 2-seed in DRAMATIC fashion, after the Mavs took care of business they jumped into 3rd & the Warriors slipped to the 4-seed! Also, the Nuggets dismantled the Pacers… until they didn’t, CJ McCollum headed home & the Heat… Read more
Wed Mar 30: Paul George Back & The Clippers REFUSE TO DIE + The Lakers Are Currently NOT EVEN IN THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT + Giannis Gives Embiid An MVP Schooling (Ep 785)
An NBA day for the ages, with Paul George retuning for the Clippers and them absolutely REFUSING TO DIE. They see a 25pt deficit the way I see a frosty cold beer: just something to be dealt with! Also: the Lakers still stink, and after being dealt with by Luka are currently NOT EVEN IN… Read more