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Hello and welcome.

It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program.

In this hour, we take a look at the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA postseason,

the game that was played back on Sunday night. So you're going to go thumbs up or thumbs down on the Atlanta Hawk fans,

having a legitimate beef, a right to be upset with the official.

Now, Trey Young, injured, stepping on the foot of the official,

cost him valuable time in the fourth quarter,

and opened up the door for the Milwaukee box to come all the way back.

We'll break it down, toss it up, spice it, and give it to you right now.

It's our number one.

Well, that was unexpected.

Welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben Mather Show.

We are in the air everywhere as we open Pandora's box, coast to coast, border to border, and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from the flight deck as we soar on the red eye all night long hanging out here

at the Fox Sports Radio Studios.

Hope all is well with you our lead to begin the hour and to begin the week comes from the NBA,

the Eastern Conference Finals.

In a hotlandic game that ended a few hours back, a pivotal game three.

The Hawks stealing game one, not showing up the game two.

The Bucks kicking some major tookus in game two, a no-show by the guys from Georgia.

And so they were like, hey, let's go back and let's play a home game now.

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