#324: Jokic-Caruso war & Conference Finals previews

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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We preview the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, but first, a look back at OKC-DEN. Do we feel differently about different players after the series? How did the Nikola Jokic vs. OKC defense battle shake out? And Ben rants about responses to the physical officiating in the playoffs. Support at www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball. For 50% at FACTOR: www.factormeals.com/GREATDAY50OFF and use code GREATDAY50OFF

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0:00.0	The timer says live.
0:07.3	Thinking basketball podcast. My name is Ben.
0:11.3	Welcome, uh, Cody to the conference finals.
0:16.3	We're going to, we're going to, I'm still struggling from before we started the show.
0:22.8	I can't even figure out what we're talking.
0:24.8	The conference finals.
0:25.7	We're previewing the conference finals, the East and the West today.
0:28.7	But before we do that, we have to put a bow on what was a wild second round in the NBA playoffs.
0:36.4	Two of the 360 win teams.
0:38.2	Cody guaranteed.
0:39.0	Cody was like, there's no way that 60 win teams are losing.
0:41.4	The Celtics are winning this series.
0:43.3	Book it.
0:43.6	Two of the three lost.
0:44.5	The other one, the Oklahoma City's Thunder, survived in seven games against the Denver Nuggets.
0:49.9	That was a great series.
0:51.3	I just kind of want to put a bow on that series because we haven't had the chance to do that.
0:55.3	Game 7 was Sunday we're recording Tuesday before the next round starts.
1:01.3	Here's my big thought after a series like that.
1:03.5	And I have a lot.
1:04.3	And I want to address some of the narratives that are going around today.
1:08.3	But it starts with something like this, Cody.
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