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Now, typically, if you're a regular listening to the show,

there is a method to the madness.

And I'm not that hard to figure out.

The show's not that deep.

Typically, when the NBA playoffs are going on, whatever the late NBA game is,

we always start with some kind of reaction to the late NBA game.

That's how we've done things.

I've been here a long time.

We've always kind of followed the same mantra here.

And if you listen, you can figure that out.

But this night is different.

We had two Elstinko Bamos in the NBA, right?

No, the hockey game actually.

I watched the hockey game.

Both basketball games sucked.

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