Brunson’s Brilliance in the Clutch, the Celtics’ Uncertain Future, and Milwaukee’s Giannis Decision With Chris Mannix

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Russillo starts the show with his thoughts on the Knicks and Timberwolves both taking 3-1 leads (1:30). Then, he’s joined by Chris Mannix to discuss how far the Knicks can actually advance, what the future looks like for Boston, and what a trade package for Giannis might look like (25:41). Plus, Life Advice with Kyle (1:09:09)! Is it weird to use my roommate's shower? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Chris Mannix Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Ryan Rusillo podcast presented by Fandul. America's number one sportsbook
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0:24.6	The ringer is committed to responsible gaming.
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0:36.8	Gambling problem.
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0:50.8	On today's episode of the podcast,
0:52.8	we will dig into New York taking a 3-1 lead in the second round of Eastern Conference playoffs, what this means for the Knicks, how they've been the tougher team, and of course, a disastrous close to this game for the Celtics and also the Tatum injury.
1:07.6	A little bit on Ants Big Night at Golden State. And we've got Chris Mannix who was
1:11.9	going to give us all of the lottery perspective that we need, as it reminds me that he was in
1:16.8	the room last night for the ping pong balls. But we do a ton of stuff on the playoffs and also
1:21.4	some speculation about a new home perhaps for Janus this summer and life advice.
1:29.9	New York is where we start. They're up three one in the second round series with the Celtics.
1:35.2	They are one win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000, where they
1:40.9	lost to the Pacers in six games. Ewing, not super healthy in that series, played in four, really only played in three games.
1:49.6	But look, I'll go through all of it, much like you've heard me talk about these two teams all
1:55.3	season long.
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