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The Zach Lowe Show

Can Houston Complete the Historic Comeback? Plus, Game 6 Previews, and Lottery Reform

The Zach Lowe Show

The Ringer

Sports, Basketball

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Zach is joined by Kirk Goldsberry to discuss how worried the Lakers should be about blowing their 3-0 lead. Then, they preview the Thursday night Game 6s before breaking down the Cavs and Pistons recent wins. Finally, they share their thoughts on lottery reform and what the Trail Blazers offseason might look like. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (2:05) Kirk Goldsberry joins the show! (4:08) Lakers are in real danger of blowing this 3-0 lead (19:26) Can Embiid prove he’s a force again? (23:43) KAT has been dominant and can put this series away (26:34) Looking for Murray’s and Jokic’s shooting to stabilize (28:33) The Cavs looked dead in Game 5 before coming back (32:58) Who will win Game 6? (43:20) Paolo and Cade both drop 45; but Pistons stay alive (58:46) Lottery reform (1:13:17) Zach petitions to be the one to draw the lottery balls (1:19:32) What will the Trail Blazers offseason look like? Host: Zach Lowe Guest: Kirk Goldsberry Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil Social: Keith Fujimoto and Michael Szokoli Order and it will come. Like today. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Coming up on the Zach Lowe show, Kurt Goldsbury is here. We're talking all things, NBA playoffs, quick hitters on all of tonight's game sixes, Knicks, Hawks, Sixers, Celtics, Nuggets, wolves, and deep dives on everything that happened last night. The Lakers, are they in trouble? Are they going to be the first team ever to blow a

0:54.9

three-all lead? Can the rockets actually do this? What happened in game five? What's going to

0:58.2

happen in game six? Cleveland. Took some injuries, took some Mowgli threes, took some other stuff,

1:05.4

survive, took Dennis Schrooter, survive at home to beat Toronto, or they're up three, two. Can Toronto even this thing up?

1:12.5

What did the Cavs discover? What did they not discover? What can Toronto do to counter it? Detroit

1:16.9

prolongs its season with a home win over the magic. Cade and Paolo, 45 points apiece. We dive into

1:23.7

what happened in that game. What adjustments we might see in game six. Can Detroit pull off a comeback? We talk lottery reform. Is this good idea? Is it a bad idea? Three, two, one, Bonanza. That's what the NBA is calling it. Maybe not Bonanza. I made that up. Blazers off season. Look ahead to the next round in some of these matchups. Lots of stuff to talk about with Kurt Goldsbury. Austin Reeves is back. We talk about that, too. That's all coming up on the Zach Lowe show. The Zach Lowe show is brought to you by Fandul. The NBA postseason is here, and Fandul knows the only thing better than watching your favorite team win is winning along with them. Fandul is the best place to bet the teams, players, and plays during their playoff run. Build the same game parley or try live betting and jump in after tip-off. And don't forget, with Fandual, you get paid instantly when you win. Download the Fandualsportsbook app now and play your game. 21 or over in select states, 18 and over in D.C. Kentucky, Wyoming, gambling problem.

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2:41.8

Welcome to the Zach Lowe Show and the first round that will never end, other than the Spurs and the Thunder.

2:43.2

Everyone facing elimination won last night.

2:46.3

And the Cleveland Cavaliers, it took some Evan Mobley threes.

2:49.9

It took a Scotty Barnes injury that he stayed in the game for.

2:53.0

It took a Brandon Ingram injury. The Cleveland Cavaliers pushed the Raptors to the brink of elimination.

2:57.3

We got a lot to talk about. Kurt Goldsbury. How you doing?

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