Can the Mavericks Get Back to the NBA Finals? Are the Surging Bucks Contenders Again? | Real Ones

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Michael Pina and Raja Bell discuss the NBA Cup teams and where they currently stand in the league. Are we witnessing an all-time defensive team with this year's OKC Thunder (3:11)? Has the Bucks’ streak with the current core ran its course (22:17)? Do the Knicks have the best offense in the NBA (33:35)? Is Golden State in trouble with their recent skid and attempts to find a consistent lineup (42:33)? Plus, mailbag questions on Shai vs. Jokic for MVP and concerns for the Nuggets. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Michael Pina and Raja Bell Producer: Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody. Chris Vernon here and welcome to a new season of the NBA and the mismatch.
0:06.6	And huge welcome as well to my new co-host, Dave Jacoby.
0:10.3	I can't wait to link with you twice a week every Tuesday and Friday, right here on the
0:15.7	mismatch to break down everything that's happening in the league.
0:18.5	Who's playing well, who we loved, who we loathed, trade rumors, team dysfunction.
0:24.0	We've got you covered right here.
0:25.3	So follow us, subscribe, and hit us with those five-star ratings on Spotify, or wherever
0:30.2	you get your podcast.
0:31.5	And also don't forget to follow us on social media.
0:33.5	That's at Ringer NBA.
0:34.7	And check out the full mismatch episodes with the two handsomest podcasters
0:40.2	in the history of podcasting, right on the Ringer NBA YouTube channel.
1:02.8	What's up everybody? Welcome to Real Ones. My name is Michael Pina. I'm a senior staff writer at the ringer.com. And I am still for one more week, excited to guest host this fantastic NBA podcast.
1:10.2	Joining me on the other line, a man who once
1:12.8	averaged 19.1 points with ridiculous 51, 5,1, 80 shooting splits for an entire seven-game
1:20.5	second-round playoff series in which his Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in 2006,
1:26.1	the one, the only, Rajabelle.
1:29.1	Michael, you've outdone yourself again, sir. Thank you. Thank you. What a time, what a time that was.
1:35.5	I needed that this morning, man. You know, I'm running around here. Christmas, a lot of stuff going on.
1:40.1	I needed that little pick me up. Take me back into time machine. I appreciate you.
1:43.2	That was a great series. I remember watching it in my dorm room in college. It was fantastic.
1:51.8	It was a, it was a, it was a very, yeah, it was a very cool probably, we probably shouldn't have
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