Eastern Conference Deep Dive and Bam’s 83 Points With Jaime Jaquez Jr.

The Zach Lowe Show

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Sports, Basketball

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Zach is joined by Michael Pina to break down the East and share their picks for most improved player. Then, Jaime Jaquez Jr. comes on to discuss his improvement, Jimmy Butler leaving, and being part of Bam’s historic night. Finally, Sean Fennessey joins for the first Mets Corner of the season. (0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show! (2:21) Michael Pina joins the show! (4:31) Jaylen Brown continues to impress (12:50) Jalen Duren feels like a lock for All-NBA (18:30) What is our Cavscon level at? (24:03) Are the Knicks just a weird team? (41:41) Wemby with another strong game last night (50:53) Let’s look at the bottom of the East (56:48) Wizards forced to apologize over April Fools joke (1:01:43) Most improved player candidates (1:07:50) Jaime Jaquez Jr. joins the show! (1:13:38) How do you continue to improve? (1:21:01) On Jimmy Butler’s departure (1:23:29) What was it like when Bam scored 83 points? (1:31:54) Mets Corner with Sean Fennessey! (1:33:20) The starting pitching has been fantastic (1:36:14) Bo Bichette’s early struggles continue (1:52:49) Do you care about Soto and Lindor’s relationship? Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Michael Pina, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Sean Fennessey Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil Social: Keith Fujimoto Visit https://neweracap.com for 20% off, exclusions apply. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.3	All right, coming up on the Zach Lowe show on a Thursday morning, Jason Tatum with a triple double.
0:42.8	The Celtics score a million points.
0:44.4	Everybody scored a million points last night and beat the heat.
0:47.5	Michael Pina is here.
0:48.4	We're going to go around the NBA, some winners and some losers of the last week or so.
0:53.1	Top of the east is going to be the center of the discussion.
0:55.7	Celtics rolling Pistons just keep on winning without Cade Cunningham. They play Minnesota tonight. We'll see how that game goes. But hat tip to the Pistons, Jalen Duren, all NBA lock at this point. I would hope I would think he'd be on my ballot if I had a ballot. And then the other two teams at the top, the Cavs and the Knicks,
1:12.6	kind of mystery boxes this late in the season. Weird up and down stretches lately, guys in and out of the lineup, just weird teams. We tried to sort of get a grip on them. Then the second half of the East playoff picture in complete chaos. Orlando is ninth, Miami's 10, Philadelphia is back to six.
1:28.1	Atlanta just keeps winning. They blew out the match at last night. Their fifth, quick peek in on all
1:32.7	those teams. Plus, we do a little most improved player and some other around the NBA stuff, MVP.
1:38.5	Wembe keeps talking about it. Is the door cracking open for not just him, but Luca as well.
1:44.8	Talk about all that stuff.
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