This is an IHeart podcast.

On this episode of the heat check, it's playing time.

We've got two down, two to go.

We're bringing in some heavy hitters to help us shake things out.

For the Sixers versus the heat game, we're joined by my guy, Spike Eskin, my former boss at WFAN in New York.

And currently, the drive time host on WIP in Philadelphia. I think he might be the only guy in Philadelphia who actually likes me.

He also hosts the Rice to Ricky Sanchez podcast, a very top NBA pod in the market.

He'll also give you all the tea that you want about the Sixers.

We also grab my also guy, Lawrence Holmes, the top rated Burn Steeman Holmes,

radio show on WSCR, The Score in Chicago.

He will help us make sense of the

Hawks versus Bulls game. So much to get

into, let's not fuck around, Anthony.

Drop that motherfucking beat.

It should be Rihanna. Well, the Western Conference just got a lot more clarity after the Tuesday night games.

The Lakers took down the Pelicans in the 7-8 game in what was an absolute awesome battle.

Lakers ran off to a huge lead.

Well, first and foremost, it was very back and forth.

Pelicans went up.

Then the Lakers had a huge lead.

Up by 13, 14 points.

Then Zion and the Pelicans battled back and made it tight down the stretch.

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