Episode 27: LeBron Gets Swept, The Nuggets Head to the NBA Finals for the First Time Ever
Mostly Hoops with Mark Titus and Co.
Barstool Sports
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2023
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets have swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers out of the playoffs, en route to Denver's first NBA Final's appearance ever. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to fold in a series against Jimmy Butler and the Heat, facing getting swept themselves tonight in the Eastern Conference Finals. Mark and TJ talk about all that's happened in the playoffs since we last met, plus Mark is in New York for the Dozen Tournament III. We talk whats up in the office, as well as how these bad playoffs reflect on the NBA as a whole, talk sports emmys, Carmelo Anthony retiring, some boxing news, and a whole lot more on a packed episode. We'll be back with a new episode Thursday as we continue our offseason schedule of Tuesday/Thursday uploads. Thanks to our sponsors: Barstool Sportsbook: Must be 21+ Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER Zocdoc: Go to https://Zocdoc.com/TITUS and download the Zocdoc app for FREE Gametime: Download the Gametime app or go to https://barstool.link/GametimeApp, enter your email, and redeem code TITUS for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Follow the show on all socials @MarkTitusShow
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, barstool listeners, you can find every episode of this show on Apple podcasts, Spotify |
| 0:04.3 | or YouTube. |
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| 0:08.3 | On today's episode of the Mark Titus show, the Denver Nuggets are on to the NBA Finals |
| 0:12.6 | for the first time in franchise history and the media is in shambles. |
| 0:18.3 | The, the, the media is the, the, the Lakers slash Celtics media is really struggling with |
| 0:25.6 | what is transpiring in the NBA right now. |
| 0:28.0 | I, I am prepared to wake up tomorrow to see stories about how the Lakers have definitely |
| 0:32.9 | at long last, finally, after four games figured out these Denver Nuggets, uh, that seemed |
| 0:37.7 | to be the focal point of every one of these games is the Nuggets would win and the story |
| 0:42.2 | would be that the Lakers liked what they saw, even though they lost. |
| 0:45.7 | It was a moral victory for the Lakers, um, but in the end, the Lakers got four moral |
| 0:50.8 | victories. |
| 0:51.8 | The Nuggets got four literal victories and the Nuggets are, uh, are moving on. |
| 0:55.6 | The Bron was awesome though. |
| 0:56.6 | I will say, um, I, I, we got the LeBron James performance that I've been clamoring for |
| 1:02.1 | these playoffs, just like trying to like speak into existence. |
| 1:05.8 | I thought it was going to happen in the warrior series. |
| 1:07.5 | I thought we're going to get one of these games. |
| 1:09.3 | Um, we got it tonight to his credit, a guy who has been picking his spots really all |
| 1:14.0 | season. |
| 1:15.0 | Um, tonight went into it and said, I'm going to play balls to the wall from the opening |
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