Episode 7: Breaking Down the 2024 NBA Playoffs (So Far) | LeBron James & JJ Redick

Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick

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Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Welcome to Episode 7 on Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick. This episode was recorded last week, shortly after LeBron and the Los Angeles Lakers first round series against Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and the Denver Nuggets. LeBron explains why he thinks he, Anthony Davis and the Lakers lost the series and what simply made the Nuggets the better team. He also opens up about how he's personally feeling heading into the offseason. Then, they get into some of the observations and takeaways from other series' in the playoffs including; actions that make Jamal Murray, Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), and Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) the most dangerous. They also share what they think gives Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, and the Minnesota Timberwolves an advantage in the playoffs, what it's like facing elite defenders like Luguentz Dort (Lu Dort) (Oklahoma City Thunder) for multiple games throughout a series, and much more. Subscribe to Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick today for more NBA insight, analysis, highlights and more. #nba #lebronjames #mindthegame

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0:00.0	Did you have, did you have, did you bring wine? Of course.
0:07.0	Of course I'm keeping this shit so consistent.
0:10.0	I'm not drinking alone.
0:12.0	No, you're not gonna drink a lot, I'm about the alone. No, you're not going to drink a lot.
0:14.0	I'm about the open my right now. Welcome to Mind The Game with LeBron James and J.J. Reddick brought to you by Uninterrupted
0:32.3	and 3-4-2 productions.
0:34.2	This is episode 7, breaking down the 20-24 NBA playoffs so far.
0:40.6	A lot is discussed in this episode. This was our first remote episode. We were not in person in Los Angeles like the previous six episodes, but luckily it still plays really well.
0:54.9	We recorded this on Wednesday of last week.
0:59.5	We want to say that again.
1:00.8	We recorded this on Wednesday of last week. A lot we get into. Playoff
1:05.8	Reflections from LeBron James. We discuss a number of topics about the Minnesota
1:10.0	Denver series and it's amazing how relevant all the things we discussed are
1:15.3	particularly after what is transpired in the first two games just a couple
1:20.2	actions that we discuss one is called called Spinnulis Action. It is named after one of the
1:26.1	best Greek players of all time, Viscilla Spinnulis. Of course, Spinnulis helped defeat the
1:32.4	U.S. men's senior national team in the 2006
1:35.6	Feba World Championships in the semifinals.
1:38.0	Spunulus action is very simple.
1:41.0	There is a big that will catch the ball right here.
1:46.9	There's a screener somewhere in the middle of the paint.
1:51.0	A lot of times it will be initiated with a cut down underneath the basket.
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