Giants DEAL Dexter Lawrence, Lakers Steal Game 1 Without Luka, Celtics A GREAT Organization, Nuggets Can Win It All
The Colin Cowherd Podcast
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Colin starts with the Giants trading star defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence to the Bengals. He predicts that the Giants are poised to make a huge jump under John Harbaugh and that Harbaugh is creating a new culture in New York. He also offers suggestions on how the Giants should use their two first round picks (2:30).
Then, Colin is joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to break down the NBA playoffs.
They start with the Lakers and Lebron James winning game 1 over the Rockets despite missing Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves and Colin highlights the Lakers defense showing up in a way that was missing during the regular season (12:00). They also discuss the potential impact on the series if/when Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic return from injury (23:00).
They pivot to the Celtics dominating the 76ers and Colin praises the Celtics organization for being able to retool their roster in one season and remain highly competitive. They point to great scouting and player development as the reason Boston has stayed great (29:00).
They move to the red hot Nuggets beating the Wolves in game 1 and Colin argues the trio of Jokic, Murray and Gordon are good enough to power the Nuggets to a title (34:45).
Colin argues the Knicks have a flawed roster and are not a championship team and believes the Knicks were at their best when owner James Dolan was busy building The Sphere and not meddling with the team, and Jason argues they have almost no chance against Boston (43:00).
Finally, they discuss the new Jerry West documentary and Colin gives it two thumbs up (48:15) and they discuss why the NBA playoffs moving to streaming services was the correct move by the NBA, and debate the concerns over tanking and whether there’s anything the league can do about it (52:30).
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
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| 0:07.7 | Today's show is brought to you by our presenting sponsor American beverage. |
| 0:12.0 | If you think about some of the most iconic drinks in the country, the ones you grab at a barbecue, |
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| 1:06.4 | All right, we got about 45 minutes with Jason Tim. We're going to do mostly NBA playoffs. |
| 1:12.0 | But I want to start with the New York Giants. So when you get Jim Harbaugh or John Harbaugh, |
| 1:18.4 | you get very good very quickly. So the last four years, I've made a prediction, and I'm four for four, |
| 1:24.2 | and I'm going to be five for five. I have picked the New York Giants to be the most improved team in the league. |
| 1:29.5 | Meaning, your draft slot is going to go from the fifth pick and the 10th pick this year |
| 1:36.0 | to the 20s. |
| 1:38.0 | That's where we start. |
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