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All The Smoke

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🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The NBA regular season is coming to an end, which means playoff battles are in full swing. On the latest WHAT'S BURNIN, Matt Barnes & Boogie Cousins join Rachel Nichols to discuss the returns of Lebron James & Kevin Durant from injury, the massive struggles the Kyrie Irving-Luka Doncic-led Mavericks are dealing with, and if the end for Dame Lillard in Portland is finally here.

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0:00.0	You know, if we're looking at it right now, I got in in B as my MVP.
0:05.8	I don't get a vote because I guess I get in too much trouble outside the studio still, but I
0:11.5	would make a in B, you know, my MVP. Welcome into what's burning here with Matt Barnes to
0:17.4	Marcus Cousins and boogie Matt was saying before we started, this is our first official what's
0:21.9	burning travel show because you're in your car. And he got kicked out the house. That's that,
0:25.9	this is bedroom right now. You would never know if it happened, you would never know. Guys,
0:33.7	we got to talk about the Western conference in the NBA because it is completely out of control
0:38.4	right now. Every day I look at the standings. I feel like it's a game of 52 pickup. Everyone
0:43.6	keeps waiting for the warriors and lakers. Meanwhile, the pelicans of one five straight. The
0:47.6	Timberwolves are in there now. They've won four straight. They're in the number six spot as we
0:52.0	sit here in record today. But by the time anyone listens to this podcast, I'm sure that will have
0:56.0	changed drastically. There's only six or seven games to go. Matt, when you look at the standings
1:01.3	right now, which teams do you think are actually getting in and which teams are going to be in the
1:06.0	play and which teams are going to be out for you? I think the I think my my final two teams,
1:14.0	I think my seven and eight slots slots are going to go to who's going to be in six? I want to say
1:22.2	going to see the other question. Yeah, that's what I'm looking at right now because Minnesota is
1:26.2	playing well. They just got cat back. They just put it down on sack last night. It's really up in
1:32.0	the air. I feel like the first three seats are locked. I feel like Phoenix will get that four
1:36.4	spot because Katie and Aden are coming back plus the Clippers are missing Paul George. So
1:41.2	when I feel like five through 10 are questioned, but I don't think the Clippers will slide too much.
1:51.2	I think the Lakers will come in at eight. Okay. And I think, um, damn, I'm just going to put
2:00.2	Golden State of seven and that's going to be tough for the for the one two and three C to be
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