MAJOR Injuries For Knicks & 76ers + Harden Playoff Struggles Continue & Some Stunning Situations Developing In The League

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

ESPN

Sports, Basketball

3.9 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to react to the Pistons outlasting the Cavs late in the game once again including another playoff disappointment from James Harden. But, the guys tell us the bigger concern for Cleveland in the end. Next, the guys talk about the late conflict between the Lakers and the officials in OKC before talking about the impressive performance from the Thunder's depth. Then, we tackle some major injury updates in the Knicks-76ers series leading into Game 3 in Philadelphia including OG, Embiid and more. We then transitioned earlier in the day to discuss the Spurs' mature win over the Wolves before diving into some NBA drama with Giannis & the Bucks and Jaylen Brown & the Celtics. We also tackle if there may be trades to come from either situation in Milwaukee or Boston. Finally, we preview what could be an incredibly consequential NBA Draft Lottery with a possibility that could shake the foundation of the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.8	Hello, welcome with the Hoop Collective Podcast. We talk about the NBA, which we are doing literally in the middle of the night. It is the middle of the night on the East Coast. I just got in. Half of this podcast was taped like, I don't know what, 15 hours ago in Los Angeles. Now I'm in Omaha. 14 hours. Whatever it was.
0:54.6	16.
0:56.6	I did the math. It's my turn to do the math around.
0:58.2	Anyway, joining us from New York City where in a couple hours he's going to head to Philadelphia for game three, Timbott Temps.
1:05.2	Hello, everybody.
1:06.1	Joining us from Oklahoma City at the Paycom Center where tonight he watched the Thunder go up to zero on the Los Angeles Lakers as Ban McMahon.
1:14.6	Howdy, partners?
1:15.5	Yeah, I think that the most interesting game that happened in the NBA tonight took place in Detroit,
1:20.4	where the Pistons won up 2-0 with a 10-point win over the calves.
1:24.8	I will just say that I thought Cade Cunningham had a terrific fourth quarter.
1:30.1	This type of game has played out. There's very, there's been a lot of games this year where
1:34.2	the Pistons have played out exactly this way, where it's sort of a slug fest for 38 to 40 minutes.
1:41.0	And then Cade Cunningham carries the team down the stretch, and he did so in this
1:46.2	game. He had 25 points. And Tobias Harris, who I think what I heard the stat was that during the
1:53.4	regular season, he didn't have more than two consecutive 20-point games, and now he has seven
1:58.5	consecutive 20-point games. and he has been a huge lift
2:02.1	because Jayland Duren's been in an offensive slump, and Tobias Harris has been awesome. But
2:06.6	Bontemps, the pistons have won five in a row, beat elimination three times. They're looking very
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