Hey, it's Bill Simmons. We're not just reacting to the NBA playoffs on my podcast.

We're also doing the Ringer NBA show and the Miss Match podcast.

They are coming after some of these NBA play-offs games.

Check it out Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights on the Ringer podcast network.

BOLKS basketball predictably is very good. And what a time of the year to be a basketball fan.

There's a lot, a lot, a lot of stuff going on. And there's nobody that I would rather talk about it with.

The Texas Titan of basketball thinking the sharpest mind in the Southwest, Southwest or the Southwest, to Alice's own Jonathan Charx. John, how you doing buddy?

Yeah, we are the Southwest for sure. I met in Texas claims that.

You're kind of in the middle, right? But I guess you guys kind of claim the middle and the West. It's both. It's a big state.

Really, it's just Texas's own thing. But like Southwest Airlines, based in Texas, you know, all that stuff.

Southwest, right? That's your favorite airline, right? You've told me that in the past.

Shout out companion pass. Well, how you been feeling, man? Give us give us an update.

Feeling good. I've been enjoying the finals. It's been fun doing little finals, little draft stuff.

Yeah. What's your kind of general vibe on the before we get into the draft stuff? I mean, the finals are, I don't know, somewhat important.

Some what important to like what this is all about and contextualize it, I guess. What's your general read on the finals?

And has it changed at all?

I mean, somewhat important to the ringer, right? And various personalities associated with the ringer.

So we're recording this on a Wednesday morning. Game three will be tonight.

I like Boston coming in. I think the key for me is going to be is Jalen Brown.

I think as Brown goes, the Celtics going to go in the series.

And he look at so game one. Brown was 10 for 23 with five assists.

They win pretty comfortably. Game two. Brown was five for 17. They lose.

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