Nick Wright PREDICTS Pacers-Thunder Game 1, reaction to Knicks FIRING Tom Thibodeau

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🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Nick Wright shares his predictions for Game 1 of the NBA Finals featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Oklahoma City Thunder taking on Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. Nick breaks down what Indiana must do to have a chance in this series and where their advantageous will come from. Later, Nick reacts to the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau and breaks down which coaching options are best suited to lead Jalen Brunson and NY next season. Is Thibodeau's firing related to the Knicks pursuing Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Next, Nick reacts to the Phoenix Suns hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as head coach and explains why Phoenix is in the worst position of any team in the NBA, especially with Kevin Durant headed out the door. The show closes with Nick discussing CJ Stroud's shoulder injury and what that means for the Houston Texans moving forward. #Volume

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0:41.2	Welcome in. What's Right with NickRite episode 337, live from, I'll just be honest,
0:48.8	one of my favorite places in the entire world. The World Series of Poker Events Center,
0:54.1	we're at Horseshoe Resort and Casino, which is connected to the Paris Casino, in the entire world. The World Series of Poker Events Center,
0:54.2	we're at Horseshoe Resort and Casino,
0:56.0	which is connected to the Paris Casino,
0:58.9	which is in Las Vegas,
1:00.3	one of the five greatest cities in the world.
1:02.2	Now, you might say, Nick,
1:04.2	sounds like you crushed in your poker tournaments yesterday.
1:07.0	You're in such a good mood.
1:08.0	That's actually the opposite of what happened.
1:35.3	I, you know, nobody likes a bad beat story, so I won't tell them, but I gotta tell you, they get, listen, if, you know, they got a bad beat me to beat me. It's just what happens. Uh, it's just what happens. Um, but despite all that, de Monzae, I gotta tell you, I've been in Vegas for 36 hours and I, it feels like 72, but in a great way. In a great, in the greatest way. I had been here and listen, game one of the finals is tonight. We will get to that. You guys haven't heard my thoughts on the Knicks firing Tom Tibbado.
1:46.7	So we're gonna get to all of that just momentarily.
1:48.9	But I just wanna set the scene for what we're doing.
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