ODDBALL - The Playoffs Have Started: Breaking Down Key Seeding Battles Across the NBA

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Don't be fooled by the standings or the calendar: Amin lets guest cohost Jeremy Tache know that the playoffs have already begun! The Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets are battling for the No. 2 seed in the West, while the Los Angeles Lakers suffered a brutal loss to the Chicago Bulls that may have knocked them out of contention. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder compete for the best record in the NBA to claim home court advantage in the Finals. Steph Curry’s injury raises concerns about the Golden State Warriors' chances of holding onto the No. 6 seed with the red-hot Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers right on their heels. Plus, Jeremy gives his definitive take on the MVP race between Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and what "Most Improved Player" really means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft King's Network.
0:10.7	Hey, Izzy, you know that moment when you're out watching hoops and the server comes over and asks the table,
0:15.1	what can I get you guys?
0:16.3	And everybody freezes up.
0:18.0	You know what you should do?
0:19.3	What should I do?
0:20.0	I mean, you got gotta have some confidence.
0:22.4	Or, as Yeagermeister calls it, shot fit-ins.
0:25.4	If everyone's struggling, take charge.
0:28.0	Just order for the whole table.
0:29.6	A round of ice-cold Jaeger Meister shots.
0:32.4	Damn, that's cold.
0:33.5	Because apparently, we've been drinking Yeagermeister all wrong.
0:37.2	Wait a second.
0:37.9	How should we be drinking it?
0:38.9	We should be drinking ice cold.
0:40.8	I'm talking zero degrees Fahrenheit ice cold.
0:43.8	I'm talking tailgating in Buffalo for a playoff game cold.
0:48.1	You know what?
0:49.2	I've never been tailgating, Izzy.
0:50.9	That's right.
0:51.3	I've never been tailgating.
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