Play-In Reaction, More Playoff Previews, and Final Awards Ballots With Michael Pina

The Zach Lowe Show

The Ringer

Basketball, Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Zach and Pina begin by reacting to the latest play-in games and looking at the future of the Kings and Bulls (1:01). Then, they preview the much-anticipated Warriors-Rockets series (37:19). Along the way, Zach hands out some final awards (54:27), including this year’s much-debated MVP (59:18), then closes out with a look at Magic-Celtics and some final playoff predictions ahead of the weekend (1:10:57). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.8	Coming up on a new Zach Lowe show, it is a loaded Thursday morning with Michael Pina of the ringer.
1:11.1	We're previewing Rockets Warriors. That's spicy Celtics magic. We're giving out awards.
1:15.8	We're talking about fallout in Sacramento, Chicago. And yes, the closed door, no recordings meeting in Dallas with Nico Harrison. That's all coming up on the Zach Lowe show.
1:34.5	Welcome to the Zach Lowe show.
1:36.2	The play in tournament is almost over.
1:40.0	The real playoffs start in two days, two days.
1:43.2	We have four games on Saturday, four games on Sunday.
1:46.7	Once the remnants of the play-in is over, the real games are starting.
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