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You're tuned in to Heat Check with Trista Crick.

On this episode of the Heat Check, the playing tournament is almost done, baby.

And we are this close to having a very full playoff schedule.

Four teams already headed home.

Two more are on their way.

We also get into some news from around the league,

including the Kuzma Dinwiddie B.

Actually, I think it's only two teams that have headed home,

and then two more are headed home.

Why Janus almost almost retired early.

And the latest on Damien Lillard,

it's more of the same bullshit,

but we're going to get into it because it's the news.

Happy the playoffs are here, Nick, my man.

So do me a favor?

Drop that generic ass beat.

This should be Rihanna.

It is the end of the season, and at this point, we're all pretty much playing hurt.

Someone I met today, an insider friend of show, Jake Fisher, told me I sound like I have been smoking two packs of cigarettes for the last two weeks at night. So, um, sounds like my voice is starting

to go on me. But the show continues. The show continues. Because we got some things to do. Let's start first.

Before we break down on what happened, the first playing games, I have a gripe to get off my chest.

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