meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

Revealing The True NBA Finals Contenders + Tight NBA Awards Races & Things To Watch Down The Stretch

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

ESPN

Basketball, Sports

3.94K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to break down what teams in the NBA have a 5% chance to win the NBA Finals this season. Then, the guys tackle some of the tight battles for the NBA end of season awards before talking about the three things they are most excited for down the stretch of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is your latest project.

0:03.0

It's heavy with information, data and exactly 36 pages of waffle.

0:09.0

But with Acrobat Studio, you can create a PDF space,

0:13.0

an AI-powered workspace that turns documents into summaries and insights

0:17.0

and even generates reports or presentations out of it.

0:24.7

So you can cut through the waffle, work smarter and save time.

0:26.6

Do that with Acrobat.

0:29.7

Learn more and try it out on adobe.com.

0:36.3

Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.

0:46.3

We talk about the NBA, which you're doing on Monday night, which we're doing for various reasons, mostly because of my issues.

0:49.9

So hopefully this won't go too stale.

0:52.3

Joining us from New York City is Tim Bontovs.

0:56.5

You know, McMahon, when I listened to the pod Monday morning,

1:01.2

and I heard Brian open up with a five-minute speech about how he was sick and getting sicker,

1:05.4

I wasn't really sure if we were going to be doing any pods at all this week or maybe ever again.

1:09.7

So I'm glad we're here at least for one more before our guy weighs away.

1:16.0

Yeah, well, I told you guys a minute ago, I literally woke up this morning with a full slate of TV booked and I did not know if I could speak.

1:18.6

And so I literally spoke out loud, testing one, two, three.

1:22.8

And this voice came out and was deemed good enough to limp through.

1:28.2

Do you guys from Dallas, Texas where he's just back from the West Coast, is Band McMahon.

1:32.4

Howdy, partners?

1:33.4

I returned home with a light case of the sniffles, but I'm going to brave through this.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ESPN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ESPN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.