Round 1 Winds Down: Lakers Eliminated, Game 6 Previews, and More With Michael Pina

The Zach Lowe Show

The Ringer

Basketball, Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Zach is joined by Michael Pina to discuss the end of the road for a few teams, starting with the Lakers’ loss to the Wolves (1:05). Next, they look ahead to Game 6 between the Warriors and Rockets (31:52), as well as the second-round series between the Pacers and Cavs (48:47). Lastly, some things to watch for in tonight’s Game 6s in Detroit and Los Angeles (1:21:42). 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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0:35.5	Gambling problem, call 1-100 gambler or visit rg dash help.com all right everybody coming up we got michael pina on all things NBA playoffs the
0:45.9	lakers are out rudy gobert had a game the wolves are moving on the rockets are alive cabs pacer's
0:52.2	preview looking ahead to games this weekend. Everything.
0:55.2	Heat offseason coming up with Michael Pina on the Zach Lowe show.
1:05.4	Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Zach Lowe show.
1:09.5	We're after a very interesting Thursday night of NBA playoff basketball, we have a lot to discuss.
1:16.2	LeBron James, is he going to retire?
1:18.5	He's not sure.
1:19.5	I don't know what's going to happen.
1:20.9	We've got Thumbgate.
1:22.4	We've reached the point of the Warriors Rocket series where the Warriors, after whoop that trick game, the sequel,
1:28.8	are complaining about the Rockets targeting Steph Curry's thumb.
1:31.8	And there's a photo of a swollen thumb and all of it.
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