Thunder are Cruising and James Harden is COOKED
Heat Check with Trysta Krick
The 8 Side
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🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The Thunder are cruising through the playoffs, but somehow they’ve become one of the NBA’s most polarizing teams. Trysta breaks down why OKC’s dominance has fans waiting for the Western Conference Finals.
She also dives into Detroit’s unbelievable run and whether the Pistons are actually starting to look like a true 1-seed contender, or if the Magic and Cavaliers are just bad teams. Also, is James Harden officially cooked? Plus: LeBron’s whistle, Jared McCain takes a shot at the Sixers, Knicks chances to close Philly out, why Trysta has never bought into Evan Mobley, and the banged-up Wolves battling the Spurs in what should be a fantastic series.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.2 | On this episode of the heat check, the second round of the NBA playoffs is here. |
| 0:08.3 | Why the fuck is Detroit still playing? |
| 0:11.7 | We have drama up and down the schedule. |
| 0:13.8 | By the way, does anybody actually watch the OKC Thunder until the Western Conference finals? |
| 0:17.9 | Because I haven't been watching, neither as Bill Simmons. |
| 0:21.0 | Can Cleveland overcome James Hardin being absolutely washed and ass, turning the ball over like |
| 0:27.4 | crazy, getting treated like a cone? |
| 0:30.1 | Will the underman Timberwolves battle back against the Spurs series is tied 1-1? |
| 0:35.5 | Will the Knicks keep rolling? |
| 0:37.3 | So many things going on in the basketball world, plus some news from around the league. So do me a favor, Wyatt. Drop that motherfucking beat. This should be Rihanna. You're listening to the hottest, the hottest. The hottest. NBA podcast out. Yeah, I said what I said. She's eating on. It's the heat check. The heat check. With Trista Crick. |
| 1:00.3 | Okay, well, so the magic ended up losing. Very sad. The Detroit Pistons are still alive, which gives me more opportunities to troll them. |
| 1:13.6 | And for people who are changing the goalpost by saying I'm changing the goalpost, |
| 1:17.5 | the whole reason for the conversation to begin with was that I just didn't think that they were a true contender. |
| 1:23.3 | That's literally it. |
| 1:24.3 | I was like, nice story, nice team, one seed, not really a one seed, one seed. So for everybody who's saying that, Trista, you're changing the goalpost, no, you're changing the goalpost. A lot to get to, though. Let's do it, Zeke. Let's do it. Yeah, let's start with the OKC Thunder. They're getting a lot of heat lately, and I wanted your opinion on it. It appears that no one outside of OKC |
| 1:44.8 | is actually watching them play in the early rounds. In game two versus the Lakers, they ran away |
| 1:52.9 | from them in the second half once again. The question I have for you is, why do you think |
| 1:57.4 | that OKC is the least interesting playoff team this year to watch? |
| 2:03.2 | Because everything's a foregone conclusion. |
| 2:08.3 | Every other team has had, that's the only team that swept. |
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