Thunder Surge and Take a 2-0 Lead in the Western Conference Finals. Knicks Face Pressure After Humbling Game 1 Loss.

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to discuss both conference finals series. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are currently up 2-0 on the Minnesota Timberwolves. How have they been able to bottle up Minnesota's offense while hitting another gear late in games. With this new CBA, how has OKC shown the blueprint for building a successful young team on the cusp of winning a championship? The Knicks fell to the Pacers in devastating fashion after losing a hefty lead late in the game, with Tyrese Haliburton hitting a game-tying shot at the end of regulation. How do the Knicks bounce back to even up the series at home ? What has Tyrese Haliburton shown the world this postseason? (3:31): Wolves - Thunder Series (34:06): Fan Duel Ad Break (35:36): Knicks - Pacers Series (1:00:58): Mailbag The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hit the mailbag! [email protected] Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard BeckProducer/Audio: Clifford AugustinVideo Producer: Victoria Valencia Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.4	What's popping?
0:54.2	Rulins. Logan, Braddock here. Rosabow there. As promised Howard Mother. What's popping? Realens.
0:54.6	Looking back here.
0:55.6	Raja about there.
0:56.8	As promised, Howard motherfucking Beck is in the cut.
1:00.9	Got a little tan looking great.
1:03.7	Raja, dude, what, what, um, what's up with the Bluetooth headphones, buddy?
1:08.4	Are you going to get a hell of them?
1:09.7	What the fuck?
1:10.5	Listen, man, I have them.
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1:13.3	They sometimes sink to this laptop that I did buy specifically and especially for the show.
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