WELCOME TO… the NBA Finals: Pacers–Thunder Preview with Kirk Goldsberry, Plus the State of the Knicks with Ian Begley

The Zach Lowe Show

The Ringer

Basketball, Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Zach welcomes Kirk Goldsberry for a comprehensive preview of the NBA Finals (1:53): How the Pacers overcame chaos to reach this point, what to watch for when Indiana has the ball (29:53) as opposed to when OKC has it (47:47). Then, Ian Begley joins to break down the Knicks' offseason outlook (1:07:55): the future of the coaching staff, potential lineup changes, and whether a major roster shake-up could be on the horizon. Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Kirk Goldsberry, Ian Begley Producers: Jesse Aron, Jonathan Frias, Mike Wargon The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Get started today at HubSpot.com/AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
0:12.0	It's why you lace up at dawn.
0:15.0	Why a little rain doesn't stop you.
0:17.0	Why one run turns into a habit.
0:24.3	So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.
0:28.1	Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com.
0:30.9	All right.
0:35.2	Coming up on a Monday morning edition of the Zach Lowe show, we are absolutely loaded today reacting to the Indiana Pacers,
0:40.7	eliminating the New York Knicks and making the NBA finals Thunder Pacers. Kurt Goldsbury is
0:46.2	going to come on. We dive into everything about how the Thunder went for, or the Pacers went
0:51.4	from chaos in 2021 to NBA finals today.
0:54.8	We dig into the X's nose of the matchup, the counters, the counters to the counters,
0:58.9	everything with Kurt Goldsbury, who's bringing some video, some cool cutting edge video of SGA
1:03.8	and his shot selection.
1:05.0	And then my old buddy Ian Begley comes on, the Knicks.
1:08.3	Was this a successful playoff run? A disappointing playoff run?
1:11.5	Plus minus of zero total for the playoffs.
1:15.2	What do they do from here?
1:16.6	Do they do nothing?
1:17.6	Tibbs, Cat, Bridges.
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