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🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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NBA Playoff chaos is set to ignite—can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champions, or will the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets disrupt the race? Rylan Stiles, Danny Cunningham, and Ku preview every first-round showdown across the league, spotlighting the Hornets’ electric offense, the Pistons’ size advantage, and bold predictions on the Suns, Warriors, and Timberwolves. Key matchups include Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns’ chemistry for the New York Knicks, Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert, and the looming threat of LeBron James even as the Lakers face mounting injuries. Insights cover tactical advantages, coaching edges, and X-factors like Mitchell Robinson’s rebounding and Alperen Sengun’s breakout potential for the Houston Rockets. Can the Celtics sweep the Sixers, or is a Tyrese Maxey hero moment on the horizon? Top hosts weigh in on dark horse contenders and which teams are primed for upsets as the battle for NBA supremacy begins.

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0:00.0	On today's Locked on NBA game night podcast, who's going to win the NBA title?
0:04.8	Let's have a playoff preview show, folks.
0:07.4	When that final buzzer rings, you know it's time for Locked on NBA game night.
0:12.7	All the postgame reactions to every game across the league, every single night.
0:17.6	With insights only the hosts that Locked on can provide.
0:23.3	It's the true NBA fans, one stop for all the action every game every night it's locked on NBA game night tipping off now
0:33.2	let's get it going on locked on NBA game night it is off now, but there is no tip off on this Thursday night.
0:40.2	So instead, you get myself, Ryland Stiles,
0:43.0	was Lockdown Thunder and Danny Cunningham, host of Lockdown Caves,
0:46.1	taking it through the NBA playoffs and previewing all that is in store for this postseason.
0:51.2	Danny, we're sitting here on the precipice of the last day of the NBA
0:55.2	playing tournament to determine the actual playoff field. So let's just start there and preview
1:00.3	who's actually going to make it in to the playoffs to make our previews easier. Let's start
1:05.0	out east for the sake of you hosting lockdown cabs and you being an East Coast guy, Eastern
1:10.1	Conference guy. i guess you're
1:11.6	not much on a coast but the hornet north coast baby i'm on a waterfront right now north coast
1:17.5	a great waterfront the best waterfront some would say uh now let's go with hornets magic
1:25.2	everyone's rooting for the Hornets, right?
1:27.8	Like that's just a way more fun match.
1:30.8	Rylan, I think the magic are rooting for the Hornets.
1:33.6	Like, I cannot think of a team that seems like they're having less fun playing basketball
1:39.3	together than the Orlando Magic right now.
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