MIAMI HEAT (4/5) – (4/5) INDIANA PACERS. Guaranteed drama.LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers need to cross their fingers and hope for an upset in the Western Conference play-in series.We don’t know exactly who they’ll face in the first round. The Basketball England Podcast on British Basketball.
Perimeter defence, and defence in general, will be a struggle without Simmons. Whether that carries over to the post-season is the question.If Utah is to pull off an upset of any kind, they’ll need Rudy Gobert to win his match-up with Nikola Jokic, and Donovan Mitchell to be the best player in the series.Chris Paul is out for revenge after a bitter end to his time in Houston. In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Basketball Canada’s Women’s High Performance Manager Mike MacKay joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss applying transformational and evidenced based ideas.
Michael Porter Jr. has proven to be an elite scorer in the bubble; a genuine second or third option for the Nuggets. The NBA playoffs have begun and we are in for a lot of great NBA basketball in the bubble. With no travel, no home court advantage, and no fans, these are going to be the strangest playoffs we’ve ever seen.Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the first round of the post-season.There exists no reality where the Magic do anything other than win one game, at best, in this series.Giannis Antetokounmpo only received a one-game suspension for his wild headbutt against the Washington Wizards, so he’ll be back, and more rested, for Game 1 of this series.There’s a giant chip on Toronto’s collective shoulder, despite the NBA title.When Kawhi Leonard left, the players heard about how Toronto was no longer a contender. Hosted by the podcaster Mike Schubert and the comedian Adam Mamawala, this goofy basketball podcast promises to cover everything about basketball “except for the wins and losses.” Show Numbers on the Boards, Ep It's Time For Some Basketball - Jul 23, 2020 Basketball is BACK, and so are Skin and Bobby! Without Rajon Rondo or Avery Bradley, Frank Vogel doesn’t exactly have a plethora of options to put on Lillard, or C.J. Conversation, debate and discussion with British basketball's players, personalities and key figures. No-one wants to play the Miami Heat. Whether you’ve found a new sports podcast in our collection or not, we recommend you stick with a podcast that’s worth your time. Well, this whole season has just been one, massive f*** you to the NBA community.And it’s meant the Raptors have consolidated their place as a genuine threat in the East, and a team you wouldn’t rule out going back-to-back.Without a real superstar, although Pascal Siakam is getting there, the Raptors have empowered so many of their guys to go out and get 20 points on any given night.The Brooklyn Nets don’t have Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving, and a host of others, but have been surprisingly good in Orlando. The Clippers won all three regular season games against Dallas, so it’s hard to see any upset potential in this series.Denver swept the season series 3-0, but every game was close between the Nuggets and Utah Jazz.While this is no easy task for Mike Malone’s team, the most intriguing storyline might be what the Denver head coach does with his rotation. The Basketball England Podcast on British Basketball. McCollum.This Portland team went to the Western Conference Finals last season, and with Jusuf Nurkic back in the line-up, an upset is genuinely on the cards.While on paper, this series looks like it’s going to be fun, the reality is the Clippers are a nightmare match-up for Dallas.Still, with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis leading the way for the Mavericks, you can’t rule out a tougher-than-expected test for LA.Kawhi Leonard, and more importantly, Paul George have both looked good in Orlando, and they’ll welcome Montrezl Harrell back at some point after he finally entered Disney World. And no-one wants to play the Indiana Pacers. Meanwhile, Bol Bol has carved out a role. Ben Simmons won’t play, so Brett Brown will need to rely on Joel Embiid to lead an improbable run in this year’s playoffs.You feel as though Philly’s only chance is to go as big as possible, with Embiid and Al Horford, and just out-muscle the Celtics who are shortest at the five. But we do know it’ll be either the Portland Trail Blazers or Memphis Grizzlies.Portland will need to lose both games against the Grizzlies in the play-in series if they’re to miss out on the playoffs, which seems unlikely given the respective form of the two teams.The Lakers have been about as unconvincing as any team in the bubble, and the Blazers are a tough match-up with Damian Lillard in career-best form.