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In this episode of No cap roomYahoo Sports Senior NBA Reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Writer Dan Devine are tired and rooting for the NBA Playoffs to end as soon as possible.
They also love basketball! And they go into detail to explain how the Dallas Mavericks turned into a defensive nightmare for the young Oklahoma City Thunder, leading to a win-or-go-home Game 6 on the road to OKC on Saturday.
The Boston Celtics easily advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, raising concerns about whether they will struggle in the playoffs when needed. They haven’t faced a real challenge yet and everyone wants to know how they will react if they lose early against a good NBA team.
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot to figure out this offseason, starting with whether he wants to sign a contract extension and what changes he wants on the coaching staff or roster going forward. If JBBickerstaff ends up losing his job, who is the right coach for that role?
Jake is at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and is hearing a lot of rumors and news from NBA coaches and front office members who are also there. That leads to a conversation about what the Atlanta Hawks should do this offseason, whether trading Trae Young to the Spurs makes sense for either team and what hints the Lakers are dropping on who their next coach will be.
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