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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 back together as fill-in co-hosts after a few weeks away.
The guys kick off the show with the Miami Heat’s shocking win over the Boston Celtics last night, a game that Dan says is eerily reminiscent of one of Miami’s games against the New York Knicks in last year’s NBA Playoffs.
After the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the New Orleans Pelicans, Jake says rumors are already swirling around the NBA about Brandon Ingram’s future and whether he is likely to be traded this offseason. He hasn’t played well without Zion Williamson and the two haven’t played particularly well together either.
The Denver Nuggets visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in a series that feels hopeless for LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Jake and Dan dig through the stats and show how good those two guys have been and also how great the Nuggets have been when they played the Lakers.
Jake expected a better playoff performance from the Orlando Magic, who are starting to look like last year’s Cleveland Cavaliers team (the one who said the playoff lights were too bright for them) as they play against this played for years.
The New York Knicks travel to Philadelphia tonight to play the 76ers, which will be a homecoming of sorts for a bunch of Villanova alumni that the Knicks have built their team around. Jake delved into what made these Villanova teams great and how all the players ended up being so close together.
Finally, Jake brought some video from his recent championship game, so Dan watches it and tries to come up with NBA player compositions for Jake’s basketball style.
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