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May 2023
1h 19m

The Nuggets Embarrass the Suns, the Celt...

The Ringer
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Verno and KOC are back talking about the Nuggets egregiously embarrassing the Suns in front of their own fans to win the series 4-2 (0:45) and the Celtics eking out a win on the road in Game 6 against the 76ers with a huge fourth quarter from Jayson Tatum (19:35). Then they preview Game 6 of the Warriors-Lakers series (42:48) and Game 6 of the Heat-Knicks series (1:05:55).

Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

Producer: Sasha Ashall

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