#210: NBA Finals Game 5

In our Finale episode, it’s the Big Kahuna — who protects the paint the best? We also recap the series at the end, discuss what we learned, and Cody asks a hypothetical question about the best 21st century defense. Support at ⁠www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball 

In Part 4 of our 21st century defensive awards, we discuss the best perimeter helper. Who is the best player at helping from the outside, disrupting drives, sitting in passing lanes and so on. After that important but under-discussed category, we award best motor of the century. ... Show More

Cody gives his thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. But first, we attempt to build a draft board (based on their future) from the last 3 rookie classes. Support at ⁠www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball 

In this special NBA Finals episode of the Lowe Post x Hoop Collective podcast, Zach Lowe and Brian Windhorst recap Game 1 of the NBA Finals matchup as the Denver Nuggets go up (1-0) against the Miami Heat. They discuss the size mismatches that surfaced with the Nuggets' offense a ... Show More

Nikola Jokić makes NBA history with an unprecedented 30-20-20 game! The Denver Nuggets' superstar center showcases his elite basketball IQ and versatile skillset in a thrilling overtime victory against the Phoenix Suns. Hosts Haize and Steve O break down Jokić's remarkabl ... Show More

The Denver Nuggets have won the NBA Title and Jokic just wants to go home. We talk NBA Finals and Jokic being the greatest value pick in NBA History (00:00:00-00:25:11). The Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup and it's insane what theyve done as a franchise in 6 years (00:25:11-00 ... Show More

The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA Championship and Nikola Jokic has been vindicated! 

<p>On today’s episode, Jason and Super Producer Rob G (Robert Guerra) kick things off by discussing the Denver Nuggets’ win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray put on a historic performance to lead Denver to their second double-digit win ... Show More

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by NBA champion head coach Doc Rivers to recap the Denver Nuggets' first title win in franchise history over the Miami Heat in five games. They talk about what made this Nuggets team so special, including Nikola Jokic's historic playoff run, Ja ... Show More

Colin celebrates the Nuggets winning the NBA championship by praising Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and why we haven't seen anything like him in league history. He pushes back against a recent narrative about "super teams" in the NBA and if they are the best route to winning a title in ... Show More

Zach and ESPN's Kirk Goldsberry discuss the wild Suns-Nuggets series, Nikola Jokic shoving Mat Ishbia, and what comes next as the series moves to Denver. Then (40:32) they turn to James Harden's last-second heroics in tying the Philly-Boston series, and look ahead to Game 5 and b ... Show More

Jason Timpf reacts to the Denver Nuggets' 123-111 win over Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics and shares how Nikola Jokic was able to dominate one of the NBA's best defenses. Later, he discusses Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies going 2-0 over the weekend against the Pelicans ... Show More