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Mar 2024
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The Play-In Pressure Index | Group Chat

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Justin, Rob, and Wos start with the wild, drawn-out ending to the Lakers-Warriors game and what needs to be changed about the current replay system (4:00). Then they take a look at the teams in the play-in race in both conferences and discuss how important it is for each team to make the playoffs (11:45).


Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and Wosny Lambre

Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Tucker Tashjian

Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz

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