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Mar 2025
53m 52s

The 2 way race for MVP between Jokic and...

ESPN, NBA, Brian Windhorst
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Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to talk about the series between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The serious issues the Dallas Mavericks are suffering because of injuries. The Permanent Substitution move to stop Nikola Jokic.

The competition for MVP is a 2 way race. The guys discuss who has an edge. 

Plus we preview OKC vs Celtics. The chances of the Timberwolves to make the playoffs. And how the Miami Heat trading Jimmy Butler was a disaster for the Heat.


Plus a new member to the hoop collective interrupts the show.



0:20 Intro

2:10  Dallas Mavericks personal issues

05:06 Nuggets vs Thunder rematch

06:32 The  new member to the hoop collective interrupts the show.

8:50 The Race for MVP between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

16:44 The Permanent Substitution move to stop Nikola Jokic.

22:11 Potential Finals Preview Celtics vs Thunder

34:14 can the Minnesota Timberwolves sneak into the playoffs ?

39:46 The struggles of the Miami Heat since the Jimmy Butler trade

46:30 What should the Bontemps Pigeon be named ?


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