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Oct 2020
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Lakers Go Up 2-0 on the Heat in NBA Fina...

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Verno and KOC convene after the Lakers beat the Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals to talk about this Lakers roster and whether the Heat have a chance at winning one game in the series (3:00). Then they get into Doc Rivers’ new challenge as the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers (32:10) and other head-coach shopping going on around the league (42:48).


Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

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