Hoops ‘R Us Podcast

The Denver Nuggets look to close out the Miami Heat in Game 5 at Denver. We wrap up the final episode of Hoops R Us for season 6 as we crown a new NBA champion for the 2023 season. Trade rumors are already out of control  as superstars like Kyrie and Dame will potentially test the market and find new homes next season. 

We are watching game 2 of the NBA finals with live reaction of the entire game. Miami pulls off an insane win at Denver, something Lebron, AD, KD, and Booker could not do! Now they go back to Miami with the series tied at one a piece. Joker is still going wild, the Miami role players are stepping up, and we have some of the most exciting final possessions of the playoffs as we see Murray go up against Jimmy for the game winner.

Break out the brooms! the Lakers have gone fishing in 4! Xander goes off on his Dad's Lakers for getting swept against the Joker. The Nuggets look like they are championship ready. Carmelo Anthony announces his retirement, while Lebron hints at ending his career as well. The Miami Heat look to put the Celtics away in 4 as well. The NBA script is in the garbage right now, nobody knows what will happen next.

The Conference Finals are set! Xander suffers twice as his Warriors are sent home by Dad's Lakers and X has his first career sports injury after breaking his toe this weekend! We watch the Lakers @ Denver game live as we simulcast the action while Dad gets the last laugh on Xander and his Warriors. 

We got Xander sweating after his Warriors have fallen to a 3-1 deficit. Lakers and Warriors face off in Game 5 with the Warriors fighting to stay alive. Knicks take on the heat at MSG trailing 3-1 in a must-win in front of that tough NYC crowd. And we cover the latest in the Celtics/ Sixers and the Suns/ Nuggets series.

The Lakers at Warriors Conference semi-finals game 1 delivered record-breaking viewership with over 7.4 million average viewers. It was the most watched conference semi-finals game ever! And for good reason. Curry vs. Lebron... Warriors vs. Lakers... Legacy vs. Legacy.... most points ever vs greatest shooter ever.... It does not get any better than this. We share our reactions and recap the first games of the conference semis throughout the playoffs.

The most loyal NY Knicks fan joins the show to talk Knicks basketball! After years of disappointment, the Knicks are exceeding expectations and taking New York City to a new level. This has been a playoff for the ages, the perfect movie for the NBA. an 8th seed takes down a one seed, The Greek Freak has a philosophy on failure in sports, the King has his sights set on a ring, the Warriors are looking to repeat, and there are plenty of teams with a legitimate shot at winning the title. The NBA script has delivered all the drama we can handle. 

The NBA playoffs are insane right now! but the NBA's worst nightmare is coming true as some of the biggest stars are falling to injuries in the postseason. All this talk about load management and everybody getting healthy for the playoffs is proving to be nonsense as we are missing some all-stars in these round 1 games. We take you through each series and pick our round 1 winners.

Finally, it's time for the PLAYOFFS! we launch this episode on the day the play-in tournament kicks off with the Heat going at it with the Hawks and the Lakers facing the Wolves. We also make our picks for this year's MVP race!

Playoffs are officially 2 weeks away, exactly 14 days from today! in this hour we take you through the latest standings and predictions. The East seems pretty locked up but the West is still a battle. Lakers are pulling up to the playoff party, while the Mavs are waiting outside the club? It's going to be a wild 2 weeks before the dust settles, we get into the playoff seeding and go through our finals picks.