The Rise of Jalen Brunson & Biggest NBA Playoff Threats To The Celtics

Dan and Grant analyze the final two matchups for the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs: The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Boston Celtics vs. the Miami Heat. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:05 -  Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans preview8:58 - Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat previewSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant catch up on some news and react to the Zion Williamson injury before previewing ALL SIX 2024 FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES that are set in stone. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO4:26 - Jontay Porter banned12:15 - Jordi Fernandez to the Brooklyn Nets15:56 - Kevin Young 17:47 - Zion Williamson injury, Jimmy Butler injury27:47 - Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns preview39:17 - Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers preview51:39 - Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers preview1:01:53 - New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers preview1:13:16 - Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers preview1:25:48 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic preview1:34:46 - STAT PADDING1:43:00 - GUESS-A-PLAYERSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan joined Miroslav Cuk (@MiroslavCuk) from DNVR Nuggets' Serbian Corner (@SerbianCorner) to discuss Nikola Jokic, the NBA MVP discourse and their confidence level in the Denver Nuggets entering the playoffs. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE HERE. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO4:26 - Nikola Jokic's MVP case, The overall NBA MVP discourse12:41 - Concerns, surprises, questions for the Denver Nuggets as they begin their NBA title defenseSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant review which NBA teams exceeded their projected win totals the most, and which teams missed theirs by the widest margin. Then, they unveil their own win-total records. (Spoiler: They're not pretty.) TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO3:02 - Biggest overachievers22:51 - Biggest underachievers40:28 - Full win-total results for every team, bouncing around the league47:34 - Dan and Grant's win total record, Which listener won our win-total contest?49:02 - STAT PADDING (Guess That Player!) SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant drop their picks for All-NBA, All-Rookie and All-Defense. Then, they follow this up with some good old fashioned STAT PADDING. (Can you guess that NBA player?!) TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:35 - All-NBA First, Second and Third team picks42:38 - All-Rookie First and Second team picks1:07:42 - All-Defense First and Second team picks1:32:06 - STAT PADDING (Guess-A-Player!)SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL!👇Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knicks-film-school/id1439034317Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NvkAzv8CoU0OCGLnAy4xaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnickFilmSkoolSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant react to some of the latest NBA breaking news items, including the Jrue Holiday extension, the Jontay Porter controversy and Adam Silver's comments about it, the injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo, a potential Jason Kidd extension, a possible Rafael Stone extension, Karl-Anthony Towns' return and the Minnesota Timberwolves' ownership drama. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:23 - Jrue Holiday extension7:57 - Adam Silver, Jontay Porter, Does the NBA have a sports betting problem?19:25 - Giannis Antetokounmpo injury23:50 - Should the Houston Rockets extend Rafael Stone?26:09 - Should the Dallas Mavericks extend Jason Kidd?29:58 - The Karl-Anthony Towns return33:11 - Timberwolves ownership controversy (Glen Taylor vs. Alex Rodriguez and Marc LoreSUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL!👇Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knicks-film-school/id1439034317Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NvkAzv8CoU0OCGLnAy4xaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnickFilmSkoolSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan joined Andrew Claudio (@AndrewClaudio_) from Knicks Film School (@KnicksFilmSkool) for a TWO-PART PODCAST in which they discuss the MVP case for Jalen Brunson, expectations for the New York Knicks and the biggest threat to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference. This is PART 2 of their home-and-home, which focuses on the rise of Brunson and whether the Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers or someone else can bump off the Celtics during the NBA playoffs. LISTEN TO PART 1 OF ON APPLE, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS. SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL!👇Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knicks-film-school/id1439034317Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NvkAzv8CoU0OCGLnAy4xaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnickFilmSkoolSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant go through their official 2024 NBA Awards picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Executive of the Year and Clutch Player of the Year. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO3:04 - MVP14:02 - Defensive Player of the Year30:51 - Clutch Player of the Year39:40 - Executive of the Year51:46 - Coach of the Year1:01:56 - Sixth Man of the Year1:11:53 - Rookie of the Year1:24:52 - Most Improved PlayerSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant go through their biggest x-factor for every (potential) 2024 NBA playoff team. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - News update1:03 - Intro/Criteria6:01 - Atlanta Hawks9:52 - Boston Celtics12:09 - Chicago Bulls14:03 - Cleveland Cavaliers16:18 - Dallas Mavericks21:29 - Denver Nuggets28:16 - Golden State Warriors30:40 - Houston Rockets33:19 - Indiana Pacers36:31 - Los Angeles Clippers39:05 - Los Angeles Lakers41:32 - Miami Heat43:47 - Milwaukee Bucks46:46 - Minnesota Timberwolves50:11 - New Orleans Pelicans52:25 - New York Knicks57:26 - Oklahoma City Thunder1:01:19 - Orlando Magic1:03:59 - Philadelphia 76ers1:06:58 - Phoenix Suns1:11:12 - Sacramento Kings1:15:16 - Julius Randle injury, Recalibrating expectations for the Knicks1:28:26 - STAT PADDING (GUESS-A-PLAYER!)SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan is joined by Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) from Red Nation Hoops (@RedNationHoops) to discuss the Houston Rockets, their late-season surge and what the future could and should hold. SUBSCRIBE TO RED NATION HOOPS HERE AND ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO3:32 - What's behind the recent success?6:17 - What have the Rockets learned about themselves without Alperen Sengun?9:16 - The development of Amen Thompson, the Amen-Alperen dynamic18:17 - How much do we read into Jalen Green's hot streak?24:33 - The improvement of Alperen Sengun30:28 - Jabari Smith Jr. is flying under the radar43:04 - The Cam Whitmore experience50:07 - What's driving Houston's defensive success53:18 - How should the Rockets approach the offseason?1:04:52 - What type of star could/should Houston target if the right opportunity presents itself?1:12:19 - Shout-out Tari EasonSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]