NBA Playoff Preview and Picks With Frank Isola

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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Sports

4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Russillo runs through the most interesting first-round playoff matchups and shares some predictions along the way (1:10). Then, he’s joined by Frank Isola to dive deeper into the NBA playoffs, discussing how Houston will defend Steph, whether the refs will impact MIN-LAL, and hypothetical Knicks trades (23:15). Plus, Life Advice with Ceruti (1:09:16)! Is my wife a dick? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Frank Isola Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Get anything delivered on Uber Eats. www.ubereats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Ryan Rusillo podcast presented by Fanduel.
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0:20.6	The ringer is committed to responsible gaming.
0:22.5	Please visit RG-Help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available
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0:29.1	Must be 21 plus and present in select states.
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0:48.9	A massive NBA playoff preview.
0:53.9	I'll go through the series that I want to go into depth on and then pick those.
0:55.9	And we have Frank Isola.
0:58.0	So we'll talk playoffs with him.
1:03.3	We'll probably talk about a few other headlines, even a sneaky Knicks offseason transaction.
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