The True Eastern Conference Contenders, Draft Lottery Updates & Memphis' Struggles

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to dish out the teams that truly have a chance to get to the NBA Finals from the Eastern Conference including if the Bucks have a chance to take down the Celtics or Cavs. Plus, an update on the NBA Draft Lottery standings and what to watch for as the season progresses. Then, the guys tackle the struggles for Memphis of late and what that means for the team going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:07.5	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Thursday evening, joining us from
0:11.2	TD Garden, where the Boston Celtics took apart the 76ers tonight in a game that
0:16.9	looked like a good choice for national television last summer, but ended up just sort of
0:23.5	going through the motions.
0:24.8	Nobody goes through the motions like our guy, Timbontems.
0:27.5	We have a lot more exciting in the building on Saturday night, follows on the streak
0:31.5	and Lakers are in town.
0:32.6	That's right.
0:33.1	He got there early to stake out.
0:35.6	He's just going to camp out there in the TD Garden until Saturday night.
0:38.7	ABC Celtics hosting the Lakers.
0:42.3	Boy, boy, is ABC and ESPN excited about that one.
0:45.7	All right.
0:46.1	Joining us from Dallas, Texas, where he's back from being on the road for days, weeks on end is Ban
0:51.4	McMahon.
0:51.9	Howdy, partners?
0:53.6	Pontemps, you tell Luca, I say howdy when he
0:56.4	gets there in Boston, maybe some harsh memories from last June, but certainly that's going to be
1:05.8	one worth tuning in for. Yeah, I think Luca, we'll see what happens tonight as the Lakers
1:10.0	finish up this homestand. They're playing the Knicks as we're talking
1:12.8	right now.
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