Brian Windhorst, Tim MacMahon, Royce Young and Jackie MacMullan chat about the finally settled playoff seedings (4:05), the Wolves-Nuggets "play-in game" (14:35), the East matchups (26:05), clutch scorer of the year (38:05) and coaching changes in the league (49:10).
The crew discusses Wednesday night's Nuggets/T'wolves game and Westbrook's history-making night. Buster Olney joins the show. Breaking down NBA's West. Paige VanZant stops by.
Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves ended the NBA's longest-running playoff drought, beating the Denver Nuggets 112-106 in overtime Wednesday night in the first final-day...
No matter how this game ends up for the Nuggets they have to ecstatic about their future with Nikola Jokic. He has risen to the occasion on the biggest stage the regular season can offer. He has 30 points and has played within himself throughout the night. He has been a calming presence for the rest of the young group.
It came down to the last night of the season, but Minnesota claimed the Western Conference's final playoff spot, sending Denver packing and qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2004.
Ryan Smith joins the desk to discuss Michigan State, the cast break down the wild west of the NBA playoffs and discuss the Todd McShay latest mock Grade A
The cast breaks down last night basketball games, Beadle is pleased the Spurs streak continues, Jalen is still all in on the Nuggets and Andrew Luck speaks on his injury.
The NBA made tweaks to reduce the negative effects for tired teams this year. That doesn't mean schedule losses went away.
Nikola Jokic posted his 10th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets kept their playoff hopes alive by rallying past the Portland Trail Blazers 88-82 on Monday night.
A fourth-quarter comeback to beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers kept the Denver Nuggets in position to secure their first playoff berth since 2013 by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves in Wednesday's season finale. Behind a triple-double (15 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists) from Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets outscored the Blazers 22-13 in a poor-shooting fourth quarter to win it 88-82. Portland will wrap up the season by hosting the Utah Jazz Wednesday with the third seed in the West on the line.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 49 | 33 | .598 | - | W1 |
| Oklahoma City | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | W3 |
| Utah | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2 | W3 |
| Denver | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3 | L1 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(13) | Donovan Mitchell | SG | Louisville |
| 2(19) | Vlatko Cancar | SF | |
| 2(21) | Monte Morris | PG | Iowa State |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 46 | 36 | .561 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 42 | .488 |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 52 | .366 |
| 2013-14 | 36 | 46 | .439 |
