FULL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview – HUGE Questions For Knicks & Celtics
Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to preview everything you need to know about the Eastern Conference playoff matchups. We tackle the biggest questions facing Bostonβs playoff run, talk when Embiid can return, the pivotal player to the Knicks advancing and much more.
00:00-Eastern Conference playoff preview
00:30-Who would give Detroit the best series?
02:01-#7 76ers vs #2 Boston breakdown
07:35-#6 Hawks vs #3 Knicks breakdown
15:32-#5 Raptors vs #4 Cavs breakdown
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24 comments
LeMelo is skating on thin ice. He's the light skinned Draymond Green with neck tatoos.
He's not Ghetto Black…he get's a "get out of jail" card for 35K.
That's "nothing" to LeMelo.
The "provable" NBA slap on the wrist.
The "League" is a Toothless Tiger.
It's interesting how often the phrase, "But as we've seen in the past, they can get three-point happy." [3:30] when the player who led the league in 2pt attempts is on the Celtics.
Leave up to Celtic boy Bontemps to use the last game against the Hawks as some kind of barometer of how Bronson can be contained. How about a larger sample size Timmy? Like the last 5 games against the Hawks: Brunson averaged 31.6 pts., 7.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds. Lazy reporting by Timmy Celtics
Guys enough we all know its the celtics baby we making the chip love this team
Carpets and drapesπππππ
Espn loves the celtics lol
Windy hates the Celtics.
U can test me bro π π€£ π
Like hearing from the Tims. Windy – not so much.
You said James Harden has never had a conference finals appearance but he was in the finals against the Lebron Heat in 2012… unless you meant since that.
Bontempts lis horrible. Dude does not watch games.
other teams win at the garden all the time and have for years now lmaoo
Seems like Embid has had all the surgeries known to man. Whatβs next? Kidney transplant? π
Why dismiss the Hawks' final record because their schedule was easier at the end of the year? Doesn't that mean the schedule was HARDER for them in the first part of the season?
The Magic are a mess. I was hocked watching them vs the Sixers. I can't believe they are the same team as last year.
hack a mitch cost the celtics that series tho. Once they lost that game, it was over. Tatum's injury just closed the door on the faint comeback chance
love how ppl saying hawks are not a great rebounding team and have been winning that battle since the allstar break including the last game vs knicks
Go Hawks ππππ
The year the raps won the title og anunoby had appendix removed day before playoffs started. He was okayed to return for game 5 of the finals
Marathon NBA Playoffs last 2-months. It ends in June prior to NBA Draft.
Ok, what ever happened to once you've lost the championship, in any sport, you have to prove it again? The Detroit Pistons have proven they are the #1 contender in the East, now they will just show you. The Detroit Pistons have reached five NBA Finals (1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005), consistently finishing with a top-three defense. This year, 2025-2026, we are ranked #2 in the NBA. This is only historically unique to Detroit Brand Basketball in the Eastern Conference. If they are not top 2 or 3, they haven't advanced in the past, but you 3 analysts fail to realize that that. We'll just have to take the respect from you as always. DETROIT VS EVERYBODY π
Wemby deserves better interlocutors than these two low forehead morons
You can't say the RAPTORS Sweeping the CAVS means nothing just because the CAVS added one player: Harden. The Raptors had injuries to RJ, Poeltl and CMB during those 3 games. Scottie dominated Mobley in all 3 games. The CAVS have never walked off the court against the Raptors with a win this year. That matters. It's a mental thing and the Raptors will win this series in 6. ALL 3 OF YOU guys punched the Under for the Raptors at 32 wins. They had 46. I don't think you guys understand this team at all. Love the Pod and listen all the time, but you have a RAPTORS Blindspot. You also can't say that HARDEN is a difference maker for the CAVS while also saying he's flamed out in the Playoffs each time.
Payton Pritchard will 100% NOT be starting in the playoffs.
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