BALLS.287 WIN OR GO HOME and host another game against someone else

This week: previewing the playoffs (and reviewing the play-ins) at the pointy end of the NBA season. Also: basketball atheism, full replays, weird how you care now, Royal Neto, the TonyAllenification of Draymond Green, dirty 90s playoff basketball, WCF previews, Beeslieving in Klay, Bazeing less, fearing Grizzlies, selling the future, *very Barry the Baptist voice*, brickies labouring, irrational Glenn Maxwell defence, completely rational Paul Gallen shade, suspending disbelief, this pro-Pacers chat didn’t age well after they got stomped in the final play-in game, who or what is an Oshae Brissett, nihilism and statistics, Danny Ainge’s forever failure, tank karma, the Manly of the NBA, setting purple sectors, the strategic advantage of being unpopular, the chronic, we are loud wrong about the Warriors, deep psychological karmic trauma, LeBron always doing too much, Banana Boat playoff series, ‘ic-ky matchups, the BALLS Clasico of not having any confidence in your teams, Doc’s long list of Clippers he likes, best to fast-forward through most of the East first round series, still laughing at Boston, the Bucks’ bubble vengeance, seamless segues, how are the Knicks 10 games over .500, the real MVP, 19-and-heaps, hell freezes over in the wins pool, organisational integrity is no match for having to live in the armpit of Florida, Beeso gives thanks for the Eastern Conference, getting off that FPL narcotic, happiness insurance, Bad Charlotte, and yet more reasons to dislike Gordon Hayward. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email.

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