Finally! A real-life NBA wide-open title race

Haven't these playoffs been great? Isn't it nice when you get a bunch of good, but flawed teams competing for a title with no real favorite? Yes and yes. This week, Mike Prada welcomes his partner-in-crime Ben Epstein and good buddy Michael Pina of GQ and every other outlet ever to talk about three really good, but flawed teams that are suffering different fates in these playoffs:

The demise of the Bucks, the NBA's regular-season monster. Who's most to blame for their (impending) early exit. Is this on Mike Budenholzer or the roster? Is Giannis Antetokounmpo a regular-season player only? How do they get out of this quagmire? What does all of this say about the importance (or lack thereoff) of the regular season?

The Celtics are legit, man. Ben jumps out for this part because he can't take it, so in his place, Prada and Pina talk about why they're both feeling like the Celtics could actually win the whole thing.

Finally, Ben rejoins for a long discussion about the Clippers. Are they actually a "flip the switch" team, or do they have real flaws? What does their inconsistency say about Kawhi Leonard as a leader? Do we expect too much of them? After two rounds of the playoffs, we're as confused as ever about the preseason favorite.

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Haven't these playoffs been great? Isn't it nice when you get a bunch of good, but flawed teams competing for a title with no real favorite? Yes and yes. This week, Mike Prada welcomes his partner-in-crime Ben Epstein and good buddy Michael Pina of GQ and every other outlet ever to talk about three really good, but flawed teams that are suffering different fates in these playoffs:

The demise of the Bucks, the NBA's regular-season monster. Who's most to blame for their (impending) early exit. Is this on Mike Budenholzer or the roster? Is Giannis Antetokounmpo a regular-season player only? How do they get out of this quagmire? What does all of this say about the importance (or lack thereoff) of the regular season?
The Celtics are legit, man. Ben jumps out for this part because he can't take it, so in his place, Prada and Pina talk about why they're both feeling like the Celtics could actually win the whole thing.
Finally, Ben rejoins for a long discussion about the Clippers. Are they actually a "flip the switch" team, or do they have real flaws? What does their inconsistency say about Kawhi Leonard as a leader? Do we expect too much of them? After two rounds of the playoffs, we're as confused as ever about the preseason favorite.

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