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In this episode of No space limitYahoo Sports Senior NBA Reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Writer Dan Devine are tired and support ending the NBA Playoffs as soon as possible.
They love basketball too! And they go into great detail to explain how the Dallas Mavericks have become a defensive nightmare for the young Oklahoma City Thunder, leading to a win-or-go-home sixth game for OKC on Saturday.
The Boston Celtics easily advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, raising concerns about whether they will be tough in the playoffs when necessary. They still have a real challenge to face and everyone wants to know how they will respond if they fall early against a good NBA team.
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot to figure out this offseason, starting with whether he wants to sign a contract extension and what changes he wants on the coaching staff or roster moving forward. If JBBickerstaff ends up losing his job, who is the right coach for this position?
Jake is at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago and is receiving a lot of rumors and comments from NBA coaches and front office members who are also there. That leads to a conversation about what the Atlanta Hawks should be doing this offseason, whether a Trae Young trade to the Spurs makes sense for either team and what clues the Lakers are dropping about who their next head coach will be.
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