New York takes command in another war of a Game 4, Paul George and James Harden provide virtuoso performances to knot up their series with Dallas, Milwaukee fought gamely but ultimately succumbed to Myles Turner and the Pacers, while the Lakers finally played harder than the Nuggets to avert a sweep.What can we take away from 3 blowouts Saturday, and where do we see the Cleveland Orlando series heading?Plus, what we think the new TV deal details that are slowly emerging may mean for the league and its fans. 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;New York takes command in another war of a Game 4, Paul George and James Harden provide virtuoso performances to knot up their series with Dallas, Milwaukee fought gamely but ultimately succumbed to Myles Turner and the Pacers, while the Lakers finally played harder than the Nuggets to avert a sweep.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What can we take away from 3 blowouts Saturday, and where do we see the Cleveland Orlando series heading?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus, what we think the new TV deal details that are slowly emerging may mean for the league and its fans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four more episodes with Nate &amp;amp; Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc’d On Prime, plus it’s the only place to hear John Hollinger &amp;amp; Nate as well! &lt;a href="http://duncdon.supportingcast.fm/join"&gt;DuncdOn.SupportingCast.FM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus, &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/NateDuncan"&gt;subscribe on YouTube&lt;/a&gt; to see our hilarious faces and, more importantly, see the key moments from the pod each week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Weekend Game 4s

Joel Embiid had the first great playoff game of his career to will the Sixers back into the series against the Knicks. Orlando showed up for the first time, at the same time that the Cavs didn’t.The Lakers gave it all they had, but again ran out of gas against a younger, deeper, more complete Nuggets team.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Joel Embiid had the first great playoff game of his career to will the Sixers back into the series against the Knicks. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orlando showed up for the first time, at the same time that the Cavs didn’t.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lakers gave it all they had, but again ran out of gas against a younger, deeper, more complete Nuggets team.&lt;/p&gt;
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PHI/NYK, ORL/CLE, LAL/DEN Game 3s

OKC and New Orleans gave us our only really good game of the day, but there were plenty of portents elsewhere.Two potential road favorites failed to show up in Milwaukee and Los Angeles, while Boston was unperturbed in Game 1 against Miami.On day one, the higher seeds served notice that upsets may not be so easy to come by in the first round.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;OKC and New Orleans gave us our only really good game of the day, but there were plenty of portents elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two potential road favorites failed to show up in Milwaukee and Los Angeles, while Boston was unperturbed in Game 1 against Miami.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On day one, the higher seeds served notice that upsets may not be so easy to come by in the first round.&lt;/p&gt;
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All 8 Game 1s of the 2024 1st Round

Is there a reason to think this year’s Denver/Lakers series will go better for LA than last year’s?What strengths and weaknesses do the playoff newcomers from Orlando bring to challenge the Cavs?The Suns are favored in this series, should they be? What specific matchup problems do they cause for the Wolves?Luka vs Kawhi is perhaps the best matchup of the first round.Plus, the news that Jontay Porter is banned from the NBA and Zion Williamson will be out weeks with his hamstring issue.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Is there a reason to think this year’s Denver/Lakers series will go better for LA than last year’s?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What strengths and weaknesses do the playoff newcomers from Orlando bring to challenge the Cavs?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Suns are favored in this series, should they be? What specific matchup problems do they cause for the Wolves?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Luka vs Kawhi is perhaps the best matchup of the first round.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus, the news that Jontay Porter is banned from the NBA and Zion Williamson will be out weeks with his hamstring issue.&lt;/p&gt;
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Is there a reason to think this year’s Denver/Lakers series will go better for LA than last year’s?

What strengths and weaknesses do the playoff newcomers from Orlando bring to challenge the Cavs?

The Suns are favored in this series, should they be? What specific matchup problems do they cause for the Wolves?

Luka vs Kawhi is perhaps the best matchup of the first round.

Plus, the news that Jontay Porter is banned from the NBA and Zion Williamson will be out weeks with his hamstring issue.

LAL/DEN, ORL/CLE, PHX/MIN, DAL/LAC Outlooks; Jontay Porter Banned

A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the Lakers should actually consider losing the 7 vs 8 game to avoid the Nuggets.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the Lakers should actually consider losing the 7 vs 8 game to avoid the Nuggets.&lt;/p&gt;
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A fascinating final day of action unfolds, with huge games between Orlando and Milwaukee, Phoenix and Minnesota, and LA and New Orleans overshadowed by….Cleveland and Charlotte? Why JB Bickerstaff’s closing lineup will go down in tanking lore.

Plus, the Knicks’ fascinating decision (which they may not even have considered) of whether to win against Chicago, the Bulls’ curious decision to go for it against New York, and whether the Lakers should actually consider losing the 7 vs 8 game to avoid the Nuggets.

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