Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones, and they get right into the playoff action. Are the Wolves in trouble now that Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo have been ruled out for the series? Has Nikola Jokic’s behavior during this series not been criticized enough? The Pistons are down 3-1 in the series and on the brink of elimination after falling to the eighth-seeded Magic on Monday. Is there any hope for a comeback? Should Joel Embiid have made a return to the series? Plus, the mailbag!

(0:00) Intro

(0:40) Fan Duel ad break

(1:46) Nuggets-Wolves

(9:48) Jokic’s confrontation with Jaden McDaniels

(15:33) Fan Duel ad break

(17:00) Magic-Pistons

(34:12) McDonald’s ad break

(34:42) Cooper Flagg wins ROTY

(37:55) Joel Embiid and the Sixers

(43:18) Mailbag

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Video Support: Jeff Shearin
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Graphics: John Richter
Additional Production Support: Chris Wohlers

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann open by recapping the Spurs' winning weekend in Portland. Then they break down the rest of this weekend’s playoffs matchups, including Jokic’s meltdown, the trust level of Eastern Conference teams, and the Pistons meeting their match in Orlando.

(0:00) Intro

(3:51) Fan Duel ad break

(4:28) - Spurs-Blazers

(28:09) Injuries Mounting in the Playoffs

(30:55) - Is the door open for the Spurs to improbably win it all?

(35:28) - Men’s Wearhouse ad break

(36:10)- Jokic’s confrontation with Jaden McDaniels

(42:16)- Is Jokic the greatest player of all time?

(50:24) - Wolves’s playoff performance

(54:52) - Cavs-Raptors

(57:33) - Messiness in the East

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Stefan Anderson

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers

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The Rockets fell to the Lakers in game three of the first round due to some late game blunders that had Logan Murdock, Raja Bell and Howard Beck puzzled. Why has the theme for the Rockets all season been the inability to close out games? Did they miss out on an opportunity to acquire a guard at the deadline to help with these issues? The Celtics defeated the Sixers in a close one in Philly to take the series lead 2-1. Is Jayson Tatum fully back? Has Rudy Gobert gotten the better end of his matchup against Nikola Jokic? What’s wrong with the Knicks offense down the stretch of games? Plus, Real One of the Week!

(00:00) Intro

(1:09) Fan Duel ad break

(1:59) Lakers-Rockets

(23:00) Celtics-Sixers

(34:17) Amazon Prime ad break

(34:49) Nuggets-Wolves

(44:55) Hawks-Knicks

(55:51) Real One of the Week

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here right after the Wednesday night playoff games to first react to the Pistons' bounceback win in Game 2 over the Magic, and then the Thunder surviving a late push from the Suns to go up 2-0. Then, they each talk about something they think they know about these playoffs.
(00:00) Intro

(3:35) Fan Duel ad break

(4:12) Pistons-Magic

(21:37) Thunder-Suns

(37:40) Fan Duel ad break

(39:07) Amazon Prime ad break

(39:37) What they think they know about these playoffs

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers
Social: Keith Fujimoto and Isaiah Blakely
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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to review the games from the weekend and Monday. Are the Knicks in trouble now that the Hawks have tied the series 1-1 before they head down to Atlanta? Does Denver have a defense problem? If Kevin Durant doesn’t play in the series against the Lakers, are the Rockets in trouble?

(0:00) Intro

(1:01) Fan Duel ad break

(3:20) Knicks-Hawks

(17:23) Wolves-Nuggets

(27:06) Sixers-Celtics

(28:33) Fan Duel ad break

(29:36) McDonald’s ad break

(30:06) Magic-Pistons

(41:50) Raptors-Cavaliers

(45:07) Suns-Thunder

(48:32)  Rockets-Lakers

(56:28) Blazers-Spurs

(59:40) Blazers’ owner is cheap

(1:00:33) Mailbag

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann discuss their takeaways from all the first-round games.

(00:00) Intro

(1:32) Fan Duel ad break

(2:31) Magic-Pistons

(19:00) Spurs-Trail Blazers

(36:04) Thunder-Suns

(40:46) Celtics-Sixers

(43:22) Men’s Wearhouse ad break

(44:12) Nuggets-Timberwolves

(52:22) Knicks-Hawks

(59:04) Lakers-Rockets

(1:08:35) Raptors-Cavaliers

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers

Social: Keith Fujimoto and Isaiah Blakely

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Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with the 2026 playoff edition of Real or Fake! They go through each team that’s made it through to the playoffs and figure out who the real contenders are and which teams have a slight chance to no chance.

(0:00) Intro

(1:04) Fan Duel ad break

(02:12) Real or Fake: Detroit Pistons

(10:06) Real or Fake: San Antonio Spurs

(16:20) Real or Fake: Cleveland Cavaliers

(20:39) Real or Fake: Toronto Raptors

(23:17) Real or Fake: Houston Rockets

(34:01) Real or Fake: New York Knicks

(36:29) Amazon Prime ad break

(37:59) Real or Fake: Boston Celtics

(44:35) Real or Fake: Atlanta Hawks

(47:04) Real or Fake: Oklahoma City Thunder

(53:36) Real or Fake: Denver Nuggets

(56:32) Real or Fake: Minnesota Timberwolves

(59:46) Real or Fake: Los Angeles Lakers

(01:03:21) Real One of the Week: Warriors

(01:12:07) Real One of the Week: Chris Paul

Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin

Additional video support: Jamie Yukich

Production: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann open with a thought-provoking question about the NBA playoffs before jumping into the highly anticipated return of the Verriables ahead of all of the playoff excitement. This year, Justin’s playoff Verriables pose questions like: How many teams can realistically win the East? If not the Thunder in the West, then who? Who’s going to be the leap guy? Lastly, the guys predict every matchup on the board and make early Finals picks.

(0:00) Intro

(2:53) FanDuel ad break

(3:30) Should the NBA move to a shorter series?

(6:35) Verriables intro

(10:10) How many teams can realistically win the East?

(19:34) If not the Thunder in the West, then who?

(34:46) Who’s going to be the leap guy?

(44:35) FanDuel ad break

(45:56) Amazon Prime ad break

(46:27) Which player or team exec has the most riding on this postseason?

(59:14) Playoff matchup predictions

(1:26:52) Early Finals picks

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann

Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely

Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers

Social: Keith Fujimoto and Isaiah Blakely

Verriables Music by: John Robison

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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to react to the wild Tuesday night play-in games. The Hornets defeated the Heat in OT thanks to LaMelo Ball’s late-game bucket. What are the chances of the Hornets taking a team deep in the first round? Plus, the Suns fell to the Blazers in the Western Conference play-in. Should they consider trading Devin Booker? Plus, the mailbag!
(0:00) Intro

(1:14) Fan Duel ad break

(2:38) Hornets-Heat

(3:52) Lamelo Controversy

(28:14) Amazon Prime ad break

(28:45) Fan Duel ad break

(29:54) Blazers-Suns presented by Ferrero

(45:58) Mailbag

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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The regular season is officially over and Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here to preview the play-in match-ups in each conference. Then they give some brief thoughts on the playoff match ups before giving final thoughts on any fall out from the final day of the regular season including Doc Rivers leaving the Bucks and they play a game 82 tradition of “Who He Tank For”.

(00:00) Intro

(2:50) Fan Duel ad break

(3:26) Play-in preview

(22:31) Men’s Wearhouse ad break

(23:14) Initial playoff matchup thoughts

(43:34) "Who He Tank For"

(58:55) Doc Rivers out as Bucks head coach

(1:04:56) Most intriguing off-season

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, and J. Kyle Mann
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Isaiah Blakely
Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris Wohlers

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Logan Murdock and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to discuss the future for the teams in the play-in tournament. How will the Clippers navigate the rest of the Kawhi Leonard era with a possible big punishment looming? Are the Sixers stuck in this position because of the Joel Embiid and Paul George contracts? Could Steph and the Warriors possibly get some help from another NBA legend?
(0:00) Intro

(1:13) Fan Duel ad break

(2:29) Los Angeles Clippers

(12:01) Philadelphia 76ers

(19:44) Phoenix Suns

(25:49) Portland Trail Blazers

(31:30) Miami Heat

(35:42) Orlando Magic

(37:38) Golden State Warriors

(46:35) Toronto Raptors

(50:35) Atlanta Hawks

(57:16) Charlotte Hornets

(1:00:35) Howard’s Real One of the Week

(1:03:21) Logan’s Real One of the Week

Hosts: Logan Murdock and Howard Beck
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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