Zach and ESPN's Andrew Lopez discuss the red-hot Pelicans, Zion's play, Brandon Ingram's unheralded season, and how the Pelicans stack up against each of the West's elite. Then ESPN's Kevin Pelton joins to pick All-Defensive teams, talk Heat, Suns, Magic and Jamahl Mosley's extension, the recent decline in scoring and free throws, Victor Wembanyama, and much more.
Pels are a mystery box and a sleeping giant (6:26)
Zion's improved defense and rebounding (10:57)
Herb Jones has a case for All-Defense and Most Improved (13:28)
The Pelicans' shooting luck defensively (20:13)
Not enough talk about Brandon Ingram (27:08)
How the Pels match up against other Western Conference playoff teams (33:30)
Pelton (40:15)
Middle of the East (57:46)
2nd tier All-Defense guys (1:02:47)
Thunder in line for the top seed in the West (1:09:14)
Wembanyama's All-Defense case (1:15:27)
Scoring is down since the All-Star break (1:30:20)
Temperature check on the Suns (1:39:46)
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Mavs and Cavs Take Game 2s, Nuggets on the Ropes, Depleted Knicks, and Vogel Fired in Phoenix
Denver Down, Knicks' Controversial Game One Win, and Riley's Presser
Knicks-Sixers Slugfest, Off-season questions for Philly, Miami, and Milwaukee, and a TWolves-Nuggets Preview
ANT's Brilliance, Fake Durant Trades, Clips-Mavs, and a Knicks-Sixers Deep Dive
First Round Check-In with Mo Dakhil
First Round Analysis with Kevin Pelton
First Round Deep Dive with Coach David Thorpe
Regular Season Conclusion, Play-In Preview, and Awards Picks.
Giannis' Injury, Knicks-Celtics, Playoff Seeding Possibilities, and the MVP Race
Final Week Frenzy, All-Defense, and All-NBA Races
The Playoff Push with Kevin Pelton
Embiid's Return, Charging Mavs, and Most Improved Player Candidates
Worst Preseason Takes and Draymond Green's Ejection with Doris Burke
Playoff Races in the East and West. Plus, the League Looking into Betting Irregularities
Celtics-Bucks, Forecasting the Thunder, Anthony Edwards' Leap, and Coach of the Year Contenders
Clipper Concerns, Red-hot Mavs, Wemby is here, and 6th Man Candidates
All-NBA Candidates, Why Scoring has Dipped, and the 65-Game Rule
Bobby Marks on Celtics-Nuggets, Ben Simmons, KAT's injury, and Wembanyama
Scalabrine on the soaring Celtics, Herring on the Top 4 in the West, Bucks, and Raptors
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