NBA Playoff Musings: Cavs-Pistons, Spurs-Wolves, Is OKC Inevitable?

NBA Playoff Musings: Cavs-Pistons, Spurs-Wolves, Is OKC Inevitable?

Author: HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast May 15, 2026 Duration: 1:06:06
Dan and Grant convene to talk about Spurs vs Timberwolves, Cavaliers vs Pistons, the Knicks, the Thunder and the larger NBA playoff landscape.TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:19 - The Pistons have a Jalen Duren problem
7:43 - Cade Cunningham needs more help
20:23 - Have the Cavs figured out the Pistons?
25:42 - Pistons-Cavs Game 6 predictions 
30:28 - Dylan Harper is a star
33:38 - Are the Timberwolves finished?
51:40 - Knicks’ preferred Eastern Conference Finals opponent
55:24 - Are the OKC Thunder inevitable?

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