0:00 ... Hello and Welcome ... Bruce introduces the co-hosts

0:41 ... Bet OnLine live commercial read

1:45 ... Show #106 honors Celtics great Bill Russell and we segue into a tribute to Bill Walton

2:54 ... World B says Bill was probably the most gifted big man to ever play the game.

4:31 ... Bill was an unbelievably good passer and was one of the four best passing bigs of all time along woth Nikola Jokic, Arvydas Sabonis, and Domantas Sabonis.

6:12 ... Bruce reflects on his friendship with Bill and his memory of having lunch one day with Bill and running into the late Manute Bol in West Hartford, Connecticut.

8:21 ... The Celtics finished off the Pacers on Monday night to complete the four game sweep and advance to the NBA Finals.

9:46 ... Bruce was very happy to see Jaylen Brown win the Larry Bird Award as Eastern Conference Finals MVP. Brown's all around game was on full display in the series.

11:55 .... World B had kind words for Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, but feels Mazzulla is unfairly criticized and has done a great job.

13:29 ... Bruce points out that the Celtics' combined record is 76-20 (64-18 regular season and 12-2 in the playoffs). And Bruce points out how silly the critics can be when they bash the Celtics for their so called easy path to the Finals.

17:45 ... Bruce points out how our show had a major influence on the trade that Milwaukee made for Damian Lillard and how it freed up Jrue Holiday to join the Celtics.

21:45 ... The guys preview Tuesday's game #4 between Dallas and Minnesota to see who will meet Boston in the Finals. World B is exasperated at Minnesota's poor defense in the series against the Mavs. He also takes the Wolves to task saying "it's not so much what Dallas did to take a 3-0 series lead, it's what Minnesota didn't do."

24:36 ... Anthony Edwards has put up decent numbers against the Mavs, but Karl-Anthony Towns has been abysmal. Towns has shot just 3-22 from three point range against the Mavericks.

28:00 ... Bruce cites Towns' numbers in previous rounds as evidence of his decline against Dallas.

28:54 ... Bruce leads a discussion of the Dallas backcourt and has praise for Luka Doncic's improved defense. World B said Luka in the 4th quarter has been cold blooded.

35:16 .... World B feels that Boston's perimeter defense will be a huge factor against Luka and Kyrie Irving

45:55 ... Game #4 Predictions for Minnesota/Dallas

47:24 .... The guys react to the Cavaliers firing head coach JB Bickerstaff who appeared to get a raw deal after winning 99 games over the past two seasons.

50:33 ... Bruce feels that Cavs management made the Bickerstaff move in order to impress Donovan Mitchell.

51:26 ... Bruce jokes that Since ESPN announcer Doc Rivers took the Bucks job and ESPN announcer JJ Redick looks like the favorite to get the Lakers job, maybe ESPN's Doris Burke will be offered the Cavaliers job.

53:53 ... Final Thoughts ...

54:12 ... Bruce wraps it up and says goodbye

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0:00 Intro

1:25 Initial reactions from the crew on Dallas winning Game 1

4:02 The Mavericks front line impressed tonight

8:28 Anthony Edwards’s performance

11:10 Unusual suspects stepping up for Minnesota

14:19 Does Chris Finch coaching behind the bench play a factor in this series?

16:46 Adjustments Minnesota must make moving forward

17:30 The ball in the cylinder violation, was it the right call?

19:55 Do the Wolves bigs need to stay home on Kyrie & Luka drives moving forward?

22:45 Did our series predictions change after tonight?

0:00 ... Ross hello, welcome, and introduces Bruce and "World B."

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1:26 ... Ross tees things up and asks Bruce for his reaction. It was a dog fight and Bruce was super impressed with Indiana's defense.

3:10 ... World B feels that Indiana has a lot of solid guys off their bench and their adjustments got them back in the game after a slow start.

4:39 ... Ross pointed out that Obi Toppin and TJ McConnell made solid contributions off the bench and Bruce contrasted them with Boston's lack of bench production in game one other than Peyton Pritchard.

6:02 ... Indiana has young legs, a great coach, and had a great game plan in game one.

6:18 ... Ross and Bruce discussed Myles Turner's huge 18 point first half but were mystified that the Pacers stopped giving him the ball in the second half and he finished with just 23.

7:34 ... Ross and World B discuss the huge performance from Jrue Holiday and how he was one of Boston's saviors in game one.

9:07 ... Bruce pays tribute to Jrue Holiday and how he always does the little things that contribute to winning games.

10:39 ... Ross tees up a discussion of Jayson Tatum and how he made some questionable decisions but still came up big when it was needed.

12:31 ... Ross asks World B about the events leading up to Jaylen Brown's tying three pointer from the corner in the final seconds ... everyone felt it was a huge mistake that Pascal Siakam chose not to foul Brown before he got the shot off. World B cited several other instances where the Pacers were sloppy and made mental mistakes.

15:23 ... Bruce asked the guys about the discrepancy in free throw opportunities (30-10 in Boston's favor) ... Ross had no issue with the whistle and didn't feel there any real issues with the calls.

16:41 ... Indiana had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation and Tyrese Haliburton chose not to take a long three but Bruce pointed out that Haliburton faced relentless defense all night long but still played really well in spite of that decision.

19:30 ... Bruce asks Coach Ross if he feels the Pacers will shake off this loss or will it linger into Thursday. Ross feels the Pacers will be resilient and play well in game two.

21:08 ... World B feels Indiana has a good game plan and had Boston on its heels defensively and that could be a recipe for future success.

22:50 ... Former Celtic Aaron Nesmith played great for the Pacers and seemed to have a chip on his shoulder.

24:23 ... Game two predictions ...

26:34 ... Ross says goodbye and teases tomorrow night's show.

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