00:00 High Five: NBA Finals edition. 20:00 Ken Jeong joins the show live at Ball Arena. 29:52 Final predictions.
00:00 More on game one tonight. 17:14 Chris Dempsey and Jason Kosmicki join the show live at Ball Arena. 32:29 Marc Kestecher, ESPN radio pxp for the NBA Finals, joins the show.
It's all NBA Finals talk in hour one as game one between the Nuggets and Heat tips off tonight.
00:00 Eric Reid, lead TV broadcaster for the Miami Heat, joins the show. 21:02 Jokic vs. Bam, and more on the Finals.
00:00 Katy Winge joins the show. 21:46 The future of the Buffs in the Pac-12. 34:20 Who besides Jokic would be a reasonable bet to win Finals MVP?
00:00 Nikola Jokic is confused by a question he was asked. 16:20 Nick Kosmider of The Athletic joins the show to talk Elliott Fry, and also some Denver Nuggets. 40:44 Jokic doesn't care that the Nuggets are favorites to beat the Heat, and Nate think a Nugget who hasn't played meaningful playoff minutes *could* factor into this upcoming series.
00:00 More on The Finals, and The High Five. 13:58 Further thoughts on the NBA Finals. 32:30 Finishing the show with some more good sax, and someone got clamped by a crocodile on his head.
00:00 Who sang "The Heat Is On"? 7:37 More from Michael Malone on this series. 15:38 Songs with some good sax. 21:49 Aaron Gordon on the respect the Nuggets have for the Heat. 33:41 The winner of our "The Heat Is On" contest is announced.
00:00 The Heat is on. 14:06 Andy was on the call for the Mammoth staying alive in the NLL Finals yesterday. 21:55 Michael Malone talked to the media today about the series against the Heat. 34:04 More on Nuggets-Heat, including Malone's thoughts on Jimmy Butler.
00:00 High Five. 17:39 The best moments of the Nuggets playoff run so far. 37:59 Connor Robinson of the Colorado Mammoth joins the show.
00:00 Rockies start a weekend series with the Mets. 11:19 Jeff Legwold joins the show to talk Broncos. 32:15 Michael Malone says no one should still be talking about the Lakers.
00:00 Andy is still driving to work in the pouring rain. 13:10 Jamal Murray: hockey analyst. 32:26 Scottie Pippen hates Michael Jordan.
00:00 High Five. 16:34 More on the not-interesting Denver Nuggets. 33:15 It was a very different experience at Broncos OTAs under Sean Payton.
00:00 More on the national narrative that the Nuggets aren't interesting. 11:10 Woody Paige of the Denver Gazette joins the show to talk Nuggets. 28:04 Adam Mares of DNVR joins the show to discuss covering Nikola Jokic.
00:00 Will the Heat be on tonight? And Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated said the Nuggets aren't interesting on The Rich Eisen Show. 15:14 Chris Mannix joins the show. 39:30 Reaction to our interview with Chris.
00:00 High Five. 12:00 Nikola Jokic's fall-away shot-clock-beating three late in the game-four win over the Lakers. 28:55 Tina Turner passes away.
00:00 Ish Smith of the Denver Nuggets joins the show. 27:43 Nuggets talk coming off our great interview with Ish. 36:52 Jamie Benn gets suspended two games for a completely unnecessary and dangerous cross-check.
00:00 Tom Green of 9News joins the show to talk Nuggets. 16:58 Aaron Gordon has praise for a dangerous duo. 34:36 Nick Kosmider joins the show to talk Nuggets and Broncos.
00:00 Katy Winge joins the show. 14:34 We kept receipts from NBA "experts" who gave no love to the Nuggets in recent months. 36:02 Nikola Jokic didn't let the unjustified comments about him this season get to him.
00:00 More on the Nuggets' sweep. 14:00 Nuggets-Lakers game four highlights. 36:18 Lisa Salters presented Nikola Jokic with his WCF MVP.
00:00 Nuggets sweep the Lakers. 19:47 LeBron James acknowledges that Nikola Jokic is special. 34:50 Nikola Jokic was the MVP of the Western Conference Finals, but Jamal Murray wasn't far behind.
00:00 High Five. 11:36 Jason Kosmicki joins the show ahead of game four. 31:10 Jokic says every game is a must-win, and Craig Carton took a shot at Denver basketball fans.
00:00 We will not be talking about the Heat or Celtics until the Nuggets are in The Finals. 14:10 Nuggets/Lakers game three highlights. 28:09 Carmelo Anthony retires.
00:00 Nuggets are up 3-0 on the Lakers with game four tonight. 28:18 A caller gets Nate riled up. 36:16 More on the Western Conference Finals.
00:00 High Five. 21:21 Nuggets/Lakers game two highlights. 35:55 Final thoughts ahead of game three tomorrow.
00:00 Nate brought his Kris Bryant doll with him today. 4:26 The Nuggets addressed the national narrative about them last night. 16:08 LeBron James lost the ball on a wide-open dunk attempt, and also flopped on a play with Jokic. 31:32 Hurricanes/Panthers game one went four-full overtimes.
00:00 Nuggets take a 2-0 series lead over the Lakers. 23:00 Jamal Murray had himself a 4th quarter last night. 33:16 Michael Porter Jr. had an underrated game last night.
00:00 Jason Kosmicki joins the show. 17:01 Michael Malone comments ahead of game two. 31:37 The end of Club Banger Day on K&L, and final thoughts before game two.
00:00 Would Nate ever coach? 6:49 Nikola Jokic is shooting over 50% from three in the playoffs. 12:17 Vic Lombardi joins the show. 29:47 Anthony Davis in these playoffs.
00:00 They guys are live at Brooklyn's today. 14:52 Diving into Nuggets/Lakers game two. 32:05 Lisa Salters is watching Nikola Jokic for the first time.