Bulls vs. Blazers NBA Podcast: All-Network Teams + Playoff Preview
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Yes, we know the playoffs are here. But before we break down match-ups, rotations and playoff execution for the next two months, we felt the need to remember all of the great shows that we had on the Bulls vs. Blazers Network, which began with the inception of “The Real Lakers of Los Angeles.” We recapped the Kobe reunion episode and then named our All-Network teams. Spoiler: Byron Scott is on First Team.
After we name those, we get into brief playoff previews of each first round series and give our picks. We will obviously be covering the Blazers-Clippers series with the most depth throughout the postseason since we will be covering those games but we will certainly keep an eye on the other series. We start talking about the playoffs, beginning with the Indiana-Toronto series which tips off at 9:30 am pacific time, at around the 35-minute mark.
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Bulls vs. Blazers All-Network
First Team: Byron Scott, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vivek Ranadivé, Matt Barnes
Second Team: D’Angelo Russell, George Karl, Boogie Cousins, Phil Jackson, Jeannie Buss
Third Team: Marcelo Huertas, Michael Beasley, Lance Stephenson, Blake Griffin, Kurt Rambis
We both gave our picks for all the first round series, which were all mostly the same.
Eastern Conference
Cleveland (1) vs. Detroit (8): Cleveland in 5 (Sean), Cleveland in 6 (Erik)
Toronto (2) vs. Indiana (7): Raptors in 6
Miami (3) vs. Charlotte (6): Miami in 7
Atlanta (4) vs. Boston (5): We forgot to pick games on the podcast for this so Boston (Erik), Atlanta (Sean)
Western Conference
Golden State (1) vs. Houston (8): Golden State in 5
San Antonio (2) vs. Memphis (7): San Antonio in 4
Oklahoma CIty (3) vs. Dallas (6): Oklahoma City in 6
Portland (5) vs. Los Angeles (4): Blazers in 6
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Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.