# NBA Playoff Takeaways That Keep Getting Hotter

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Podcast: [Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033)
Published: 2026-04-25T09:00:21+00:00
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Dan and Grant run through as many bigger-picture playoff observations as they can in 90ish minutes—with their questions and takes getting increasingly hotter as they go. 0:00 - INTRO 1:05 - New York Knicks 16:43 - Houston Rockets 23:00 - Offensive trends 29:32 - Boston Celtics 33:01 - Denver Nuggets 41:55 - Minnesota Timberwolves 47:01 - Oklahoma City Thunder / West tiers / Ajay Mitchell 55:12 - Detroit Pistons 1:07:21 - Toronto Raptors / Collin Murray-Boyles 1:14:28 - San Antonio Spurs 1:15:51 - Thunder tangent 1:18:01 - San Antonio Spurs 1:22:26 - VJ Edgecombe SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

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