{"podcast":{"title":"Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast","slug":"hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033","podcast_index_feed_id":47033,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2916956/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://nbamath.com/hardwood-knocks/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0e35e4bb65b157c6a017ae3c940d3204.jpg","author":"HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report's Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️ Apple: http://apple.co/2iIw0IJ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:20:31.128957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033"},"episode":{"title":"2026 NBA Playoffs Mega Primer","slug":"2026-nba-playoffs-mega-primer","published_at":"2026-04-15T21:46:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033/2026-nba-playoffs-mega-primer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/2026-nba-playoffs-mega-primer--71353027","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71353027/2026_nba_playoffs_mega_primer.mp3","summary":"Dan and Grant react to the first batch of play-in games and then dive into previews for all five first-round NBA playoff series already set. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:53 - Hornets-Heat recap 8:51 - Devin Booker course 10:45 - San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers primer 12:45 - Spurs-Blazers Xs and Os 20:01 - Spurs-Blazers subplots 23:53 - Spurs- Blazers X-factors 26:56 - Spurs-Blazers ragebait 32:07 - Spurs-Blazers predictions 32:43 - New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Xs and Os 46:53 - Knicks-Hawks subplots 51:34 - Knicks-Hawks X-factors 54:03 - Knicks-Hawks ragebait 57:52 - Knicks-Hawks predictions 59:06 - Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Xs and Os 1:12:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves subplots 1:20:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves X-factors 1:22:49 - Nuggets-Timberwolves ragebait 1:25:46 - Nuggets-Timberwolves predictions 1:27:32 - Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets 1:38:30 - Lakers vs Rockets storylines 1:39:31 - Lakers-Rockets X-factors 1:42:31 - Lakers-Rockets ragebait 1:44:44 - Lakers-Rockets predictions 1:46:23 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Xs and Os 1:55:00 - Cavs-Raptors subplots 1:56:04 - Cavs-Raptors X-factors 1:59:18 - Cavs-Raptors ragebait 2:04:47 - Cavs-Raptors predictions 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","meta_description":"Dan and Grant react to the first batch of play-in games and then dive into previews for all five first-round NBA playoff series already set. TIMESTAMPS⤵️…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7594,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033/episodes/2026-nba-playoffs-mega-primer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033/2026-nba-playoffs-mega-primer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}