Portland’s Rise, NBA Finals Sleepers, and UMBC vs. Tyson (Ep. 341)

Portland’s Rise, NBA Finals Sleepers, and UMBC vs. Tyson (Ep. 341)

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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss the Trail Blazers’s quest to conquer the Western Conference (03:45), the baggage that could hold back the Rockets (24:00), the Russell Westbrook conundrum (38:00), the insignificance of the triple-double (48:30), the Rookie of the Year race between Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell (50:45), Brad Stevens and the struggling Celtics (57:45), the Boston sports radio scene (01:09:45), and ranking UMBC’s win over Virginia among the greatest upsets of all time (01:19:00).

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