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NBA Podcast: Warriors on brink of a championship

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Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.

Find the show on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and Spotify.

Topics for today's episode include:

  • Breaking down the Game 5 win that moved Golden State within a game of its fourth championship in eight years
  • How the Celtics tweaked their ball-screen coverage on Steph Curry, and how the downstream effects lifted Curry's teammates
  • Why Jayson Tatum is struggling so badly inside the arc
  • The continuing importance of Robert Williams III and the inconsistency of Al Horford
  • Andrew Wiggins is playing with newfound force
  • With the emergence of his dormant self-creation, Wiggins is combining flashes of his bygone star potential with the role-player skill set he's honed on the Warriors
  • The pendulum swings in the right direction for Klay Thompson
  • Steph exhibits patience
  • Will the Celtics stop playing like assholes in Game 6?

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