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Same Zach. New home. The Zach Lowe Show keeps you in the know around the Association with a variety of NBA conversations and game breakdowns. Plus guests, including his friends covering the league and some of the biggest names shaping it. Episodes weekly on Mondays and Thursdays.</description><link>https://feeds.megaphone.fm/zach-lowe</link><itunes:image href="https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/745e06ba-08ef-11f0-ac3b-234508f92d6b/image/cbdcea10265e44dd29023fc02e6b0785.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&amp;max-w=3000&amp;max-h=3000&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=format,compress" /><item><title>The NBA Playoff Preview Guide With Kirk Goldsberry</title><guid>97d8749e-1664-11f1-86aa-8f8a011e4f95</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:02:00 -0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>5843</itunes:duration><enclosure url="https://alfarolabs-macbook-pro.tailf5737a.ts.net/audio/the-zach-lowe-show/97d8749e-1664-11f1-86aa-8f8a011e4f95/processed.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="73336022" /><description><![CDATA[Zach is joined by Kirk Goldsberry to discuss Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham gaining postseason awards eligibility and recap the play-in games and predict winners for the final playoff spots. Then, they go through each set playoff series and rank them in terms of watchability.



(0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show!

(2:12) Kirk Goldsberry joins the show!

(10:58) Luka and Cade ruled eligible for postseason awards

(17:22) Biggest crisis among play-in losers?

(21:47) Warriors-Suns preview

(26:14) Hornets-Magic preview

(31:38) Ranking playoff series by watchability, starting with MIN-DEN

(42:54) Hawks-Knicks

(52:08) Trail Blazers-Spurs

(58:52) Rockets-Lakers

(1:06:20) 76ers-Celtics

(1:15:19) Raptors-Cavaliers



Host: Zach Lowe

Guest: Kirk Goldsberry

Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil

Social: Keith Fujimoto



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(0:00) Welcome to The Zach Lowe Show!

(2:09) Stan Van Gundy joins the show!

(7:33) What playoff series that isn’t set yet is the most interesting?

(15:46) What did we learn from SA-DEN?

(26:26) Stan’s award picks

(38:08) Cooper Flagg has taken on a huge role for the Mavs

(46:01) What tanking solution do you like the best?

(59:39) Who had the better career: James Harden or Dwyane Wade?

(1:04:56) Who was your Finals pick to start the season, and what is it now?

Host: Zach Lowe

Guest: Stan Van Gundy

Producers: Mike Wargon, Jonathan Frias, and Billy Gil

Social: Keith Fujimoto

This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. Like a good neighbor, State Farm®️ is there with the Assist.

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