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Jared Dubin and Seth Partnow discuss how injuries are affecting the NBA playoffs. Topics include Chris Paul's fractured hand and how it (as well as Blake Griffin's quad injury and J.J. Redick's heel injury) affects the Clippers' series against the Blazers and their offseason plans, Stephen Curry's sprained knee and how it affects the Warriors' championship run, and the injuries to Hassan Whiteside, Nicolas Batum, Avery Bradley, and Kelly Olynyk.

Jared Dubin and Seth Partnow discuss (seven of) the eight Game 1's played in the NBA this weekend. The discussion kicks off with a few minutes on the Mavericks-Thunder, Warriors-Rockets, and Heat-Hornets blowouts (1:55). Then, they go deeper into Raptors-Pacers (16:55), Hawks-Celtics (29:13), Cavaliers-Pistons (36:42), and Clippers-Blazers (48:05).

Jared Dubin talks to The Ringer's Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) about the Dallas Mavericks. Topics include the team's performance this year compared to their expectations, Dallas' schedule over the final five games of the regular season and whether the Mavs will make the playoffs, the undying brilliance of Dirk Nowitzki, and the supporting cast that Dirk has dragged along this ride to the brink of a playoff berth.

Jared Dubin talks to Alex Wong (@steven_lebron) about his oral history of the 1996 Chicago Bulls and more. Topics include the 1995 playoff series against the Orlando Magic, the pick-up games on the set of Space Jam, the best stories that did not make it into the oral history (with highlights from Charles Oakley, Cedric Ceballos, and Shawn Kemp), the Crying Jordan meme, Instagram, and freelance writing.

Jared Dubin and Seth Partnow discuss Saturday night's game between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. Topics include injury-related absences, San Antonio's strategy of switching pick and rolls, the Spurs' efforts to slow down the pace of the game, what we can take away from this matchup with respect to a potential playoff series, and more.