Pioneers of the fantasy sports industry William Del Pilar and Big John team up to bring you Points on the Board, a show blending sports, politics and pop culture that’ll make you think deeply and laugh out loud.
This episode: our NBA analyst, Dennis Velasco, joins William and Big John to recap the first five games of the Golden State-Boston NBA Finals, as well as giving his predictions for how the series ends.
Chapters: 00:00 Opening 02:15 Breaking down the Warriors through five games 05:45 Are the Dubs a better team with Draymond Green riding the bench a bit more? 09:30 Steve Kerr deciding to bench Green in Game 4 a turning point in the Finals 11:30 Klay Thompson building towards another big Game 6 performance 14:00 Andrew Wiggins finding his role– and delivering 19:00 Steph Curry leg injury– getting better or worse heading into Game 6? 23:45 Big John admits he loves watching “Uncle Drew”… and “Soul Plane”
26:45 Breaking down the Celtics through five games 29:45 Celtics inconsistency is killing them– should they attack the hoop or play beyond the arc? 34:00 Warriors renting space in the young Celtics’ heads 39:00 Betting the NBA Finals with Big John 42:15 Talking potential MVP winners 55:00 TV Ratings are up overall for the NBA Finals 2022