{"id":12825,"date":"2024-06-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=12825"},"modified":"2025-02-18T00:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:45:29","slug":"nba-finals-continuing-our-nba-team-draft-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/nba-finals-continuing-our-nba-team-draft-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals, Continuing Our NBA Team Draft Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this episode of Buzzer Beaters, the Cisco Kidz (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/contributors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eddie and Toine<\/a><\/strong>) analyze the performance of the Celtics and Mavericks in the NBA Finals, highlighting the defensive strategies used against Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. They also continue to highlight notable players, top draft picks, and biggest busts in select teams&#8217; histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/pkAVjGtNAMM\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png\" alt=\"RIP Bill Walton, NBA Conference Finals | Buzzer Beaters 09 mobile video link\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon-150x150.png 150w, 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