Why the Celtics Lost, Why the Lakers Won, and What Comes Next in the NBA Playoffs

Shot Clock Pod: 13 Rules After Week 2 of the 2025–26 NBA Playoffs
https://thepeachbasket.net/wild-nba-playoff-results/
Jerry West documentary: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0IJTFSSLYADX3CS9TKAFI6GP9L
Don Nelson shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sihk0UdfBrk

Jose Salviati and Steve Purciello preview Steve’s latest “13 rules, random NBA thoughts” after the second week of the 2025–26 playoffs, running through first-round series and key takeaways. They note a trend that every champion since 2014 has won the first round in five games or fewer, citing Oklahoma City and San Antonio as examples. They discuss Portland and Phoenix as teams needing more high-end talent, and Atlanta’s blowout loss to New York, arguing the Hawks need a true seven-footer and an “alpha” despite being closer than a 50-point margin suggests. They analyze Houston’s collapse against the Lakers amid injuries and roster fit issues, Minnesota eliminating Denver despite injuries, and Philadelphia upsetting Boston in seven—ending a Celtics playoff streak over the Sixers dating to 1982—crediting Embiid’s size, Maxey, and hot shooting. They also pick Detroit over Orlando and Cleveland over Toronto in Game 7s and highlight RJ Barrett’s rare high-bounce rim shot.

00:00 Show Intro and Format
01:48 First Round Blowouts
03:49 Blazers and Suns Outlook
06:20 Knicks Crush Hawks
09:13 Hawks Roster Fixes
10:46 Who Has Better Future
12:01 Rockets Collapse vs Lakers
15:29 Houston’s KD Experiment
15:49 Draft Picks Underwhelm
17:01 Ayton And Motivation
17:53 Wolves Upset Nuggets
20:05 Effort As A Fan
20:44 Sixers Finally Top Celtics
24:02 Game Seven Picks
26:25 Unrepeatable Miracle Shot
28:27 Jerry West Doc Recommendation
29:23 Wrap Up And Links