In the latest episode of Small Market Bias, host Paul Garcia discusses the following topics:

• (01:04) The Minnesota Timberwolves, a 10.5-point underdog, went into San Antonio to defeat the Spurs by 2 points in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
• (04:07) Looking at how Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, and Julian Champagnie led the Spurs on offense, but against a Top-10 Wolves defense, the Spurs struggled in a number of areas on that end. The Spurs' two All-Stars, Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox, really struggled on that end of the court.
• (13:02) A solid night on defense for the Spurs, with Wemby blocking a new NBA playoff record 12 shots, but how the Wolves still scored enough and crashed the glass for the win.
• (21:52) Looking ahead to Game 2, which tips off on Wednesday in San Antonio.

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In the latest episode of Small Market Bias, host Paul Garcia is joined by guest Collin Reid, where they discuss the following topics:

• (00:56) How the San Antonio Spurs went 1-2 in the regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves, where the Spurs usually led early by double digits, but then Minnesota would get the games down to crunch time in the end.
• (04:16) Predicting who the Wolves will have guard Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell, and Dylan Harper, as well as where the Spurs may thrive and struggle on offense against Minnesota's defense.
• (24:30) The latest regarding Anthony Edwards' injury and his chances of appearing in the series.
• (28:32) Predicting who the Spurs will have defend Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Ayo Dosunmu, and Naz Reid. Plus, it's going to be a mighty tall task for the Wolves' offense to score enough points against the Spurs' elite defense.
• (39:36) Providing series predictions for how they think the series will go.

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In the latest episode of Small Market Bias, host Paul Garcia is joined by guest Collin Reid, where they discuss how:

• (01:52) The San Antonio Spurs dominated the Portland Trail Blazers for the first three quarters, but then Portland got within 9 points in the fourth quarter. To end the game, the Spurs relied on Victor Wembanyama on defense and De'Aaron Fox on offense to carry the team to the finish line and win the series.
• (05:39) The Spurs once again had another lockdown night on defense, holding the Blazers below 100 points for the third time in the series. Wemby blocked six of the Blazers' shot attempts.
• (11:49) Fox, Julian Champagnie, Wemby, Stephon Castle, and Dylan Harper led the way on offense.
• (18:42) The Spurs will see either the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Denver Nuggets in the second round. Right now, the Wolves lead their first-round series 3-2.

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