Cooper and Max go over two game fives between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers in the East, and the Denver Nuggets taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both series are coming down to the wire, the Knicks and Jalen Brunson are looking to ride their hot hand and punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has been surging, looking to get back to the NBA Finals. The Timberwolves and the Pacers have been struggling, trying to now force game sevens.

Today Cooper and Max Ignatian go over their thoughts on the NBA MVP! Nikola Jokic ran away with the award, leaving Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and Luka Doncic in second and third place. The guys go over what makes the MVP the MVP, is the voting system in the NBA flawed? Also listen in to see the full results of the MVP voting. Was Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics snubbed from the race? Did the new injury rule in the league skew the results, leaving out players like Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid?

Today we talk about the western conference play in games! The Lakers and LeBron James played against Zion Williamson and the Pelicans in a close game, while the Fox led Kings faced off against Stephen Curry and the Warriors in a not so close one! Tune in to listen to our thoughts for a bit about! We go over each game and we talk about potential playoff games. Make sure to check our official Instagram page @offthecourtconversations

With only about ten games left in the season, NBA teams in the lower spots are fighting for the 7 through 10 seeds. The west is having one of the tightest battles in recent history, while teams in the east have a little wiggle room.

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