E6 (6/13/22): NHL Playoffs Update & Stanley Cup Finals Preview, MLB News (Angels’ 14-game skid & Yankees), Red Sox West Coast Trip, & NBA Finals Game 4

Joey starts this episode by recapping how the Eastern and Western Conference Finals finished between the Oilers-Avalanche and Lightning-Rangers series (0:58). He previews the Stanley Cup Finals matchup of Colorado-Tampa Bay (10:12) and gives his predictions for who he thinks will hoist the Stanley Cup at the end of the series. Then, he moves onto top headlines within the MLB over the past week (11:01), including the Angels snapping their 14-game losing streak (11:24), Shohei Ohtani’s excellence on the mound against the Red Sox (14:02), Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi being relieved of their managerial duties, and the Yankees holding the best record in baseball (19:27). Joey discusses the Red Sox recent West Coast trip (27:02) and updates listeners on the Red Sox recent injuries within their pitching staff (31:40): Garrett Whitlock and Nathan Eovaldi. Next, Joey breaks down Game 4 of the NBA Finals (34:11) and analyzes what went wrong for the Celtics, specifically in the fourth quarter. He talks about how brilliant Steph Curry has been thus far (34:21) and provides statistics of how the rest of the Warriors performed. Following that, Joey explains where Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown need to improve in order for the Celtics to win the series (35:57), specifically Tatum’s poor shooting from 2-point range and consistent late-game struggles, and Brown’s poor ball handling (37:40). He highlights key moments within crunch time of the fourth quarter in Game 4 (44:48) and makes a prediction for the rest of the series (55:33).