With the Conference Finals kicking off tonight I was able to chat with a handful of writers and bloggers to get the inside scoop on the final four teams left standing. With knowledgeable and passionate writers representing three of the four remaining NBA teams, as well as Holly MacKenzie from Slam Magazine providing a league wide perspective, this is one of my favourite Podcasts so far.

Some of the highlights from this podcast include:

* Matt from Detroit Bad Boys and AOL Fanhouse talking about how important stealing a road win early in this series would be for Detroit
* Jeff from Celtics Blog providing some reasons for why Ray Allen struggled against Cleveland
* Natalie from Need 4 Sheed giving the scoop on the bad news Antonio McDyess was given before Game 5
* Kurt from Forum Blue & Gold talking about why Lamar Odom is flourishing as the third option in the Lakers offense
* Holly from Slam Magazine talking about her “rookie season” writing for Slam

Click here to listen to the Hoops Addict Podcast.