After Los Angeles raced out to a 2-0 lead and Boston secured a 3-0 strangle hold it appeared as if the Lakers and Celtics would cruise into the NBA Finals.

It turns out Orlando and Phoenix didn’t get that memo.

Instead, Phoenix has found out a zone can slow down Los Angeles’ vaunted offense while Orlando has found a mean streak and have refused to be bullied.

This week on the Hoops Addict Podcast we talk about Andrew Bynum talking about the NBA Finals a bit prematurely, the effect Phoenix’s zone has had on Los Angeles, the Suns getting a huge boost from their bench, Kendrick Perkins getting two fouls in Game 5, Dwight Howard starting to flex his muscles in this series and a host of other topics.

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