48 Minutes

48 Minutes

“48 Minutes” is a comprehensive podcast featuring discussion and analysis of the biggest NBA stories. Former NBA assistant coach Ross Geiger leads a trio of hoop junkies who offer insight, analysis, and perspective about the game and the culture surrounding it. Ross is joined by Emmy Award winning producer Bruce Bernstein, who spent more than 30 years covering the league at ESPN and research expert Michael Freer, whose information is used by many NBA announcers in their game coverage. Listeners to “48 Minutes” will arm themselves with the kind of hoop knowledge that will help them make intelligent wagers while becoming “Watercooler Legends.”

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March 31, 2026 55 mins

0:00 Intro

0:50 A Deep Dive into the Celtics & Spurs

0:58 The Boston Celtics what a surprise & story they’ve been

10:01 Can the Knicks catch the Celtics for the 2 seed?

13:11 The San Antonio Spurs are the hottest team in the league

21:13 How important is it for OKC to finish with the top seed out West?

25:33 Of the 8 Play-In Teams which has the best chance to beat a 1 or 2 seed in the 1st Round?

31:08 The Lakers remai...

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0:00 .... Bruce Introduction and explains the segment

0:42 .... The case for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

3:22 ... The case for Bill Russell

4:05 ... Why it's impossible to settle these debates

5:10 ... The case for Breanna Stewart

TRT 6:13


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March 26, 2026 15 mins

0:00 .... Bruce hello, welcome, and show #236 dedication in honor of former Celtic and current Laker Marcus Smart, who has worn the number 36 for all four of his NBA teams.

0:41 ... Friday: Hawks at Celtics

3:37 ... Saturday: Pistons at Timberwolves

6:34 ... Sunday: Knicks at Thunder

9:22 ... Bonus discussion on best combined college/professional and Olympic careers.  Legendary names abound: Kareem, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Bi...

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0:00 .... Show open ... Bruce welcomes the panel and dedicates show #235 to the late Reggie Lewis of the Boston Celtics, whose number 35 was retired by the team shortly after his death in 1993.

1:07 ... Bruce introduces Nick Carboni of WCNC-TV who covers the Hornets on a daily basis.

2:10 ... Nick is excited about finally covering the Hornets in the playoffs after 10 years working in the city and shares a brief story from the recen...

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March 21, 2026 11 mins

Word Association: NBA Team Edition

Detroit Pistons

San Antonio Spurs

Washington Wizards

New Orleans Pelicans

New York Knicks


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March 20, 2026 22 mins

0:00 Intro

0:51 The 48 Minutes Weekend Preview

0:56 Hawks @ Rockets on Friday Night

4:52 Lakers @ Magic on Saturday

8:45 Timberwolves @ Celtics on Sunday

11:20 Word Association: NBA Team Edition

11:46 Detroit Pistons

13:09 San Antonio Spurs

14:28 Washington Wizards

16:01 New Orleans Pelicans

18:14 New York Knicks


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0:00 Intro

1:03 Bam Adebayo’s historic night last Tuesday

7:54 The Sacramento Kings are anti-tanking?

12:50 Western Conference vs Eastern Conference Top Contenders Debate

18:49 Winning Streaks Around the NBA

18:58 Atlanta Hawks

23:29 Oklahoma City Thunder

26:05 Orlando Magic

32:29 The NBA set to vote on Expansion this Summer

36:53 Which Western Conference team do we see moving to the Eastern Conference?


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0:00 ... Ross tees up the "Crafty" segment

0:15 ... Bruce picks Boston's Payton Pritchard ... World B likes Luka Doncic ... Ross likes Shai Gilgeous Alexander

4:28 ... Ross wraps it up and says goodbye

TRT 4:44


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March 12, 2026 17 mins

0:00 ... Ross hello and welcome to the show ... introduces Bruce Bernstein and Michael "World B" Freer.  Episode #232 is dedicated to Hall of Famer Bill Walton, who wore #32 at UCLA and with the Portland Trailblazers.

0:57 ... The guys begin with a discussion of the Friday matchup between the Suns and Raptors in Toronto.

5:16 ... Next up is a breakdown of Saturday's game between the Nuggets and Lakers in Los Angeles.

8:06...

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0:00 ... Show open intro ... episode #231 dedicated to former Lakers great Kurt Rambis ...

1:00 ... Bruce introduces Byron Scott and ticks off some of his career achievements.

1:39 ... Byron is also a podcaster and discusses his show called Byron Scott's Fastbreak ... one of Byron's guests was Dave Winfield and Byron shares a quick story about Dave.

2:52 ... Byron was childhood friends with baseball legends Darryl Strawberry and Er...

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Our Favorite First Family in Basketball

Bruce on the Barry Family

World B on the Curry Family

Ross on the Antetokounmpo Family


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March 5, 2026 20 mins

0:00 Intro

0:45 The 48 Minutes Weekend Preview

0:50 New York Knicks @ Denver Nuggets

4:22 Orlando Magic @ Minnesota Timberwolves

8:56 Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs

14:07 Our Favorite First Family in Basketball

14:58 Bruce on the Barry Family

16:52 World B on the Curry Family

18:55 Ross on the Antetokounmpo Family


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0:00 Intro

1:03 Bruce gives our guest Jon Barry a proper introduction

3:21 Is there a specific time or set of games when teams need to start playing their best for the playoffs?

5:17 Jon Barry on this new era of basketball with an emphasis on 3-point shooting

6:47 Jon Barry reflects on the pressure NBA journeyman face in the league

8:58 What was it like being Laker teammates with both Kobe & Shaq

12:18 Having played against ...

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0:00 ... Three "players to watch" down the stretch

0:14 ... Bruce Bernstein says Karl-Anthony Towns of the Knicks

1:33 ... "World B" Freer says LaMelo Ball of the Hornets

3:44 ... Ross Geiger says Evan Mobley of the Cavaliers

5:08 ... Ross wraps it and says goodbye ...

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February 26, 2026 16 mins

0:00 ... Ross hello and welcome ... introduction of the panel and dedication of show #228 to Rui Hachimura who wears #28 for the Lakers.

0:53 ... Friday's Nuggets/Thunder matchup ...

4:28 ... Saturday's Lakers/Warriors matchup ...

7:29 ... Sunday's Spurs/Knicks matchup ...

11:29 ... Players to watch down the stretch ... Karl-Anthony Towns ... LaMelo Ball ... Evan Mobley

TRT 16:51


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0:00 ... Ross hello and welcome the crew ... episode #227 is dedicated to Jordan Walsh of the Celtics.

0:59 ... Bruce introduces his fellow "Brucie B" ... Bruce Bowen ...

1:49 ... Bruce tells the story of the "unretirement" of his #12 jersey that he wore with the Spurs.

3:17 ... How Bowen basically created the position we now know as the "Three and D" and what the role meant to him.

5:02 ... On his bat...

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February 19, 2026 15 mins

0:00 Intro

0:47 The 48 Minutes Weekend Preview

0:51 Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets

4:02 Houston Rockets @ New York Knicks

7:29 Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers

10:59 3 teams to watch down the stretch

11:10 Boston Celtics

12:27 Orlando Magic

13:57 San Antonio Spurs


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0:00 Intro

1:01 NBA All-Star Saturday Night Recap

1:08 Damian Lillard took home his 3rd  3-Point Contest Title

4:26 The Knicks won the Shooting Stars Competition

5:22 Keshad Johnson was crowned this year’s Dunk Champion

6:18 Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game Recap!

7:57 Wemby set the competitive tone

11:38 Ross was bummed Giannis couldn’t play hard alongside Wemby for Team World

13:55 Our “At the Half” MVP

14:21 Bruce gives his vote...

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0:00 ... Ross explains the format for Sunday's Round Robin All Star Tournament and goes through the rosters.

1:14 ... Bruce's prediction

2:13 ... World B's prediction

3:04 ... Ross's prediction

TRT 4:06


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