{"id":649521,"date":"2026-05-04T18:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/649521\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:21:09","slug":"east-semis-preview-3-1-comebacks-embiids-retribution-the-future-of-the-celtics-with-john-fanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/649521\/","title":{"rendered":"East semis preview, 3-1 comebacks, Embiid\u2019s retribution & the future of the Celtics with John Fanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show<\/p>\n

Kevin O\u2019Connor & John Fanta react to the epic 3-1 comebacks in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs as the 76ers<\/a> beat the Celtics<\/a> and the Pistons take down the Magic. What\u2019s next for Boston<\/a> & Orlando<\/a> in the offseason?<\/p>\n

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The pair previews the Eastern Conference semifinals as the Sixers take on the Knicks<\/a> and the Cavs<\/a> face off against the Pistons. Plus, what did Round 1 teach us about what teams may prioritize in this year\u2019s Draft?<\/p>\n

(0:47) Sixers comeback vs. Celtics<\/p>\n

(11:05) Sixers vs. Knicks series preview<\/p>\n

(21:21) What\u2019s next for Boston?<\/p>\n

(35:49) What\u2019s next for Atlanta<\/a>?<\/p>\n

(39:46) Pistons comeback vs. Magic<\/p>\n

(43:04) What\u2019s next for Orlando?<\/p>\n

(48:46) Cavs vs. Pistons series preview<\/p>\n

(57:41) What\u2019s next for Toronto<\/a>?<\/p>\n

(1:01:49) What Playoffs teach about NBA Draft priorities<\/p>\n

\"PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid<\/a> reacts after making a 3-pointer vs. the Boston Celtics. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Check out all episodes of The Kevin O\u2019Connor Show<\/a> and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https:\/\/apple.co\/3zEuTQj<\/a> or at yahoosports.tv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O\u2019Connor & John Fanta react to the epic 3-1 comebacks in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[155899,4131,64,63,483,307962,2870,37975,311852,300065,12845,590,13799,2785,85,314168,3920,3973],"class_list":["post-649521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-76ers","tag-atlanta","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boston","tag-cavs","tag-celtics","tag-joel-embiid","tag-john-fanta","tag-kevin-o39connor","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-orlando","tag-sports","tag-the-pistons","tag-toronto","tag-youtube"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}