Brian Scalabrine is in studio! The White Mamba joins us in Boston, from our Nuthouse East Studio, to go deep on one of his all-time performances: Game 5 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Detroit Pistons and the New Jersey Nets.

0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Big Scal Joins the Show!
9:27 - Scalabrine’s Retirement Life
15:43 - Talking Basketball at the Olympics
21:36 - West Coast People vs. New England People
25:32 - The Brilliance of Cooper Flagg
32:38 - The White Mamba 1v1 Challenges
38:39 - Skill Advancements in Basketball vs. Football
47:18 - On This Date
59:51 - Sports Hit Different in Boston
1:01:23 - Setting the Stage for the 2004 Pistons
1:08:56 - Breaking Down the 2004 Nets
1:13:22 - RIP Pac-12
1:15:50 - The Birth of the White Mamba
1:20:37 - Jackie Breaks Down the Game
1:33:08 - Adjusting to Retirement and Being Away from the Game
1:39:35 - Game Aftermath
1:45:39 - Naming and Scoring the Game
1:55:44 - Scal’s Rasheed Wallace Story
1:59:40 - Wrapping Up With Big Scal
2:02:13 - Hitting the Hotline Bling
2:11:03 - Outro

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