Resetting the Eastern Conference and Rethinking the 65-Game Award Rule | Real Ones from The Ringer NBA Show

Resetting the Eastern Conference and Rethinking the 65-Game Award Rule | Real Ones

1 hour 7 minutes Posted Jan 2, 2026 at 10:44 pm.

) Intro

) Anthony Edwards leaves the bench

) Examining 65-game rule

) Resetting the eastern conference

) Are the Celtics being slept on?

) Cavaliers disappointment

) Philly’s chances in the East

) Knicks and Pistons headed for the conference finals?

) Real One of the Week

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Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones to examine whether the league should do away with the 65-game minimum rule. But first: Anthony Edwards left the Minnesota bench, then the court, during a timeout late in the Timberwolves' 126-102 loss at the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Is there trouble brewing in Minnesota? Howard and Raja also discuss the hierarchy in the Eastern Conference and which teams haven’t lived up to their preseason hype.

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Hosts: Raja Bell and Howard BeckProducers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford AugustinAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins

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