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5 min readThe New York Knicks had just won the NBA Finals, and Ben Maller was not happy about it. Not because he rooted against them—he had friends in New York—but because the San Antonio Spurs had blown a 29-point lead in one game, a 16-point lead in the clincher, and leads of 12 and 14 in the other two losses. Maller did the math: 71 total points of leads blown across four losses. His diagnosis was blunt. The Spurs' starting backcourt shot 4-for-25 in the final game—16 percent. He would fire the coach, and he would get rid of De'Aaron Fox, who shot 3-for-15 and made a bonehead decision in the 29-point collapse, choosing to drive into a block instead of calling timeout or getting fouled. "I didn't play in the NBA," Maller said. "I don't think that's good."
That rant set the tone for a loose, listener-driven mailbag episode of The Fifth Hour, where Maller and guest J-Scoop—a longtime fan and music contributor to the show—worked through a stack of emails on topics ranging from self-driving cars to prison sentences for Lego theft.
The Knicks-Spurs Finals and the Art of the Blown Lead
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:02) **Show Open & Guest Introduction** - Ben Maller introduces the fifth hour mailbag and welcomes first-time guest J-Scoop, a long-time listener and music contributor.
- 2 (03:43) **Knicks Win the NBA Finals & Spurs Collapse** - Ben rants about the Knicks winning the championship and the Spurs' historic blown leads.
- 3 (07:12) **Self-Driving Cars & Tesla Autopilot Hacks** - Richard asks if self-driving cars should be outlawed; Ben discusses Chinese drivers using plastic heads to fool Tesla safeguards.
- 4 (08:34) **Global Piracy Crackdown & Streaming Sites** - Reggie asks about authorities removing 27,000 illegal streams ahead of the World Cup.
- 5 (14:17) **What Ben Listens to in the Car** - Outback John and Joanna ask what Ben listens to during commutes, given he avoids other sports talk radio.
- 6 (17:53) **McDonald's Fried Apple Pie & Burnt Finger Update** - Alf asks about McDonald's bringing back the fried apple pie and Ben's teased "amazing tale."
- 7 (19:36) **Pigeon Group Names & Marcel in Brooklyn** - Quang from Vietnam corrects Lorena on pigeon terminology and asks if Marcel in Brooklyn has been sworn in.
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Show Notes
The Sunday Mailbag goes completely off the rails as Ben Maller teams up with legendary musician, composer, world traveler, former Marine, and longtime Maller Militia member J-Scoop for a wild ride through listener-generated chaos. From weight-loss wonder drugs and Yosemite adventures to the return of McDonald's fried pies, marble racing madness, Lego Prison, pirate whack-a-mole, Mr. Beast, garlic sauce obsessions, and everything in between, no topic is safe. The questions come fast, the answers come faster, and the rabbit holes get deeper by the minute. If you enjoy sports, pop culture, bizarre life observations, and two gasbags wandering into conversational quicksand, this episode is for you. Buckle up, subscribe, listen, and help keep the radio rebellion alive on the Fifth Hour Podcast!
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