Will the Cleveland Cavaliers pass their biggest test yet?
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans thanks to Anthony Edwards’s 32 point performance. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss the Edwards’ game, Zion’s return from injury, and the Suns’ terrible loss to Charlotte. Then, the Athletic’s Joe Vardon joins the show to discuss the huge showdown between the Cavaliers and Thunder, Cleveland’s path to success, and why this is the last regular season test for the Cavs.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita & Joe Vardon
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody
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Timecodes:
00:00 – Intro
00:40 – Zion Williamson returns in loss against Wolves
04:30 – Ant’s showing up
06:06 – Suns v Hornets
10:15 – Lakers v Cavs
13:18 – Hawks v Jazz
15:28 – Previewing Cavaliers v Thunder
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19 comments
Thunder by 10
Cavs 122 OKC 108
Pretty sure teams don't score "well over 100 points" per game on the Thunder. Isn't it like 102? Am I crazy?
Game of the year is on Cavs vs okc and the media want to talk about a 8th seed lakers.
Thunder fully healthy best the Cavs, but double bigs will beat them this time
The Thunderettes are going to get that wake up call tonight and punched in the jaw #letemknow
Close game. Thunder can’t keep with the shooting of the Cavs. Cavs 117 thunder 109
Also. Quit glazing lamelo. Dudes doesn’t play team ball. He’s a number 2 just like Kyrie.
As a Thunder fan this game will favor the Cavs. Thunder will need all their stars to beat a team this good. We have too many good players in street cloths now.
CLE will win by double digits just like every game this year. OKC can't keep up with the amount of 3's CLE makes at a very high percentage. edit* the Cavs beat NYK and Boston once so wtf are these guys talking about when they say the Knicks are a test?
THE CAVS UNDESERERABLY ARE GETTING TREATED LIKE A WET FOOD STAMP IN THINKING THE CAVS CANNOT WIN IT THIS YEAR IF THIS WAS THE LEBRON JAMES LAKERS DOING JUST AS GOOD AS THE CAVS THE LAKERS WOULD BE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR NBA FINALS NO CAPPING
Heat fan here beats the cavs not the okc 😏
& IF BRONNY JAMES COULD JUST BE A ADEQUATE NBA PLAY ESPN & THE OTHER MEDIAS WOULD BE GIVING THE LAKERS A SHIT LOAD OF ATTENTION
Okoro will be out there and he'll be a primary defender on SGA
You know the Lakers lost? Wow LeBron had a awesome dunk in a really embarrassing loss 😂
Please don’t be ignorant the best defense in history had Jordan , Rodman, Pippen, Harper
If you ain't got all your stars against the Cavs its a wrap. Okc missing they 2 big pieces.. Shai aint enough
I love zena
OKC 108 Cleveland 102 is my prediction