The Athletic NBA Daily

The Thunder make history in their 29 point comeback against the Grizzlies as Ja Morant goes down. Zena Keita is joined by Andrew Schlecht to break down OKC’s win in Memphis to go up 3-0 and what it means for Memphis with the injury to Ja Morant. Then in segment 2 Zena is joined by Hunter Patterson to discuss the strange ending other the Knicks/Pistons game and what it was like to be in the building for the first Pistons home Playoff game since 2019. Then finally Dave DuFour joins from Intuit Dome to discuss the Clippers dominant win against the Nuggets.

Host: Zena Keita
With: Andrew Schlecht, Hunter Patterson and Dave DuFour
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

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Jalen Green scored 38 points in a bounce-back performance to lead the Rockets to a win in game 2 against the Warriors. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Jimmy Butler’s injury, the Cavs and Celtics wins, and the physicality of the NBA playoffs. Then, the Athletic’s Kelly Iko joins the show to discuss the Rockets win and Jalen Green’s huge performance.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni & Kelly Iko
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

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Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 52 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers tie their first-round series with the Minnesota Timberwolves at one game a piece. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the dominant performance from the Thunder through the first two games of the playoffs before being joined by the Athletic’s Shakeia Taylor to breakdown the aftermath of the Pacers pushing to a 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks. Then, the Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski and the crew discuss the Wolves game 2 loss and how the adjust for game 3.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita, Shakeia Taylor, & Jon Krawczynski
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nba/
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Kawhi Leonard poured in 39 points on 15/19 shooting to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and James Edwards react to the Detroit Pistons game 2 win over the Knicks, discuss what it means for the city of Detroit and what went wrong for New York. Then, Law Murray joins the show to breakdown Kawhi Leonard’s brilliant game 2 performance.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, James Edwards, & Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nba/
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Game 1 of the the NBA Playoffs is in the books, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss the Lakers big loss to the Wolves, the Warriors thriving in Houston, Boston, OKC and Cleveland’s dominance and much more. The NBA Daily crew discuss big takeaways from each game, adjustments that need to be made, and if Game 1 changed any of the opinions on any series.

Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Bareheni and Zena Keita
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/nba/
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