The Athletic NBA Daily

Jimmy Butler returned from injury to lead the Warriors to a game 4 victory and a 3-1 series lead over the Rockets. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by the Athletic’s Anthony Slater to discuss the Warriors win, Jimmy Butler’s game, and the aftermath. Then, Es and Dave take a look at the first round sweeps for the Thunder and Cavs to decide who has been most dominant and look ahead to Clippers and Nuggets game 5.



Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni & Anthony Slater

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody



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Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 59 points to lead the Knicks to a game four win over the Detroit Pistons, aided by a missed foul call on Tim Hardaway Jr. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the weekend’s wild finishes between the Clippers and Nuggets, the Knicks and Pistons, and the Wolves and Lakers. Then, they take a look at the 3-1 series and ask, “Is it over?”



Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody



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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Law Murray of the Athletic to discuss the dominance of the Clippers, their series with Denver, what is going on with the Nuggets, and Kawhi at the top of his game. Then the guys revisit the Contender Draft one week later to see if anything has changed. After the break Kofie of the KofieWhy YouTube page joins to discuss his beloved Pistons, their first Playoff run, how they are different than last year and much more. Then the boys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against a beat writer.



Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

With: Law Murray and Kofie

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Editor: Gonzalo Torres
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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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