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Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode.
Daily Ding: Mavericks beat Warriors in game of the season
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down Tuesday night's NBA action including Mavericks vs. Warriors, Clippers beating the Trail Blazers, and Knicks blowing out the Pistons.
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16:4930/11/2022
Nets ripe for a turnaround?
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss which teams or players are prime for a turnaround: discussing the Nets, Nuggets, Lakers and more
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59:0529/11/2022
Daily Ding: Nemhard for the Win!
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler discuss the Pacers buzzer beating win against the Lakers, the Pelicans beating the Thunder and much more from the night of NBA basketball
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20:2729/11/2022
Weekend Update: Grizzlies roar | Zubac scores and rebounds
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the holiday weekend in the NBA. The Grizzlies win their much anticipated match up against the Pelicans. Ivica Zubac has the game of his life against the Pacers. The Lakers have relocated to San Antonio temporarily.
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19:1628/11/2022
The Young 1s (HappyThanksgiving)
Shai and The Shove
Introducing Young Ones, the latest pod from The Athletic NBA show diving into the culture around the NBA. Host Jared Weiss is joined by Jovan Buha, Law Murray and Will Guillory to break down the Pat Beverly shove, debate the players emerging as the faces of the NBA and figure out what’s with all these technical fouls?
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01:02:5626/11/2022
Daily Ding: Celtics thrive | Warriors cruise
Mark Schindler and Dave DuFour recap a busy Wednesday night in the NBA. The Celtics withstand 42 points from Luka Doncić to beat the Mavericks 125 to 112. The Warriors coast over the Clippers thanks to 31 from Andrew Wiggins.
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19:5824/11/2022
Daily Ding: Sixers battle | Kings still beaming
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap a wild Tuesday night in the NBA. The Kings continue their winning streak with a win over the Grizzlies. The Sixers beat Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets.
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21:4623/11/2022
Daily Ding: Weird Wolves | Resilient Clippers
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the games from Monday, November 21 in the NBA including a strange game where the Wolves defeat the Heat, the Clippers battle the Jazz, and much more
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16:5022/11/2022
Giannis and the Ladder
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Eric Nehm discuss Giannis and the ladder, the Bucks on the court, the East elite, and the Bulls struggling. Then in part 2 they break down the west including the Warriors winning on the road?!, Kings streaking, Utah still at the top, OKC and the surging Lakers.
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01:04:5021/11/2022
Weekend Update: Riding down the King's Highway
Weekend Update with Keith Parish and Law Murray.
Kings win 6 straight
Klay's 41 gets Warriors 1st road win
Kyrie returns from suspension
Mavs lose a strange one
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23:3121/11/2022
Lakers Struggle | The Best Steph
Saturday Slam and Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball, 5 underrated players, and how Steph is actually better than he ever has been.
In Part II (20:00) the guys are joined by Jovan Buha of the Athletic to discuss the Lakers, their struggles, and what are they gonna do with those 2 picks?
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01:05:1719/11/2022
Welcome to The Machine
In this week's Nerder, She Wrote. Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow are joined by Kevin Pelton of ESPN.
Rundown:
Favorite things
Seth: Playing mediocre vets vs promising young talent
KP: Candace Parker's WNBA return & Rookies playing ahead of more experienced players
Mo: End of Suns / Heat game (No Elam Endings!) & Shai Gilgeous Alexander top tier player?
Other guys that have been awesome: Kevin Huerter / Kings talk
Tyrese Haliburton / Bennedict Mathurin
Many averaging 30+ points / offense pace / juiced ball
INTERMISSION
Damian Lilliard / Trailblazers Frauds?
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54:3518/11/2022
Daily Ding: Nets beat Trail Blazers, Kawhi Leonard returns in Clippers win over Pistons
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil team up to share thoughts on Wednesday night's action, including the Nets beating the Trail Blazers, Kawhi's return in the Clippers' win over the Pistons, and Kings over the Spurs.
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17:4318/11/2022
Smooth 11
Point of Contention. Hosted by Zach Harper
With Marcus Thompson and Jay. King.
Take 1: The Nets are Getting Frustrated!
Take 2: TAKE THE FIELD DAY!
Take 3: Chump CHANGE?
Tank 4: The Victor Wimbamyama Watch!
Take 5: THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME!
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46:4117/11/2022
Daily Ding: Thunder triumph, Warriors fall
Keith Parish and Law Murray recap Wednesday night's action, including the Thunder beating the Wizards, Suns taking down the Warriors, the Celtics over the Hawks, and more.
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21:1017/11/2022
Daily Ding: Pelicans Soar | Kings Reign
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the night of NBA basketball from Tuesday, November 15. Big wins for the Mavericks and Pelicans and much more
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19:0816/11/2022
Wolves and Warriors Woes
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Jon Krawczynski discuss the following topics:
Diagnosing the Wolves and the Warriors
Observations from the struggling Cavs and the surging Kings
Early MVP talk, with Joel Embiid making his first big-time statement of the season on that front
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01:04:3715/11/2022
Daily Ding: Jimmy Locks Down + Celtics Escape Thunder
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the Heat's impressive win against the Suns, the Celtics sneaking past the Thunder, and then bouncing around the association on Monday, November 14th
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15:4315/11/2022
Funny Time Wasted
Rundown:
— funny time wasting
— Celtics surging
— Luka or Tatum better start?
— suns want Strus for Crowder
— Jay’s Kings Minute
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52:2414/11/2022
Weekend Update: Well Hello Joel!
Dave Parish and Mo Dakhil recap the weekend that was in the NBA.
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18:5214/11/2022
Fake Surprise Team + Piston's Slow Start
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, a good omen for the Spurs, and the Fake Surprise Team in the NBA this season.
In Part 2 James Edwards III joins the guys to discuss the Detroit Pistons, their rough start, Cade Cunningham and play a rousing edition of Andrew vs. The Beat.
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01:02:1212/11/2022
Daily Ding: Jimmy Butler wills Heat to Victory, Trailblazers beat Pelicans without Damian Lillard
Jared Weiss and J.E. Skeets break down Thursday night's action including the Heats' OT win over Charlotte, Trailblazers beating the Pelicans, 76ers losing to the Hawks and more.
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16:4811/11/2022
Shiver Me TimberWolves + All Star Haliburton & Help Wanted in Dallas
In this week's Nerder, She Wrote. Hosted by Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow. The fellas welcome John Hollinger to "class the place up."
Rundown:
Favorite things
Hollinger: Tyrese Haliburton
Mo: D'angelo Russell space cadet / TimberWolves vibes way down
Seth: Importance of having 5 good players on the floor
Steve Kerr: Development vs Maintaining excellence
Luka Doncic, Mavs, help wanted.
Scoring: Offenses have been ahead of defenses
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52:3011/11/2022
Daily Ding: Kings down Cavaliers, Pelicans escape with win over Bulls
Mark Schindler and Mo Dakhil breakdown the slate of games on Wednesday night, including the Kings beating the Cavaliers, the Pelicans pulling out a win over the Bulls, a pair of weird games in Pacer-Nuggets and Grizzlies-Spurs, and more.
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20:2510/11/2022
Cavaliers on Top of the World
In this week's Hoop's Adjacent, David Aldridge talks to Washington Post's Michael Lee and Cavs' reporter Kelsey Russo about the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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52:1109/11/2022
Early Victory Laps
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz discuss the things they got right and wrong early on with the Cavs hot start, Westbrook to the bench, the Blazers playing great ball, and more.
On the back half, the guys discuss the Brooklyn Nets and Sam's peice at the Athletic on Kyrie's future from the eyes of other NBA executives. You can find that piece here: https://theathletic.com/3769515/2022/11/07/nets-nba-executives-poll-kyrie-irving-kevin-durant/
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01:03:2308/11/2022
Daily Ding: Blazers Beat Buzzer, Luka Out-duels KD
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the 15 game slate from Monday night including a Blazers game winner, a close one in Dallas, bad vibes for the Wolves and much more.
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19:2108/11/2022
Heat of the Moment
In this week's Basketball Buds, hosted by Zach Harper with Tray Edwards, Mo Dakhil and Jay King.
Rundown:
— can anybody stop the Bucks?
— Kyrie suspension, nets move on?
— Tony Brothers Vs Spencer Dinwiddie
— Jay’s Kings minute
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52:2807/11/2022
Weekend Update: Bucks 9-0!, Up and down weekend for Phoenix
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks move to a franchise best 9 and 0 to start the season after picking up back to back wins over Minnesota and Oklahoma City. The Suns and Blazers trade off wins in their Phoenix back to back. Phoenix trades off starters with Deandre Ayton returning to the lineup as Cam Johnson is sidelined. The surprising Utah Jazz move to 8 and 3 after a pair of wins over the Lakers and the Clippers.
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20:2607/11/2022
Fun with NBA Stats | Prime Giannis
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers have some fun with NBA stats and discuss SGA, the Pistons, the Timberwolves, Doncic and more.
Then Eric Nehm of the Athletic joins to discuss the the Bucks hot start, prime Giannis, Brook Lopez and play a rousing version of Andrew vs. the Beat!
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01:17:5005/11/2022
Push|Back: Bucks Beasts of East | Suns Best in West
In this week's Nerder, She Wrote. Dave, Seth and Mo play PUSH|BACK
Favorite things
Dave: refs blowing the whistle
Mo: zone defense
Seth: competence rewarded
INTERMISSION: with Rick Barry
PUSH|BACK
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA
The Suns should be the favorites in the west
The Cavaliers are the third best team in the east
We will get a first time MVP this season
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50:1004/11/2022
Daily Ding: Suggs slugs Warriors, Murray is back, Kyrie and Primo crisis
Mo Dakhil and Jared Weiss recap Jalen Suggs leading the Magic to a big upset over Steph Curry’s lights out shooting night for the Warriors. Then they break down Jamal Murray’s electric fourth quarter in a Nuggets win over the Thunder. Just as they were wrapping up on Kyrie Irving’s suspension, the Nets star dropped a statement finally apologizing.
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17:0704/11/2022
Fire! Wait! ....Hire This Man!
In this week's Point of Contention. Marcus Thompson and Jay King Debate!
Hosted by Zach Harper
Take 1: The Greatest Shit Show on Earth!
Take 2: The Butler Did It! Again!
Take 3: Can Myles turn…er the table for the Lakers?
Take 4: Tanks for Nothing!
Take 5: Are the Woeful Warriors getting Rooked?
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55:2203/11/2022
Daily Ding: Cavs & Celtics OT Sequel!, Mavs find rhythm over Jazz
Mark Schindler and Dave DuFour recap the marquee Wednesday night games. Darius Garland returns for Cleveland with 29 to lead the Cavaliers to another overtime win against the Celtics. Luka scores 33 for his 7th straight game with 30 or more points and leads the Mavs to hard fought win over the plucky Utah Jazz.
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17:4803/11/2022
The NETS Dismiss Steve Nash
In this week's Hoop's Adjacent, Sports Illustrated's Howard Beck drops by to chat with Marcus Thompson and David Aldridge about the Nets mess.
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01:03:4602/11/2022
Daily Ding: Nets lose at home to Bulls following dismissal of Steve Nash, overturned call takes center stage in Heat win over Warriors
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the best NBA games from Tuesday, November 1st, including the Brooklyn Nets losing at home to the Chicago Bulls, the Heat beating the Warriors and THAT overturned call, and more.
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19:4902/11/2022
Borderline Contenders | Do You Believe?
Believe/Don't Believe Borderline Contender Edition
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers, 5-1
Boston Celtics, 4-2
Atlanta Hawks, 4-2
Philadelphia 76ers, 3-4
Miami Heat 2-5
Western Conference
Portland Trail Blazers, 5-1
Utah Jazz, 5-2
New Orleans Pelicans, 4-2
Minnesota Timberwolves, 4-2
Memphis Grizzlies, 4-2
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01:11:5101/11/2022
Daily Ding: PG Game Winner | Bucks Remain Unbeaten
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the games from Halloween night in the NBA. Paul George gets a game winner, the Bucks narrowly beat the Pistons and much more
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19:5401/11/2022
Confucius Kyrie the King of Pretendcontenderland
Basketball Buds. Hosted by Zach Harper. With Travonne Edwards, Mo Dakhil, Jay King and James Edwards III.
Produced by Jade Hoye
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53:0831/10/2022
Daily Ding: 'Weekend Update' Upsets, Cleveland rocks, Pelicans soar
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap an upset filled weekend in the NBA.
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20:2531/10/2022
Data Driven Contender, Wizards Defense, and Blazers Hot Start
Saturday Slam and Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss who the contenders are by looking at the past, how the Wizards defense could lead them to the play in tournament, and then Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report discusses the Portland Trail Blazers.
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01:14:2929/10/2022
MurderNerder Halloween Special
In this week's (Murder) Nerder, She Wrote Halloween Special
Favorite things
Dave: The tanking teams
Mo: Ja Morant
Seth: Pelicans
Spooky or Spooked
Philly
The Wolves
James Wiseman
Dallas Denver’s losses
Clippers offense
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55:5928/10/2022
Daily Ding: Luka magical in OT, Steph burns Heat
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap and discuss the Dallas Mavericks overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets and the Warriors win against the Heat.
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18:4128/10/2022
Conflict of Interest
Point of Contention. Marcus Thompson & Jay King Debate
Hosted by The Zach Harper
Rundown
Take 1: To the Victor go the Spoils!?
Take 2: From Pretenders to Contenders!
Take 3: (Not) So Sunny in Philadelphia!
Take 4: Klay It Aint So!
Take 5: Pelicans Fly Like an Eagle to the Sea!
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48:5827/10/2022
Daily Ding: Trae Young goes off, Ben Simmons won’t shoot, Pascal Siakam can’t be stopped
Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down Tuesday, October 26th’s NBA games. Featuring Trae Young and the Hawks holding off Cade Cunningham’s Pistons, Giannis Antetokounmpo dropping 40 on Ben Simmons, and Pascal Siakam continuing to look like a superstar against Joel Embiid.
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17:2027/10/2022
Philadelphia, Give Me A Break
In this week's Hoops Adjacent. Keith Pompey, 76ers beat writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson (on location in Phoenix) for a talk about the Philadelphia 76ers.
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38:1426/10/2022
Daily Ding: Klay Thompson ejected as Suns crush Warriors, Luka can’t beat Trey Murphy’s Pels
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the best NBA games on Monday, October 25. They dive into the Pelicans’ upset win over the Mavs as Trey Murphy had a perfect shooting night, then dive into Devin Booker’s dominant performance against the defending champs.
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15:3226/10/2022
Do You Believe?
Tampering Podcast: Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and guest Will Guillory discuss "Do you Believe?" featuring Utah, Philly, Portland, Boston, and the Lakers.
The guys also cover the start by the New Orleans Pelicans.
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01:05:5325/10/2022
Daily Ding: Raptors Cool Heat, Blazers Crush Nuggs
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the NBA games from Oct. 24th including the Raptors defeating the Heat, the Blazers crushing the Nuggets, and much more.
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16:3325/10/2022
Celtics and Bucks Thrive | Doc Hot Seat?
The Basketball Buds hosted by Zach Harper with Mo Dakhil, Travonne Edwards and Jay King.
Rundown:
— Doc hot seat with Sixers being bad
— Celtics and Bucks are at the top
— Jay King’s Kings minute
— Lakers issues
— tanking teams strike back
— who are you most impressed by one week in?
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01:02:2024/10/2022