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The NBA Finals tip-off tonight and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are on the ground in Oklahoma City for game one. Rylan Stiles, host of Locked On Thunder, joins the show to discuss the importance of the Thunder to the OKC community, how Sam Presti built the team, and what the Pacers need to do to win. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni & Rylan Stiles Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Aud...

The New York Knicks have fired head coach Tom Thibodeau. Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and James Edwards discuss the Knicks surprising move and who they may hire to replace Thibs. Then, Fred Katz joins the show to discuss the Pacers offense vs. the Thunder defense and how the Pacers pull off an upset. Host: Dave DuFour With: Zena Keita, James Edwards, & Fred Katz Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league high 68 wins, captured a scoring title and was named MVP. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni debate whether SGA is having one of the best seasons ever and where it lands if the Thunder win a championship. Then, Mike Vorkunov drops in to breakdown the reasons the NBA isn’t afraid of a small-market Finals and the X-factors for a Pacers win....

Pascal Siakam was named Eastern Conference finals MVP as the Indiana Pacers defeated New York Knicks to clinch a trip to the NBA Finals. Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Es Baraheni react to the Pacers’ win and give their thoughts on what went wrong for the Knicks. Then, the gang looks ahead to the NBA Finals matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Pacers and make their picks. Host: Dave DuF...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss the Thunder moving on to the NBA Finals, if teams are now scared of them, what’s next for the Timberwolves, and they also touch on the Eastern Conference Finals. Then the guys discuss the upcoming NBA offseason and what could happen with Giannis, Kevin Durant, the Celtics, the Rockets and much more. Then the guys fi...

Jalen Brunson scored 32 points and the Knicks dominated the Pacers to send the Eastern Conference finals back to Indiana. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Knicks defensive effort and Tom Thibodeau’s bench mob. The, the Athletic’s Shakeia Taylor joins the show to discuss the Pacers’ lack of energy and how they bounce back in game 6. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni & Shakeia Taylor E...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and was named Western Conference Finals MVP as the Thunder clinch and NBA Finals berth and Western Conference title. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Thunder continuing their incredible season and react to some SGA stats. Then, Jon Krawczynski joins the show to give his thoughts on the Wolves disappointing performance, lessons for Anthony Edwards, an...

Th NBA Daily crew discuss how we got here where OKC and Indiana are up 3-1, parity in the NBA, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyrese Haliburton had a historic triple-double with no turnovers to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 3-1 series lead over the Knicks. Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Fred Katz discuss Haliburton’s game, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns’ 4th quarter struggle, and Aaron Nesmith as a “torso competitor”. Host: Dave DuFour With: Zena Keita & Fred Katz Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio Producer...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jaylen Williams combined for 95 points as the Thunder took a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlect react to OKC’s Big Three having a big night and how the Thunder defense flustered Anthony Edwards. Then, Es and Dave discuss the “fouling up three” approach to end of games and whether the NBA should...

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Knicks came back from a 20-point deficit to beat the Pacers and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni give their reaction. They discuss KAT’s slow start and insane finish, how the Knicks may have benefited from foul trouble, and how the Pacers’ offense was stifled. Then, they take a look at the Wolves blowout win over the Thunder and preview W...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Bryce Simon of the Game Theory Podcast to discuss the NBA Draft and who the Sixers should take 3rd in the draft, which players have the most potential outside the top 3, player comps and much more. In part 2 the crew discusses the Conference Finals and if the Wolves have any answers for the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Sp...

The Thunder take the 2-0 lead on the Timberwolves by defeating them 118-103. Es Baraheni is joined by Jon Krawczynski of the Athletic to discuss the struggles of the Wolves and what they can to do turn it around. Then Es is joined by Andrew Schlecht to discuss the Thunder’s dominant win, Shai’s MVP and much more from OKC. Host: Es Baraheni With: Jon Krawczynski and Andrew Schlecht Executive Produc...

The New York Knicks completed the biggest collapse in franchise history in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers and Es Baraheni and Andrew Claudio of Knicks Film School are here to break it down. They discuss the hot shot making of Aaron Nesmith, Haliburton’s huge shot, the overtime and so much more. Host: Es Baraheni With: Andrew Claudio Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht A...

Andrew Schlecht and Es Baraheni discuss what the Nuggets are going to do in the offseason and how they can improve their roster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Oklahoma City Thunder open the Western Conference Finals with a home victory against the Timberwolves and Zena Keita along with Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht break down the matchup. They discuss the defense of the Wolves and what it took to break it down, Shai’s foul drawing, what OKC did well, and then finally how the Wolves can bounce back. Host: Zena Keita With: Andrew Schlecht, Es Barahe...

The NBA Conference Finals are set to tip off and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to break down the matchups. Out west, the guys discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Anthony Edwards as the best player in their series and the Timberwolves potent three-point shooting. In the Eastern conference, they weigh the Pacers depth and pace against the Knicks grit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets in game 7 to advance to the conference finals, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht are here to talk about it. They the Thunder’s disruptive defense, how they figured out Denver’s zone defense, and Aaron Gordon’s gutty performance. Then, the gang looks ahead to the conference finals round of the playoffs an...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Mike Vorkunov to discuss the NBA lottery, reform and the sale of the Blazers. Then they do a championship draft. Then they are joined by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote to discuss the Indiana Pacers and their run to the East Finals Then they play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against a beat writer. H...

Jamal Murray and Julian Strawther pitched in to push the Nuggets over the Thunder in game 6, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Kelly Iko are here to break it down. They discuss the impact of Julian Strawther, Nikola Jokić’s energy levels, and the disappearance of Jalen Williams. Then they preview game 7 and Knicks/Celtics and make their picks. Host: Dave DuFour With: Zena Keita & Kelly Iko Exec...

The Minnesota Timberwolves finished off the Golden State Warriors 4 games to 1 to advance to the Western Conference Finals, and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to react. They discuss Anthony Edward’s playmaking and Julius Randle’s playoff ascension. Then, Fred Katz joins the show to breakdown the Celtics win over the Knicks, discuss the problem with the Knicks starting lineup, and why the Cel...

Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the fallout from the NBA Draft Lottery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Indiana Pacers finished off the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals, and Dave DuFour and Zena Keita are here to react. They discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s huge game and whether the Cavaliers need to make any changes this summer. Then, following an epic game between the Nuggets and Thunder, Andrew Schlecht joins the show to talk about OKC’s win, why the Thu...

The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery and the opportunity to snag Cooper Flagg. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to react to the Mavs’ incredible luck, the Spurs’ trade chips for Giannis, the Knicks’ win and Jayson Tatum’s injury. Then, Christian Clark from the Athletic joins the show with his reaction to the Mavericks lottery surprise and whether they would trade the number one pick....

The Thunder get a big win in Denver to put the series at 2-2 heading back to OKC, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are here to break it down. They discuss how the Thunder finally closed a game in the clutch, and what adjustments the Nuggets can make going back to OKC. They also discuss the Pacers pushing the Cavs to brink and if the Cavs have any hope in this series. Then they preview W...