Lakers get 2 seed, Cavs Win 50th | NBA Awards
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What happened in the NBA this weekend?
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the NBA Daily. Coming up, the Cavs are the first team to 50 wins. The Lakers are the two seeds. And since it's award season, we're giving out the dailies. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, guys. Obviously, we're all dressed up around here. Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. Conan O'Brien, by the way, crushed hosting the Oscars for, you know, I mean, you know, since we talk sports here and that is apparently a sport. That was a lot of fun. Before we get to the big games for the weekend, guys, let's a little bit of news from Friday night. We had a late Friday night news dump. Joel Embiid, done for the year. So the Sixers have... made the decision to shut it down. And, and guys, I think the biggest thing that we, you know, we expected this, we kind of thought it was trending this way. And now we all focus on whether or not they're going to keep that pick.
Yeah, they do. Yeah, I think that's the goal moving forward. I mean, Quentin Grimes got them their first win in a while, which was a whole ordeal. It was like the first time since the Eagles had won, which is crazy to consider. Anyways, Quentin Grimes got that win. But to the Joel Embiid point, it's just I hope this isn't anything that's going to ruin the end of his career. I hope he'll be able to bounce back from this. I hope the Sixers can get a great season out of him moving forward. Because it just this would be a deflating way for an all time greats career to end. That's the way I'm approaching this Embiid situation.
It was nice to see him in good spirits with Quentin Grimes, his 42 point game after the game, like hyping him up and such. So he's still going to obviously be a figure around the team. But yes, it's the off court stuff that you just want to make sure that not only is he getting better in a physical way, but mentally in a good place as well.
Well, let's talk about the Cavs, guys. They had a couple big wins over the weekend. The biggest one was obviously that Friday night, the comeback win over the Boston Celtics. They were 1-2 in the East. And this Cavs team continues to clear hurdles and bars for progress, and they become the first team to win 50 games. They're 50-10. So, Esk, you told us about the 40-20 club. The 50-10 club, they all make the finals. And I think the only team that didn't win Was the Golden State Warriors that won 73 games. So, you know, they are just, they are looking like a juggernaut. We love the Portland Trailblazers. They gave them a run for their money on Sunday, pushing them to overtime. But guys, the Cavs, look, I think they're coming out of the East.
Yeah, no, I agree. I think that win over Boston is a testament to just the type of team that they are. Being down 25-3, it just felt incredibly deflating. It was like, oh, here you go. The Cavs can't win. They can't beat Boston. That's it, right?
How did the Cavs achieve their 50th win?
But the way they answered back, there was actually this sound up with Kenny Atkinson saying, hey, like play the way you guys have been playing all season. Get your head back in this. And they answered in a major way. I thought Ty Jerome and DeAndre Hunter were massive off the bench for those guys. And then the way that Donovan Mitchell carried them in the second half. I mean, that's what a superstar is going to do. He is such a big playoff riser. He's done it in Utah, has done it in Cleveland. And I think he'll be able to do it for this Cavs this year. So I agree. I do think that the Cavs will come out of the East. That is the hunch that I have. I mean, being 50-10 is just tough to do, you know?
So I think this Boston-Cleveland game told us a lot about both teams. Of course, Cleveland continues their run, 50-10. It's awesome. But on the Boston side, I'm looking at their ability to actually crush teams, you know, especially when you're talking about the playoffs. If you look at the three teams that we're thinking are poised to come out to the NBA finals, OKC, Cleveland, Boston. Of those three, Boston has blown eight more leads this season than the other two with a total of 18. The other two have 10. They've also lost eight games where they've had a lead of 10 or more points in the game. Cleveland has only lost two. OKC has only lost four. So OKC. That tells me a lot about their ability to be resilient and to be kind of true killers out in the playoff era or the space.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the NBA this weekend?
0:07–2:55
2
How did the Cavs achieve their 50th win?
2:55–8:13
3
What makes Jalen Brunson a clutch player?
8:13–10:54
4
How are the Lakers performing this season?
10:54–14:16
5
What are the highlights of LeBron James' recent play?
14:16–19:42
6
Who are the contenders for the NBA Awards?
19:42–29:56