Nuggets in the Clutch, Llamas, and Grizzlies Week | Slam N Jam
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Welcome to the Saturday Slammin' Jam here on the Athletic NBA Daily. On today's show, we're talking to Keith Parrish about the Memphis Grizzlies. We're doing our good, bad, and what? And we'll end the show like we always do with some trivia. But before we get to any of that, Al, tell me what happened in the NBA this week.
Andrew, our top story this week is the NBA Cup. Let's go. We have made it to the semifinals, which will be played tomorrow in Las Vegas. Our final four features the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks in the east and the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the west. The Magic made it to Vegas despite losing Franz Wagner to a high ankle sprain earlier in the week. on a play that sure looked a lot worse than a high ankle sprain. Even without Franz, the Magic were able to defeat the Miami Heat 117-108, led by Desmond Bain's 37 points. The Magic will be meeting the Knicks in Las Vegas, who went on the road to Toronto and easily handled the Raptors, leading by 20 points for most of the second half.
This is the Knicks' third consecutive appearance in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, but their first trip to Vegas. Let's go. In the West, Oklahoma City continued their dominant run, beating the Phoenix Suns by 49 points while setting a franchise record with their 16th consecutive win. OKC also tied the 2016 Warriors for the best 25-game start to a season at 24-1. OKC's next test will be the San Antonio Spurs. who continue to win without Victor Weminyama. They have gone 9-3 in his absence and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-119 to get to Vegas, led by Steph Castle's 30-10-6 line. The Thunder Spurs game on Saturday will be their first meeting of the season, with a chance that it will also be the return of Victor Weminyama.
Now, elsewhere in the NBA, the East standings are an absolute mess, with the No. 3 seed and the No.
What were the top NBA stories this week?
9 seed separated by only one game. The Celtics were the hot team in the East over the last couple weeks, going 5-0 and rocketing up the standings to the third spot. But a disappointing loss to Milwaukee without Giannis on Thursday night has stalled that ascent, putting them even with the Magic at 15-10. Now the Magic have responded in a big way after their four and six start, going 11 and four in their next 15, despite having to deal with yet another injury to a star player. On the flip side, the Raptors have majorly cooled off since their fast start, losing four straight and six of their last seven, with two of those losses being to Charlotte during that stretch. Another team that has cooled off is the Miami Heat, who have lost five of six, which included giving the Sacramento Kings their only win in the last two weeks.
The Cavs, another East team that is stumbling at the moment, dropping five of their last seven and still dealing with Darius Garland's ongoing toe issue. Outside of Detroit, New York, the East playoff spots appear to be completely up for grabs. Now, in the West, let's head to the bottom of the standings where Derek Queen is forcing every NBA podcast, including ours, to do a segment where they reiterate how much they hate the trade, but you gotta admit that this guy's pretty good. Uh, In a close loss to the Spurs, Derrick Queen put up a 30-point triple-double going for 33-10-10 with four blocks.
How did the NBA Cup semifinals shape up?
He's the 13th rookie to post a 30-point triple-double. If he gets another one, which seems likely at this point, he'll tie Blake Griffin and Michael Jordan for the second-most 30-point triple-doubles as a rookie. I don't know if he's going to catch Oscar Robertson, however, who had 17 30-point triple-doubles as a rookie. The Pels got their fourth win of the season this week in a game against the Blazers, which saw the return of Jordan Poole, who's been out since early November. The loss for the Blazers was a particularly low point of their season. After a promising start, the Blazers have fallen off a cliff due to a combination of injuries and lack of depth, going 3-11 in their last 14. The Blazers' defense, which we were once so excited about, you know,
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–2:08
2
What were the top NBA stories this week?
2:08–3:33
3
How did the NBA Cup semifinals shape up?
3:33–12:23
4
What impact did Zach Eadie's injury have on the Grizzlies?
12:23–14:51
5
Why is Jaron Jackson Jr. struggling this season?
14:51–15:40
6
What makes Cedric Howard a bright spot for the Grizzlies?
15:40–16:02
7
How are the Grizzlies adapting to injuries in their lineup?
16:02–42:23
8
What challenges are the Clippers facing this season?
42:23–57:03