The NBA’s Best and Worst Shooters + The Mavs Vision | Slam N Jam
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What were the highlights of the NBA this week?
welcome to the saturday slam and jam brought to you by amazon prime on today's show we are doing our good bad and what of the week we have christian clark joining us to discuss the dallas mavericks who are doing a good job tanking and we'll do some trivia but before we get to any of that alex what in the world happened in the nba this week
Andrew, the top story this week is the San Antonio Spurs, who are in the midst of their longest winning streak of the season, which currently stands at 11 games. This week, the Spurs went 3-0, which included another top-tier win, this one against the Pistons in Detroit. While it wasn't Wemby's greatest offensive performance, he grabbed 17 rebounds and had six blocks in the game. And along with Steph Castle, made life miserable for Cade Cunningham, who shot five for 26 in the loss. The Spurs got a big offensive boost from Devin Vassell in the game, who scored 28, including seven of 11 from three. As of Friday morning, the Spurs are only a game and a half back of OKC for the number one seed in the West.
By the time you hear this, OKC will have wrapped up one of their toughest stretches of the season playing Cleveland, Detroit, and Denver this week. The good news for OKC is that SGA is back for the Denver game after missing the last nine with an abdominal strain. Now next up for the Spurs, a return to MSG on Sunday afternoon where last season... Wemby had that memorable game dropping 42 and 18 with six three-pointers. If the Spurs can push their streak to at least 14 by winning their next three, it will be the fourth longest winning streak in franchise history. Franchise record was set in 2014 at 19 straight wins. Now, the Spurs have won 11 straight, but they aren't the only team playing well. There are actually four teams in the East who have won eight of their last ten.
A little quiz, Andrew.
Who are the best and worst shooters in the NBA right now?
The Pistons, the Celtics, the Cavs, and... Do you know the fourth team, Andrew? No. Who would you guess? Who would just be a team you guess has won eight of their last ten?
Eight of their last ten. That's a lot. That's a whole lot. I don't know, Al. I got no guesses in me.
Why, it's the Milwaukee Bucks, of course. Did you know that?
No.
That's so dumb.
That's so dumb.
How are the Dallas Mavericks performing this season?
It's like, hey, we finally picked a direction. Our hand is forced because of Giannis. And now, of course, we're going to win him. We're pushing ourselves to the middle as hard as possible.
No, they're going on a late-season streak, Andrew. They're going to make the playoffs. Listen, it hasn't been a murderous row of opponents, but the Bucs have done what they've needed to do, give themselves a shot at the play-in. They're now just a game and a half back from the 10 spot in the East. Giannis continues to make progress towards his return after missing the last month. He's been playing 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 this week. Giannis' return will hopefully happen soon because the Bucs' schedule does pick up. They've got games against the Knicks, Boston, and the Atlanta Hawks this week, who are one of the teams they likely need to pass to make the play-in. Now, the Hawks had a very relaxing week, getting to play the Wizards twice and the Nets twice.
The Hawks won all three and have a little extra pep in their step after the debut of Jonathan Kaminga, who had 27-7-4 with two steals on 9-12 shooting in his first game for the Hawks. He scored 17 in his second game against the Wizards, but had to take a backseat to Corey Kispert, who was out for blood against his former team, dropping a career-high 33 points in the Hawks' win. In other Hawks news, mark your calendar, folks, because it was announced this week that on March 16th, the Hawks will be paying tribute to Magic City, the legendary Atlanta strip club, and will be selling the famous Magic City Lemon Pepper Wings in Arena. You know, I can remember going to a Thunder game once and it was like Aerospace Engineering Night or something.
I think we were celebrating planes. My point is, special game nights have come a long way. This is shaping up to be a memorable night for all, especially for the fans who show up to this game without realizing it's Magic City Night.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the NBA this week?
0:05–2:01
2
Who are the best and worst shooters in the NBA right now?
2:01–2:31
3
How are the Dallas Mavericks performing this season?
2:31–5:18
4
What insights does Christian Clark provide about the Mavs' strategy?
5:18–7:22
5
How is Cooper Flagg's rookie season shaping up?
7:22–9:47
6
What are the upcoming challenges for the Mavs?
9:47–11:06
7
What trivia questions are discussed in the Andrew vs. the Beat segment?
11:06–12:30
8
What are the final thoughts on the episode's discussions?
12:30–1:07:37