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Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

8 in 63 (Eastern Conference 3.10.25) + Tuesday Daily Duncs (3/11/25)

Dunc'd On Basketball NBA Podcast

Nate Duncan

Sports

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Dan Feldman joins Nate for our bi-weekly look at the Eastern Conference. Today: CLE: How does Cleveland look with De’Andre Hunter at the 4? And what about Evan Mobley’s DPOY candidate? ATL: Is Dyson Daniels a DPOY candidate? MIL: Should they be more aggressive in the possession game? DET: The most underrated aspect of Cade Cunningham’s game. NYK: How will they fare without Jalen Brunson? CHA: In a minefield of failure, Moussa Diabate has been a success story MIA: The Heat’s clutch luck has run out, and Tyler Herro isn’t playing like an All-Star lately BRK: Nic Claxton’s game has regressed Full Daily Duncs with links Mark Daigneault Los Angeles Lakers Kevin Durant MVP Nikola Jokic Coronavirus Scoot Henderson Marvel Snap Full Daily Duncs with links

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0:00.0

Welcome on, everyone, to a East version of however many teams we get through before I have to go to the game tonight, and however many minutes we have before I have to go to the game tonight.

0:12.4

Let's get right to it here, Mr. Feldman, with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

0:17.4

Cleveland is 54 and 10, 14 and 1 since the last 15 and 60. Their net rating of plus

0:23.7

11.8.8 is second in the NBA, first and offensive rating, seventh and defensive rating,

0:29.0

projected record of 68 and 14. They're going to make the playoffs. Yeah, and that has them going

0:34.3

14 and 4 the rest of the way. Maybe the one thing that could have them running through the tape, although this is a group that has succeeded even when they've had guys out this year because of the depth that they've cultivated.

0:45.5

But they'll also be fighting with the thunder over the potential home court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs.

0:53.3

Or sorry, not in the NBA finals, excuse me.

0:55.9

The Cavs have won 14 consecutive games, that 14 and 1, and they added, of course,

1:02.4

DeAndre Hunter at the deadline.

1:04.6

And so I wanted to take a look, given the fact that Hunter famously closed their comeback

1:09.7

victory over the Celtics, admittedly a Celtics team

1:12.7

that was not with their full compliment.

1:15.4

And Hunter has been closed more games.

1:16.8

Jared Allen didn't play in the last 18 minutes or so of that Celtics game.

1:21.4

So let's take a look at some of the numbers.

1:23.1

First, their preferred lineup for me, at least before the trade deadline, included Mowgli and Allen.

1:29.8

And one of the reasons that I've been so impressed by them is that they are outstanding with both those guys on the floor offensively.

1:37.0

Over a 122 offensive rating with Mowgli and Allen, too, and Mowgli can shoot a little bit more now.

1:42.6

He certainly has improved offensively.

1:44.5

We've talked about that a lot.

1:45.8

But you still have two relatively below average shooters as bigs.

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