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Apr 2025
33m 37s

Did Kawhi and the Clippers solve Jokić a...

THE ATHLETIC
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Kawhi Leonard poured in 39 points on 15/19 shooting to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and James Edwards react to the Detroit Pistons game 2 win over the Knicks, discuss what it means for the city of Detroit and what went wrong for New York. Then, Law Murray joins the show to breakdown Kawhi Leonard’s brilliant game 2 performance.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, James Edwards, & Law Murray

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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