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Apr 2025
30m 58s

Cavs more dominant than Thunder? + Playo...

THE ATHLETIC
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Jimmy Butler returned from injury to lead the Warriors to a game 4 victory and a 3-1 series lead over the Rockets. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by the Athletic’s Anthony Slater to discuss the Warriors win, Jimmy Butler’s game, and the aftermath. Then, Es and Dave take a look at the first round sweeps for the Thunder and Cavs to decide who has been most dominant and look ahead to Clippers and Nuggets game 5.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni & Anthony Slater

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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