Saturday Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down the top stories of the week including Chet's injury, Wemby and Giannis' big nights, and the red hot Cavs. Then the guys break down their favorite things of the week including quotes from Chauncey Billups, the play of the Pistons, how bad the East is, and more.In Part 2 Tim Cato of the All City Network joins to discuss the very strange start from the Dallas Mavericks. What is killing them in crunch time? What is with the defensive effort? and moreIn the final segment the guys plan a fun edition of Andrew vs. The Beat, where Andrew takes on Tim in a Mavs trivia game.Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex SpeersWith: Tim CatoExecutive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to the Saturday Slam and Jam here on the Athletic NBA Daily. On today's show, we're talking about Giannis. We're talking about the Pistons and our other favorite things. We're going to talk to Tim Cato about the strange start for the Dallas Mavericks. And then to end, we're going to do a little Mavs trivia. To start, though, Al, tell me about the top stories this week.
Well, Andrew, our top story this week is unfortunately an injury, but it's an important one because it's an injury that could shape the Western Conference race and the title race in general. Chet Holmgren, who had gotten off to an all-star start this season, he broke his right iliac wing after a nasty-looking fall under the rim. The Thunder announced that a return-to-play plan was
won't be shared for eight to 10 weeks, but that Chet is expected to return in the 24-25 season. The Thunder remain number one in the West as of Friday afternoon at 10 and two, but face a challenging stretch ahead until Isaiah Hartenstein hopefully returns later this month.
He's not wearing his brace anymore, Al. The brace is off. So just saying, just saying, get ready.
Breaking brace news for Andrew. From one number seed to another, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their early season rampage this week, stretching their undefeated streak to 13 games. This week's wins included... a very impressive shellacking of the Golden State Warriors, as well as back-to-back wins over the desperate Milwaukee Bucks. The Cavs are now entering historical territory, Andrew.
Their 13 wins to start the season is currently the sixth best start to a season in NBA history. Wow. And as if Cavs fans needed any more encouragement to get excited about the season, all six teams that have started a season with at least 13 straight wins have at least made it to the conference finals. Now, if they win their next three...
they get to 16-0, they would sit alone with the second best start to an NBA season ever behind only the Warriors' 24-win streak to start the 15-16 season. Their next three games, Chicago, doable. Charlotte, very doable. And finally, a TNT matchup next Tuesday against the Boston Celtics in Boston. Wow. Now, that game may sound great on its own, but what if I told you
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