Are the Cavs Detroit’s Biggest Threat in the East? + NY Keeps Rolling | ALL NBA Podcast
Adam Mares and Tim Legler break down the biggest NBA games and storylines, starting with the Cleveland Cavaliersā huge win without Donovan Mitchell and what it revealed about Clevelandās depth, ball movement, and offensive creation. They analyze the Cavsā matchup advantages against the Detroit Pistons, including Jaylon Tysonās defense on Cade Cunningham and the defensive impact of Tyson and Ellis together. The conversation also dives into Cadeās finishing at the rim, Duncan Robinsonās importance, and Ausar Thompsonās defensive presence. Later in the episode, they react to the New York Knicks beating the Toronto Raptors again, why the Raptors remind Legs of the Houston Rockets, and why the Knicks may be peaking at the right time with strong contributions from Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart. A must-watch for NBA fans tracking contenders, rising teams, and the performances shaping the playoff race.
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00:00 – Intro
06:18 Cavs get massive win without DMitch
07:10 Jaylon Tyson matched up great with Cade Cunningham
10:28 Cavs are a tough matchup for Detroit
12:24 Cavs have elite ball movement and creation
16:30 Cleveland has depth
19:43 The biggest difference between DET and CLE
23:29 Tyson and Ellis as a defensive duo
26:00 Do the Cavs have the best duo in the East?
31:15 Cadeās finishing at the rim
32:51 Duncan Robinsonās importance
34:33 Ausarās defense
41:48 Knicks take down the Raptors again
44:31 The Raptors remind Legs of the Rockets
52:00 Legler curse??
53:47 Knicks are peaking at the right time
55:10 Bridges and Hart swing games for the Knicks
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34 Comments
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You can talk about Pistons, Cavs & Knicks all you want but the East runs through the Celtics with or without Tatum
legs glazing cade
Pistons have a couple of players on the bench who could POSSIBLY help with the three point shooting but they're not even getting an opportunity to try.
Tatum and brown are the best duo when healthy hands down because they are two way players. Harden and Mitchell backcourt is poor defensively
Incredible breakdowns, this duo rocks everytime ā”ā”
Cavs made the perfect moves to beat the pistons at the trade deadline. Pistons didnāt do anything at the trade deadline to fix their issues šššš
wihout Donovan and Allen that got injured
I hate Jaylon Tyson now. Hate Stephon castle too. They are too good defensively š
"What is everybody" just add one more word to the intro š
Great show! Go Knicks.
I really hope the Pistons look to upgrade the two and the four in the offseason. We need guys that can shoot and defend
Adam shouting out Jason regarding the Cavs is part of the reason heās on this incredible trajectory. Itās not just his intellect and his verbal acumen; heās also respectful and supportive of his team. He talks about the spiritual side of basketball and he brings that spirit to this analytical side of things as well.
Atkinson loves Ellis already. He will be on the floor in crunch time.
45:46 the raptors had one, then they lost Van Fleet.
The Rockets had one, then they lost Van Fleet
wish i was at the table next to Legs – bucket list stuff!
This is all about the Leastern Conference…..zzzzzzzz
With the win over Detroit, the Cavs have now graduated from Spooky to SCARY
I think Detroit wins and figures the cavs out. They seem less dimensional without 3s, but Cade can play 5 ways. He's so capable.
Lamelo and Kon? Brandon Miller is the best player!!
The cats one and done gtfo
Adam is getting his Josh Hart-on again
Cavs have veen short handed and besting the best teams in the eastern conference. Full strength they are the clear cut best team in the conference
Itās crazy how harden is doing this in the east when it feels like heās not even trying
You forget what Castle and my Spurs did to Cade the other night?
Harden will implode in the PO again. Get real.
If healthy Cavs are coming out of the East, guaranteed
Paper Rock Scissors
Darius Garland was a very poor playoff performer for the Cavs the last 3 years. While Harden struggles in close out games, he is far more consistent in the playoffs than Garland. Hardenās higher floor will give the Cavs some much needed stability.
Legler is my favorite NBA analyst/podcaster he knows ball. He knows what heās talking about and itās refreshing to hear.
Knick's rolled right into the gutter. Lol
I agree the cavs they have the top 2 to 3 but if the Boston hav the top 2 but the biggest concern is harden and Mitchell hadn't had the deep playoff run in long time I have been watching basketball since I was 7 yrs in 1998 I love the throw back down to memory lane I used to watch nba jam nba action and nba inside stuff I missed the 90s basketball bec I used to watch rerun on nba in the 1980 and 90
Kenny Atkinson worries me. He manipulate rotation way too often. No reason why Tyson got benched
The secondary problem is the Cavs two bigs are like 1.75 Wemby's at times. But if you do the math, the Pistons won the game after the 2 minute mark. The main problem is that the Pistons come out flat in first 2 minutes on somewhat regular basis. EDIT To be fair, the fact that they didn't mention this is kind of crap analysis. Watch the first two minutes again, the Pistons just miss easy shots for no reason early in games. They beat themselves and then won the rest of the game. That means Cavs still win, duh. But this focus on Harden (who will absolutely not be like this in playoffs) instead of the stellar play of the two bigs is crazy. Y'all be loving on Legs but this is like covering Iran and not mentioning 1953.