Believe It: The Cleveland Cavaliers Are Really Good
The Lead
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🗓️ 3 February 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The NBA’s most surprising contenders reside in Cleveland. The Cavs sit near the top of the Eastern Conference and they’ve done it by doing something totally different from the rest of the league. Today, The Athletic’s Kelsey Russo and Jason Lloyd give us insight into the Cavs recipe for success and tell us what the ceiling is for this group in the postseason.
Read all of Kelsey Russo’s Cavaliers coverage here: https://theathletic.com/author/kelsey-russo/
Read all of Jason Lloyd’s Cleveland sports coverage here: https://theathletic.com/author/jason-lloyd/
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| 0:07.0 | Hi there, Wondry listeners. Hannah and Sruti here from TrueCram Podcast Redhanded. |
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| 0:46.0 | Here's something we didn't think we'd be saying in early February or really at any point this season. |
| 0:58.0 | The Cleveland Cavaliers are legitimately good. |
| 1:01.0 | The Cavaliers have taken out the box by the final of 115 and 99. |
| 1:08.0 | These are the updated standings and yes, the cabs are only one game |
| 1:14.0 | behind the Eastern Conference leading heat. |
| 1:17.0 | Today, the Athletics Kelsey Russo and Jason Lloyd explain why this is a team to take seriously |
| 1:23.0 | for the first time since LeBron James left town again and in a potentially wide open Eastern conference, |
| 1:29.0 | just how big should the cabs be thinking? |
| 1:32.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Otterskeltta. |
| 1:35.0 | It's Thursday, February 3rd and this is the lead. |
| 1:39.0 | Kelsey and Jason, welcome to the show. |
| 1:44.0 | Yeah, thanks for having us. |
| 1:45.0 | Thank you. Thank you so much. |
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