Cavs Defeat the Hawks and a Max Strus Interview
The Chase Down: A Cleveland Cavaliers Pod
Cleveland Cavaliers
4.7 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Justin and Carter discuss the win over the Atlanta Hawks and what it could mean for a potential playoff series. Then Justin is joined by Max Strus to discuss his return to play, how the team is preparing for the playoffs, as well as their mentality.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Chastown podcast, part of the Cavs Media family. I'm your host, Justin Rohn. |
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| 0:30.5 | FubotTV.com slash calves. Well, we said on the last podcast that we wanted to have at least |
| 0:36.1 | one more gain that we could sink our teeth |
| 0:38.7 | in that would give us some analysis that would give us an idea of what the calves might |
| 0:43.6 | look like heading into the playoffs we got a bit of a dress rehearsal against the Atlanta Hawks |
| 0:49.1 | a possible playoff matchup probably the most likely playoff matchup for the first round, |
| 0:54.4 | and the Cavs came away with a win. Joining me today to discuss that is my co-host, Carter Rodriguez. Carter, how you doing, buddy? I'm doing pretty good, but don't you dare bury the lead. I buried the lead. I had to introduce you first. Yeah, where we're going to end the podcast today. Yes, we will also at the end of the podcast |
| 1:12.6 | be showing a interview that we got to do earlier today with Max Struis. Really, really appreciate |
| 1:18.1 | Max's time, some really great answers from him. Obviously, you know, he's going to be an instrumental |
| 1:23.7 | part of the Kaz's playoff push. So we got to talk to him a little bit about that. |
| 1:28.0 | But before we get to that interview, which again, we will have at the end of the podcast, |
| 1:33.0 | we'll get to this game versus the Atlanta Hawks. |
| 1:36.6 | Obviously, the kind of the first big thing that came with this game was Dean Wade |
| 1:40.4 | returned to the lineup. |
| 1:41.9 | It was nice to have Dean back there. |
| 1:46.3 | Kenny elected to use him within the starting five. Donovan Mitchell also returned from a shorter absence, but we got to |
| 1:52.3 | have a look at what very well could be the Cavs starting five going into the playoffs against |
| 1:57.9 | what very well could be their first round matchup. Yeah, I mean, we saw what I |
| 2:03.9 | expect to be their rotation in the postseason short of Jalen Tyson, the one absence. He was |
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