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Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

Game Night: CAVALIERS SURGE: Cleveland SHUTS DOWN Jalen Brunson, Fuels Eastern Conference BELIEF

Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Cleveland Cavaliers surge past New York Knicks with a stifling defensive stand, sparking talk of an Eastern Conference title run. Jake Madison and Danny Cunningham spotlight how Cleveland contained Jalen Brunson and neutralized Karl-Anthony Towns, crediting Dean Wade, Keon Ellis, and a revitalized Jared Allen. Is this the most balanced Cavs roster in years, and can James Harden’s evolving role propel them deeper in the playoffs? Action from across the league heats up as Paolo Banchero drops 36 points to lift the Orlando Magic over the Los Angeles Lakers in a dramatic finish, while standout performances from Cason Wallace and Scottie Barnes headline the Thunder-Raptors showdown. The episode tackles Jonathan Kuminga’s breakout debut with the Atlanta Hawks, the unraveling offense of the Lakers, and the Boston Celtics’ defensive dominance without Jaylen Brown. NBA playoff races tighten—who’s best equipped for a deep run? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-nba Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba Follow the Locked On Podcast Network Twitter 📲 https://twitter.com/LockedOnNetwork TikTok 📲 https://www.tiktok.com/@lockedonsports Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! | Offers: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/offers/ #NBA #Basketball #Podcast #NBAPodcast #Sports #SportsPodcast

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0:00.0

after their big win over the nicks the calves might be making a strong push to win the east plus

0:06.5

palo bank caro lights up the lakers as the magic get a clutch win it's locked on NBA game night let's go

0:12.8

when that final buzzer rings you know it's time for a locked on NBA game night all the postgame

0:19.8

reactions to every game across the league, every single night,

0:23.9

with insights only the hosts that Locked-on can provide.

0:27.4

It's the true NBA fans one-stop for all the action.

0:31.8

Every game, every night.

0:34.0

It's Locked-on NBA Game Night,ipping off now. Welcome to another edition of Locked

0:41.4

on NBA game night. We are part of the Lockdown podcast network, your team every day. Now,

0:47.2

the number one sports podcast network on Wednesdays. I'm your co-host, Jake Madison, at Nola, Jake on

0:52.8

Twitter, hosts of Locked On Pelicans. He is Danny Cunningham, host of Locked-on Caves, filling in for John Corrales. Danny, you had nothing going on tonight, right? I was, you know, I just figured I could probably, what else am I going to do? I can cover up and hang out with Jake at 1.30 in the morning and talk hoops. Why not?

1:15.5

Yeah, why not? Look, we had 11 games across the association. It was pretty fun to watch all of them.

1:29.2

You had a big game that we're going to lead with in today's show. But of course, thank you for making a lockdown NBA game night your first listen today. And every day, we are here seven days a week covering literally every game played across the NBA this season.

1:31.0

So subscribe wherever you get to your podcast.

1:33.1

Join us on YouTube as well.

1:38.5

Becoming every day or listen Monday through, well, I guess Monday on Locked on NBA game night here.

1:39.3

Danny, let's start with your game because this was the biggest one of the night and your

1:43.3

Cavaliers delivered a

1:44.5

statement win 109-94 over the Knicks. Talk about it. Yeah, this was to me, I think one of the more

1:53.8

impressive defensive efforts we've seen from the Cavs this year. And like their offense has been

1:58.3

really good. It was, I thought they looked tired in this game and like to to be fair to both teams, this was the fourth game in six nights for the

2:03.8

Cavs. And it was this, uh, the third game in four nights for the Knicks. So like maybe you're

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