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Game Night: Is the Eastern Conference Really WIDE OPEN!? | Can the Cleveland Cavaliers PROVE IT in the Playoffs?

Locked On NBA – Daily Podcast On The National Basketball Association

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4.3915 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Locked On NBA Game Night, Danny Cunningham (Locked On Cavs) and Camille Davis (Locked On Bucks) provide a comprehensive analysis of Eastern Conference power rankings for the upcoming NBA season. The hosts break down each team's offseason moves, roster strengths, and potential for success, categorizing the conference into tiers from top contenders to rebuilding franchises. They identify the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks as the teams to beat, discuss the impact of key acquisitions like Lonzo Ball, and evaluate the potential of rising stars such as Paolo Banchero. The podcast explores the challenges facing middle-tier teams like the Celtics and 76ers, while also examining the rebuilding efforts of bottom-tier squads. Throughout the episode, Danny and Camille offer insights on how offseason moves and player health could significantly influence team performance and playoff positioning in the competitive Eastern Conference landscape.

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0:00.0

On today's show, it's day two of conference power rankings. Yesterday, we talked Western Conference. How do those teams rank one through 15? Well, today we're doing it on the Eastern Conference side of things. Cavs, Knicks, who else at the top? I don't know. We're going to dive into it 1 through 15 on today's edition of Locked on NBA Game Night. When that final buzzer ring, you know it's time for Locked-on NBA Game Night.

0:22.1

All the post-game reactions to every game across the league, every single night.

0:27.0

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

0:30.5

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

0:34.9

Every game, every night.

0:37.1

It's Locked-on NBA night. Tipping off now. What's up, everybody? My name's Danny Cunningham, and you might know me from Lockdown Caves, and you might know my co-host tonight. Camille Davis from Lockdown Bucks or in her normal, Lockdown NBA Game Night's spot on Monday nights. I am not normally in the spot, filling in for Nick Engstead tonight.

0:55.6

But thank you for making today's show your first listen or maybe even second listen. Thank you for finding this channel every single day. The best way you can help grow the channel is by subscribing on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast. And if you are watching, do us a favor. hit that thumbs up button for us and hit that notification bell so you don't miss the latest from us

0:54.2

here at lockdown NBA. And of course, today's episode brought you by Fandall football season right around the corner. We are very, very close, folks. So visit the Fandle app today and start planning your futures bets now. On yesterday's edition of Lockdown NBA game night, myself and Swipa, did the Western Conference

1:28.0

Power Rankings. So I thought there was no better person than somebody who covers a team in

1:32.4

the Eastern Conference of Camille Davis to do the Eastern Conference Power Rankings.

1:35.4

At conference, Camille, I'm not sure as as wide open as a lot of the national pundits might

1:40.6

say it actually is. Yeah, I think the whole wide open notion is because it's more

1:44.8

open than what people expected when the playoffs began, or even going through like the first round of

1:49.4

playoffs and you're looking at the Pacers, you're looking at the Celtics, and you're like, man,

1:53.0

these two teams right here and injuries have changed the course of things. So I think the whole

1:57.6

notion of the East being wide open might be a little overblown. I don't see a team like Washington shocking the world and being, it's open. It's our turn this year. I don't see that happening. But I do think there's two teams in particular, I would say, are like leaders who you look at like conference favorites to come out the conference. And then like a group of four teams or so right there after where it's like,

2:21.1

if things broke right,

2:22.5

these teams could be really,

2:24.3

really good.

2:24.7

And I wouldn't be surprised if they did represent the East and the finals.

2:28.3

Right.

2:28.5

So for me,

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