NBA Contenders Check-In: What Do the Knicks, Warriors, & Thunder Need to Prove?

Oddball w/ Amin Elhassan & Izzy Gutierrez

Meadowlark Media

Basketball, Comedy, Sports

2.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As the NBA season hits the home stretch, we’re breaking down what top contenders need to prove before the playoffs. The New York Knicks continue to struggle against elite competition—can they fix their defensive issues? Are the Boston Celtics primed for another easy path to the Finals? Plus, we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ legitimacy, the surging Golden State Warriors, and whether the Oklahoma City Thunder are truly ready for a deep playoff run. Also, what do Nikola Jokić and Ja Morant need to show to be considered true Western Conference threats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to our ball.
0:10.1	I'm Amino Hassan.
0:11.1	That's Izzy Gutierrez.
0:12.0	I'm fired up because we are in the home stretch of the season, Izzy.
0:16.2	So this is what we're going to do.
0:17.3	We're going to check in with a few teams that we think are contenders.
0:20.7	And we'll let you know what we think we need to see from them in this next six weeks or so.
0:25.4	It's going to start in the Eastern Conference.
0:27.4	Let's do the New York Knicks, right?
0:29.1	Because they have had a weekend.
0:31.4	Not a good one either.
0:32.2	They need to beat some good teams.
0:33.6	This weekend was a perfect example of that. Friday, they lost by 37 to the Cavs and then lost
0:39.0	118 to 105 to the Celtics on Sunday. Man, I mean, the Cubs are 0 and 5, sorry, the Knicks are
0:46.0	0 and 5 versus the Caves in the Celtics this season, losing by an average of 21.2 points.
0:51.7	All right. That's right. This is clearly a defense that needs some work. Like you're
0:56.4	talking about giving up 61% shooting to the Cavs, not this last game, but the previous time
1:01.4	that they play them. It is embarrassing what they're doing out there defensively at times.
1:05.8	That is the one thing I need to see from this team. It's way better commitment to defense.
1:10.3	Oh, man, where
1:11.4	do I begin? So first of all, they're under 500 against teams that are over 500. Oh, and
1:16.8	five against Cavend and Southwick, the best two teams in their conference. In many ways, and this is
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