Pistons' Defense OVERWHELMS Cavaliers—Jalen Duren & Cade Cunningham Make Statement

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Detroit Pistons outlast Cleveland Cavaliers as Jalen Duren dominates late, sparking optimism on both sides despite a wild fourth-quarter comeback. Can James Harden overcome playoff inconsistency, and will Evan Mobley rise to the moment? Jake Madison and John Karalis dissect the series-opening win, spotlighting Ron Holland’s defensive impact, Tobias Harris’s steady presence, and the Cavaliers’ costly turnovers. Lakers suffer a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but moral victories abound with strong stretches and defensive flashes against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Is Chet Holmgren’s breakout the X-factor OKC needs? Discussion turns to Austin Reaves’ shooting slump, LeBron James’ relentless effort, and injury setbacks like Jared Vanderbilt’s dislocated finger. Plus, get a quick preview of Sixers-Knicks and Timberwolves-Spurs: can Victor Wembanyama’s shooting turn the series, and will Jalen Brunson’s offensive surge keep Philadelphia reeling? 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	hear me out on this one after both game ones on tuesday night of the second round everyone's
0:08.3	feeling pretty good including the lakers and the cavaliers it's locked on nba game night let's go
0:13.5	when that final buzzer rings you know it's time for a locked on nba game night all the postgame
0:20.5	reactions to every game across
0:22.3	the league every single night with insights only the hosts that locked on can provide it's the
0:28.5	true NBA fans one stop for all the action every game every night it's locked on NBA game
0:36.6	night tipping off now.
0:39.6	Welcome to another episode of Locked on NBA game night, every game every night.
0:44.5	On Wednesdays, I'm your co-host, Jake Madison, at Noel with Jake on Twitter, host to Lockdown Pelicans.
0:49.3	And I'm John Corrales at John underscore Corrales on Twitter.
0:52.2	Host of Lockdown Celtics.
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1:02.0	Head to Fandual.com to get started. John, we're in the second round of the playoffs here.
1:07.1	We have the game ones between the Pistons cavaliers the lakers and thunder and guess what man
1:14.0	even though losers are feeling good here i think everybody's feeling good everyone's
1:19.1	everybody's happy well not happy but happy but feeling good bear bear with us we're going to
1:25.7	explain this in today's show i accept this premise yeah there Yeah, there we go. We playing this out ahead of time. We are pros here. Let's start, though, with the Detroit Pistons beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 11-101. Let's go right over to Locked-on Pistons for their take.
1:42.2	The Detroit Pistons take game one against the Cleveland Cavaliers in round two at home at
1:47.1	Little Cesar's Arena.
1:48.2	Host the lockdown Pistons podcast, Kukahil here.
1:50.8	This game one, I think, was very, very encouraging for what the Detroit Pistons.
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