The last test for Cleveland | Edwards, Timberwolves spoil Zion’s return
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🗓️ 8 January 2025
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Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the New Orleans Pelicans thanks to Anthony Edwards’s 32 point performance. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss the Edwards’ game, Zion’s return from injury, and the Suns’ terrible loss to Charlotte. Then, the Athletic’s Joe Vardon joins the show to discuss the huge showdown between the Cavaliers and Thunder, Cleveland’s path to success, and why this is the last regular season test for the Cavs.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita & Joe Vardon
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody
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| 0:00.0 | He's having a blinder. He's clipped the post. He's looking formidable. Then... |
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| 0:43.0 | Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily for January 8th, 2025. |
| 0:45.9 | Coming up, Zion Williamson is back. |
| 0:48.3 | But Anthony Edwards had a little bit too much juice. |
| 0:51.4 | We got Joe Varden to talk about the Cavs and Thunder big game. |
| 0:57.1 | And the Phoenix Suns and Lakers had some bad, bad losses last night. |
| 1:07.8 | Good morning, everybody. |
| 1:09.4 | Good morning, Zina. |
| 1:15.8 | You know, Zina, I love these shows that we get to start out on a positive note. |
| 1:18.5 | So often, we're talking about guys getting hurt. |
| 1:26.0 | And we've been talking about Zion Williamson all year long, just kind of bummed out, actually, that he hasn't been able to play. |
| 1:44.3 | Finally, making his return against the Timberwolves. And listen, the Timberwolves, they spoil that return. Anthony Edwards had a big game and the wolves get the win. They're a better team than the Pelicans. But Zena, I just want to start with Zion. How did he look to you aside from lean? He did look clean. Right? |
| 1:44.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:47.4 | I mean, the body fat percentage is down. |
| 1:48.8 | The beard looks great. All of his fast twitch muscles were on a faster level. |
| 1:52.3 | Like it was unbelievable watching him. |
| 1:54.9 | It was so clean to watch him not only on offense, but particularly on defense, how he was in those passing lanes. |
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