Straight Fire - Thunder Hold Off Jokic, Cavs Go Down Quietly + The Athletic's

On today’s episode, Jason discusses how the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to overcome Nikola Jokic’s virtuoso performance to take a 3-2 series lead, and what went wrong for the Cleveland Cavaliers after having such a charmed regular season only to flame out in the postseason. Later, The Athletic’s Christian Clark swings by to discuss the mood around the Dallas Mavericks after they won the NBA Draft Lottery, the likelihood that the Mavs flip Cooper Flagg for an established star like Giannis Antetokounmpo, how Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis might figure into the team’s future plans alongside Flagg, Nico Harrison’s sudden ‘redemption story’, and much more!

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