Knicks + Nuggets choke, Raptors stay alive
4/24/202630 min
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Raptors blowout win over the Cavs, the Timberwolves dismantling of the Nuggets, and Nikola Jokić vs. Rudy Gobert. Then, Fred Katz joins the show after the Hawks shock the Knicks to take a 2-1 series lead to discuss the Knicks defensive problems, lineup changes, and the Hawks point-of-attack defense.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Fred Katz
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver
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First 90 secondsDave DuFour· Host0:00
Good morning, and welcome to the NBA Daily for April 24th, 2026. I'm Dave DeFor here with S. Pereira-Henney. Coming up, we had some surprises last night. We're gonna get into all the playoff games. Then Fred Katz joins to talk about the Knicks' loss in Game 3 to the Hawks. [upbeat music] Good morning, everybody. Good playoffs, S.
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host0:27
Man, this was, this was an incredible night of postseason action. If you- Yeah ... it- we have been waiting... I mean, we've had a lot of good playoff games, but th- this night, uh, really solidified it. Between the Knicks-Hawks, the craziness.
Dave DuFour· Host0:40
You notice how happy, everyone notices how happy S is.
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host0:43
Listen- The, the Raptors blow out- Can't deny it. Yeah ...
Dave DuFour· Host0:46
the Cavs in the fourth quarter of that game- Yep, yep, yep ... and S is just on top of the world right now. That's awesome.
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host0:51
What can I say? Jamison Battle basketball. It's Raptors not enough. Anyways, we can, we can- Yeah.
Dave DuFour· Host0:55
Wait. You wanna, you wanna start? Let's start with, uh, the, the Raptors win over the Cavs.
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host0:59
Okay. All right. Sure.
Dave DuFour· Host1:00
You were in the building for that. Um- Yep ... you know, it, it was... To say it was surprising, I, I think is kinda underselling it. Uh, the game was tied at half. It was a two-point game [laughs] going into the fourth quarter.
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host1:12
Yeah.
Dave DuFour· Host1:12
And then we wind up with a massive blowout. Um, what was the secret for the Raptors in the fourth quarter, man?
Esfandiar Baraheni· Host1:22
Man, well, the secret in the fourth quarter was Jamison Battle. Uh, he went perfect from the field. Knocked down a bunch of his shots. By the way, Jamison