Beyond the Arc: A Daily NBA Show from CBS Sports

John and Sam send you into your Thanksgiving weekend...What's wrong with the Lakers? Why isn't Dalton Knecht starting? KD is BACK & the boys give their pick of whether they'd rather be the Lakers or Suns going forward. Next, its a look at the Rockets outlasting the Wolves. Are the Rockets ahead of schedule? Could the Wolves miss the playoffs? Did the 2nd Apron kill the Wolves? Are you buying the Spurs? What's your Warriors concern level? Who finishes with the West 2nd seed? Dame saves the Bucks, but who are the Heat? Next we re-draft the 2024 lottery and finish with Team(s) of the Night.

(0:00) Intro

(2:00) KD is Back...Suns Crush Lakers

(6:15) Why Is Dalton Knecht Not Starting?

(8:40) Rather Be Suns or Lakers?

(10:10) Rockets Outlast Wolves

(13:00) Rockets Closing Lineup

(13:50) Could the Wolves Miss the Playoffs?

(16:36) Re-Litigating the Wolves/Knicks Trade

(19:23) Spurs Win Again

(21:30) OKC/GSW Tonight

(23:15) Who is 2nd Best in the West?

(24:20) Dame Saves the Bucks

(26:30) Who Are the Heat?

(30:07) 2024 NBA Re-Draft

(45:00) Team(s) of the Night

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Bill & John start the show with the return of Kristaps Porzingis in Boston. They crushed the Clippers, can anyone beat them? The Nuggets seem to be crumbling from the inside. Who were Jamal Murray's comments directed at? Did we learn more about the Knicks or the Nuggets? The Warriors have lost 2 in a row to inferior opponents and the schedule gets brutal...should Warriors fans be worried? Then, its Overreaction Tuesday and Team(s) of the Night.

(0:00) Intro

(2:00) Porzingis Back...Celtics Crush Clips

(4:00) Do We Believe in the Clips?

(5:36) The Celtics are Better Than Last Year

(6:30) The Celtics City Edition Jerseys are TERRIBLE

(7:30) Knicks Crush Nuggets

(8:06) Did Jamal Murray Take A Shot at Russ?

(13:30) Did We Learn More About the Knicks or Nuggets?

(16:40) Warriors Stumble Again

(20:00) Warriors Upcoming Stretch Is Rough

(21:25) Grizz Get Ja Back

(27:08) KD Returns Tonight vs. Lakers

(29:20) Rockets/Wolves Tonight

(32:30) Bucks/Heat Tonight

(34:17) Overreaction Tuesday

(42:28) Team(s) of the Night

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Bill and John return to recap the huge NBA Weekend. John LOVES the Intuit Dome, but can it help attract free agents? The Spurs are ahead of schedule...Is that a good thing? FVV gets ejected & LeMelo dominates...statistically. The Bucks easy schedule has them back...kinda. Joker dominates the Lakers...again, but why did Dalton Knecht go back to the bench? What should the Pels do about Zion and Team(s) of the Night!

(0:00) Intro

(1:30) Intuit Dome Report

(7:00) Could Intuit Dome Help Lure Free Agents?

(8:25) The Spurs Are Ahead of Schedule...Is That A Good Thing?

(18:30) Fred Van Vleet Ejected...and Almost Poked Official in the Eye

(20:11) LaMelo Goes 50/10

(22:30) The Bucks Are *Kinda* Back...Maybe

(24:49) Orlando Magic are Legit

(30:00) Are the Portland Trailblazers Not Horrible?

(32:15) Joker Dominates Lakers...Again

(33:47) Why Is Dalton Knecht Back to Lakers Bench?

(38:40) The 76ers are gonna go 3-79!!!

(42:00) What Do the Pels Do About Zion?

(44:00) Bill and John We're Right on Wemby

(45:30) Thibs Has Never Been Ejected

(48:30) Team(s) of the Night

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Bill and Brad Botkin are back on Beyond the Arc and start the show asking the question: Who do you trust more, the Lakers or Warriors? Next its a deep dive into all the moving parts of the 76ers vs. Joel Embiid. How did the news leak? Then, we reveal the Biggest Disappointments in the NBA, do Brad's Bold Predictions & finish with Team(s) of the Night.

(0:00) Intro

(2:18) Warriors/Lakers...Who Do You Trust More?

12:21 BREAK

(13:00) 76ers Off Court Problems

(17:00) Biggest Disappointments in the NBA

(18:00) KAT's Defense

(24:00) Tyrese Haliburton

(26:45) Mavs Disappointing

30:27 BREAK

(31:11) Brad's Wemby Take

(33:30) Brad's Bold Predictions

(35:00) PG Is Sliding on Responsibility

(36:30) Brandon Miller Apology

(37:00) Scoot Henderson Will Never Be A Starter

(37:47) Team(s) of the Night

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Sam Quinn and John Gonzalez deep dive into some of the biggest trends and stories in the Eastern Conference & first ask the question: Is the 76ers season done enough that it makes sense to start tanking to save their Top 6 protected pick in the 25 draft? Then, its a look at the Knicks offense which is looking OUTRAGEOUS. After, that it's on to the Pacers and the disturbing Tyrese Haliburton numbers. We finish the show with a discussion of Amazon's proposal to move the NBA Cup until after the NFL season and Team(s) of the Night.

(0:00) Intro

(2:25) Is 76ers Season Cursed Enough to Tank?

(15:00) Knicks Offense is OUTRAGEOUS

(18:06) Suns Awful Without KD

(21:46) Hartenstein Returns

(24:39) Tyrese Haliburton Looks Broken

(28:45) Does Amazon Want to Move NBA Cup to After NFL Season?

(33:10) Dunk the Halls

(35:15) LeBron Off Social Media

(37:24) Team(s) of the Night

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John and Bill are back to break down the wild night in NBA Cup action. The Celtics ended the Cavs 15 game win streak, but what did we learn about each team? The Lakers outlasted the Jazz...Dalton Knecht went on a HEATER...are the Lakers challengers in the West? We also have a few tweaks to the NBA Cup format and give out our Team(s) of the Night

(0:00) Intro

(1:13) Celtics End Cavs Streak...What Did We Learn

(7:02) Lakers On A Heater

(13:00) ROY Race

(16:28) What's Up With the Thunder

(19:00) Have the Nuggets Found Their Way

(23:00) Nets/Hornets

(24:41) NBA Cup Format Change Idea

(28:45) Stats Leaders Totals not Per Game?

(30:00) Malice in the Palace 20 Year Anniversary

(33:22) Team(s) of the Night

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John Gonzalez and Bill Reiter offer their immediate reactions to the Celtics taking down the previously unbeaten Cavs in NBA Cup action!

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Bill and John are back for Overreaction Tuesday! We start by looking back at the compelling games from Monday Night. Clippers/Warriors went down to the wire, the 76ers lost with Joel Embiid back & we react to BREAKING NEWS of Tyrese Maxey calling out Joel Embiid, Dame Time saved the Bucks. Next its on to previews of tonight's NBA Cup games with a focus on the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers visiting Boston to battle the defending champs. Then it is on to Overreaction Tuesday & Bronny skipping G-League road games and Team(s) of the Night!

(0:00) Intro

(2:38) Clippers Outlast Warriors

(8:10) 76ers Break John's Heart...Again

(18:10) Bucks Survive...Does it Matter

(21:00) Cavs/Celtics Preview

(24:17) Nuggets/Grizz Preview

(26:13) Pels/Mavs Preview

(28:45) Overreaction Tuesday

(29:47) Bronny Skipping G-League Road Games

(33:10) Clippers Have Best In-Game Experience

(36:04) The Cavs are Winning the East

(37:00) Nuggets Made Right Call Letting KCP Walk

(39:10) Without KD, Suns Have No Chance

(41:30) We Need A Better Understanding of Point Differential

(42:45) Bill is IN on the Pistons

(43:15) John Loves Grumpy JJ Redick

(45:27) Team(s) of the Night

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John and Bill are back with Weekend Radar...everything that they were focussed on in the NBA. What do we think of the potential All-Star Game format? 3 teams of 8 with the Rising Stars winner in a tournament. Then its on to the news that Inside the NBA is coming to ESPN. James Harden passed Ray Allen for 2nd all time in made 3's. The Suns are 1-4 without KD. The Warriors keep chugging along. The Lakers are kinda quietly up to 4th in the West on the strength of LeBron at PG. DeAaron Fox 109 in back to back games...Team(s) of the Night and MORE!!!

(0:00) Intro

(2:00) All Star Format Change

(7:30) Inside the NBA lives!!

11:53 BREAK

(12:30) De'Aaron Fox has MONSTER 2 Game Stretch

(13:40) James Harden Passes Ray Allen

(17:00) Rockets are Good

(22:40) Suns Struggling without KD

(25:00) Julius Randle Hits Game Winner

(26:15) Blazers a Little Plucky

28:17 BREAK

(29:30) Can the 76ers Win Another Game?

(35:00) LeBron's 4th Straight Triple-Double

(38:30) Ja Morant Hurt Again

(39:00) The Bucks are...Just Plain Bad

(41:00) Thibs Will ALWAYS Thibs

(45:09) Team(s) of the Night

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John is joined by Brad Botkin to look at the 5-7 Mavs and try to figure out why they keep losing close games. Next, we preview all the NBA Cup action tonight and see what Brad thinks of the Cup Tournament, itself. Then, Brad gives his weekly Bold Predictions, apologizes for his Wemby slander and we finish with Team(s) of the Night.

(0:00) Intro

(1:30) Mavs Fall to 5-7

(7:00) NBA Cup Continues Tonight

(12:30) Point LeBron is BACK!

(15:00) No KD or Chet Tonight Makes Us Sad

(17:20) Grizz/Warriors

(20:45) Did Brad Motivate Steph Curry?

(21:45) Wolves/Kings

(24:25) More Confidence in the Mavs or Wolves

(26:00) Knicks/Nets

(31:00) Brad's Wemby Apology

(34:45) Brad's Bold Predictions

(39:15) Close the Book on Zion

(41:00) Team(s) of the Night

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