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Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum meet in their first matchup of the season as the Sixers and Celtics face off, and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to break it down. They also go through all the NBA news and notes from the night of NBA basketball, including: Dame Time in a home Portland win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and Karl-Anthony Towns continued rebounding dominance in a win against the Bucks.
Then, Christian Clark, NBA & Dallas Mavericks reporter for The Athletic, joins the show to discuss: Cooper Flagg's All-NBA start to the season, Kyrie Irving as the most overqualified No. 2 in the league, the Mavericks' youth turning them into a functional basketball team, Dusty May's inaugural season as an NBA head coach and more! And we end the show with a few interesting thoughts from our live chat on YouTube.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni
Producer: Zuri Irvin
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"Tatum and Brown Headline Celtics-Sixers Showdown" is an episode of The Athletic NBA Daily. Runtime 42 min. Published November 11, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.