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East Teams in Strugglesville and All-Stars in Tinseltown | Heat Check (Ep. 195)

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The Ringer’s Juliet Litman and John Gonzalez analyze the Cleveland Cavaliers’ continuing struggles (0:50), review Chris Paul’s recent exploits (7:27), and discuss Eastern Conference teams dealing with internal turmoil (16:32). Then, they debate the omissions from the All-Star starters (23:11) and preview this week’s most exciting games (32:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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