On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, JJ Redick and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo discuss the latest from around the NBA Playoffs after the Lakers took a 1-0 series lead against the Warriors and Joel Embiid claimed the NBA MVP this season.
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43 Comments
😂 Stephen A is gonna try and Max Kellerman JJ. I love how they ruffle his feathers. In one breathe he says he can’t be outdebated but these are the times u see it’s easy to get to him. Let’s go JJ.
They’re really rooting for Steph and the Warriors 😂 give it up, this is a lost cause. Lakers in 6 😊
Boston get swept by Philly 4 0 because Boston blew game one and Lakers offensive and defense is better then warriors so Lakers should sweep the warriors but nba wants to m😅ake more money so some series may ho longer unnecessarily!😊 like sac and warriors game 7 blow out on sac home court! Good to watch though somewhat
All I heard was them giving advice to help the warriors win. No credit to the Lakers for winning the game.
Please go small lol. Lebron and AD the best small ball “bigS”
Stephen A Smith is coming up with some type of hope that the Golden State Warriors going small is really going to hurt the Lakers when really it's going to hurt them because we will still be bigger than them going small! We'll just put rui in and still be able to keep pace. They made their pics too soon so now they're trying to help the Warriors this is a joke!?💯😄
Put the ball in Steph's hands, and put more baddies in the front row.
Put the ball in Steph's hands, and put more baddies in the front row.
There analysis is below 500. 😂
14-0 run only happened cause lakers were tired and stopped trying to get to the lane and settled for bad jumpers lol stop that and it’s not even close
lakers have to NOT FOUL run through every screen Give themselves chance . limit bad shots that lead to transition threes . leave the fouls for the bench players
SAS is an entertainer he has 0 basketball knowledge. He has nba knowledge though.
Did they talk about the lakers? Haah
Who is this man with this foolish talk saying that he don't think that LeBaron can give you 40 points. He is disrespecting the all time leading scorer.
Lakers have to slow the pace get rebounds
Lakers need to play physical, get rebounds, and control the pace
It’s so clear that they’re rooting for the Warriors to win lol
Even if they do that they wont win bcoz you live and die by shooting 3s ,and lets face it curry and company are not getting any younger to win this kind of games
Lakers and refs in 4 if they keep stopping warriors from defending and don’t call it even both ways.
Embiid can win this series? I think he WANTS to go home. Him and Jimmy on playoff load management… FOH
Lakers got this this !!! Warrior fans are the worse !!!
Defense is the key🔑 to win it all so i still pick this Lakers to this series
Even if Lebron wins it all. He still needs 2 more rings because curry killed his whole legacy, in the 2010’s.
JJ Reddick is great!
Stephen A was talking alot of garbage about the lakers all year long even picked memphis to win then tried saying it was cause ja got injured when the grizzlies beat the lakers with no ja
JJ Redick is very cringe
Stephen A wants warriors to win, sorry but just like your knicks, they will fall.
Poole was the reason Lakers won
when most of these reporters analyst choosing GSW and loss game 1,they are now coaching GSW hahaha
I love both lebron and Steph and I respect both of them which makes this series so interesting. Lebron is lowkey able to chill and allow reaves and DR to get good looks and shots for themselves and others. This series could 100% be over quick if the warriors can’t slow down AD. I trust kerr to make it interesting. But it would be dope to see curry or Lebron get to the next round. If it’s the Lakers, I think the AD Jokic matchup gonna be amazing to watch.
That is crazy that JJ and Stephen A are still riding the Warriors after Curry was shut down and AD was destroying them… open ur eyes fellas, and accept that the lakers are about to take the warriors to deep waters
This was a load management game. The coach didn’t play him like game 7. Next game.
Every Analyst banking on AD getting hurt that's why they are still picking the warriors. There is no way you watched that game and thought Warriors are better
If I had a dollar for every time I heard “I think the warriors are in big trouble” I’d be a millionaire, Warriors in 6
LOL, that JJ Redick open was funny as hail, he should open more often, Stephen A. was laughing his A off…!
It looks easy, but obviously isnt since Jj sucks at this job. He sounds like a dumb jock in comparison dude takes forever to try to make and miss point. I'd rather hear Mad Dog and Stevie A go at it. Ill be avoiding clips with JJ religiously from now on.
Warriors will make adjustments. They are fine
I believe GSW will pull through, my husband believes Lakers will win.
It's ok the analysts need to see the results of game 2 first which is fair. Just because Lakers won game 1 doesn't mean it's over. Lakers play better as the underdogs.
JJ constantly destroying Stephen A day after day is the greatest thing ever 😂
Everyone on TV keeps picking GS. But I think the Lakers are deeper.
You get production from LeBron,
Davis, Reaves, Russell, Schroeder, Hachimura, Brown, Vanderbilt.
I understand the experience GS has, but their inability to have an answer for AD and Lebron’s experience alone, I see the Lakers as favorites.
Poole hasn’t been that great this post season. Wiggins is up and down. Klay is the 2nd most consistent option but even he’s had some pretty down games. Looney’s been huge on the boards and Draymonds defense are great, and obviously there’s Steph.
I just think when you weigh everything, I think it’s harder for the GSW to pull this off than it is for the Lakers
Boy now they trying find any and everything for GS to try to beat the Lakers 😂😂😂
It’s one game and it wasn’t a blowout