Celtics vs. Knicks?! Stephen A. is nearly JUMPING OUT OF HIS SEAT?! | NBA Countdown

Celtics vs. Knicks?! Stephen A. is nearly JUMPING OUT OF HIS SEAT?! | NBA Countdown

Let’s take a look at the East standings here the Celtics are still the top seed they hold a 4 and a half game lead over the red hot Cavaliers you remember have won 17 of their last 18 take a look though the heat they were dangerous the

Eighth seed after going from the playin to the finals last year I I know you have a comment on I was I was hyp damn near hyperventilating because I said that W should stay home because when he’s home he delivers good information when he’s on the set it’s bad

Information well damn it come back in the studio because he just gave me bad information Kyle Lowry being in Philadelphia you know what it did Will bar reminded me I covered Kyle Lowry Kyle Lowry was in high school and then after that he went to college Villanova

Obviously and then went to the pros great guy love him to death and I’m sitting there like this damn that was a long time ago no you feeling old you feeling old be careful you’re playing into Malik’s theme here feeling old well then I guess we need to get W

Back in studio we always love when we come back to Studio W I thought we keep you full house and had house in studio this past week we had Brian Windor in the building as well W was here I’m sorry he left and now was giving you bad

News but Brian he brought up an interesting point on NBA today you remember this Chan when he was talking about the number two seed in the Eastern Conference as potentially the most important positioning in either of the conferences because when you look at closure ear Stephen A but the Knicks

Having a couple of injuries right now the Cavaliers being on the streak the Celtics uh still at the top the Bucks playing a little bit of wobbly basketball and the Philadelphia 76ers in freef fall who do you think is the biggest Challenger to the Celtics particularly if they’re able to hold on

To that two seat Well Malik I I still think it’s the Knicks because the kind of injuries they have and we talked about this yeah these guys should and hopefully are all back and ready to roll in late March at the latest maybe before that and that means they will have had

Some rest which is not a word you hear often with Tom divido coach teams is rest in the regular season cuz that’s not a priority but if you you don’t have serious leg injuries but yet you can keep fresh legs and get in there by by

Again late March and get on a role I think the Knicks in the playoffs will be the biggest challenger but Cleveland we we you know Cleveland’s going to be below the radar when is the last time Cleveland was any good without LeBron James and we got to go way way back we

Went to the 90s we going back to Brad dhy and Mark PR no no I mean the so is Cleveland and by the way Cleveland want the Nick Stephen A whatever they just like just like you want Miami go first I got something to say just like you want Miami again you

Want another crack at Miami right don’t you I’ll explain I’ll explain I’m right there with I’m right there with another crack at the Knicks after last year’s playoff if it goes based off of just the team and I hate to do the young thing but say the team Vibe check right it’s

The Knicks they’ve got everything that it takes to make it based off of the current landscape of the Sixers and the buck sliding now the Cavs have the real shot if you look at the standings they’re creating a little bit of a buffer if they keep going at this rate

They will own the second position without Garland for some time Donovan Mitchell has held down the fort it was between Garland and Brunson for me as All-Star starters I went with Brunson but sorry excuse me it was Mitchell and Brunson and I went with Brunson even

Though Mitchell had a great case this is a team that plays defense that has found their offense it took a while for them to sort of sort through the the hierarchy don’t sleep on the caves I like the Nicks but I wouldn’t be surprised if either of those two were

The ones that were s I’m not sleeping on the Cal Liz I’m snoring I’m snoring okay let me tell y’all something right now orange the blue skies baby orange the blue it’s coming down to Boston and the New York Knicks in the Conference Finals Milwaukee’s going down Cleveland’s going

Down Miami is going down I’m not worried anymore I’m not worried all of because see here’s the thing I would be more worried if the New York Nicks had everybody healthy and was in the lineup I would be more worried you know why I know where you’re going I know the

Reputation you have on your face Malik stay with me cuz I’m bringing down Tom vivido cannot be trusted to manage bodies and have them fresh and ready for the playoffs when they first acquired OG OG and anomi I was depressed about it I knew it made them better but I said Tom

Tho is gonna fall in love with this guy and he’s gonna run him into the ground and that was that so when he got hurt I was happy when Mitchell Robinson they say I say is he going to be back this year oh I’m happy Julius r i i concerned

About separation but I’m like yo Brunson oh yeah I’m like you went out and get Burks you went out and get bojan banovich I’m looking at the New York Knicks I expect fresh legs I expect them ready you going to take Cleveland out again because we need Donovan Mitchell

To come to New York so when he gets smoked in Cleveland again he’s goingon to be like let me get out of here and let me get to New York and not of that Miami Miami has been too up and down this year Milwaukee defensively I’m not

Sold New York Knicks will meet the Boston Celtics in the easn conference final is about jumping out of I’m telling you right now this is why the is important because if you fall to three potentially Philly and I didn’t say it was important to me go the New York did the New York

Niick did the New York Knicks not roll into Cleveland last year and smoked them twice on the road in the playoff say having go through they would have to go through Philly Milwaukee And h

On NBA Countdown, Stephen A. Smith, Chiney Ogwumike, Michael Wilbon and Malika Andrews talk about the state of the Eastern Conference and debate whether the Boston Celtics or New York Knicks are the frontrunners.

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