FIRST TAKE | “Despite everything, Knicks are the BIGGEST THREAT to Celtics in East” – Stephen A.

FIRST TAKE | “Despite everything, Knicks are the BIGGEST THREAT to Celtics in East” – Stephen A.

Stepen a squad won without OJ anobi who was out due to his elbow flaring up miles McBride started in place and dropped a career-high 29 Points in 46 minutes so Stephen A here’s what I need to know yeah if the Knicks get healthy with OG and Julius Randall are they the

Biggest threats to the Celtics I believe so I believe so JJ I believe so listen man hey y yo Shannon stop it stop stop it it’s the TR Shannon let me tell you something right now okay if the New York Micks get healthy I believe they are the

Number one threat to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference I think they going to the Conference Finals now obviously that’s a lot to ask Julius random separated show I don’t know if he’s ever gonna be healthy man I was so depressed when he got hurt because I

Said damn listen they 14 games over 500 right now they’d be at least 20 games over 500 if J trans had never gotten hurt okay they went on no damn slum don’t get me started with OG and noi and how efficient they have been defensively

JJ you know all of this stuff you’ve got the numbers Mitchell Robinson if you had that big body a rebound and a shot blocker the defense is already Elite without them imagine what they would have been with them so I’m looking at it from that standpoint I love the pickups

Of Burks a Chua and obviously bonovich I’m looking at the New York Knicks right now and let me tell y’all something right now orange and blue sky baby orange and blue skies if the New York nigs get healthy they going to the Conference Finals that means means

Milwaukee gets bounced out that means I I want Miami again I want a second shot at Miami this ain’t last year it’s a different New York Knicks team you’re lucky they got hurt you’re lucky they got hurt because they would be destined for the Conference Finals that’s what

I’m saying but obviously they’re not healthy and that’s my malady right now it’s it’s not good it’s like a black cat running around but it’s okay it’s okay you just did all of that better if they get healthy let let me tell you what’s going to happen I want a rematch with

The Miami Heat you just did all that and talk about they not healthy so it’s not going to happen they not healthy man they not healthy man I Can Dream they saying they might come back Shannon they saying they might come back I’m like I’m holding that ho okay before the guys

Jump in so who’s the biggest threat then if it’s not them it’s the next I’m sticking with the next okay I just thought you said what I’m going I’m going to Milwaukee Bucks I saw what mil I saw what Milwaukee did without Giannis to the uh to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday

And I just think Dame is starting to find his way they just need to understand that hey late in the ball game hey we going to put Giannis at the five we’re going to put Porter at the four but guess what Dame Lillard’s going to have the ball in his hands

Exclusively and I’m going to trust him either make a hey either shoot it or you find Yiannis in the pick and roll whatever you choose dve I’mma live with that I still believe the Milwaukee Bucks are the biggest threat to the uh the Boston Celtics because they have two

Guys that can take the game over and go give me 50 I’m going with the Milwaukee books I Stephen I just want to I just want to point out to you real quick that as it currently stands today the Knicks have the four seed and they’re two games

Back in the last column of the three seed I’m I’m I’m looking at which means they would play likely Boston in the first round or the second round I’m sorry in the second round I understand so so know the second round I was hoping that they would move up third or second

And I also want to point out so they could so they you know not avoid Boston the teleconference finals JJ why do you have to let the facts get in the way of a good story I also want to point out sorry he let messing with me man they

Trying to Rain on My Parade that’s what they trying to do I also want to point out something real quick and that is they’re currently slated to play the Orlando Magic who are no slouch Jamal Mosley should be in the running for coach of the year they’ve got two of the

Best young Wings in the NBA jayen Suggs has figured his three ball out he’s got a chance to make it all defensive team don’t sleep on the Orlando Magic as a very tough playoff match match up for any team in the East for any team in the

East I respect Orlando Magic Mosley is a candidate for coach of the year I’m not sleeping I’m snoring the Knicks will take them out but I want to say one thing I want to say one thing to your to to answer the question go ahead to

Answer the question I look I I I I like I like saying I I do this all the time I like saying if they’re healthy if they’re healthy so far we haven’t seen them healthy as a as a full unit right my concern is that we’re running out of

Time here to build a rhythm that’s my concern uh it’s the same thing look I it’s the same thing with Joel embiid coming back if Joel embiid is back for the 76ers and he’s in a rhythm and he’s healthy they’re a contender all right they’re 26 and8 when he plays this year

Right now for me the biggest threat to the Celtics is the Milwaukee Bucks and truthfully if everybody’s healthy across the board in the East they’re probably still the biggest threat to me MH they have two of the best players in the NBA Giannis is having an MVP level season

Historic 310 and5 over 60% from the field one guy in NBA history has done that all right Damen Lillard Shannon said this since the All-Star break shooting over 40% from three he’s figured that out they’ve figured out the dynamic of Giannis and Dame in the two-man game

They are spamming that pick and roll over and over again if you look at that partnership and that duo they have run more Giannis pick and rolls per game since the allstar break Doc Rivers has figured that out everybody’s embraced that across the board they’re shooting better the Milwaukee Bucks are the

Biggest threat to the Boston Celtics in the East okay and if if if Cleveland now if Donovan Mitchell Donovan Mitchell and Garett and those two bigs if they could do if they could they I think they could cause some problems because we know Donovan Donovan can go off and go get

You 50 Garland can give you 30 and those two bigs can cause you problem but I’m still go with because I’ve seen Giannis in the playoffs I’ve seen him take games over we know Dame can take the game over we’ve seen Dame go get 50 in backto back

Games and he’s shooting the three ball as well as anybody and as you said JJ the pick and roll is as good as anybody doing the pick and roll probably outside of Denver with yoke and mid and and the dribble hand off in the pick and roll

But I like the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston better be on their best behavior Jason Tatum needs to rise and shine every single game because if they don’t you must r let me walk and steal one of these games oh now you got something on

Your hands so you get to say if you get to say if Donovan MIT you you get to say there but I can’t do that I can’t do that though you know you to you to I see this is what the season’s gonna be because I can understand I can see it FL

Right now both of y’all JJ gonna be messing with me all year long G be dropping in the SN remarks when he can’t try to needle needle away at me I can see it right now Daris Burke and breed teasing me too because of the Knicks but

The Knicks will answer the call the only two games back in Cleveland only two games back in Cleveland only three games back at Milwaukee I understand that probably ain’t going to get a top two seed but I’m not giving up on that top three seats so you can avoid Boston

Until the Conference Finals and I believe if the New York Knicks are healthy that defense will answer the call and what you’re seeing from those dudes ain’t going to necessarily resonate come playoff time okay because this def answer the call I remember I remember Boston play with I made he said

We going to play well what about AO the what about AO in the Nets he said if we believe what who we think we are we don’t give a deal about about the Nets and what did they do Steve when they in the first round swep them you thought it

Was mad dog so if you if you are what you believe you are I ain’t ducking nobody why you ducking till I wait till the Conference Final I want to see them I’m not ducking anybody I’m just saying I think that’s the only team in the Eastern Conference that would beat the

Knicks that would beat a healthy Knicks team I think a healthy Knicks team takes out anyone else in the East that is what I believe that’s what I believe stop it okay all right all right y’all going to regret this y’all going to regret this

I’m right there and we let me be they going to be healthy though we want miam that’s the question want Mi that’s the question I get it by the way I I agree to the extent if they’re full yeah whole healthy in Rhythm they have a chance to

Get to the Conference Finals 100% I didn’t say it I need I you you make sure you say that next time cuz you didn’t say that until I just said it I need to make believe I need to make you stay it JJ I need to make sure you

With I’ve been I’ve been saying this since they made the OG and anobi trade I’ve been saying it since the trade they are that good if but so many healthy yeah I’m saying okay okay hey JJ how about this here if they’re 100% healthy are you taking them to be would you take

Them over the Bucks to be to deal with the c question no no I I I I’m sorry if I wasn’t clear on that when I earlier right now I would take the Bucks over the Knicks if both teams are healthy I I I was tried to

Make that clear earlier but no but you f bust no the tail in you got extra two minutes of talk time in saying some gibber jab oh if they this I said this and I said that no your original statement was the Milwaukee Bucks so all that other stuff withstanding now we

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FIRST TAKE | “Despite everything, Knicks are the BIGGEST THREAT to Celtics in East” – Stephen A.