FIRST TAKE | “Knicks are the biggest threat to Celtics in East when Brunson healthy” – Stephen A.

FIRST TAKE | “Knicks are the biggest threat to Celtics in East when Brunson healthy” – Stephen A.

19 112 Sten a squad won without o 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 yo ch stop stop stop it it’s the truth Shannon let me tell you something right now okay if the New York mix 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 Junior Rand 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 is ju R had never gotten hurt okay they went on no damn slum don’t get me started with ogan 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 skies baby orange and blue skies if the New York nigas get healthy they going to the Conference Finals that 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 Destin 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 man if they get healthy let me tell you what’s going to happen I want a rematch with the Miami Heat you just not healthy

So it’s not going to happen Heth man they’re not healthy man I Can Dream they say they might come back Shannon they say they might come back I’m like I’m holding that ho before the guys jump in so who’s the biggest threat then if it’s not them it’s the Knicks I’m sticking

With the Knicks 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 poris 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 he

Either shoot it or you find Yiannis in the pick and roll whatever you choose Dame I’m going 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 with the Milwaukee

Bucks 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 in the second round I’m sorry in the second round I understand so so I 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 Bost in 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 r 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 Jaylen Suggs

Has figured his three ball out he’s got a chance to make an 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 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’s 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 picking rolls per game since the All-Star 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 muray 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 D ad MIT you you get to say but I can’t do that I can’t do that though you know you two you two I see this is what the season is gonna be cuz I can understand I can see it for right now both of y’all JJ gonna be messing

With me all year long GNA be dropping in the SN remarks when he can’t trying to needle needle away at me I can see it right now Daris Burke and Breen 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 seat 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 don’t answer the call I remember I remember Boston play with I made he said we going to play

Well what about avoiding the what about avoiding the Nets he said we believe what who we think we are we don’t give a deal about about the Nets and what did they do Sten they in the first round yeah swep them you thought it was a 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 tell right now and we let me be they going to be healthy though we want Miami that’s the question we want Miami 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 I need to make you say it JJ I need to make sure you there with

Ch I’ve been I’ve been saying this since they made the ogn andovi trade I’ve been saying it since the trade they are that good but so many healthy yeah all 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 but you feel 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 | “Knicks are the biggest threat to Celtics in East when Brunson healthy” – Stephen A.