Stephen A., CJ McCollum & Brian Windhorst debate 🍿 Is Game 2 must-win for the Warriors? | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, CJ McCollum and Brian Windhorst preview Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, then discuss the Phoenix being down 0-2 against the Denver Nuggets.
0:00 Is Game 2 a must-win for the Warriors?
5:53 Expected pace of play in Game 2
6:36 Can the Suns bounce back?
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42 Comments
Lakers only have 1 good player… warriors just need to be very physical with Anthony Davis, and he will go away. AD is mentally weak and physically soft. He’s the Lakers best player by far and it’s not even close. You can’t count on a guy like that.
Sounds like the Warriors are trying to use gimmicks to make up for the fact they’re not the better team
I don't understand why this stupid question is a topic for sports commentators/analysts. Obvious answer is yes because every game is a must win especially in the playoffs.
CJ MUCCULLOM JUST WANTED TO SAY ESSENTIALLY SO BAD BRO IF THEY GO DOWN -2 its been done before
Lakers aren’t going to even try tonight. Rest night for lakers and they may have a role player go off to make game competitive
windhorst face when SAS calls jokic a fat tub of lard @ 7:46 , he got demons
CJ IS A HUGE STEPH HATER AND HES ALWAYS WRONG
Isn't every game in the playoffs a must-win?
It is a must win for GSW. You don't give up 2 games at home against LBJ and expect to win the series.
embid went for 15pts and 3reb last night, via it was his first game back from injury but jokic would never 🤷🏽♂️
Every game is a must win. Its the dam playoffs. Who wants to lose games? The questions are silly
La will lose by about 10-15
Of course this game is a must win, Warriors went down 2 on the road to the kings which is MUCH different than losing the first two on your home court, not to mention the Warriors are statistically much worse on the road already
There is no debate if they go down 2-0 the series is over.
Duh its a must win
I keep making this analogy for those who dont get it. Have you ever seen a powerhouse football that runs the ball and plays D? That's the Lakers. When its 4th and 1, they have 2 guys who can get a 2 at will. For all the glitz of the 3pt shot nowadays, people forget the highest % shot is one at the rim. The Lakers play D, turn stops into easy 2s, get to the FT line, rinse and repeat. Its really a sound strategy when you think about it and it's exactly what they did in the bubble.
The fact that Lebron not even balling fr should scare people, his jumper so broke right now and they still winning games.
If GSW loses the next two only then its a must in…. This is what happens your network only covers two sports ( football and basketball)
Isn't every game should be a must win?
At times it's hard to get SA, he said LeBron is scared of Curry. And now he's saying all things he's not asked.
So the solution is to speed up the pace to tire out the lakers. Let’s see here, top 5 teams in the NBA in pace this season: Kings, Warriors, Bucks, hawks, and… the Lakers. The lakers like to play with pace too and they have been doing it all season. I’m hearing a lot of things the warriors can do differently but it’s obvious these fake analysts haven’t been watching the lakers games because everything I hear I see an easy counter by the lakers.
I guess calling all these games a must win for both teams is anticlimatic
The warriors are definitely winning game 2 and the refs are definitely helping them this game. To make it a series. Lol! Then I just hope the refs don't get involved the rest of the series with more lame calls than good calls lol.
Lakers are tricking you, if you increase the pace lakers like to run in transition, running is not going to tire them it's their pounding attacking the rim in half court is tiring them. if the get easy points in transition see their 3pt numbers go up. .
Every game is a must win. What kind of question lmao
Old bron
Yes its a must win for the Warriors tonight. They lose tonight there is no chance they will win the series even though I picked the Lakers
A big tub of lard 😂 right in front of windy 😂
I’m sorry but how can the question be is the game a must win for the warriors. They’re down 1-0, ofc it’s a must win man😭😭😭
“Big tub of lard” with windy sitting there is crazy 😭
2:25 Didn’t the clippers lose both home games in 2021 to mavs 🤨
31-0 is crazy
Never have CJ on again 🔥🔥🔥
Game 4 is a must win if you are down 0-3.
Of course it's a must win. Bron team is 23-0 after going up 2-0 in his series 💯🏀
This series started just 2 days after a 7 game series against sac. I think gsw are the ones who might get gassed in this series. Especially by game 5.
Yall told me kd was a 7 foot steph curry.. now ur crying that he needs to take and make more 3’s 😂😂😂😂
CJ 😂😂😂 Not a must win 😂😂😂 With that approach… you have no place in the playoffs…
The fact AD was gassed is not the amount of minutes but he played the entire second half, they need bamba to play to spell some minutes, floor spacer but more importantly rim protector to give AD some spell
As good as KD was in golden state. He wasn’t that guy, it was easier for him because it was basically the Harlem globetrotters 😅. Back to phoenix though, nobody has proven they can win a chip on their own. Devin Booker has time to prove himself because he’s young, but can’t say the same for the other guys
warriors gonna win stop playin like they all of the sudden are injured and without their superstars
Stephanie A. is a legit lebro hater