Hour 2: Are the Thunder a Top 8 Team Without SGA?
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | From 30 for 30 Podcasts. |
| 0:02.5 | Brian Padda, Senior Defensive Lyman from Miami. |
| 0:12.9 | Gunned down. |
| 0:14.3 | The key to this case, it's Brian. |
| 0:18.0 | A hour before he died, he was on the phone, arguing with somebody. This might be a hit. You want the truth. They just want a conviction. Being placed him to arrest. We had a killer amongst us. Murder at the U. Listen now. Welcome back to first take. Time for a quick take here. Chenay, the Lakers lost to the magic last night, 110, 10, 10, 10, 9 after a failed final sequence |
| 0:38.7 | where Luca gave up an open shot, LeBron couldn't knock down the three. |
| 0:43.0 | Did you have a problem with Luca passing up the shot, Chenet? |
| 0:45.9 | What did you think? |
| 0:47.3 | I honestly did not have an issue with Luca passing up the shot because he was two for |
| 0:53.0 | 10 from three in the game, so I feel like maybe that gets in your head. But even bigger picture issue here is the fact that he's hesitating because he thrives in late game scenarios. So the Lakers have to have, you know, address this issue where Luca feels confident. And that starts with their system that they run on the floor. And even more egregious is honestly that they weren't able to get a defensive stop to play before. |
| 1:13.9 | They were yell, let's get a stop. They could not do that. They're 24th in defense. And then they have to win games through offense. And now, Lucas second guessing himself, it's like a pile of mess right now for Los Angeles. Yeah, I don't know if that shot. That did that unorganized last sequence is the big reason they lost the game, but nonetheless, not a great situation. |
| 1:29.9 | Let's stay in the West, though. |
| 1:30.8 | The Thunder continued. that shot, that unorganized last sequence is the big reason they lost the game, but nonetheless, |
| 1:28.8 | not a great situation. Let's stay in the West, though. The Thunder continued their winning ways |
| 1:32.3 | last night against the Raptors. SGA still sideline. Carson Wallace matched his career high |
| 1:38.1 | with 27 points to lead OKC to the 116-107 victory, pushing them to an NBA best 21 and 7 on the road. |
| 1:46.0 | Now, despite their record yesterday on first take, Stephen A says, |
| 1:49.0 | OKC, very different without Shea. |
| 1:52.1 | I get to look at a team and say, all your horses in order, who's who. |
| 1:56.6 | But you're saying, no, right now, Shea's out, |
| 1:58.8 | so I can't count, I can't think about Oklahoma City without Shea Gildes-Alexander. Without Shea-Gilges-Alexander, I don't have, without Shea-Gilges-Elexander, I don't have Oklahoma City as a top-18. Not a top-eight team. Chenet, go back to you. Hold on. Hold on. |
| 2:18.7 | Just so you know. |
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