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First Take

Hour 2: Do You Believe KD Is Disconnected From the Rockets?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

First take resumes with KD's Drama. From burners to benchings, the drama never ends with Durant! Is he disconnected from his Rockets teammates? (0:00) Then, DanO already hit on Ty Simpson. Now, he's calling his shot on the best QB drafted outside of the first round! (12:15) Next, KAT's triple double led to the Knicks evening a tightly contested series vs the Hawks. Is having Brunson play off ball while KAT play-makes the true key to Knicks success? (22:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.0

and then the Trailblazers visit Weminyama and the Spurs. Our coverage begins with Kenny,

0:46.7

Shaq, Charles, and Kenny. Double Kenny. Ernie is who we were forgetting there.

0:51.4

The Rockets avoided being swept and being the first playoff team eliminated last night as they beat the Lakers 1.15 to 96 to send the series back to

0:55.6

L.A. for a game five. All five rocket starters scored 16 or more points. LeBron had one of his

1:00.9

worst playoff games of recent memory finishing with just 10 points on only two made field goals.

1:06.2

LeBron also had eight turnovers for the second straight game, joining Joelle M. Bede and Magic Johnson as the only players with eight or more

1:13.7

turnovers in consecutive playoff games in the last 45 years.

1:18.6

So now, is there any concern for anyone on the Lakers blowing a three-nothing lead?

1:23.7

Perk?

1:26.7

No, it's not, but I'm going to say this, Shay, game five is a must win for the Lakers.

1:33.3

I know that much.

1:34.3

They better get it done in game five, which I believe they will, because if it's prolonged

1:39.1

past it, then we're going to be having a different conversation.

1:42.5

But game five on Wednesday is a must win for Broin and the Los Angeles Lakers.

1:48.6

Because you don't want to have this series extended.

1:51.8

And all of a sudden, Kevin Durant comes back.

1:54.1

And all of a sudden, the Rockets and their confidence continue to grow.

1:58.2

And all of a sudden, we could be seeing something that we've never witnessed

2:01.4

in the history of the NBA.

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