Hour 2: Familiar Foes

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins debate who will the series between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. The trio also dive in to LeBron James' case as the greatest of all time case despite having 10 head coaches during his career. Perk also gets fired up about Darvin Ham and his coaching staff being let go by the Lakers. Stephen A. and Shannon also react to the Roast of Tom Brady in which Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft were seen together for the first time since Belichick departed from the Patriots. Lastly, the dynamic duo makes their picks for tonight's NBA playoff games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.3	All right let's get to the association that tips off tonight in this series between the New York mix
0:34.5	welcoming the Indiana Pacers to the Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semis.
0:39.3	It's a rivalry renewed as these two franchises have a long history of playoff battles having
0:44.6	faced off seven times in the post-season including six times in an eight-year
0:49.6	span now Jaylan Brunson averaged over 35 points per game in the first round against
0:54.7	Philly. That is the most in a playoff series in the Modern Draft era by a player
0:58.8	that was not selected in the first round. We got Kendrick Perkins here, joining us.
1:05.4	Perkin morning, great to see you as always.
1:08.1	Shannon, I'm going to start with you on this one.
1:09.6	Who do you think wins this series?
1:10.9	The Pacers are the next. Man the next man it's really hard to pick
1:15.4	against Jaylon Brunson because he's been sensational but I think what I'll do
1:20.8	well I'm about to I I just think, I think the Pacers in their style of play of getting up and down.
1:28.0	I'm going to take the Pacers in seven games, but like Christine was in the lead in and the Reed was saying I think it's going to be an epic series
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