Hour 2: Leader Of The Pack

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Hour 2: Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and the Morris Twins continue their NBA discussion here on First Take! After praising Anthony Edwards a lot of late, the guys discuss if they awarded him the crown too early after his Western Conference struggles. Additionally, the crew debates who wins first at home between the Knicks and Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.7	the ESPN app. Six-seated Texas takes on third-seated Florida, noon eastern,
0:35.8	and then seventh-seated Tennessee scores off against the two-seat four-time defending champion, Oklahoma.
0:41.8	Shea Gilgis Alexander, the MVP, had 40 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, while Jalen Williams scored 34 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder snap back from a 42-point loss by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves
0:54.8	128-126 in game four on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference
1:01.7	finals. Anthony Edwards only got up 13 shot attempts and spoke on the idea of if he struggled.
1:10.2	I don't look at it like I struggled or he struggled.
1:12.8	They just, they had a good game plan, making us get off the ball,
1:17.2	especially for me, man.
1:19.3	It was super in the gaps.
1:20.7	I made the right play all night, so I don't really look at it like I struggled.
1:23.6	I didn't get enough shots to say I struggled.
1:25.4	So that might be how you guys look at it.
1:27.4	But, yeah, I didn't get enough shots to say I struggled. So that might be how you guys look at it. But, yeah, I didn't struggle at all.
1:28.8	It just, I made the right play.
1:31.5	Big perk.
1:32.7	Tell me this.
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