Hour 2: New York State of Mind

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins continue to talk what's going on with the Celtics after they surrender their 2nd consecutive 20-point lead to the Knicks! Plus, the guys go further in depth with how big Game 2 is tonight for Minnesota as they try to even the series without Steph Curry available for Golden State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	And came out in game two on fire.
0:33.3	They scored a playoff record 87 points in the first half and tied up the series with a dominating win over the Nuggets 149 to 106.
0:41.3	Stephen A, what was your biggest takeaway from this game?
0:45.3	Well, clearly the Denver Nuggets did not show up. I mean, what an atrocity to give up damn near 90 points in the first half.
0:53.3	I mean, they clearly had no interest in playing game two.
0:57.0	They came and got what they wanted in game one, and they took game two off
1:01.0	because there's no team in history that has been that atrocious defensively in a half that I can recall.
1:06.0	Having said that, this is a team as great as Yolkich is, as great as Jamal Murray can be in the postseason,
1:12.6	I cannot stop giving love to Russell Westbrook because I know that brother with that fire in his belly
1:18.6	is gonna have these brothers ready to fight.
1:21.6	They will not resemble this team in game three.
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