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First Take

Hour 2: Showstopper

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins, and Chiney Ogwumike debate if Jalen Brunson is the best Knicks player since Walt Frazier. Joe Fortenbaugh joins us to hand out his top picks for this weekend's NBA Playoff action. The crew reacts to Suns owner Matt Ishbia saying "The house is not on fire..." when it comes to the team's status after elimination, but are we buying his comments? We debate if it's time to break up the Clippers after a blowout loss to the Mavs in Game 5. Stephen A. reacts to Ryan Garcia testing positive for PEDs and we have breaking news from Odell Beckham Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Galen Brunson had 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and hit Josh Hart for his 12th assist in what became the game winning three as the Knicks beat the 76th in game six in

0:40.1

in Philly Brunson finished a series scoring 40 or more points in each of the

0:44.1

final three games something that no player had done since M.J. in 1989 against the

0:49.4

calves. Charles Oakley had some high praise for Brunson take a listen to this.

0:54.0

I go by what I see I play the past for 10 years I didn't see this kind of

0:58.8

energy for him and leadership I'm not as bad against passion but he wasn't that type of player. He didn't

1:04.0

never put the team on his back. He never threw it up for his teammates. Mela got his number but he didn't put the team on his back.

1:11.1

He didn't galvanize the team like what Bronta doing with less talent.

1:15.2

That's what Bronta doing. He's putting the team on the back. He's going to get IQ. He's making plays.

1:19.9

I mean, you got to hang your hat to give him the flowers.

1:25.0

I praise indeed.

1:27.0

All right, Stephen A.

1:28.0

Do you think that Brunson is the best Nick since Walt?

1:35.5

Well, I'm not going to go that far. I get to the conference finals first. I do recall Patrick Ewen helping the New York Knicks get to the NBA finals.

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