Hour 2: Title Town?

First Take

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Hour 2: Stephen A. Smith, Monica McNutt and Carlos Boozer return to First Take to continue discussing the NBA Playoffs! Was a NBA title to high of an expectation for the Lakers following the Luka Doncic trade? Plus, Mike Tannenbaum joins the discussion to talk Abdul Carter attempting to wear Lawrence Taylor's #56 next season as well as the outlook of the Bills! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Stanley Cup playoff first round continues tonight with an ESPN game five double header.
0:06.4	Senators Maple Leafs, 7 Eastern with the Leafs up three games to one, followed by the Wild and Golden Knights with that series tied at two games apiece.
0:14.8	Coverage begins with the point at 6 Eastern on ESPN 2 and ESPN Plus.
0:19.5	The Road to the Cup rolls on.
0:23.0	Back with a quick take for you, folks.
0:24.6	Playoff Jimmy in full effect in game four.
0:27.2	Meanwhile, the heat got swept out of the playoffs and a 55 point loss to the Cavs.
0:33.7	Stephen A.
0:35.2	What was worse for Pat Riley to watch?
0:38.3	The heat.
0:39.9	He knows what he had in Jimmy Butler.
0:42.2	He knows that Jimmy Butler took the Miami Heat to the finals on two occasions.
0:47.0	Wasn't happy to let him go, but nevertheless, this is on him.
0:53.0	To lose by 55 points in a close-out game.
0:56.6	You got to live with that all off-season.
0:59.2	They made history.
1:00.0	You got to live with that all-offseason.
1:01.4	And Pat Rowley is the kind of person that if he was going to leave, he'll turn around
1:06.2	and stay just so that's not his last indelible memory.
1:10.1	So we understand how painful it was. It's not that they lost. It's not his last indelible memory. So we understand how painful it was.
1:12.8	It's not that they lost.
1:14.8	It's that they got annihilated.
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