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First Take

Hour 2: What's At Stake?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.25.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith is joined by Jay Williams, Brian Windhorst and JB Bickerstaff to discuss what's on the line for Game 5 of the NBA Finals! Plus, an update on the Giannis rumors as we get closer to learning if he will be putting on a new uniform next season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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good day well about the first take we're coming you live from above the honeykin river deck

0:35.5

at pier 17 i hope you had a wonderful weekend.

0:37.8

Happy Father's Day and appreciate you being with us.

0:41.3

It's game day, game five of the NBA finals tonight back in OKC, 830 Eastern on ABC.

0:46.3

ESPN to Porte's ESPN Radio with the series tied at two games apiece.

0:50.9

Coverage tips with NBA countdown at 8. sGA wasn't going to allow his team to

0:57.0

head home going down three one with the thunder trailing he went off in the fourth scoring 15 of

1:02.7

his 35 in the final five minutes to help the thunder come back and steal game fourth in the pacer's

1:07.2

now the series is a best of three heading back to OKC with the Thunder reclaiming home court

1:13.2

advantage.

1:14.4

Here's SGA on how we'll get the job done.

1:17.2

Learn the lessons.

1:19.3

Learn the lessons from the past four games.

1:23.6

And it's first team to two wins.

1:28.0

Those two things, most importantly, two wins and you get the job done.

1:34.5

That's what I felt like I was focused on in the Denver series,

1:38.9

and we were able to do so.

1:40.1

And same thing for this series.

1:43.7

So the Thunder are still the heavy favorite to win the title at ESPN Bet Sportsbook,

1:48.9

but the finals has been closer than predicted.

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