Hour 2: What's the Biggest 2nd Half NBA Storyline?

First Take

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First Take resumes with 2nd half of the NBA season storylines we're looking forward to the most! (0:00) Then, is franchise tagging George Pickens the right move for the Cowboys? (17:50) Next, Mad Dog is mad at Bryce Harper, Kansas State, and his missing Pebble Beach invitation!! (27:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From 30 for 30 Podcasts.
0:02.5	Brian Padda, Senior Defensive Lyman from Miami.
0:12.9	Gunned down.
0:14.3	The key to this case, it's Brian.
0:18.0	A hour before he died, he was on the phone arguing with somebody.
0:21.3	This might be a hit.
0:22.8	You want the truth.
0:23.8	Biggest one of conviction.
0:24.6	Being placed him to arrest.
0:26.5	We had a killer amongst us.
0:28.2	Murder at the U.
0:29.0	Listen now.
0:31.2	Welcome back to first.
0:32.4	Take the second half of the NBA season tips off Thursday, and we're keeping an eye on multiple
0:36.1	storylines here.
0:37.0	The Thunder still sit atop the Western Conference at 42 and 14. But the Spurs are not far behind. Just three
0:42.7	games back. Oklahoma City is still a heavy favorite at minus 120 to win the West, according to
0:47.9	Draft King's sportsbook. In the East, can the bad boy Pistons keep it going? Detroit currently holds
0:52.8	the NBA's best record.
0:57.6	They are five and a half games up on the Celtics for the East's top seed.
1:02.8	They have not earned the conference's top seed since the 2006-2007 season.
1:08.3	And for teams out of the playoff hunt, they may be already looking ahead to an Uber talented draft class.
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