FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if LeBron, Steph Curry & Kevin Durant are in Play-in? – Stephen A weighs in

FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if LeBron, Steph Curry & Kevin Durant are in Play-in? – Stephen A weighs in

Kevin Scott said there should have been a foul called on a drive by Kelly UB Jr on the final play of the Clippers Sixers game but there wasn’t in La was Victorious 108 107 was this a promising win for the Clippers I thought it was actually I

Disagree I I didn’t think that was a foul at all really I thought both plays were the first play Kawhi Leonard wrote him a little bit but there’s obviously that physicality in the league all day he pined at the rim and then the second play I thought the player went vertical

And then PG just came from behind and block so I actually think both calls were called correctly in real time I don’t believe that the 76ers got hos at all that’s is the physicality of basketball that’s how I take it okay let’s keep it rolling here guys to the

NBA Uh Kevin Durant scored 30 points last night to lead the Suns Big Win to a win in Denver yeah 10497 Katie’s the first Suns player with 30 points 10 rebounds and five blocks in a game since Shawn Maran in 2006 LeBron James had a triple double to help the Lakers beat

The Grizzlies 136 to 24 39 years old LeBron is the second oldest player in NBA history with a triple double only Hall of Famer Carl Malone was older at 40 like fine wine the Warriors overcame Draymond Green’s early ejection we talked about that earlier to beat the

Magic 101 to 93 the Warriors remain a game up on the rockets for that final playing spot out west Tim legler back here with us good to see you sir Jay will is it bad for the NBA that we could be looking at KD Steph and Lebron in the

Playin no I don’t think it is obviously you would like to have those guys in the finals or deep in the playoffs um I do believe that the Lakers are able to slip in get a six or seven seed they could find themselves a lot deeper in the

Playoffs yep but think about why we created the play in tournament to begin with why the league did that right I think there’s sometimes throughout the course of the regular season where we don’t pay as much attention to the league because of the volume of games

And now we’re watching I mean look the Phoenix Suns leg you and I were talking about this before in in the Green Room the fact that a team with Kevin Durant Bradley Bill and Devin Booker have the worst fourth quarter offense in the modern day era of the NBA that’s like a

Car accident by a lot by a lot by the way just if you were to ISO those dudes they should be prolific at that okay so I’m rubbernecking on the highway at that car accident every game in the see Kevin Durant pulled through last night you’re

Like wow okay that’s a little bit of what the ceiling could be now I know Jamal Murray didn’t play obviously there’s factors in that think about what’s going on with Dallas Kyrie and Luca actually complimenting each other like it’s not it doesn’t feel like they’re taking turns where will they end

Up you talk about the Lakers obviously with LeBron James them winning five games in a row ad Aver you know 30 points ruy hachimaru last night having 32 points so all this the the momentum that it creates for the playoffs would I like I rather have them in the finals or

The Western Conference Finals but the excitement that it leads up to as this Old Guard is kind of fighting their way through and also it makes me respect the new guard like now I know how people at home might Market it but Shake guildas Alexander has 50 games this year where

He’s had 30 points 50 50 games you talk about what’s going on with Nico yic having a chance to win the MVP again which I believe he’s my leader I believe Shay is right there but what does that say about the state of the game the Clippers are

You know talk about James Harden and how they play with Russell Westbrook there are exciting story lines they’re not old story lines that we like to think but there are new exciting story lines with this new guard taking over so I like where we’re at two ways to look at this

Question I think it look in a short term it’s great because of what you’re saying but that’s a four-day window that that’s going to take place so it’s great w this is compelling these guys by the way you know I think they’ve probably played their way out of it but you could also

Say Luca is on the verge so you could have four of those dudes in the playing right so that’s a good thing in terms of creating interest for those four days but it’s not great knowing that at least one if not two of those guys will not be

Participating in a best of seven series at all so their season is going to come to an end before the actual playoffs really begin so that part is not great but look what are you going to do about it it is what it is I agree with you the

League created this I’m 100% in favor of the playin because it gives more teams an interesting dialogue longer in the year year and that’s what it was really meant to do it’s it’s great for fan bases cuz your team could now be 12th in the Eastern Conference and

You’re still hanging on can we get the 10th spot right so that’s what it was meant to do and it’s done it I don’t think the league ever saw something like this where the Marquee names are the guys that are going to be duking it out in these one-off situations let’s keep

In mind though if they didn’t have it thank God they have it right no doubt exactly then we don’t have them at all but with that being said it’s also kind of Changing of the Guard at some point right at some point it’s not always

Going to be Steph KD Lebron as the faces of the league there have to be new faces I know they currently I know they are right now and I get that like absolutely and the ratings dictate it but at some point it’s got to transition that’s where I feel like

We’re at now I I I will say though one of the things that’s intriguing it may not help the ratings in real time but if LeBron James is not deep in the playoffs on his new podcast mind games or his commentary just think about how much that’s going to affect I think how

People interpret the League 2 now you’re going to have one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball telling you the ins and outs of why the game works so I think there are New Dimensions here at at stake that’s going in the league and you have

The old guard and look I’m saying LeBron is the Old Guard dude is aver 29 n and eight I mean come on at 39 years old the numbers that he’s putting up like I I just want to let’s take a step back for our second legs I just

Want a moment of appreciation for this dude at 39 years old I know we always get lost in all the clutter around is he going to get his the fact that he has his team in pole position to be in the playing tournament at 39 years old like

What does that say about him like he’s carrying the load now we could talk about ad we could talk about DLo we could talk about ruy they get Jared vanderbelt back I think they’ll be a different team with him healthy cuz he’s a wing Defender the fact he’s carrying

This kind of weight come on and look Jay look the way he looks right now why why couldn’t he be playing at 42 43 there’s no reason if he wants to do it that’s what it’s going to come down to look you’re you’re right Molly I mean there’s

Going to be a massive void yeah with LeBron and Curry in particular and I think in some ways even Steph Moore like from the entertainment value that he brings you never see anything quite looks like that there’s going to be a void and are we ready to pass it on to

That Next Generation the Shay Gil just Alexander of the world the Anthony Edwards of the world the Jason tatums of the world are we ready to do that and think so maybe not quite yet so I think what we’re trying to do is squeeze as many meaningful games out of these guys

As we can get and that’s why the more of these stars that can survive the playin to actually at least give us two more weeks of basketball in your season minimum by getting into a first round series that’s what the league wants who would you say are two of the most

Dynamic players in the Western Conference Dynamic that literally when you watch it’s like damn it jumps Edwards clearly and Shay Shay or Zion too put well I also once again I think it’s how I know man I and you know make sure we’re not confusing Dynamic with athletic right because I think Lucas

Dynamic I agree with you too like Luca is just fascinating to watch because he is unfazed by anything that’s put in front of him scheme Personnel doesn’t matter you can’t get this dude off his game he’s controlling the action to that extent so there that’s Dynamic to me as

Well I’m also saying we have to remember the way that the league and everybody promotes it and markets it as well yeah right so I think that’s things that’s missing sometimes like you know I’ve seen one commercial yeah yeah like also getting ahead of it ex got to get ahead

Of it now watch too I agree Houston they J jayen Green’s coming now he’s average only 25 in this winning streak real quick who do you think could play spoil to uh Denver Boston finals a spoiler to Denver Boston yeah um I don’t you have anyone Dallas Milwaukee Milwaukee they’d be the two

Teams I would pick but i i i Boston’s going to the final agreeing injur is a lock it’s a little bit of a better conversation in the west but Denver would be the favorite all right we’ll leave it there uh when we come back here on first take Caitlyn Clark has drawn instress

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FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if LeBron, Steph Curry & Kevin Durant are in Play-in? – Stephen A weighs in