Stephen A. LAMENTS the Cavs’ basketball character after the 2025 NBA Playoffs | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Chiney Ogwumike and Monica McNutt join Shae Cornette on First Take to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Detroit Pistons and what it means for both teams.
0:00 Cavs take down the Pistons 113-109
2:22 What did last night’s result prove for Cavs and Pistons?
5:15 Stephen A. chimes in
6:58 James Harden’s woes in recent Game 7s
8:28 Questions on the Cavs’ basketball character
12:30 What does Harden showing up look like with the Cavs?
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What y'all don't understand is that in the playoffs we don't James harden to do too much we just need his presence to take pressure off of Mitchell and mobley hardens presence on the court is enough trust me we don't James harden to go crazy trust
Love seeing SAS keep it real about Harden in the post-season while everyone in the media gets amnesia every year
I hate all this talk about Harden in the cavs yes he says he wants to win a championship but mark my words when the playoffs comes Harden will fold he doesn’t want to win fr💯
Chiney beautiful fr
The Cavs as a team and Harden as a player do have the same “you can’t step up when the moment is here” problem. But that just means them coming together to overcome it makes it that much more story book.
Not the same Cavs team from last year
LOL@Monica McNutt hair in First Take television show. Monica needs black hair. I wanna kiss Monica feet, legs, lips, shoulders. I love Monica lips. My hometown Cleveland Cavs will lose in 2nd round of NBA basketball playoffs because Cleveland defense sucks LOL. Im happy Cleveland beat Detroit yesterday without Donovan Mitchell. Cleveland Cavs will never win championships LOL.
we just whopped them 3 of last 4. congratulations
The ladies looking great today🫶🏾
Cade has no help…unless the Pistons are cooking the Knickerbockers by 40.
Name the team that James Harden elevated to championship status??? Waiting.
Even the fans in Cleveland don't believe they're going to win a title this year.
Don't ever question the clutch skills of Dennis again
We shouldn’t be talking about Harden like he 25
Let's see what Harden does in the playoffs. This means nothing.
Tf she tb Jared Allen had 3 rebs last night 😒
1.STEPHEN A SMITH HAS NEVER SCORED 1 POINT IN A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME, COLLEGE BASKETBALL ,NBA GAME
2.STEPHEN A SMITH WAS CAUGHT PLAYING SOLITAIRE DURING GAME 4 OF THE NBA FINALS
3.STEPHEN A SMITH LIED ABOUT PLAYING COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY ON NOVEMBER 11,2022 ON ESPN NBA COUNTDOWN
STEPHEN A SMITH SHOULD.NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAL ABOUT NBA BASKETBALL
This team is way different from any other team harden has been on. He’s not the number one or two guy. There’s little to no iso basketball here. Only Mitchell is allowed to iso. Kenny isn’t running the team like that and harden knew that prior to the trade. Everyone moves and touches the ball. All harden has to do is start the offense and make good passes.
Stephen A is a broken record when it comes to James. bro they aren’t playing playoff games just yet .
The magnitude of games matter, when two teams are on a head to head collision in the playoffs.
Stephen a knows James harden going to choke
ESPN hates harden
Mitchell was injured
If the Knicks win tonight, OKC fans will say it’s bc SGA sat out. You can’t say regular season games mean nothing if they’re needed to get to the playoffs . You can’t say regular season game are nothing if OKC fans rush to the highlights to defend their team. Just saying.
Chiney is 🔥
wait til they get to playoffs though…..
But, will James Harden show up for the playoff!?????
Harden Will Continue to be CONSISTENT in the Playoffs as he has been his whole career… I Trust him to continue his streak of Playoff performances
Didn't the Cavs win though? Without Mitchell? Doesn't seem so bad .
Love that intro 🔥😂
cringe opening.
I like the opinions of these women who were ballers….but why we gotta still have the bimbo host??? Such an old fashioned style of sports TV it's embarrassing
I still remember when Max Kellerman called James Harden a choke job and everyone crucified Max, SAS and Kendrick Perkins especially. But now everyone is shouting to the high heavens that exact sentiment. Crazy, right?
If you watched the game, you know the pistons beat themselves
But when the knicks played the pistons it was a basketball game lol I can’t keep watching this fool
Harden goes DARK in the playoffs… Lol
First he makes them a contender now his struggles are their downfall lmao 🤣🤣
Go cavs
Crazy thing is James harden made top 75 and Dwight Howard didn’t.
To me This just proves hall of famers still have to flop to steal champions instead of working hard to build a whole franchise like Cade did for detroit .Cade got my respect for building like a true champion but probably needs another piece now hostility n disloyal is at its all time high from hardens mouth not mines
Is Harden about to shut me up? 😮
He’s right, they are the Fraudaliers after all
Rely on Cade is great – But depend on Cade for 90% will ruin their Playoff run
It’s to many Woman Jesus Christ
I feel like M&M gets happy when pistons lose
6:15 pistons haven’t won a playoff series since before YouTube was invented yet the Cavs had to show and prove in the playoffs? Cavs had a better regular season than pistons last year and none of y’all believed in the Cavs NOW YAL CROWNING THE PISTONS? The haven’t won a playoff series in DECADES