Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Shae Cornette on First Take to react to the Philadelphia 76ers’ first round matchup vs. the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets’ first round matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.
0:00 Concerns for Boston?
2:50 Stats for the Celtics
4:41 Are the Lakers dangerous?
6:28 Stephen A. on the “disappointing” Rockets
8:51 Oklahoma City Thunder the last proving their worth?
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@fhsambuichi
April 22, 2026 at 9:57 pm
Dangerous? Yes
To OKC? No
@345power
April 22, 2026 at 10:12 pm
Im surprised Wilbon is giving the Lakers flowers
@twineyez65
April 22, 2026 at 10:27 pm
“When they make their 3’s they’re unbeatable, when they miss their 3’s they’re unwatchable…lol very well said Doggy
@brucemoody2539
April 22, 2026 at 10:33 pm
COME ON ! ITS PERFECTLY CLEAR!!! THEY ARE DONE FROM NOW ON!!! SOON AS ROCKETS GET HOME.
@Frg_flame
April 22, 2026 at 10:50 pm
I agree
@Thefitnesstrucker88
April 22, 2026 at 11:13 pm
I wish we could get Mad Dog to take wimpy I mean Wendy place
@ralphsabado6184
April 22, 2026 at 11:19 pm
Stephen acting like luka does not have OKC number in the playoffs.
@frankm105
April 22, 2026 at 11:21 pm
9:31 he had a smile on his face cause he knew okc was making that call to Adam Silver to put the refs in check 😂
@jcrs__0609
April 22, 2026 at 11:30 pm
“Donkic”
@Icecube88
April 22, 2026 at 11:32 pm
its the rockets lmao
@EricAngeletti
April 22, 2026 at 11:41 pm
Hating azz clown
@NiteshNW_FreshPrince
April 23, 2026 at 12:01 am
I remember them saying the lakers going to be swept… I’m not buying anything for they saying
@robertnance5054
April 23, 2026 at 12:18 am
The rockets are flawed, the lakers are not a complete team. The can’t match up against Minnesota, San Antonio, OKC or Denver, stop 🛑 it the lakers are slow flushing toilet water
@ITZ_KINGJ_23
April 23, 2026 at 12:22 am
“They Went To Oklahoma City” 😂😂😂😂😂
@patricksanchez5052
April 23, 2026 at 12:30 am
Now SAS switching his narative to OKC, hahahaha come on man were talking about rockets only, everybody knows lakers has no chance with okc, haha
@yahacton4061
April 23, 2026 at 12:33 am
Luka donkic
@AnythingUnderTheSun-h8m
April 23, 2026 at 12:39 am
Same man who said lakers will get swept.
@Gulaaghans
April 23, 2026 at 12:40 am
Steven A Smith still has a 6 inch screw in his knee guys. Don’t forget that.
@donjenkins3197
April 23, 2026 at 1:04 am
They trying to build the Lakers up. Next thong you know Nba is giving them a championship!!!
@TheNorthTexasGuy
April 23, 2026 at 1:18 am
Stephen A really gets to just yell be wrong and move on… lol he said the rockets would sweep LA
@dnomyahrspade7298
April 23, 2026 at 1:34 am
Too much expectation and pressure for a 41 year old they said he’s a 3rd and 4th option now expecting him to carry the lakers still saying he is not great doesn’t make sense for a player to adjust what the team need.
@jomsa.8041
April 23, 2026 at 1:37 am
Once again, the entire media thought Clippers, OKC and Wolves will sweep the Mavs with Luka in 2024. Looked what happened. 😁
@patchy968
April 23, 2026 at 1:49 am
Stephen A jus finna say the lakers gon lose every series til they actually do
@W.ALotaibi
April 23, 2026 at 2:18 am
Stephen “hypocrite” A, called it a sweep for Rockets, now he is bragging with Thunder as if he is the father of SGA 😂, VERY miserable 😂
@Michael-tc1dm
April 23, 2026 at 2:29 am
Bayless called smith a liar twice on his podcast and smith apologized twice on his own podcast.
This dude is a straight clown.