Stephen A. Smith, Gilbert Arenas and Peter Rosenberg join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss the best players in both the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks as well as the Western Conference Finals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then, Marcus Morris Sr. and Markieff Morris join to talk the Pacers-Knicks rivalry
0:00 Guess the player
2:15 Kendrick Perkins on Jalen Brunson
2:54 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander better than Brunson?
3:34 Rosenberg’s New York rant
4:37 Stephen A.’s thoughts
6:30 Pacers-Knicks rivalry
7:20 Markieff cried over the rivalry
9:27 Other huge rivalries
10:29 Stephen A. on the rivalry
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@Kwasi-kc5ej
May 20, 2025 at 6:48 pm
Ant is the best left. SGA and JB are a close 2nd. Hali is a distant last. Ant has more battle scars than the 4. He’s knocked the best talent out the playoffs of the 4. He’s the best player
@drerush9065
May 20, 2025 at 7:37 pm
SGA is the best player but Brunson has been balling in playoffs…crunch time.
@gandalfhodl8723
May 20, 2025 at 6:53 pm
The Knicks timberwolves narrative is so obvious lmao I hope itβs Thunder/Pacers so they all have to shut up
@Followeroftheway1886
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 pm
Kendrick perkins the only one who gives the knicks their props consistently
@Jsanchez-yh3qb
May 20, 2025 at 7:18 pm
SAS is supposed to be the New Yorker but he always bets against the Knicks and Jalen Brunson. Everyone else says Jalen Brunson is the best player in the series, not SAS but when the Knicks win and Jalen Brunson closes there goes SAS acting like he called it!!!
@Wicky952
May 20, 2025 at 7:31 pm
Ant obviously……pfffft….
@barkacademies3829
May 20, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Yβall seen Brunson this post season? Itβs almost surreal how deadly he has been, and crunch time is insane. Heβs on almost a Kawhi in Toronto kind of run
@jasongalmore2433
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 pm
LOVE THE FACTS THAT THE PACERS ARE BEING SLEPT ON.
@skylarforrest1849
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 pm
Shai and Edwards are just as good offensively as Brunson while being 10x the defender he is. I’m not taking a defensive liability whose offensive numbers are almost identical lmao
@Neil-q6r
May 20, 2025 at 10:28 pm
Ant not even close to the scorer Brunson is
@masterkluv
May 20, 2025 at 11:11 pm
oh stop it Brunson has been the best player these last 2 post seasons and liability? sure he isnt a great defender but he does what needs to be done and hes one of the league leaders in charges
@AntiFentanyl
May 20, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Okc Shai Dogg MVP
@dredagr848
May 20, 2025 at 8:57 pm
Whoever this white guy is heβs gaining my respect as tv analyst and personality
@focuz4899
May 20, 2025 at 8:58 pm
Whoever you pick, we’re about to find out. That’s for sure.
@salamatcookies555
May 20, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Did he end with βIndy in 6?!β Letβs gooooooo
@lonbwoy007
May 20, 2025 at 9:04 pm
Brunson is a Top 3 player inthe east, hes not a Top 5 player in the west. SGA and Ant clear.
@Reginald-f7w
May 21, 2025 at 12:38 am
Top 1 is Tre Young right π
@Kenny-qg9gc
May 20, 2025 at 9:14 pm
In going with Anthony Edwards π₯π₯πΊ
@QuEsT_X
May 20, 2025 at 9:16 pm
πMan !!!!!!!!!
@Jaylen-d9f
May 20, 2025 at 9:18 pm
Antman all day.
@NOCallerID00
May 20, 2025 at 9:21 pm
These fools going off of popularity deep down itβs Brunson easy
@mauricefullenwiderjr
May 20, 2025 at 10:17 pm
My man said the hold music when he caleef the bank was Shook Ones, I’m DONE YO πππ
@lilmocharlie
May 20, 2025 at 10:21 pm
Option 2 brunson
@Austin-316
May 20, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Julius Randle has been a beast so far. Really like seeing it π
@uncleiroh7967
May 20, 2025 at 11:08 pm
Manafactured dry entertainment
@tenken73
May 21, 2025 at 12:21 am
The Shai disrespectβ¦
@Leo619858
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 am
“The Rivalry of No Chips” LMFAO, He snuck that through lol.
@GeorgeCalder-v8f
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 am
I remember the Supersonics great teams, so close yet so far away, Lenny Wilkens was good as a coach
@oceanbreeze1110
May 21, 2025 at 2:53 am
6:21 Big Perk is going to remember that. π