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Perk, JJ Redick, and Stephen A. debate which team is the favorite in the 2022 NBA Finals 👀🏆
The First Take crew debate who they think is the better team in this 2022 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors. ☑️ Subscribe to ESPN+: 📱Get the ESPN App: 🏀 Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: ☑️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: ☑️Watch ESPN on YouTube TV:
chan J
May 31, 2022 at 8:12 pm
Gsw in 5
George Cavazos
May 31, 2022 at 8:18 pm
why doesn’t anyone talk about how the Celtics beat hurt teams? technically, the Nets were without Simmons, Bucks without Middleton, and Heat lost Herro game 3 or 4. Not a fan of either team, just stating facts. Had they beaten those teams at full strength, it would be a different story. Warriors in 5
Osman Ali
May 31, 2022 at 8:35 pm
Celtics defence is’nt a whole lot better than GS, but the warriors offense>> cooks the celtics.
Warlock Magic
May 31, 2022 at 8:57 pm
Doesn’t matter what your D is when you can’t score. All because you’d rather run your offense through Tatum and Smart. Your worse shooter’s, I’d be pissed if I was Brown on this team.
Debrian
May 31, 2022 at 9:01 pm
As Warriors fan, I though this match up is really balanced and equal. It could go both either way, like really a 50:50 chance for each team to win it all. But as a Warriors fan, my confident take is Warriors in 6 (If Curry somehow goes berserk and unstoppable) and my realistic take is either Celtics in 7 or Warriors in 7 (With their ups and downs each games). Either way, this is gonna be interesting.
Velor B.
May 31, 2022 at 9:06 pm
perk all season long says he picks suns over warriors because warriors’ new faces are lack of experience. lol
Aizel kate Bondoc
May 31, 2022 at 9:12 pm
Thus team productivity base on how many game 7 they gone through?? It’s about consistency on how they play. KP why do you hate warriors so much?
BuDosh
May 31, 2022 at 9:25 pm
Stephen A is overpaid hes been wrong everysingle series this season. everything he says now means nothing
GI joseph
May 31, 2022 at 9:28 pm
PLEASE PICK THE CELTICS …WARRIOR IN 6 ! lol lol lol FYI what do YOU know about defense???
Sean Brown
May 31, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Offensively Boston hasn’t played no one like GS in the playoffs. They played great players but not great teams. If the Bucks didn’t lose Middleton. We would be watching GS vs Bucks. But we not GS in 6
ninjedi
May 31, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Steph is known to get unlucky on half of his games. Celtics in 6.
John Hunt
May 31, 2022 at 9:50 pm
I doubt Boston even wins a game
Bob Mills
May 31, 2022 at 9:57 pm
Why is everyone forgetting that warriors had #1 defense before Draymond got injured???
Kimani Artist
May 31, 2022 at 10:03 pm
Warriors will win. Can’t call the games but Steph will get finals mvp. I hope you guys keep pushing the narrative on Smart and Curry. LeBron will be in attendance to support Steph because they saying LeBron won a ring he didn’t deserve. Ohio will be in the building. Like Jeezy say, Keep going
Hammaadh Hussain
May 31, 2022 at 10:45 pm
Are the celtics defense that good or have they gone up against an iso heavy team with no wings in the first round. A defensive minded team without their best half court offensive player and a lack of wing depth in the second round (took them 7 games btw) . And finally have they gone up against a crippled miami team with zero half court offense who’s superstar was injured and was still one shot away from eliminating them. They are a good team but overrating their defense and especially their offense which still is the tatum and brown iso show is not the analysis people are looking for
Tony Duong
May 31, 2022 at 10:53 pm
Salty
A2Wealthy_Gaming
May 31, 2022 at 11:23 pm
We tend to sleep on defensive minded teams with two wings who are pure hoopers & can get 25-30 in their sleep…it’s not gonna be a cakewalk for golden state💯
June Q
May 31, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Still mad about those losses in Cleveland!
K Perk stay Hurt…
19ECO0004 Anmol Gurung
May 31, 2022 at 11:49 pm
Y’all forgetting Golden State’s defense ain’t that shabby too.
Fre Quincy
May 31, 2022 at 11:53 pm
We definitely getting 7 games. I’m a little skeptical about the Celtics defense slowin’ down the Warrior’s shooters. They shoot off ball and screens. Once that ball hit their fingertips from a pass its going in the net. All u gonna hear 👂🏾 is “SWISH” all series.
Gabby Argarin
May 31, 2022 at 11:53 pm
They’re acting like the Celtics beat healthy teams as well starting in the semis. The Bucks don’t have their 2nd best player (can even consider him their best 1 on 1 offensive player) the whole series in Middleton. Herro, their 2nd best offensive player, didn’t play Games 4 to 6. And these series went 7 games.
FBI
May 31, 2022 at 11:55 pm
celtics would of lost if Middleton played, perkins doesn’t know what he’s talking about, simple, golden state is winning doesn’t matter if in 6 or 7
Bundapunisha
June 1, 2022 at 12:02 am
first the celtics shut down a mid range super team , then a team with an athletic freak, then a god that plays team ball now they have to play the 3 point team
Leonard Sr.
June 1, 2022 at 12:17 am
Warriors win easy. Perk is a dummy and should not be on tv
Leonard Sr.
June 1, 2022 at 12:19 am
JJ seems like a major A hole to be around