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Stephen A. DOUBTS OKC are legit contenders πŸ‘€ ‘They find ways NOT to get it done!’ | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Udonis Haslem join Molly Qerim to discuss which teams have the most to prove in the second half of the NBA regular season, highlighting the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. β˜‘οΈ Subscribe to ESPN+: πŸ“± Get the ESPN App: πŸ€ Subscribe to NBA on…

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  1. @GoddeKnows

    February 18, 2025 at 7:57 pm

    How tf does the number one team β€œFind ways to not get it done”?

    They on pace to win 67 games. Their average scoring differential is 13 points.

    If they win they win big and don’t even give mfs a chance.

  2. @micahbanks4324

    February 18, 2025 at 8:03 pm

    what does what happened in the previous decade matter in 2025

  3. @dochudson9393

    February 18, 2025 at 8:05 pm

    This is the third switch-up he’s done on OKC this season and we’re just at the all-star break. Took me this long to realize SAS is a comedian.

  4. @larry4575

    February 18, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    MOLLY SO FINE

  5. @TravisWilliams-i3x

    February 18, 2025 at 8:10 pm

    Stephen a pack your bags your going to Oklahoma

  6. @geza1014

    February 18, 2025 at 8:24 pm

    Okc isn’t doing a thing. The flopping doesn’t help in the big moments in the playoffs.

  7. @guyprieto1593

    February 18, 2025 at 8:26 pm

    Shannon is the worst analyst not named keyshawn

  8. @Shiivvz

    February 18, 2025 at 8:26 pm

    God dammit Molly thank you

  9. @mrginsu88

    February 18, 2025 at 8:42 pm

    Sam Presti can’t lace em up mf πŸ’€

  10. @boomb5634

    February 18, 2025 at 8:42 pm

    I remember they’re thinking about this for the Nuggets back in their championship year. They always think like this against small market teams. You don’t see them thinking like this for big market teams like LA and Boston.

  11. @joeyblount1296

    February 18, 2025 at 8:59 pm

    As a celtics fain i think we will be in the i would rather have the thunder be in the finals than any other team you tell anything about dallas mavs that look they could win the NBA finals yall just sat up NBA Hands In all kind Matchups The Number One function is have competition you tell me how mavs have competition anyway i want the Thunder And my favorite team my boston celtics πŸ€ In the Finals

  12. @alewaminidocumentary1787

    February 18, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    Because in the playoffs the foul baiting is not rewarded, which will aggressively impact SGA’s performance.

  13. @pufferrr

    February 18, 2025 at 9:13 pm

    OKC is 44-10 and yet they have the most to prove? When did nba coverage become so based and biased?

  14. @DM_Hunk26

    February 18, 2025 at 9:21 pm

    OKC and Cleveland stay getting disrespected

    • @jakoblarson4597

      February 18, 2025 at 10:02 pm

      neither of them going to the finals cavs ain’t beating the celtics and okc aint beating teams like the nuggets or lakers

    • @DM_Hunk26

      February 18, 2025 at 10:24 pm

      @@jakoblarson4597 lakers ain’t beating OKC πŸ˜‚

  15. @mathewban

    February 18, 2025 at 9:23 pm

    The disrespect for the thunder is crazy. They all can get buckets. Listen the teams that have a chance to go to the finals are the thunder, Celtics, cavs and knicks. No team in the west is really that dangerous to me

  16. @TheGallant9

    February 18, 2025 at 9:27 pm

    Shai wants to play shooting guard instead of PG and they force JDub to play forward when he’s a guard. OKC need a Small Forward with size and to make Shai play point guard if he’s gonna be listed at point guard

  17. @TheGallant9

    February 18, 2025 at 9:28 pm

    I love how Shannon stayed on coded in the beginningπŸ’ͺ🏾Molly ain’t running nobody

  18. @philliptaborn6675

    February 18, 2025 at 9:41 pm

    Udonis Haslem: β€œthat was a team of dogsβ€πŸ€£πŸ€£and Steph, dray, jimmy, loon aren’t dogs??

  19. @donvolio4089

    February 18, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    SGA is empirically NOT deserving of MVP

  20. @raihanakbar4346

    February 18, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    “we thought they were legit last year” 2:52 yeah right, says the guy who also said they were the worst 1st seed in nba historyπŸ˜‚ espn are a bunch of clowns

  21. @Legiey

    February 18, 2025 at 9:50 pm

    Yes okc has something to prove but they have the best record in basketball and also have learned from last year… Horrible take

    • @jakoblarson4597

      February 18, 2025 at 10:05 pm

      prove it in the playoffs then

  22. @zackrodriguez7519

    February 18, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    OKC had a literal black hole on their roster by the name of Josh Giddey last year. Dude was such a negative threat that he had to be benched in the playoffs. They also were horrible on the glass. That is why the mavs beat them by one possession in game 6 at home. Now they have Caruso and Hartenstein, like this team is just about perfect except for one scenario: when Shai doesn’t have it going and shooters are missing they fall apart. But not only will that not happen consistently, even when it does to lesser degrees they weather that storm and still win because they have a MONSTROUS defense. The nba cup game was the worst offensive game I’ve seen in a while, they went 3-25 from 3 as a team. And yet they held Milwaukee to only 96 points I believe in that same β€œplayoff” atmosphere. I would be thoroughly shocked if they go worse than 12-3 or 12-4 in the west

  23. @onepab01

    February 18, 2025 at 10:15 pm

    I wish OKC good luck this year. Everyone’s predicting them to go all the way to the finals last year until Luka & the Mavs stopped them on their tracks in the 2nd round of the playoffs.

  24. @ethantenorio6014

    February 18, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    Ud saying warriors dont got that dog mentality like that sorry miami team Jimmy took to the finals he right but they got Steph lmao. Put steph with jimmy in those 2 finals and they probably win 1 of em if not both lol

  25. @jaceygaither2581

    February 18, 2025 at 10:22 pm

    Considering they have fewer losses than anyone, they technically find FEWER ways to not get it done than anyone else.

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