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The Celtics reminded the Cavaliers WHO THEY ARE 😤 – Stephen A. | First Take
The Celtics reminded the Cavaliers WHO THEY ARE 😤 – Stephen A. | First Take On First Take, Stephen A. Smith reacts to the Boston Celtics handing the Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss of the NBA season. ☑️ Subscribe to ESPN+: 📱 Get the ESPN App: 🏀 Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: ☑️…
@Urfeelingsdontmatter
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 pm
Haha cavs fans trying to justify regular season loss. Who cares it’s the regular season. Show up for the e playoffs
@Scar.Borough
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 pm
Cleveland was missing a starter and they’re sixth man
@dicktrickle5336
November 20, 2024 at 1:51 pm
Uhh, dirty?? I’m not the least bit impressed lol. Thank you lucky stars we were missing our 2 best wing defenders. You talking heads and cluckers no NOTHING about basketball lmao.
@comradeyellow6781
November 20, 2024 at 2:09 pm
The refs tried though
@Musika809
November 21, 2024 at 2:47 am
Oh they did 😵💫🤣
@Broadwayj370
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 pm
Cleveland was without Okoro and Struss. Stop it. One regular season game vs a 7 game series are two different things. Celtics are the champs, but has nothing to do with the win last night. They were just the better team Tuesday.
@testosteroan
November 20, 2024 at 4:36 pm
in a 7 game series, without their 2nd/3rd best player, Boston dog walked them.
@millabasset1710
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 pm
chant we want Boston please! I want a 14th banner in my lifetime for this city.
@Ishootback239
November 20, 2024 at 4:30 pm
Late 40s?
@millabasset1710
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 pm
@@Ishootback239 Nope! 31 and have been watching the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins just rack up titles this century.
@Ishootback239
November 21, 2024 at 4:59 am
@@millabasset1710 I’m 31 as well and Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics for me as well and even though I don’t really watch hockey it’s still cool to see the Bruins win it all.
@mr.anderson3694
November 20, 2024 at 2:34 pm
No shame in losing by 3 on the road to the defending champions. The only thing I had a problem with was Spider trying to sell that Tatum foul. That wasn’t flagrant, so stop laying on the floor acting like Draymond just choked you out.
@CiciAbukhater
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 pm
Terrible analysis. Cleveland was missing:
Okoro and Wade – their 2 best defenders and great 3 pt shooters
Levert – their 6th man
Strus – their starting SF and best 3 Pt shooter
If I was Boston I would be very scared with all those injuries, and needing Darius Garland to have the worst game of his career… to only when by 3 points at home with only 1 injured player.
@chriswright8074
November 20, 2024 at 2:57 pm
We have 2 injured and like I don’t recall seeing playing
@CiciAbukhater
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 pm
@chriswright8074 I just looked at the injury list, there’s only one player.
@chriswright8074
November 20, 2024 at 3:49 pm
@@CiciAbukhater tilman
@andrefuller4698
November 20, 2024 at 5:50 pm
None of those guys can stop Tatum r brown they just have to be having a totally off night
@andrefuller4698
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 pm
Darius garland all ways have bad shooting night against Boston because all ways have to go up against bigger guards who can defend stop talk rubbish on go learn the sport
@kevinhurst3709
November 20, 2024 at 3:29 pm
Steven A is such a Cleveland hater. He’s loving this fleeting moment. Cavs will win it all this year.
@JosefAugustusForonda
November 20, 2024 at 3:31 pm
If it wasn’t a 20 point, this won’t be frustrating….
If it was like a 6 point lead, that would be a stroke…. In a good way
@Ishootback239
November 20, 2024 at 4:27 pm
No they didn’t the referees were calling fouls on the Celtics literally every other minute against the Celtics ! No other team would’ve beat the cavaliers under those circumstances….
@baiteme
November 20, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Honestly this is not the true Celtics without Porzingas…but this is the Celtics most of the time. Let’s be real here…how long will Porzingas play before he’s injured again?
@andrefuller4698
November 20, 2024 at 5:49 pm
Ur totally wrong on some takes all now the Boston Celtics don’t go on a period when there too 7 guys go stretch we’re they all playing good at 1 times Cavs have done that on it’s not at the same level when Boston does it anyone in Boston start 5 can go for 30 points at any given night doe Cavs start 5 can do the same y’all listen to the media way too much
@fentazen2677
November 20, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Before: The Cavs are for real
After 1 loss: They suck
@MrMr31ful
November 20, 2024 at 4:40 pm
As Celtics fan
Great game cavs
@mattwatts33
November 20, 2024 at 5:05 pm
It’s crazy how quickly folks forget how lethal the Celtics are. Saw so many posts predicting Cavs to win.
@andrefuller4698
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 pm
Boston is just move under the radar let everyone talk about the cav with their only concern is to be injury free come playoffs time with KP 100 percent on ready to go
@AntwanNelson-p9l
November 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
We blew a 20 point league I’m glad we still won
@themindempowered
November 20, 2024 at 10:19 pm
Yeah, refs wanted the Cavs to win. Any other team would have lost. 😂
@AntwanNelson-p9l
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 pm
@ yea majority of cavs wins are close wins by 3 or 5 points
@jrod132
November 20, 2024 at 6:48 pm
“Boston didn’t have KP” sure but the Cavs didn’t have Strus, LeVert, Wade, and Okoro come on now. A healthy Cavs team can beat beat Boston even with KP
@Musika809
November 21, 2024 at 2:45 am
Stop it. KP is a game changer. Dude can shoot 3 from half court pulling everybody away from the basket, none of these players you were missing have the same impact as Porzingis. But I agreed Cavs are better than people give them credit for. But Knicks started to player better and the bucks too. It not even mid season, stop going crazy because the Celtics are proven and they’re the champions!
@jrod132
November 21, 2024 at 6:07 am
@@Musika809 and so are the 4 guys that the Cavs were missing. I mean 4 are valuable to their team. Stop being crazy. You don’t know what you’re talking about. Boston path to a championship was a Make a Wish title run
@jonskipajipopepe
November 21, 2024 at 8:04 am
@@jrod132 really now? stop with the excuses. KP avg 20 7 and 3 last season, an elite shot blocker and rim protector. That guy is a floor spacer and can shoot beyond the arc. he ranked no.1 in post-up efficiency for a big man last season. And you had the audacity to compare KP to those role players?
@Vi11ain100
November 21, 2024 at 8:20 am
You just named 4 mid teir player that wouldn’t change much when boston is missing their main defensive peice and probably the biggest x factor😂
@dawgpound9624
November 20, 2024 at 7:35 pm
Boston can’t do anything but shoot 3s
@themindempowered
November 20, 2024 at 10:42 pm
And yet they still win
@Musika809
November 21, 2024 at 2:47 am
If you said that you don’t know basketball, that’s just such a casual take or a severe hater! 🤣
@ChuckDean-h4n
November 20, 2024 at 7:46 pm
Ok reminded who they are?! Everyone including the Cavs knew how good they are. Celtics should be scared after yesterday, Cavs without their three best wing defenders and getting outscored by 36 on the three point line, barely losing. Wait until Mobley keeps improving and DG not shooting tour dates and see what happens
@SwagDad
November 20, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Lot of excuses. You forgot to mention a guy on the Celtics who didn’t play. A guy who is 7 foot 3, averaged 20, 7 and 2 last season on 50% shooting. Oh and he can protect the rim.. congrats on getting to the bucket on 38 year old Al and a G league guy in Neemi. Cavs are a good team for sure. But let’s pump the brakes on “Celtics should be scared”
@themindempowered
November 20, 2024 at 10:18 pm
Porzingis is better than all those guys the Cavs are missing combined. 😂 Mobley wouldn’t be able to guard the paint because KP would have a field day beyond the arc.
@jonskipajipopepe
November 21, 2024 at 7:59 am
this guy really forgot KP still have not played a single game.
@MakeMyDay33
November 20, 2024 at 8:44 pm
Does anybody realize how many Cavaliers were out of that game?? A statement was made by the Cavs
@AutoExpectations
November 20, 2024 at 10:09 pm
Wait Cavs didn’t have 3 of there starters against a healthy Boston’s, at Boston and barely lost, but showed them who they are? Lmfao
@killernp1317
November 20, 2024 at 10:25 pm
Celtics aint the ones to play with 🍀🍀🍀🍀
@jpnoy
November 21, 2024 at 2:16 am
Celtics are not even in their final form yet they can get it done for whoever is on the court ☘️🦾
@nsp74
November 21, 2024 at 7:48 am
spot on stephen A
@jonskipajipopepe
November 21, 2024 at 8:06 am
what’s up with these fans and their excuses? That same old injury excuse again?