Celtics under pressure, Knicks got hot, Is the LeBron and Steph era over? | NBA | THE HERD

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers snuck into the play-in tournament as teams that might not make it past the 1st round. Colin Cowherd and Ric Bucher discuss if the LeBron and Stephen Curry era is over, and if the New York Knicks got hot at the right time. Plus, they discuss how much pressure is on the Boston Celtics to win it all.
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Celtics under pressure, Knicks got hot, Is the LeBron and Steph era over? | NBA | THE HERD
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[@TheHerdOnFS1]

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[@clootscalhoun9481]

Colin: I don’t have an MVP vo- Bucher: I DO Take it easy hoss, we get it.

[@M.B.o.D]

neither should. Bucher is really biased. Not like Bill Simmons biased but like Skip biased.

[@SH2022-fe4xp]

Great comment

[@E23-xi4ux]

@@SH2022-fe4xp Agreed I laughed so hard and come back to this video just to see the comment. Bravo @clootscalhoun9481

[@j7281]

@@SH2022-fe4xp lol yes

[@chaneyburlin8077]

Probably the most tense convo on this show I've ever seen (although that's saying a lot, since this wasn't that tense non-comparatively speaking). And it all seemingly stems from the fact that Ric wishes he were more like Colin...

[@andynorck2389]

Ducking the smoke in a competitive sport is and always be cowardly. Winners go play and win against anyone in their way no matter who.

[@bigload9515]

Ok Andy 😅 since you’ve never ducked smoke right?

[@Wardell.Koloi10037]

Lmao playing badly in order to avoid a team is cowardly, especially if you're LeBron and the lakers ​@bigload9515

[@TheDeanthedon]

@@Wardell.Koloi10037no player or coach is doing this, especially in a play in situation.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Simple as that...

[@bigload9515]

@@Wardell.Koloi10037 talking about cowardly but blowing kisses in your profile pic????? 😅🤡 sit this one out lil sis

[@friedbergje]

‘My hair is longer now’😂

[@friedbergje]

He should have replied ‘my is longer now but your hair is blonder now’

[@deveronlee]

Here on day 100 of audio issues

[@mathewdavis2427]

Ric is one of those very charismatic, confident, and articulate people who is also incredibly, mind-boggling stupid. Tim Legler might be the only person in mainstream basketball media who makes any sense at all

[@joserevelez8772]

Yes Legler is unbiased and he does an excellent job. Don’t feel any narratives or agendas coming from him.

[@cheerioss-9121]

you don’t like chris Broussard?

[@mathewdavis2427]

@@cheerioss-9121 He's not terrible

[@richiethomas5428]

Colin has it all wrong. Lakers should want the Nuggets first round with the most amount of rest in between games. Lakers will get tired as the playoffs go on, they need them when they are the freshest

[@user-rl5dw2cn9v]

keep on dreaming and repeating what "nicko the Clown" says hahaha

[@sfpreezy]

@@user-rl5dw2cn9vYeah, its not like LeBron has the greatest playoff resumee of all time…

[@BhongasBracks]

@@user-rl5dw2cn9v”nicko the clown” brother what😭 u hear a logical sentiment from who knows what clip and mock it cause it’s FwOm sOmEoNe u DoNt LiKe🥺 sad

[@Rosecain27]

It doesn’t matter. If the lakers play the nuggets in a 7 game series, they lose that series 100% of the time no matter when they play.

[@batgangonone]

Exactly because I don’t see any other team that can matchup with Denver except a Ktowns timberwolves (I’d beat on Denver for both series)

[@tparris74]

The fact that Buc would consider AD over Brunson for MVP is why people don’t take these so called experts seriously 😒

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

0:37 No, Colin. We know you got a hair transplant

[@GoatedAtNFS]

and he had brown hair when he started

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

@@GoatedAtNFS yea, he had that ridiculous hairpiece when he first came to Fox 😂 that was hilarious

[@jameskaczor364]

Get that clown off tv

[@cvspergaming]

Colin seemed annoyed right from the jump here lol

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

Once Bucher mentioned his hair transplant, Colin was seething with rage

[@Skantezz]

Ric looks like a guy who comes home and just starts swinging.

[@allanhee]

I understand what Colin is saying, but I think that nothing would be more embarrassing for the Lakers than basically forfeiting the first play-in game and then losing the second game. It just sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[@otadeyyy]

Why is Colin's audio always so low?

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

He’s always hung over in the morning and doesn’t like loud sounds

[@thomaswelcomer8443]

Clearly Colin's voice doesn't carry as far as he THINKS it does!

[@GoatedAtNFS]

editor failure

[@Jeffs9304]

I mentioned that a couple weeks ago, reponse was turn it up, the jagoffs Lol

[@user-rl5dw2cn9v]

it´s his producers Tactic so people can´t understand him hahaha

[@ck7cu]

What is wrong with the volume on the Herd webcast...when there's a commercial....my radio is blasting my ears off.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

9:50 what a ridiculous take. Brunson has yet to prove anything in the playoffs, dame literally has only shown up in the first round his entire career. Tatum had 51 in a close out game 7 last year vs philly, he was averaging 28/10/5 before getting injured in game 7 vs Miami, facing elimination in Milwaukee in 2022 he dropped 46 on the road against the bucks and averaged 27/5/6,. He averages 27/8/6 in elimination games in his career. Like you gotta be a total clown to be pushing that nonsense. This dude just turned 26 a month ago. I think we forget that he's not a 10 yr vet. Yes he has to deliver but the agendas are nasty

[@j.r.3945]

Tatum has had better teams than both dame and Brunson and dame and Bronson have both carried their teams in the playoffs and throughout regular seasons Tatum has come up short many times. Tatum is the best player of the 3 rn but he hasn’t won anything yet either with much better teams

[@HawgWyldFishing]

Rick came in with that heater taking big shots. 😂😂😂

[@traewilliams4291]

Bucher is a clown. Never have him on.

[@diegobromfield]

The thing is... Dame should theoretically fit better with Giannis in Milwaukee than with the Heat. But maybe most of us overlooked the way Giannis played and how tough it would be for him to match Dame's style. I didn't even realize that the whole pick & roll thing, neither Giannis nor Dame are good at it. In fact, Dlo & AD have a far better two man game than those 2. Both Giannis and Dame are too ball dominant. Plus maybe Dame overall would rather be living in Miami. Wonder if they will move him there this summer or run it back.

[@EspanolConGabriel]

Where Colin was mad😂

[@brooksorlando4510]

I wonder if Curry will end up finishing somewhere else. He's 36, but he's still top 10. If they wanna rebuild, it's not wise having him eat up that much cap and % of touches..as long as Steph is there, they need to be all-in. He'll be in GS next yr, but I'm wondering by age 39-40 because I think he'll still be able to play at a high level.

[@cyruslashkari1708]

Colin. Anthony Davis? Mvp? Really??

[@Bickle121]

lol colin looked a bit annoyed with the picture

[@kjtarr1788]

It was a punk move by Bucher.

[@papi_kaid1358]

It's because he's had work done to grow more hair 😂

[@Bickle121]

@@kjtarr1788 it's just an old picture ? Colin seems to have a massive ego.

[@Bickle121]

@@papi_kaid1358 100% what I thought and ric had no idea colin was annoyed, he brought it up a second time and Colin just ignored it

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

He wasn’t annoyed with the picture, he was annoyed that Bucher pointed out his hair transplant

[@boysuppafresh]

To say you'd trust two guards who haven't been as far as Tatum regardless of if they were the GUY is lunacy 😂😂😂

[@that_celtics_fan]

Lunacy is buchers specialty.

[@HalooINC]

It is outright insanity for any professional athlete LET ALONE the 1rst or 2nd BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME to EVERY say "I'll risk a one game elimination and missing the playoffs entirely than try a 7 game series with X-team"

[@smokeymoe22]

Warriors are 26-12 since February 1st but okay..

[@agnobayisenalemis]

Bucher talking BS..Talking about I don't have that feeling about Tatum as Steph, Dame who hasnt won anything, Giannis..You never felt that way about Steph until he won, Jokic had 2 MVPs, best player in the world moniker and the question was still can he actually can get it done, same with Giannis..Don't make it seem like you always had this magnitude of faith in them to get over the hump..I get doubting JT and the team until they actually do it, but don't spew nonsense..

[@omarasad7912]

Who runs the audio !! Almost blew out my speakers in the car

[@jordangatto1069]

Colin is delusional on his Lakers take. He actually thinks they're the 2nd best team in the league? 😂

[@tx78713]

just because he thinks they can beat certain teams doesn't mean they are better than them as far as league hierarchy is concerned. like OKC is the No.1 team in the West this year. OKC is overall the better team this season. But in a playoffs series between the Lakers and OKC, one would feel like the Lakers can beat OKC. However, I do not agree with the "strategy" of sabotaging the game against the Pelicans with the intent to avoid Denver. Lakers are not that good to play with fire like this.

[@codydandy1166]

Ric punked Colin first off. Lmao.

[@Anthonymdrago]

How can the Celtics be a deep team if they don’t care about their bench?

[@lalodominguez7121]

I like how the outro is 10x louder than the segment. Who needs hearing anyway?

[@Mr.MooseTheGreat]

Denver is one slight hamstring tweak from Jamal Murray away from being an average playoff team in the west

[@c0rruptreality]

What is sports media going to do without burger King.

[@tytolbert4999]

The problem is guys like him have a vote

[@josephg5801]

In NC there was a finger found in the chili ..look it up

[@TelloVidz]

It's so nice to hear California Colin respect Denver after yrs of scoffing and laughing at us.

[@v-22]

Who will play the nuggets? Warriors or the Lakers? (Given they come out of the play in)

[@ZacharyJohnG]

We talking about tanking because of Jamal Murray’s shin splints???? What happened to the game I love?

[@razkable]

I'm not a warriors fan but with cp3 hurt looney hurt and green suspended they did pretty well after starting 19-24...

[@danielerickson9296]

I appreciate Ric's opinion on Milwaukee's situation. Coming from a Bucks fan, this season has been a frustrating one and most of it does fall on Giannis whether people want to acknowledge it or not.

[@dylandylan5526]

True but as a Bucks fan he’s the only reason we’re relevant in the last half century

[@KevinHernandez-qz8sb]

Sorry Colin but "You play to win the game." - Herm Edwards

[@OG_UNC]

Lakers getting mopped by Denver

[@user-zk4ko1fs7b]

Did y actually watch last year the games were close

[@BuckarooBanzai-]

@@user-zk4ko1fs7b and? Lol even if its 1point games, they got swept!

[@SomeChink]

@@user-zk4ko1fs7bit was Denver +24 in four games… the series was never as close as Lakers fans wanted to believe

[@boomerbob5115]

@@user-zk4ko1fs7bclose sweep lmao

[@matthewstuart840]

Ric’s description of Taytum sounds exactly like Lebron 😂 But he worships Lebron 😂

[@rig-zag]

"We all had doubts the Damian Lillard trade would work" 😂 C'mon, y'all had the Bucks inked in as NBA champs the minute it happened. Same with Phoenix getting Beal...

[@bradleyjohnson6107]

NBA pulling their hair out over the fact Jokic is the indisputable best player on the league.

[@MLHunt]

It would have been really interesting to see what kind of defense Spo could've gotten out of Dame.

[@dylandylan5526]

None he just would know how to hide him better

[@MLHunt]

​@@dylandylan5526you're probably right

[@izaacfreeman6531]

Ric calling out Colin for his cowardice. Well deserved serving

[@joseplascencia4408]

Shai has his team in 1st place

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

nobody cares cause jokic got his team to 2nd place and will get mvp for it

[@Knicks518]

Go Knicks

[@inglewoodpyro1233]

Wait he said Boston is the deepest??? Then said they do t care about their bench???

[@valentinhuerta1848]

Fix the Audi

[@gavcurtis2994]

colin can just say he thinks the lakers can beat the CELTICS when he knows theyre never going to make it out of the west.

[@richardmartin5147]

Audio, its not hard. Please fix it. Sheesh

[@preferredlivinghomesinpowell]

Bru’s clippers and warriors. 😮 Grinding the all 22 in a park on fresh cut grass while eating a sandwich with his feet propped up on a Tirrinia extra large lunch bag.

[@him37404]

We are in the jokic era

[@slimb3751]

better play the nuggets first when they have the most energy

[@Anthony-pw8hj]

Lakers should want nuggets sooner than later . Before nuggets get rolling

[@bloren8137]

Colin is stupid. Buc gave him and Jason a chance to not lose all credibility on the lakers intentionally losing tonight. Colin’s like nope I’m diving headlong into idiocy

[@kennyannunziato5477]

@RicBucher: Don't sweat the marbles reference or dating yourself man. We already know you are like 862 years older than turtles, but will always look and sound like you are about to turn 15. Always good, reliable work and some truly great takes. By the way, here's a prediction I heard...Knicks are gonna probably win it all this year and Boston goes home in the 2nd round the West is WIDE OPEN and literally anyone can go to the finals bit nobody beats NY this year. What do ya think?...

[@edeljaquez]

Use me as a FIX THE KZbin AUDIO button

[@tonysobon4669]

Ok but something that doesn't get brought up is if The bucks do not come in it sounded Like he was going to The Heat and would have made them a very scary Eastern team. Also if anything , this is on Dame , without Giannis it's still a solid roster and it was part of the logic of the trade to bring in someone that can close out big games. A big issue has been that Beasley for most of the season was shooting better 3 balls the Dame and Beasley is slightly better on defense that it makes the gap between them not much for how much they cost. I wanted this trade before they got Holiday but yeah , Dame is a bit overrated. He was getting I'm guessing 5-8 free throw points a game for Portland and doesn't get calls when Giannis plays and overall they are not calling the fouls he is use to and it's really hurt his game and avg.

[@DJTaPEDOaCREEPlustForIvanka]

NBA owes jovic another mvp. He should’ve gotten 3 in a row

[@austin6446]

Steph is still Steph, but Draymond hurts the team too much with his bs and Klay maybe he can bounce back next year but if you're the warriors you gotta be prepared to move him either this off-season or mid season next year. Sorry for the run-on sentence

[@sheraldhill2728]

For Ric Bucher it’s almost always the players fault when anything happens on and off the court… no wonder not one player other and the Warriors actually gives him a minute of their time anymore.

[@JaBreeCurry8888]

JALEN BRONSON is the MOST VALUABLE by Far!

[@user-lf8lp3nm4n]

Herm Edwards: "YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!! HELLO.! U-PLAY-2-WIN-DA-GAME!!.....HEEEELLLLLLL-O"

[@Biz613]

Where will KD want to go next after he’s bounced in the first round by the Timberwolves 😂

[@RaininginSeersVillage]

Colin "I just let it Grow" Cowherd

[@ERIC2FUNNY-nq9tg]

Uncle Colin ? Lmao!!!

[@22jdawgjb]

Saying Jayson Tatum hasn’t stepped up when it matters only applies if we’re talking the 2022 finals. Other than that Jayson Tatum has been the REASON the Celtics have had success, they don’t win in spite of him, but because of him. The fact JT isn’t getting any consideration for MVP when we finished 14games above second place in the East with our starting 5 only playing 11 games together. Idk, I hope JT n the boy do exactly what I think they will…wash the East and make everyone say “yeah how was this not the obvious outcome”

[@jerryjonesburner2168]

Thats dumb why wait the best strategy is facing them 1st rd when theres more rest in-between games and better health what happens u get ad bron reeves hurt in 1st or 2nd round...so why wait to lose if we cant beat them 1st rd or conf finals still wont get credit lose now and start on off season and rest

[@Blackbolt-411]

Man Gilbert Bi -polar

[@TheDeanthedon]

Luka is avg almost 8 more points than Jokic, we have to serious here.

[@SovereignMoney]

Put this is the worst takes HOF.

[@Pekkamaattanen]

Sports isnt about strategy its about being better.

[@Drumkid0]

Colin surprises me more and more each day. I don't think he can get any dumber then there he goes and proves me wrong.

[@aidanorsino1]

Actually , why should a player feel pressure? Coach should coach , teams should be teams , if it’s in the heart of the team , they will do it , if it’s what you guys are spinning , it’s not a sports

[@yomomma1312]

This tatum hate getting really out of control

[@julianc6863]

My god Lebron Lebron Lebron who cares. There going nowhere

[@feeldavibez9543]

SGA should be Mvp .

[@Cmiro22544]

Brunson mvp

[@PouonoHB]

No way lakers should lose to NOP tmrw, it’s a bigger risk to lose and play Sac & GSW it’s a one and done game. Coming off a loss

[@gaberox1]

Colin Coward 😅😅 lose on purpose is garbage strategy. Soft stuff. Losing not on purpose would be enough pressure for the second game. Imagine the pressure after losing on purpose like you just gonna waltz over Steph or Fox. Gimme a break man they may lose but never on purpose.

[@natothegreat3981]

This fool (Colin) said Luka solved the kyrie problem… smfh! Mark cuban should get the credit

[@turzyn40]

Exactly: Tatum decides it's not his night and takes it off. That Cottonelle mentality won't win you jack, you Kobe wannabe.

[@SojiRo23]

Bron wants Denver first round.

[@j.d.davide1043]

I would way rather play Denver in your first series rather than later on. If they have momentum and they are in full playoff mode they will crush the lakers. If you catch them off guard and steal a game they could win the series

[@Rosecain27]

😂

[@BuckarooBanzai-]

Good joke 😂

[@Blackbolt-411]

So the GOAT ducks team . Got it

[@joshuden]

Calling 2022 a last gasp is pathetic. That was a statement and further proof that Steph is an all-time great. "Last gasp" and this guy is an influential voice and voter for the NBA. No wonder the league sucks sometimes.

[@EssAhrBee]

What's "pathetic" about it? Who says it can't be further validation of Steph's individual greatness *and* their last gasp?

[@gavcurtis2994]

it was the last gasp. their team is steph klay and draymond combined with a rebuilding roster

[@lupin8042]

Kyrie a grown man. Kyrie solved Kyrie.

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

Media just act weird on camera. Nobody would say that off camera. It just sounds weird.Talking about grown men solving other grown men.

[@scanner743]

The lakers will lose to the Blazers and the worriers to the grizzlies in Memphis

[@willwatkins9693]

I'm a 76'ers fan, but I really want to see Tatum make Ric and other doubters eat crow this year. I think the Celtics are going to breeze to the finals this year. I'm saying under 5.5 losses combined for the Celtics to win the East.

[@Fsojack]

Can’t win and in your case “breeze” by with poor shot selection and inconsistent effort not in the playoffs at least.

[@emfbat]

these people have talked for years about the Lebron era. when has he had an era? an era of getting beat? I thought your era was when you won a substantial amount of titles in a decade or a short period of time. ok he is an individual. but he has not won league MVP since 2013. I think the lebron era, if he ever had one, ended in 2016 (2012-2016). honestly, what is the Lebron era seriously though??. getting 8 straight times to the finals and losing 5 times. I think it is time for these types of shows to stop insulting our intelligence. these people think we are dumb and they can convince us to believe whatever they say. I respect Bucher though.

[@nnabikeokaro1956]

It makes me wonder how people can suggest trying to strategically lose a game. No integrity. I just can't comprehend. Smh.

[@fbistatmajor5918]

FIX YOUR VOLUME

[@315giants]

rick bucher is such a liar he was allllll in for the dame trade all of a sudden he was questioning it? gthoh i rem him on speak saying they would take over the league

[@mgroadrunna]

Ric was spot on. Good stuff!

[@nachomas3]

Saying there’s no conceivable way he can put Brunson at the top of his MVP ballot says he has not look at the impact, numbers and the value Brunson has brought to the Knicks with the seriousness thee as t it merits! No team in the NBA top teams has a player that if you take out of the team would crash and burn quicker than the Knicks losing Brunson, couple that with all the injuries, and this is a 6ft point guard that can’t jump and is not the fastest but getting the job done as great as any of the great and big names in the NBA so where’s the efffin’ respect!!!!

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

All the numbers show luka and jokic in a class of their own

[@nachomas3]

@@pimpnamedslickback7780 not true

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

@@nachomas3 which numbers don’t sir?

[@mattpassos5689]

Leave it to Colin Coward to make losing sound like a strategy, embarrassing take