Chris Broussard gives 3 takeaways from the Lakers - Blazers series | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

[@FirstThingsFirst]

What impressed you most about the Lakers in Game 5?

[@lilcobe829]

That nobody could play defense on Portland

[@NBArtv]

Melo playing like Melo

[@cp_pdn]

Lebron + AD and improved shooting from KCP. Kevin Wildes - What is this goind doing on this show ? Brandon Marshall - Rude ! GREAT -> Nick calling out the fools who hopped on the 'Portland is the best 8th Seed in NBA History '

[@darrellhardy90]

@Steve Jhonson that was the dumbest comment ive seen today 🤦‍♂️

[@TanyaRivera07]

@Steve Jhonson no

[@JorgeCruz-vd3do]

I love how Nick is calling out all these clowns

[@treweezy9311]

All the Laker haters are making nick Wright look great these last couple weeks 🤣

[@TMNation]

Right 😂

[@brentt8940]

The warriors make nick wright look stupid!

[@jaylynsacrez4450]

😂

[@steve48]

"Path of Destruction" LOL Nick is on fire this morning

[@OneHunna]

They act like dame wasn’t there when they were getting beat by 40 😂😂

[@buschg7106]

I'M SAYING THO

[@disintegrateallhumans4800]

Weren’t the Lakers up by 30 (in the 3rd quarter) in that game.

[@koreypaul6698]

@@disintegrateallhumans4800 Yup, before Dame left with an injured finger.

[@mathewvelasquez6071]

They got as high as 38 point lead. If the Lakers stars played in the 4th...it could have been a 50-60 point blowout!

[@joshuajames3453]

MY EXCAT POINT

[@Alex-vf9ur]

Nick called out everybody 😂

[@joeg3116]

One of Nicks better moments.

[@frankie4674]

Hating aside. Nick is arguably the best sports analyst on tv.

[@BigGov74]

Frankie Colin the goat

[@darrellhardy90]

@@frankie4674 really? All he do is ride LBJs nuts and spits out false, watered down and cherry picked stats to fit his narrative.. if he told the truth he'd be ok

[@ike.o6944]

Agreed!

[@darrellhardy90]

@Reese B no, actually its not accurate I do stats and most of his takes are nonsense... example, he says Lebron is more clutch than Jordan or Kobe, and waters it down by only using the last 5 seconds of just playoff games! So basically he keeps moving the goal post until it fits his argument! That means Jordans last shot to win 6th ring wasnt clutch because there was 6.5 seconds left 🤦‍♂️ the real stat for game winners is Kobe 36, Jordan 29, Lebron 18... thats what Nick does, he cherry picks everything to fit his argument 👸

[@StillTre_]

I remember when Blazers fans said having Nurk back would solve their defensive issues... 😂

[@itsyaboi9971]

Yea...When they had Collins, Amina, and Harkless

[@ujjwalkumar2461]

Nick wright is hilarious man....love listening to his takes...😁😂

[@maxpollack7890]

Nick wright is a legend and a genius. The dude is consistently right. Like I listen to Colin cowherd all the time but you are the one that’s always right. The facts are always so obvious yet nick is the only one that sees it. Keep your legoat love coming

[@ericbrown2273]

Nick has been wrong on most of championship picks over the years except for Kansas City in the Super Bowl & the Cavs in 2016 . He’s been wrong more than he’s been right but okay bud 🤣

[@travisoshea]

Legend? And consistently right? Not sure what you’re watching

[@travisoshea]

Eric Brown ya no kidding haha

[@davighidetti8947]

you high? he's a lebum lover, 100% bias all the time

[@travisoshea]

Davi Ghidetti hahahahaha seriously

[@omieg89]

There are way too many people on this show. What is Kevin’s role? Why is Brandon Marshall here? Broussard should be on here full time.

[@williamdillard5060]

Agreed.

[@biggestbullsfan8569]

Yeah get rid of Kevin and Marshall and keep Broussard full time. Way better show

[@Teammomjeans]

Keep Marshall. Get rid of wilds. Go back to the old format

[@MrBeatboxmasta]

"They had the best restart of anybody in the NBA." I guess the Suns don't exist.

[@chrismurph101]

Brandon Marshall is so bad at commentating 😂😂

[@fatiryamin3927]

Jbh but he's a nice guy so there's that 😂

[@richarddrewwaltoniv]

and, and, and, and, and, and, and 8:50 Brandon started buffering live.

[@quincyparrish1515]

Bro agreed he’s terrible. He’s almost as bad as Wildes.

[@darrelfitzpatrick7007]

Incredibly bad...

[@ike.o6944]

Richard Walton 😂😂😂

[@no-cap5309]

Everytime after BM speaks there's a second of awkward silence like it's a duh moment.

[@jeruakel]

Every f******ng time

[@NBArtv]

Was surprised Portland stole a game from the Lakers

[@chabranigoudouabemousepapa2212]

Bro the people that Said the blazers would the Lakers are super dumb

[@katsu_papi]

well, Blazers just came out of a potential elimination game while the Lakers are cruisin' in the bubble...it's actually a good thing that the Lakers got punched in the mouth, it zapped them right back.

[@jmoney4220]

chabranigoudou abemousepapam no one actually believed that lol

[@jaybrick8973]

@@chabranigoudouabemousepapa2212 lakers wasnt playing there best basketball as of late an blazers was playing good which is probably why

[@rorothefinesser9069]

J Money tell that to the losers who bet me 50 a piece for the series 😂😂😂

[@cp_pdn]

Brandon Marshall is RUDE and has been RUDE on several occasions ! Cris Carter is better than Brandon Marshall but was also another RUDE fella ! Nick and Jenna - NICE !!!!

[@dd-tm6zp]

Are you 12 years old or what?!

[@anthonygray8966]

Brandon clapped back with the burner lol

[@bb-lq6dm]

Jenna is pretty rude to Nick at times 😄

[@rawstatustv2358]

Racist

[@dd-tm6zp]

@@anthonygray8966 I would have thought that you were another account of CP_PD2 but since you didnt use the word rude in your sentence at least 3 times I had to rule out the possibility

[@wyattps4440]

Bro get Brandon off this show broooo

[@jl704]

Dude just said a whole lot of nothing. I just wanna see broussard and nick go at it

[@anthonygray8966]

Yah man

[@williamdillard5060]

He's there for the upcoming NFL season. They think a former player brings credibility.

[@taylorsmith1981]

No they need him to fill their token black guy quota

[@achiliker]

Definitely I've definitely seen worse i.e. ryan hollins

[@aaam8999]

Get Brandon off the show.

[@jeruakel]

“Its a tough listen”

[@rorothefinesser9069]

Nick in rare form today 😂😂😂

[@rorothefinesser9069]

Joe Jackson Na earlier before Bron came to the lakers he was fan boying but since Mahomes came and Bron been in La he’s been on fire even on his other topics

[@Briana-a13]

It’s a new week!! .... and Brandon still on the show. C’mon FF1 read the comments..

[@Kruppt808]

If they did that, Jenna would be gone, Wilds would be gone, Nick would be gone. Running your show by the same couple hundred people commenting here everyday might not be the best way me thinks.........

[@poiqweasdlkjf]

Brandon Marshall is terrible

[@shawnchia3611]

yea, and i think nick is making it worse for him cos he has such a glib tongue which makes it such a big contrast when u hear both of them speak. xD

[@romeoossogaming6455]

Brandon Marshall, Chris Broussard, and most of the media said Lakers in 7 with Blazers having a big chance to win. Wilds implied Blazers in 6 or 7 and Barkley said Blazers in 4. Lakers lost one close game and dominated the next 4. Get ‘em Nick🤣

[@Platform_Tha_God]

Don't forget Antoine walker said blazer will win too and hasn't showed his face since game 2

[@keionchase2144]

@@Platform_Tha_God We got an APB out for HIM..... Somebody "welfare" check that clown😂😂😂😂😂😂 must be on SUICIDE watch

[@rawstatustv2358]

Barkley is a big dumb fool.

[@arvindkumar4115]

Just wanted to correct you, Portland is not the best team in the restart...THE SUNS are. Lets give credit where credit is due

[@Brasi7]

The blazer buddies hahah

[@Kruppt808]

Go to Nick Wright twitter , he has a video of all the "experts" Portland predictions. It was funny to see so many nba people have really bad takes 😂

[@danhantheman]

hey Nick spitting straight facts about the narratives thrown out before the series and after game 1.

[@authorbandc8814]

Brandon Marshall....WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!!.? 🤨🧐🤯😂

[@darealfredo6459]

“They were cute”😭😭😭

[@hassanshariff]

Nick got a little wild this morning but I loved it haha 😂

[@Lordspace]

When Brandon Marshal talks: cringe

[@Gypsywasteland]

Nick been snappin since the playoffs started

[@jl704]

Bruh nick been on fire lately

[@anthonygray8966]

Had to fast forward a portion of this in the middle of the video

[@Aboukay80]

No need to have all these people together especially Brandon Marshall and Kevin Wildes.. Nick and Broussard are more than enough

[@owtkvst]

Facts

[@Kruppt808]

I like wilds and his quirky humor. Brandon Marshall does much better with nfl.

[@trollin702]

Nick lined them up like a firing squad

[@themarathonman2874]

KCP really redeemed himself after game 1

[@drakorez]

You tell them Nick!

[@ACA_88]

Nick>Colin.

[@Kruppt808]

Colin pulled a Broussard and picked both teams , sort of.😂

[@tinnguyen-wd7ku]

The blazers Dept was exposed. Their top 5 players are fine but when you have to play hezonja, that Gabriel kid and that afernee Simmons kid heavy minutes in a playoff series, you got some serious issues. The series would have been much closer if they had Collins, ariza and Rodney good.

[@emagzlz822]

there’s nothing worst than a LeBron hater, they don’t even make sense.

[@Kruppt808]

That's what makes them so funny, Paul Pierce being the best.

[@buschg7106]

Nick is on point today

[@Lenrom12]

So no talk on the Raptors- Celtics series????

[@travisoshea]

No kidding right.

[@Kruppt808]

I remember when people used to complain about the East coast bias, all the sports shows would talk about is Boston, NY, Philly, Baltimore, ATL,Miami, etc..... Now it's swung the other way.😂

[@papito5ft6]

Hate him if you want but you CANNOT DENY Nick Wright's level of sarcasm is UNMATCHED!!!!! Also.....we need to recognize for a minute the defense Caruso played too!!! Not impressive offensively but defensively he is becoming a stopper.

[@nicklunn4912]

Haters gone hate but the man speaking facts again

[@DefNotCIA]

how hard is it to just say a prediction for the series

[@MistahUnknown]

If the Blazers were really being touted as the best 8th seed team in NBA history, don't make excuses for why they lost just because 1 player missed a game. When one man goes down, another man steps up.

[@callumbrowns]

happy for Lakers but it's a shame Dame miss out the games man he was on fire!

[@ldubbzini]

Nick gets to gloat about this ALL DAY

[@JSTL610]

Nick had all the ammo today

[@bliwilson7597]

Oh man, I love Nick's luck! 🤞🤞

[@jayjones9225]

Blazers did a great job in the bubble, but you have to wonder how they can fix the defense to an acceptable level. They really could have used Trevor Ariza but that would prolly not be enough

[@babygoat5221]

Brandon Marshall is so bad. This guy should not talk basketball 💀

[@Ross_Leo92]

Nick wright be on point

[@oleboyq0396]

Yeah aight 😂😂😂 they sound krazy now

[@jonathanseverino2645]

Lmao! Game 2 Dame hurt his finger they were already down 30!

[@MATIASJUAJ]

its DANGEROUS

[@gjwilliams4098]

Yes! Brandon Marshall. Let's hear what he has to say.

[@justinepaul5473]

Love u Nick 😂

[@balltalkdeep]

we called it and said this was gonna end up as the Sixers x Lakers Finals with a Lebron sweep after the game 1 loss

[@perspectivlogxlakers-fando4423]

Broussard can’t remember that the Mavs were without Porzingis and still fought to the 6 games and the refs helped the Clippers in two games.

[@blahdouchegaming]

This ones a funny guy I did not just hear him say "the blazers are healthy"

[@凱祥20]

nick is the star right there..

[@hurusii9005]

I still can’t get over this man Brandon Marshall on this show now. Mans cost me fantasy football championship one time.

[@300lazio]

Nick was 100% right. A lot of ppl don’t want to admit but that’s what happened. Ppl think it was over for Lebron and the lakers

[@ethandong1313]

Game 1 lose to lakers helped more than a clean sweep. Lakers including AD and LBJ were sleepwalking in the bubble. They now finally decide to woke up and realize this is professional basketball playoff time.

[@Rambo-wc1rb]

Chris will find any way he can to nitpick a Lakers win 😂 guy is such a flip flop

[@Kruppt808]

No he is worse, he is the ultimate fence sitter. He will make a prediction, Lakers in 6 or 7, but then give Portland so many advantages and reasons why they "could" beat the Lakers. So either way it shakes out he will be right. He picked the Lakers to win it all pre season, changed it to Clippers. So if either wins he can say I picked the Lakers with my heart, Clippers with my head. He loves Luka but Clippers will beat them in 5 because they don't match up well. So Mavs push them to 6, he is right because Luka was amazing and the Clippers won, check and double check.

[@tayj557]

brandon marshall just talking

[@tayj557]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@50jumpers95]

I'll let you finish but let me talk-Nick Wright

[@dalebarzey4812]

Why do ppl praise clippers while they struggled to beat Dallas but found fault in lakers beating the blazers in 5?

[@radniik]

lmao nick popped off

[@dublinpub5363]

No Ariza, no Hood, Zach Collins was out for most the series.

[@owtkvst]

And what were they gonna do? They weren't gonna defense Bron or AD so they're irrelevant. The Blazers had enough scoring, they didn't have the defense

[@Kruppt808]

No Rondo, no Avery Bradley. Dame was gonna avg 45, cj 30, Melo 25.

[@dublinpub5363]

@@owtkvst actually those 3 players play great defense, and Hood would add another 15-20 points

[@dublinpub5363]

@@Kruppt808 if CJ averaged 30, we win most of those games...

[@owtkvst]

@@dublinpub5363 Its not wise to count on Hood in the playoffs. And none of them are guarding Bron or AD tho. Ariza is too old, Collins can't and nor can Hood

[@jubalu5699]

Funny seeing how some of these comment flipped and now saying nick was right all along

[@SlapTraxxx]

you cant really blame it on the dame injury they were getting blown out with dame

[@foquslab8229]

should have been closer if Blazers had Dame

[@christophermin8292]

It would have been the same result

[@doriandd4648]

The show has become crowded and shouty. Give them longer segments and better moderation. Or reduce the number of takes.

[@Neanebk]

Haha Nick deserved this moment

[@Rob-b2q8p]

Broussard is right that the lakers are not a good foul shooting team, but if they shot 82 percent that would be the second best in the league

[@LenFnc]

Who made the decision to bring on Brandon Marshall?! Not a good look. Wildes still not it. Why isn't it C.B. and Nick? Bring Wildes and Marshall on as analyst as needs like you do with Greg Jennings...who, btw, would've been a better fit that Marshall.

[@sammyzaf]

The 3-1 comeback looks like nothing now!

[@baileymallchok5755]

People! Can we please stop hating on Brandon Marshall. They clearly brought him on for his football brilliance, and all they’ve been talking about is basketball. Give this man a chance.

[@Kruppt808]

Well said. I will admit I posted mean things about Wilds for a month straight when he first started. I love him on the show now, I actually think he was a better host when Jenna was off for a week. BM nfl takes are pretty strong so when the season starts he will be fine.

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

Marshall said blazers in 7 GTFOH!!! Y are you still on this show

[@justinmathis7707]

Barkley said blazers in 4 and he’s still got a job

[@seymourdubs2805]

Blazer buddies

[@gian-lucbrasseur207]

The blazers are short 3 rotation players (1 starter) the entire series. That isn't healthy. Then dame was out gane 5.

[@silvervale1]

Bro I don’t even know enough about Brandon to dislike him but FS1 and Nick are doing the dude a disservice having him as the co-host. Free my man from this embarrassing situation.

[@dawsonmayes4898]

The level of unprofessionalism on this show because of Wildes and Marshall is unbelievable

[@domcagney2352]

2:25-2:40 is why I could never even speak to Nick. His face, the intensity, screaming over a team he wasn't even a fan of 2 years ago lmao. Sheeeeesh calm tf down

[@ryz4243]

Kermit gotta go

[@user-hp6cu6nm8q]

Not a fan of old BM on the show..

[@disintegrateallhumans4800]

Here’s my 3 takeaways from this series: 1.) We need to trade Danny Green 2.) We need to trade Danny Green 3.) We need to trade Danny Green

[@WhizsNation]

His shot was bad...but his defense was excellent and he's always been very streaky.

[@MontoyaVision]

He’ll be huge in conference finals

[@disintegrateallhumans4800]

I’ll believe that when I see it. So far in the bubble, Danny Green has been very disappointing.

[@Kruppt808]

1st round against a non threat, I expect Danny to have a significant impact next 2 rounds.

[@mubaraqadedayo7616]

nick is the funniest analyst ever 😂

[@_Free99]

Bring back Chris Carter. Wilds doesn't bring anything to the table. Bursard is get away with alot of stuff because nick can't check anyone. B Marshall i don't think this is the right medium for him. His youtube shows can be on hbo/stars. This feel a bit forced for him

[@noturdad7749]

Wait the season isn’t cancelled 😂

[@RyanSmith-gq5iu]

Man I don't get it these are all Professional basketball players any team can get beat and I 👀 to the Lakers age getting better

[@keionchase2144]

UPSET?

[@anthonyzarate9807]

At first I though the comments were harsh about Marshall, but he really doesn't know basketball! To say that Lebron and AD can do "everthing" together is absolutely ludicrous!!! In fact, the Lakers (specifically Lebron & AD) are one of the more one-dimensional offensive teams in the NBA. All they do is give the ball to Lebron at the top and he decides to either drive, shoot a 3pt shot, or pass. Just watch what happens in the 4th qtr. The Lakers completely clear out the paint (AD goes and stands out by 3pt line) and Lebron gets the ball at the top of key. Lebron needs to do that to stuff the stat sheet so he can shine. It is called the Lebron James System (just like Harden & Luka) and it is what James has done the last 6 years. Lebron was at his absolute best from 2012-2014 while on the Heat. He played in a "real" offensive NBA system. Of course Lebron's numbers weren't as gaudy, so he wanted Spoelstra out immediately! If Lebron would let himself be coached and allow his teams to play high "team" IQ basketball, they would be a serious title contender and wouldn't even need the refs.

[@owtkvst]

Wouldn't need the refs? U must be a Blazers fan cuz for the most part Lakers were getting normal calls. And I hate the narrative that LeBron won't allow himself to play in a system or off the ball. If U notice in this series, when the games got close Bron would be off the ball and he would let Caruso take the ball up court. The teams LeBron have been on have never had the coaching nor the personnel to run a "system". The Lakers don't have shot makers outside of AD, Bron, and sometimes Kuzma and KCP. So of course when they need a basket he has the ball at the top of the key and is running the offense. In Cleveland, they never dominated a game or a playoff series when Kyrie was the primary decision maker. In Miami, they won their two titles when Bron decided to dominate the ball. When he didn't they lost in 2011 and in 2014 they lost in a series that Bron did dominate the ball, but again they didn't have the players nor the system to take the ball out of his hands. It's also not the same as Harden because Harden doesn't look to pass. Harden dribbles dribbles dribbles until he realizes he doesn't have the shot he wants same with Luka. Bron on the other hand is happy to pass to his teammates and do whatever it takes to win. Example: Game 1 when he decided to only pass for the most part, and game 2 of this series when he only scored 10. Also even with being one of the most "one dimensional offensive teams in the NBA" they still were a top 8 offensive team in the NBA while being simultaneously one of the worst three point shooting teams and the worst free throw shooting team

[@anthonyzarate9807]

@@owtkvst P.S. This narrative that Lebron makes his teammates better and is a pass first player is a joke. He only does this when he is tired or doesn't have a shot. In fact, he is more like a "Galactus" where he "uses" his teammates to make himself look better. They all have to make up for his lack of defense and do all the little things that are under appreciated.

[@owtkvst]

@@anthonyzarate9807 Jesus Christ, LeBron hater much? Please enlighten me who was Tristan Thompson before he played with LeBron on the Cavs? Who was Alex Caruso before LeBron boosted his confidence? The Heat were barely a playoff team before he got there. And even tho Wade was on the decline they went to 4 straight championships. Was Kyrie widely considered a top PG in the NBA before Bron went back to Cleveland? How about AD, was he a playoff performer before he got with Bron? No. To think that Bron literally setting his teammates up to succeed isn't making them better is asinine and a sign of a person either hating or lacking knowledge of the game. Then U say he doesn't want to pass unless he has a shot? Lol, Bron led the league in Assists this year and as a career averages almost 8 a game. U don't put up 10+ assists a game and lowest your own point total of you're just "passing when you're tired or don't have a shot". Bron averaged 25 This year when he could have easily averaged his normal 27+ because he wanted to get AD and everybody else involved. In the first two games of this series he was solely a facilitator. He's a pass first player and always has been. If he really only wanted to get his shot, he would average over 30 a game for his career(as seen in Cleveland in his first run)

[@owtkvst]

@@anthonyzarate9807 also, did U know that LeBron was top 10 in the league in defensive win shares this season? Meaning possessions in which he stopped a player from scoring. That's DEFENSE. The only time U can ever say Bron lacked defense was his last year in Cleveland with that terrible team, and last year with the Lakers. His all defensive team honors shows he has always been a capable defender and in his prime was an EXCELLENT defender

[@anthonyzarate9807]

@@owtkvst Obviously you are a Lebron fanboy and no matter what the numbers, eyes, and brain say...you are going to post with your emotions and heart. It is ok, there are a lot of worse things you can do besides idolizing another man.

[@LeopardL123]

Who's that guy who tries to make a grand statement but comes up as though he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@marcuspowell2510]

Brandon needs to stick to football. Dame wasn’t a factor after game 1.

[@aabhasamol4756]

Blazers were healthy? How? CJ McCollum played with a broken back. Lillard wasn't healthy ever since game 3. Collins was lost in the first game. Healthy lol.

[@bfns2353]

Get Brandon off of all basketball topics please and thank you

[@alanbrabender7447]

Wilds out of control see now the blazers loose and he has nothing to say

[@alvinnochipmunks7707]

Brandon is terrible. 🔥🗑