Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe VERY ANIMATED over the Celtics NOT being tested?! | First Take

[@AbelAraya]

JT does well - “should’ve had 50” JB does well - “is JB a #1 over Tatum?” Celtics win close- “should’ve won by more” Celtics win big- “no competition” Celtics in a close game but win big at the end- “should’ve never let it be competitive in the first place” ---------> Goalpost

[@sp0re8900]

Your not wrong. It's just the west is loaded 1 thru 11 so the media see's the east as a joke from a number's standpoint. Like let's just say the Celtics did beat the mavs and no player on the mavs got hurt, and they won the finals the media will say that's because the Celtics had the easiest path & how come they didn't sweep them, there's no wining with media as a fan 😂

[@Da_Humble_Life]

What u talking bout

[@xavierb9061]

2 losses, other teams best player played 4 games. One was pacers choking up 3 with ball under 10 seconds

[@IliasLiako]

Doesnt matter what happens this crew (petty knick fan, diehard laker, miami lifer) will find some dumb sh*t to say about the Celtics.

[@andg5194]

Goalpost moves whenever other team's #1 player get injured. Why wouldn't it?

[@IzzyDunit]

Molly:Do you think the Cs have been tested Shannon: Lakers in 5

[@melanatedgod5337]

😂😂😂😂

[@kwasiwallace5604]

Shannon is a known Bron fan, and yes, his takes are biased when it comes to Lakers

[@ibrahimabubakar561]

read this and its living rent free in my head...keep hearing SS voice...."Lakers in 5..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bryankingb.faulcon7442]

ESPN IS A GOOD SOURCE OF EMOTIONAL NARRATIVES

[@kgrkid]

Wrong, idiot! Try again, boy!

[@MattyBTrucking]

And Casuals

[@JurgenMiHoff]

and you follow them so what does that say?

[@JuanRomo-vl4hj]

Who have the Celtics been tested against.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol these clowns don’t like sports and it shows

[@Toucansam46]

Celtics are about to be 12-2 in the playoffs after tonight btw. In case you thought they were a .500 team based on how the media talk about them

[@wilhelm4321]

They should be ashamed to not have swept the heat

[@Toucansam46]

@@wilhelm4321 the heat literally broke their franchise record for 3’s made in a game and hit 50% of them 😂 it was a black magic game who cares they won in 5 big deal

[@infinitybitcid1261]

Who cares. They had the easiest path to the Finals ever.

[@infinitybitcid1261]

Mavericks will sweep Celtics

[@infinitybitcid1261]

Celtics are the softest, most overrated team I have ever seen. They will *CRUMBLE* when they play an actual good team in the Finals.

[@phil6057]

I’ll never get over people saying “Celtics play too much 1 on 1” while highlights of them moving the ball play

[@jammer9941]

They have had a higher assists % than the mavs who are just sharing it so much better....

[@wisedyer2133]

In comparison to the mavs 😂😂 like that’s all they do

[@As4.h]

I swear the Phoenix Suns in 2021 were getting more respect by the media than this Celtics team💀

[@clutchdunks]

Cuz the Suns faced GOOD teams

[@williammccormick984]

They legit haven't played anyone. It's not their fault. You play who is in front of you, but the Celtics team might be the luckiest in history.

[@vulcanraven9701]

@@williammccormick984 true but lebron faced bums in Eastern Conference a whole decade and ppl praise him for it instead

[@As4.h]

@@clutchdunks The suns played the Lakers without AD and a injured Lebron. The nuggets without Jamal Murray. And the clippers without Kawhi Leonard🤡🤣.

[@Ashish1984]

But Celtics been going to ECFs for sometime and Finals twice in recent years, so how are they not battle tested. Mofokers, 64 wins with 20+ point differentials lol, so league must be injured for few years now for Celtics to going this deep, yeah?

[@wook1990]

Not a Celtics fan, but these two crybabies have to stop moving the goal post. The Celtics have been challenged in this series despite being up 3-0. They should have lost Game 1 yet they found a way to recover and win it. They faced adversity being down double digits on the road in Game 3 and came all the way back to win it late. But the most absurd take from these so-called analysts is how they wanna keep bringing up players being injured against the Celtics. First, it was Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier III. Then, it was Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen. Now, it's Tyrese Haliburton and Benedict Mathurin. All crucial and key players to the Heat, Cavaliers, and Pacers but them being injured is no fault of the Celtics. It's the same as when people complain about a team's "easy" schedule but don't realize the fact that everybody plays the same teams every single year. The league changes every single year in every sport. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe, STOP CRYING ALREADY.

[@Iniquityslasher]

Who cares Celtics ain’t winning the finals

[@wilhelm4321]

You can't seriously argue that getting bailed out by the refs in game one means anything

[@pvm0708]

@@Iniquityslasherlol

[@wilhelm4321]

They literally avoided all the better players. Didn't have to go up against Giannis, Jimmy, or Joel. This is the easiest run any team in NBA history has gone through

[@TrueGuardify]

I mean, Celtics finding a way to 'recover and win it' isn't exactly accurate. They win because Pacers are a bad, inexperienced team. They lose game 1 if Tyrese Haliburton doesn't bounce the ball off himself out of bounds with no defenders on him, or if the Pacers foul them. Same story for game 3. These games are much closer than they should be against a Pacers team that is actually very mid, and the Celtics have won these games simply because they are playing a mid-team. If they played this way against Nuggets or Dallas they'd have 0 chance.

[@jimmyjay689]

The Jays been tested since 2017

[@Boomi_Dog]

And nothing to show of it

[@joephillips8713]

Exactly. Everyone is looking at our path like its the last few weeks, its been a 6 year path of the celtics putting themselves in this kind of position

[@DaniMariano-pk7qo]

@@Boomi_Dog Celtics 2024 champs in progess shut up dummy

[@Dee-e7u]

@@Boomi_Dogbet they do after June 🤣🫵

[@MCruz-lm8lb]

@@Boomi_DogLebron didn’t win til 28, Joker didn’t win until 27ish and MJ didn’t win until 28. Shut up scrub lol

[@cjaimez5895]

They've been to multiple ECF, a Finals. They've been tested, been through heartbreak. They're right, they probably should be down 2-1 and in years past they would've been but they've seem to learn from those mistakes.... Also the injuries arguement is crazy: 2018 - They lose Hayward & Kryie 2020 - Bubble Year, Kemba Haywayd 2021 - Jaylen Brown has wrist surgery 2022 - Rob Williams 2023 - Tatum injured first min GM 7, Brogdon & Rob hurt. NOT USING AS EXCUSE, Cs lost and got outplayed in all the series they lost but the narrative is as if the Cs are the only team to benefit from injuries. They earned the 1 seed and the path they got.

[@George-u4i]

In 2020 kemba and hayward played in the games hurt or not they played. 2023 jt played in the game hurt or not he played. 2024 jimmy doesn't play a game, donvan misses the last 2 games(not that it mattered tho), tyrese misses game 3 and prolly game 4. Also in the east. Half the knicks miss games in multiple series, giannis doesn't play a game, dame misses games, boston only porzingis misses games which is their 3rd option. Teams best players in the east are missing games.

[@willn8664]

Honestly the Celtics BEST run was with IT while he was playing injured ironically as well as dealing with his sister's death. And the Celtics front office as well as medical staff screwed him over.

[@GODFATHER-hv9en]

​@@willn8664ya that's the most shittest thing to do to a player who carried them

[@joenolan2606]

UD wants to blame the Celtics success on injuries? He’s lucky JT got hurt game 7 last year bc they would’ve been the first team in history to blow a 3-0 lead

[@Kharl19]

Well, it is LMAO

[@SuperDunk1000]

@@Kharl19 you really think Miami, Cleveland, or Indy would’ve beat Boston this year fully healthy?

[@TheOnlyDTM]

@@SuperDunk1000with Boston fully healthy too? Same result. 5 games in each series.

[@Kharl19]

@@SuperDunk1000 oops, did i say that, what i said was there was no real challenge, and if there was, celtics shouldn't even be challenged playing against mediocre hospital-ridden teams

[@SuperDunk1000]

@@Kharl19 you agreed with the sentiment that Boston’s success was due to injuries. You can’t gaslight here

[@deangelothompson6696]

Ppl act like the pacers ain’t a real efficient scoring team

[@willn8664]

They barely made it against a depleted/injured Knicks team. 💀

[@vandanpatel923]

A Knicks fan and a lakers fan talking about Boston on live television. Then they got Udonis Haslem talking bout them 😭

[@trillavanilla3425]

it's 3 v 1 on the celtics on that panel.

[@willn8664]

SAS is not a real Knicks fan though. We established this awhile ago. Where have you been? 🤣

[@brianchua4240]

I'm a Laker fan, and this is embarrassing. They didn't talk much about this for the Suns in 2021. Didn't hear much about this with the Warriors in 2022.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

And a cricket expert is somehow commenting about them

[@djtomeson]

Why nobody mention KP being injured most of the playoffs for the Celtics? And Luka and Kyrie play the most 1v1 basketball

[@wilhelm4321]

You don't know basketball. Luka is literally the best playmaker in the league even ahead of Bron

[@JansMarinara]

​@@wilhelm4321the mavs literally play rhe most iso ball in the postseason

[@jarell1996]

@@wilhelm4321do you watch basketball Luka definitely plays mad Iso ball

[@Wisestomatoe]

@@wilhelm4321stop it

[@wilhelm4321]

​@@jarell1996 Yes to get a double so he can dish to his teammates. Steve Nash and Chris Paul has that in their games too

[@Danavengonz]

Haslem saying he wants to get tested bro u been on the bench your whole career while getting carried to rings u gotta chill😂

[@travisperry3651]

😂😂😂 his best career highlights came from when he played with shaq and D.wade then he became a glorified bench player talking about getting tested lol

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Who cares? Y’all didn’t say anything when Balco Bron was getting a free trip to the finals all them years when he was in Cleveland playing in the Leastern Conference it was called back then cause all of the great teams was in the west. Don’t get mad at the Celtics for playing who’s in front of them.

[@Original94]

Lebron won in the west past his prime in his 2nd year in the west lol ya ll LeBron rent free haters b everywhere 😂😂

[@BigJayJudah]

You just hated and contradicted yourself

[@TheHighNerd]

The east has 3 more chips then the west the east has been historically better

[@malakaijacobs8033]

Oh really,are you sure people don’t say anything about that?😂band making it 1 time in a row vs 8 and a few championships is definitely different

[@YourePartofMe]

​@@Original94The Mickey Mouse Ring?!? 😂😂

[@biggerreggent2062]

Mavs were also down 18 the previous game btw

[@jlee23442]

Exactly! So the mavs also could’ve been down 2-1 but ESPN doesn’t want to bring that up

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

Celtics 18th title.....

[@steplaland]

Shannon never came with this energy when Lebron was in the East

[@wilhelm4321]

Because Bron actually won titles. Where are the Celtics rings?????

[@ne0n1nja247]

​@@wilhelm4321that's not the point that was made. Lmao. And it still makes the point of him running through a crappy eastern conference to get there.

[@wilhelm4321]

​@@ne0n1nja247Why didn't Tabum beat the warriors

[@jacobyjonez9900]

The east has always been weak or top heavy, majority of lebrons runs in the east have been cakewalks especially in the first 2 rounds

[@angelcortes4496]

I didn't hear about the refs then either

[@Sign_Your_Will]

Were they not down double digits?😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Christian-eq6pq]

They have their narratives already set and just go down that hole. Nothing they are saying is backed up by the games if you watch them. It’s just looking at the teams and seeing “3-0” so assuming there’s no test according to them.

[@toddshaw9441]

Thank u, they act like its been a cake walk for C's or something, they been playin good ball

[@Sign_Your_Will]

@@Christian-eq6pq Everybody that’s not the media’s favorite to win has some type of asterisk they’re win

[@swish52621]

When you’re facing nobody it’s easy to be down bad and come back. We see it all the time against even the BEST teams so this double digit stuff, unless it’s a 50 point lead is nothing. Woah they came back against Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard…crazyy

[@Wisestomatoe]

@@toddshaw9441cakewalk

[@sdadsada6429]

Nuggets have lost 3 games last year before the finals and we didn't heard anything about being tested. The media are trying everything to discredit Boston for some reason. This team was tested for multiple years before.

[@williammccormick984]

Because the Nuggets made it through the West last season. They didn't go through a DECIMATED Heat team without Butler, and a depleted Cavs team without Mitchell for half the series and now the Pacers of all teams without Haliburton. This has been the easiest road to the Finals I've ever seen.

[@Dreams82978]

@@williammccormick984My guy, the Nuggets went through an experienced 8th seed Timberwolves, a the Suns with KD and Booker and an injured Chris Paul, a play in James and AD Lakers which resulted in a sweep, and an injured 8th seed Miami Heat from the East. Nobody said anything about the Nuggets because it was their first championship. But you mean to tell me Boston has had it easier? It clearly shows that the Cs are held to a higher standard along with unfair criticism because they are hated as the best team. Nobody wants them to win, nobody gives them credit.

[@brandenwilliams3496]

That's such a lazy take. Kyrie and Luka feed off each other just as much as Brown and Tatum. Jaylen Brown's assist to Tatum and Tatum's assist to Horford both happened in clutch time to seal the game in game 3. Horford finished the game with 7 3s. So he got the other 6 off iso plays? Lol, c'mon.

[@captmajshit]

Luka and Kyrie are LITERALLY playing "your turn my turn" SAS is full of SH!T!!!!!

[@jarell1996]

literally it's like do they watch the game at all

[@captmajshit]

@@jarell1996 he said that with a straight face. Unbelievable smh

[@etachi_]

Exactly what I was thinking when he brought up that nonsense

[@captmajshit]

@@etachi_ I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that noticed that trash

[@davighidetti8947]

All game 😂

[@papifuego5273]

ESPN really salty Boston is ballin

[@jordan_unbound870]

Gave gave gave.... Celtics TOOK TOOK TOOK... Literally in game 1 and 3

[@wilhelm4321]

You need your eyes checked

[@bns434]

Celtics took game 3 Rick Carlisle gave game 1 to the Celtics . Doesn’t matter tho cause they aren’t beating the mavs

[@kylec.8350]

Clown you crazy.

[@Frozilla15]

​@@bns434Nobody on the Mavs can stop Tatum, Brown, or Porzingis.

[@teelotus3326]

@@bns434the mavs get cooked everytime by the Celtics what have you been watching Jaylen Brown dropped Luka last game they played them on the road with no porzingis and swept them for the series 🧹 and Kyrie has been in a Celtics jail cell having a 0-10 record against Boston since the 2022 playoffs😂

[@dominickbadial5980]

The Celtics could go 82-0 and 16-0 throughout the the entire postseason and the ESPN team would still have major complaints

[@jacksonhowe8486]

I agree

[@Suge8263]

What does being tested even mean I'm so sick of these Narratives

[@cjfrm3658]

U need to be battle tested u need a challenge before u fight the heavyweight

[@RL-ww5ev]

Says who? Ppl on television

[@DillaDonuts]

​@cjfrm3658 wouldn't the celtics be the heavyweight in this scenario... not once all year has Dallas proved to be better than the celtics

[@christophervisconte1518]

They say you need to be battle tested but forget Tatum and brown have been battle tested since they got into the league, when has Luka been battle tested because the mavs have had the same cake walk because 2 of there teams have no playoff experience and the clippers wasn’t a test because there best player is out. So quit acting like the mavs have had a hard road to the finals

[@SuperDunk1000]

@@cjfrm3658 They’ve been tested already

[@jasonhorn901]

A testament to a great team is when the dominate so much that people say "They haven't been tested." I'm not making any predictions, but I would not be surprised in the Celtics swept whomever they play in the finals (and I also wouldn't be surprised to see them lose). This team has been tested, for the last 8 seasons. They've just learned how to finish and close games.

[@ICFJAY]

Kyrie left Boston on his own after saying he wanted to be there, he wasn’t forced out. That’s why the Celtic fans don’t like him.

[@AYjoy93]

He also didn’t force his way to get traded to Boston specifically.

[@neutral_narr]

Who cares both sides eventually got what they wanted no need to harp over the past.

[@ICFJAY]

@WonderMonkey-xp3xk you went to far. You can never pull the race card on a black man 😂. Only people of power can be racist, and Celtic fans are the racist infants.

[@thecoolrich]

Celtics is fkin stacked man! Best defense on guards! Goodluck Dallas

[@mangesh9034305]

The core of the Celtics - Tatum, Brown and Horford - have been battle tested since 2018 LMFAO. The Celtics are looking poised this season. Our mentality is way different from our 2022 squad.

[@carloscallins7846]

Cap yall still look the same 😭yall always get down big and js come back but that’s not happening in the finals

[@mangesh9034305]

@@carloscallins7846 Playoffs are a game of matchups, runs and mistakes. You're acting like the Mavs weren't down by 18 against OKC and Timberwolves. They were down by 18 and they made the comeback. "But that's not happening in the Finals", am I right?!

[@SOURJDADDY]

Seriously!!

[@willn8664]

By battle tested you mean lost against a low seeded team last year and almost lost to the same team the year before then yes, they are definitely battle tested.

[@KingJohn301]

...​@@carloscallins7846

[@dado380]

Motherf…… are so disrespectful. Celtics stomped everyone in regular season including Dallas multiple times,they only had 18 loses and if Porzingis is healthy for whole final series Dallas doesn’t stand a chance!!

[@wilhelm4321]

Lol regular season 🤣 😂 . Mavs in 4

[@jarethcruz2627]

Boston would lose to OKC, MINNESOTA AND DALLAS 😢

[@dafyyyyyy]

You mean dallas when they were starting Powell? Yeah aight buddy

[@Saisei87]

@@wilhelm4321had it been the other way around and the Mav’s swept Celtics in the regular season you’d be the first one pointing that out 🤡 🤡

[@86MagicJ]

😂they didn’t face this Mavs team in regular season fool.. they meet in finals Mavs in 6

[@sircornelius1193]

These dudes are crazy. They always gotta nitpick the C’s somehow. It ain’t there fault players get injured, pacers shot perfect in the first half of game 3 and they still fought back and won. JB and JT are playing the best with each other than they have in their whole careers. When Celtics win 4-1 over Mavs in the finals maybe yall will actually realize. C’s nation we up!!!

[@IzzyDunit]

Thank you

[@Kharl19]

Nah, Celtics about to get smoked out of their building 😂😂😂

[@tigerhoods7927]

Because they don’t like sports they gotta find something to complain about

[@sookmahD]

Yall? You arent from Mass.

[@willn8664]

I think you are missing the point. It's the fact that the delusional fans think the Celtics are better than they actually are instead of being real about it and admitting that that their team legit got lucky during this playoff run so far.

[@MoneyMadeKade]

Stephen A you OWE Kyrie, Luka and the entire Mavericks organization an apology, especially Kyrie.

[@DynastyIcon]

i feel you... but nobody values Stephen A's opinion , an apology would mean nothing coming from him

[@kgrkid]

@@DynastyIcon Stephen A doesn't owe anybody anything, especially you two stupid entitled little boys!

[@Kgotso25]

Absolutely look at him saying it's because he thought Luka was hurt when he crowned the Wolves in game 2 against Denver. I am livid and I shouldn't be because it's just sports talk

[@officially_jr]

To all these ANALYST, SHUT UP and just report on the GAME, stop with all these false narratives.

[@officially_jr]

Getting paid to say anything atp🤧

[@kgrkid]

The only one with a false narrative here is you, boy!

[@wilhelm4321]

Lol I'm sorry it hurts your little green feelings. The Celtics are nearly as good as you think they are

[@Suge8263]

​@@wilhelm4321dude they only lost 2 games this whole post seasons...

[@wilhelm4321]

​@@Suge8263Thank you for proving my point. How did you lose a game to the heat without Jimmy

[@osvaldopena7837]

Celtics narratives are crazy. Nothing positive is ever said about Celtics. Celtics in 6 vs Mavs. Stop playing.

[@wayno115]

*5

[@willn8664]

You just proved why the Celtics get this hate. Delusional fans like yourself thinking the Celtics are better than they actually are instead of being in touch with reality and admitting how lucky they have been through this playoff run.

[@wayno115]

@@willn8664 I’ll be back to this comment when they win another championship or 2 in the next few years and hopefully everybody is healthy in the East so we don’t have to hear y’all excuses. The fact is they’re 75-20 throughout the season and they’re gonna beat the Mavs in 5 or 6 in the finals especially if KP is healthy for game 1 lol y’all better hope he ain’t a 100% or another one of those overrated West teams y’all keep talking about is gonna lose in the finals

[@Theycalldexter]

☘️☘️☘️

[@Sam-jx8tv]

Are they just not going to talk about the comeback?

[@TaiLePhan]

Who have they played that's impressive

[@patrickhyatt172]

Who cares? Only thing niggas have to hold on2, well they haven't played anyone, who cares, we want a ring, we don't carw who we play lolol

[@toddshaw9441]

@@TaiLePhan is that their fault tho...I mean those teams WERE STILL IN THE NBA right? Who are they supposed to play?

[@LGAMER3412]

If it was the Lakers they would’ve been all over it

[@Sam-jx8tv]

@@TaiLePhan Its not like the Celtics aren't deal with injuries as well.

[@KingDavo215]

7:04 needs to be a meme. Shannon tried to slide that in there like we wouldn't notice. Then SAS reaction was priceless 😂😂😂

[@nr30199]

WHAT?😂

[@edwarddennard]

OMG bruh i can’t even watch these shows no more the amount of false discourse is asinine. “Celtics shoot too many 3’s” “Celtics play too much 1 on 1” “Celtics should be down 2-1” “Celtics haven’t been tested” all this is false and it shows everyone in the media is bias and has a agenda cuz ain’t no way u look at Mavs vs Boston and say Mavs are the better team JT just isn’t true

[@Helloim_anthony]

See you back tomorrow

[@TrueGuardify]

Denver, Dallas, Wolves, Lakers, and a healthy Clippers would all smoke the same teams the Celtics are playing easily. Even the more mid- Western conference teams like the Suns and Pelicans would probably have the edge over all these eastern conference teams except the Celtics and Knicks. Doesn't mean the Celtics aren't a great team but to say that they've been 'tested' is kind of dumb.

[@daquaylenavie3740]

They might not be better but kyrie and luka about to torch the Celtics so bad

[@edwarddennard]

@@TrueGuardify you’re “very dumb” if you think those low level teams would just dog the East teams in the playoffs. It’s clear you don’t watch the regular season cuz if you did you would know the Suns or Pelicans have not been great over the second half of the season. You would also know that Indiana has the second best offense in NBA history and Celtics are still up 3-0. And lastly if you were smart you know the playoffs is about matchups and the matchups with Boston and Mavs heavily favor Boston go look at the 2 games this regular season all the players playing rn played and they got beat by 28. You’re a prisoner of the moment and a fan don’t speak basketball like you know what you’re talking about.

[@Kharl19]

​@@TrueGuardify even the spurs would smoke the pacers which was a play-in team btw, and the cavs might as well be a play-in team with Mitchell and Jarett Allen being out

[@sanbell]

I feel like we’d still see this video even if Boston were dominating injury-free opponents by 40 or something

[@aarzanpyakurel8449]

Keep on hating. If you think PJ Washington & Derrick Jones jr. are gonna guard Brown & Tatum then not even almighty god can cure such delusion.

[@wilhelm4321]

If you think Holiday or Brown can guard Luka or Ky you are crazy

[@carloscallins7846]

Nb said they gonna be to hold them but they gonna make it difficult for them to score the ball js look at the 22 finals and see what golden state did to them wiggins had tatum on locks if Tatum is struggling then they have no chance of winning

[@Kharl19]

​@@carloscallins7846well, tbf, wiggins was a good 1 on 1 defender, look at him defending Luka, Luka shot the worst pct of his post season career against that guy, tho Luka still averaged like thirty

[@As4.h]

@@wilhelm4321Holiday, White and Brown will all take turns guarding the backcourt and will make it as hard as possible to score. Look at the Celtics numbers on defense, do u realize the Celtics backcourt consists of two all-NBA defensive guards😂. You should be asking yourself how are the mavericks going to contain the Celtics from scoring from all positions💀.

[@Ivan-qk9up]

We will see, you have to admit Celtics had a cake walk to the finals this year, we will se how they deal with the Mavs who never had a court advantage, and was always the underdog going in.

[@RobertMaldonadoII]

Not a Celtics fan: but, you still gotta win 4 games to advance every round to win the CHAMPIONSHIP. It doesn’t matter if a star was hurt or wasn’t present during the run . You still gotta win 4 games with extreme effort . I hate that media calls lakers a bubble championship and even this year an easy run to the finals . You still gotta suit up bust sweat n effort to win . Don’t let anyone or someone’s word down play your route to success when the effort was given to overcome the criteria. ( Just saying )

[@lyrikalinyoswiminpoo]

Look at UD!!! 😂 Yeah I can see him doing this!! Respect!!

[@DynastyIcon]

respect to the OG 🔥 as a Heat fan, it's good to see UD on television

[@maddawg8164]

​@@DynastyIconhe sucks just like draymond. They just push personal agendas gtfoh

[@lyrikalinyoswiminpoo]

The Celtics BETTER win it all with no excuses OR ELSE!!!!!

[@Raider_Sage]

Why people making excuses for them making making the finals 😂

[@TheSAD999]

Or else what?

[@StuTheDon17]

Hang on. Choose a lane..... You're either saying they have no chance against the Mavs or saying they better win, no excuses. If Boston are going to get smoked by Dallas, then why say they better beat them??? You haters make 0 sense.

[@lyrikalinyoswiminpoo]

@@StuTheDon17 Calm down.. The Celtics will likely have Porzingis back for the Finals.. this is a revenge series for him and Kyrie to both teams.. BUT this Celtics team have their best chance at winning in this JT and JB era regardless of who they see PERIOD!!! Ain’t nobody hating..

[@willn8664]

They have to pray that the Mavs go through the same injuries as the Knicks did....

[@shermandudley5548]

Did Shannon have this same energy when LeBron was cake walking through the east in his second run with Cleveland?

[@wayno115]

Exactly and even before that theirs a reason why Cleveland won 50 games or more from 2005-2010 except for one season and that’s because Bron has always had a really good team but because it’s the Celtics it’s a problem lol. And what’s crazy is it’s not their fault Rozier, Jimmy Butler, Josh Richardson, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Tyrese Haliburton got injured. They earned the number 1 seed by taking the regular season serious and earned homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. And even if all those players we’re healthy they we’re never gonna beat the Celtics in my opinion it just would’ve went 6-7 games.

[@jeffreygibson2201]

Celtics are doing what championship teams do, they find a way to win. But I get it!!! Celtics is the team everybody loves to hate and we just keep proving you all wrong.

[@Celtics18thchampbanner]

Dont worry Celtics fans. We'll win it all and not have been tested a single time the whole way.

[@Theycalldexter]

😂☘️☘️

[@brandondinh8841]

Why is a 15th man bench player talking about basketball?

[@ajwilliams3423]

Shannon thought he was gonna get away with that one LMAOO

[@jake5462]

People act like the Celtics are playing high schoolers, they are all NBA players doesn’t matter who is on the floor it isn’t easy to win playoff games

[@ryanclarke2911]

I love how everyone acting like the Mavs are the standard 😂. Boston wipes the floor in every way

[@cbnf7832]

Yea you must not be watching Mavs basketball the western conference is way better than the east Mavs beats Celtics easily

[@Christian-eq6pq]

@@cbnf7832They have faced nobody until they faced a gas Wolves team that blew their load in a 7 game series. Clippers with no Kawhi, baby OKC team, and now a tired Wolves team. Mavs will be a test but Celtics will be as well. They haven’t faced an offense like this yet.

[@DynastyIcon]

we'll see how the Celtics respond when they realize Luka and Kyrie aren't Nembhard and Siakam... they're different animals 💯

[@dylanjohn430]

@@Christian-eq6pq played a heat team without butler Played a cavs team where they pulled away after Mitchell got hurt and Jarett Allen didn’t play Played a pacers team who lost haliburton in a majority of game 2 and game 3 So what are we talking about here

[@cl9685]

@@cbnf7832 They played twice this year. The Celtics won 119-110 and 138-110, there is literally no reason Dallas would be favored

[@rob7985]

Celtics are going to have a problem with luka and kyrie?? No How bout Dallas is going to have a serious problem with Boston's starting five!!!

[@Chrissmithers2]

I’m convinced none of these “ analysts” even watch the games

[@Ant-Tee]

When your a consistent team like Celtics and Dallas from trade time and not fragile, got players that play through season and playoffs it’s easy for you to dominate

[@tjjones2653]

Bro why is this continuously a topic? Jokic first championship was an easy run we didn’t see this much criticism about who they play. But since it’s the Celtics they want to throw shade towards the Celtics.

[@joeolivas554]

No one in the western conference can beat the Celtics. The only team that were able beat them were the Denver Nuggets. They’re out and Celtics are going to win.

[@jdtii7069]

I also thought JT was playing bad according to espn

[@not_seen_just_sean608]

Watch them win the chip with all this disrespect

[@conordonaghey1529]

I can’t wait for the backtracking when the Celtics get the job done.

[@brettt141]

Its funny they say the celtics havent been tested like they have any control over jimmy hurting himself foul baiting. Or new yorks coach running his team into the ground. Celtics beating everyone who went against them. 5 games, 5 games, 3 games so far. They havent struggled vs these teams like a great team shouldnt. Celtics are just playing the game and the media has to find things to criticize

[@will.davlin]

2 layers of socks to bed = drug addiction curing level sleep➖

[@Briley251]

Do the last 6 years not count? You could argue the Celtics are the most battle tested team remaining in the playoffs. They have a champion in jrue holiday and finals experience all over the team. Also how u gonna say they haven’t been tested and at the same time say they should be down 2-1 in the series? Makes no sense. The pacers are a good team, they’re capable even without Haliburton.

[@opinion357]

Well the MAVS beat the CLIPPERS WITH NO KAWHI LEONARD too hello!!! so does that mean they’re not tested too!! Also Celtics are missing Porzingis but no one says anything about it! Celtics play whoever is in front of them and play hard each time, thats why they are the #1 seed!

[@hectorirene763]

If the Clippers had Leonard they would have beaten Dallas. Next round they play OKC who is super young and not very experienced. Now they’re playing a tired Wolves team that had to go nuclear against Denver after dropping their home games. But we’re supposed to say the Mavs can beat Boston in a 7 game series. 😂😂

[@neutral_narr]

@@hectorirene763 They will because Luka and kyrie are better than tatum and brown it will come down to the supporting cast.

[@litlyklooney8300]

I respect the Mavs as a team but now I hope we sweep them boys because the disrespect is crazy.

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

Tatum better than Giannis

[@wilhelm4321]

Giannis would literally make him cry

[@Nicolas815]

no he’s not

[@86MagicJ]

😂 Tatum not even better than Jaylen

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

@wilhelm4321 heat did that last year

[@albertislas4374]

Tatum isn’t close to jokic, Giannis, and luka.

[@brettt141]

SaS talking about kyrie and luka getting others involved vs the Js not . Luka and kyrie poinr guards avg 8 assists and 4 per game. Tatum and brown 2 wings are 6 and 3 per game. Stephen hasnt watched a game in years

[@kylec.8350]

Lol!!!! Udonis hates the Celtics with a passion just like espn.

[@resurrectedainu6751]

Celts been tested last 3 yrs. Without Nuggets, warriors and wolves in the picture. C's got a great chance of lifting that trophy. Have had Irving # last few season.

[@andersonbucker1856]

bruh they’re the 1 seed. they’re supposed to have an easy playoff road. that’s literally the reward you get. first you play 8th seed, then 4th, and then 2nd, assuming the higher seed always wins. if not then you get an even easier road, but you can’t hold that against them because they’re in this position bc they put in the work during the regular season and got the 1 seed.

[@yourefine9020]

Celtics in 5 against Mavs

[@angelmalagaplaza]

all are celtics haters 🥱

[@carloscallins7846]

Cs there fruads

[@joshuasutton983]

Celtics not winning a championship. Luka will win his first ring and Kyrie will win his second ring. Kyrie will cook Boston.

[@diangelomanderson4954]

​@@joshuasutton983and you will be cooking me every night 💦💦🍆🍆🍆 until she screams out" Celtics in 6, daddy!!!🍀🍀🍀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Theycalldexter]

@@joshuasutton983👀lmaoooo☘️

[@Ant-Tee]

Can’t blame them for being on the court and not being fragile, they grind together all year this is the benefit result

[@yamiymikxxo2794]

This whole narrative is stupid, it’s not the Celtics fault that injuries happen or GMs on different teams in the east arent on a high level

[@kgrkid]

There's no narrative here, idiot!

[@tigerhoods7927]

These clowns gotta have stupid narratives cause their boss said so

[@민석-o7v]

Round 1: No Jimmy, Herro only plays 3 games Round 2: No Donovan for the last 2, no Caris Levert, No Jarret Allen Round 3: No Tyrese Halliburton All time Mickey Mouse generational run, and don’t even get me started with Giannis and Dame being hurt, and the Infirmary Knicks that can barely get 5 guys on the court. I don’t think we have ever seen a more Mickey Mouse run to the finals before in history.

[@SuperDunk1000]

Weren’t the Celtics tested the last 3 or so years in the playoffs? What are these people talking about?

[@franknatti5367]

Luka don’t trash talk when he losing. Only crying. Biggest crybaby in NBA history

[@Lamont47]

Damm Porzingus vs luka I didn’t even think about that

[@Theycalldexter]

We still ain’t got battle tested yet 😢😂😂😂☘️LFG CELTICS!!!

[@thesportsrealist]

I don’t understand why people get mad that the Celtics path was easier, they can’t control other teams injuries, and what r the Celtics supposed to do in these series? LOSE? But also they got the 1 seed, it’s almost like having the 1 seed gives you easier matchups😂

[@Jb15573]

You expect me to listen to Udonis Haslems opinion of the Boston Celtics?

[@ElzRayEks]

ESPN worried the Celtics are going to win the Championship 🏆 Narratives exposed 😅

[@thetruth14444]

DALLAS VS BOSTON IS AMAZING THE STORY LINE BEHIND IT AND THE CRAZY DUO’S 🔥🔥🔥

[@pariswilson-xq6ff]

Lol an overtime game and a comback game from down 18 lol is that not tested. Lets be real sakiam is the only playoff experienced player and champion on the pacers team lol 😂😂 and Dallas is good but not from 3 and our guards are better defensively. And with KP its a wrap lol

[@TrueGuardify]

If you're banking on your guards to clamp up Kyrie and Luka then ya'll are gonna get hit hard in game 1. Only way Celtics win is by overcoming Dallas' defense which has carried the Mavs through the 2nd half of the season and postseason. And I don't trust Tatum and Brown to be able to do that when it matters because they never have and always fold against elite teams in the ECF and NBA finals.

[@StuTheDon17]

​@@TrueGuardify Brown clamps Luka up for fun. White and Jrue clamp Kyrie up all the time. We have 3 games already this season to look back on between these 2 teams. Go back and watch the games, then come back to us.

[@803babySS]

How haven’t they been tested? They just said they’ve been down 15-20 a few times this playoffs that’s a test right there

[@wilhelm4321]

I'll say this. Holiday is going to be in foul trouble if they try and put him on Luka

[@BostonBori92]

Doubt that Holiday is actually a smart defender

[@xzavierguzman7176]

Holiday has fouled out less than 15 times in his entire career I doubt it

[@wilhelm4321]

​@@BostonBori92Not really

[@wilhelm4321]

​@@xzavierguzman7176I said trouble not foul out

[@xzavierguzman7176]

@@wilhelm4321 I guess we will see can’t remember a game I’ve seen him play where he had more than 4 fouls lol

[@SuperAllenwill]

No one is giving 37 year old Al Horford his flowers? That's a luxury if I ever saw one. He is putting up mad numbers.

[@StuTheDon17]

They don't even know who he is.

[@S-TierIguess]

Wish I could watch espn again but y’all literally say the obvious but still have the worst analysis every time!

[@Helloim_anthony]

See you back tomorrow

[@tigerhoods7927]

Nobody really watches their shows

[@thecoolrich]

I’m ngl as a wolves fan I’m more excited about Celtics vs Dallas!

[@dizzdondotta9537]

Are they talking about the team thats 10-2 in the playoffs? 😂😂😂😂

[@davighidetti8947]

11-2*

[@xavierb9061]

Played 4 games with other teams best player playing

[@youngking3611]

In kyrie we trust!🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@matthewchristopher16]

They'll still find a way to lose in the finals

[@oskie1997]

Couldn't agree more sir 😂

[@AzulApe]

Brown will have to overcome Tatum choking.

[@JstKole]

@@AzulApe why do yall hate Tatum so much it's weird man

[@AzulApe]

@@JstKole no hate; I just know what he does when there is pressure.

[@jacksonhowe8486]

​@@AzulApehater

[@TheEasyname23]

Having Haslem the Celtic HATER he is on this panel tells me everything we need to know about these takes. Please cry and watch this chip run haters

[@vaderswank]

I’m a Mavs fan I don’t think Jason Kidd is gonna let himself be out coached by Joe Mazula Kyrie & Luka have a look in their eyes they are not gonna let themselves take an L in the finals they’ll take game 1 or 2 in Boston they don’t have a good home court advantage Luka thrives when the fans Talk and the racism that’s gonna come out of Boston fans is gonna unlock a new Kyrie my goodness I’m ready for these last Conference Finals games to end so we can start the real show

[@sammyiglesa5698]

Please stop the racism comments. This trend has gone on too long, there aren't 5,000 screaming fans yelling racist remarks so stop. Second, if that were true then you better hope that Kyrie doesn't have another meltdown in Boston because it I remember correctly he got so made he started swearing and flipping off fans by game 2. So maybe relax a bit on the superiority complex you seem to be trying to create.

[@TrueGuardify]

Fr. Luka especially feeds off of a negative crowd booing him and I love it. Kyrie will play his best against Boston as well.

[@ajkim9151]

​@@TrueGuardifyHe's 0-10 in his last 10games against Boston

[@neutral_narr]

@@ajkim9151 in the regular season playoffs are a different beast you guys are for a rude awakening.

[@ajkim9151]

@@neutral_narr You forgot how they swept him in Brooklyn with KD??

[@Lemmiwinksthegerbil381]

Celtics will wipe out Dallas in 5

[@kjjr3270]

Saying Pacers deserve to get a win the game they blew a 20 point lead is blasphemous. You people just say anything now.

[@Niz2013]

Finally some praise for boston. Thanks Mr. Sharpe

[@Dreco_Moore]

bruh @7:00 😂😂😂😂😂😂 they gone debate if need be 😂😂👌🏿

[@JDolla93]

As a Celtics fan I can clearly say that no team should be taken for granted in these playoffs. I told someone in the beginning idc how many games we win in the regular season it’s winning in the postseason that’s more important. Injuries are apart of the game the Celtics didn’t know what was gonna happen and all of the teams they’ve played so far in the playoffs have played hard! The Celtics shouldn’t have no excuse this year for not winning it all. They got there experience, Jrue and KP were great pick ups for this team.

[@marcusconn5673]

It's always a should have lol a win is a win

[@chrisgarcia8105]

Celtics don’t reach finals=biggest bust in history Celtics reach finals= no competition

[@tempest566]

They’ve been tested the past 3 years I don’t wanna hear any of this bs

[@TheSAD999]

No team can beat Boston this year. This is finally our year