Stephen A. and Max react to Cavaliers defeating Celtics in Game 7 | First Take | ESPN

First Take's Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman react to the Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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[@yamamancha]

MJ and Kobe never, ever had to work with so little. This 2018 season was one of the greatest ever, even without winning a ring. It was basically 1 vs. 5 in the finals.

[@prince_sach50]

FACTS

[@prince_sach50]

@@tjjohal3375 FACTS

[@jacobisaiballadareszelaya1984]

also was lebron vs 5 all stars

[@jbidlow9617]

Jr -1 so it was 0 vs 5

[@phillipmoore6249]

They’ll say 6-0 tho still for no reason

[@DaDefinition18]

Max out here dressed like a Hogwarts student. 😂

[@Godisntreal]

Claude Henry DEAD 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertssilins6567]

Max reacts on game 7 Quidditch game

[@sirebumf]

HAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SYEDSHAZEB46013]

Claude Henry hahaha ikr

[@unleashthebeastbrook2953]

Claude Henry 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@devonsharma2046]

Man I hate the “East is weak” argument for Lebron, appreciate greatness, everyone was saying the cavs were gonna be eliminated by a stronger east this year but the moment Lebron gets past them, “the east is weak”... give this man his credit

[@Sagitariusbri86]

Devon Sharma it has merit when he’s not facing Spurs, Houston or Warriors etc night in and night out. His record against top teams speaks for itself. I’m 5’2, it’s like me beating on a toddler and calling myself the greatest vs me getting my ass handed to me by adults and ignoring that situation because I have such a dominate record against toddlers. Get it

[@PoeticJustice05]

Who the hell did he face?? The PACERS??? aka the weakest team in the playoffs? The Raptors?? aka historical playoff chokers? The Celtics?? A team of g-league players and young pups who were missing their two all-stars?? GTFOH he got lucky AGAIN.

[@bobbobbydp8203]

B M so the spurs are better than the pacers 😂. Don’t be silly the pacers are better than the wolves, spurs, okc and jazz. What people don’t know is that the easts defense is much better than the West

[@devonsharma2046]

B M I get what you’re saying, but Other than the Warriors and Houston, you can not tell me that Lebron would lose a 7 game series against any other team in the West, time and time again he makes other teams seem worse with how dominant and skilled he is... either way, I respect your opinion man...

[@devonsharma2046]

PoeticJustice05 the raptors? Who had a top 5 defence and offence this year? The Celtics? A team with a amazingly deep team with great young starters that played like stars in the cavs series? The pacers? Another team that is up and coming with the emergence of Oladipo? You can’t discredit these eastern conference teams as they seem to look worse due to Lebrons skill and dominance, but hey man, that’s my opinion so if you think it’s luck for Lebron, I respect your opinion.

[@Tsuny999]

People still gonna clown LeBron for using his finals losses against him, but his playoff runs were even greater than what any player could have done just for making the finals with the type of team he had, I will always have respect for him, even as a Celtics fan

[@lakeshowbron4747]

A respectable Celtics fan 💯

[@user-rl4fm4uu6o]

stephen a literally said cavs wouldnt win round 1

[@miguelfana3376]

M 27 yea he did, he initially picked them to win the finals, and then switched to philly, and switched back to Cleveland

[@The_Gamers_Gamer]

Its his and the medias job to fool you marks and create interest for their billion dollar partner the NBA

[@hunterhenryk]

It was goaltending.

[@DJSkandalous]

He said Cavs would get destroyed game 7 in Boston smh

[@Mrcharles.]

You know if Kyrie Irving was playing in the conference finals, it would’ve been a whole different story and perhaps we would’ve seen Boston NOT Cleveland in the finals.

[@GhettoJesus23]

I swear SAS forehead gets bigger every week

[@oxprime3191]

GhettoJesus it'll be a seven-head by nxt week

[@awesumpowerz6805]

GhettoJesus ... and his insight gets smaller ...

[@miclovin8500]

GhettoJesus lol

[@nanagyan1151]

That's because of all the bs he spew out.

[@HumbleGreatnessStudios]

GhettoJesus his bank account gets bigger also.....

[@dh_444]

Y'all salty 😂😂 8 straight finals Le🐏

[@ChrisSmith-tu9bu]

Denzel Hosea yep another team is gonna crush Lebron in the finals aftet he slides past his Garbage conference

[@jeremiahgreenwood7505]

6 finals losses 💀

[@chrisking2084]

It will be 3 and ten

[@savy4266]

6 finals loses leposer

[@danielbaldovino5184]

That emoji is a sheep not a goat

[@marcusroman5570]

I will just say this and I'm sure that real sports fans that are on this will agree with me. You can't name one other Superstar not KD, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, anybody else could take that Squad that he just took to the Eastern Conference Finals. Not one of them could do it on it own like he did. KD had to literally join a 72 -9 to beat this guy. Hate him if you want, we are watching the greatest player of our era.

[@Blackrain7920]

Marcus Roman anything can happen n sports

[@tigera6]

Marcus Roman: If I get CP3 running the show with a Paul Geogre , I think Cavs would do very well. This squad is talented enough, the problem is their system or coaching.

[@323brooks]

everybody keeps actin like his team is always inferior. They have played like garbage but lebron brings the worst out of players. He has never left a team in a good situation. He drains them and leaves and this is a prime example. Korver can score, Smith can score tho streaky, clarkson can score, love can score and yet they play terrible with lebron. He has multiple people that can averaged double digits, he just doesn’t know how to play with a team in my opinion. Think about it, every time they get new players people argue they will challenge the warriors, they play terrible “with lebron” and all of a sudden they are trash. Did all that talent leave? No they don’t play well with lebron. It’s that simple

[@Xanninja]

@@323brooks LeBron been aroun for 16 years. you talk like last year was the only season he ever played you fucking idiot "he doesnt know how to play with a team" rofl the Cavs had no cap space to get good 2 way players, all anyone they could get was 1 dimensional. at some point a stupid fuck has to acknowledge that, instead of looking at them struggle, and then trying to FIND A REASON with an All time great player, why they struggled besides themselves not being that talented. Wtf is going through your head, we saw Clarkson struggle mentally, he got the ball, he had plenty of opprotunities with it, we saw his MISTAKES, some how him choking with the basketball under the spotlight, is about "LEBRON" not knowing how to play w/ the motherfucker? Lmao LeBron got DELEVEDOVA to the fucking championship, he played decently well, this notions LBJ made that years version or ANY version of his team worse makes no sense.. go back in time, 2015 Finals, look how THOSE marginal players still PLAYED, hard and effective.. At some point in time, the player is not mentally prepared or just not good enough. This dumb N**gg sees Love the most overrated "all star" play off player ever, sees him STRUGGLE to hit FUCKING LAY UPS, get bullied around the rim (literally none of that has to do with "LeBron" his PF getting bullied, turning it over and missing lay ups), but in 2015 Mozgov was balling in the playoffs, yet b/c LOVE was 'good' w/o LeBron, and now he's with the guy you dislike its: LeBrons "oh he brought worst out of players". Btw KORVER did play well as he could moron, we know hes 1 dimensional idiot. EVERYONE knows Korver and JR Smith are not Klay Thompson, or elite players, but Korver CHOKED in the FInals, somehow thats on LeBron not knowing to play with Korver a fkn shooter LOL you sound retarded bro. What player doesnt know how to play with a shooter.. when they CHOKE or get exposed by better teams, thats now 100% LeBron??? I'm sorry but LeBron haters are the most retarded on earth. LMAO "its that simple" you dumb af go watch Clarkson or any of these guys play, they did well until that playoff pressure hit, got the SAME SHOTS and opportunity and touches. go watch Finals game 1 FULL GAME, tell me how somehow LeBron "brought the worst out of" the plays Clarkson was making

[@ioannis8248]

*73

[@afrogarou]

Before I watch this video, I can SMELL Stephen A Smith hating

[@andrewbristow2817]

Nicholas Williams YOO!!!! Hahahaha.....weak

[@alfonsovega25]

Had no choice but to hate. Max said something positive, they always gotta argue.

[@John6-40]

I didn't see hating. I only saw honesty about how bad the Eastern Conference is. I thought this was a known fact.

[@andrewbristow2817]

Deric Gregory I think it’s hate. 1. The best teams emerged in the playoffs final four. 2. If it’s so weak, why change the narrative now? He said how dominant and good Celtics are. Then said how great of a matchup the Pacers are. Then discredits them. SAS wasn’t consistent

[@John6-40]

Andrew Bristow 1. You think the Cavs or Celtics are better than the Thunder, T-Wolves, Blazers, or Spurs? *Maybe* the Spurs, but the rest? Lol idk about all that man. I don't think the 2 best in the Eastern Conference would be top 4 in the West. And heck, lets not diss the Pacers. If not for a bad call, they'd be playing the Celtics. What a bad conference. 2. The narrative that the East is weak has been around for years, and it's especially true right now. The fans know about it. The media stopped talking about it because they're all about kissing LeBron's ass lately. Everyone knows the East has been weak, especially this year. Even you know it. Stop playing and be honest. Nobody is saying LeBron ain't great, but keep it 100.

[@DJSkandalous]

Didnt these guys say Lebron had no shot? Get Stephen A off the air and give him a vacation. Just silly he wont admit he was wrong.

[@mightymallardz768]

Even to this day people are changing the narrative. People forget Lebron was the Underdog this playoff run

[@itsdavidfr2594]

@@mightymallardz768 😂 your a idiot. Nobody forgot that

[@carterbilbro4615]

@@itsdavidfr2594 everybody changing the narrative

[@QuavoGotFame]

@@itsdavidfr2594 literally everybody did lol

[@itsdavidfr2594]

@@QuavoGotFame Everyone do it? so when people we’re saying during the game this is probably LeBron‘s biggest accomplishment. that didn’t mean anything. tell me one person right now who said LeBron was not the underdog

[@ChipDouglas10]

But SAS predicted Celtics to win in game 7. Now it's luck? Ok.

[@Mrcharles.]

If Kyrie Irving wasn’t injured during that series we wouldn’t be talking about Cleveland vs Golden State. We would be talking about a Boston vs Golden State finals.

[@scopeworth7781]

charlie barnett But Stephen A picked the Celtics for game 7, knowing that Kyrie wouldn’t play

[@forzaacmilan36]

@@Mrcharles. But they played worse with Kyrie

[@Mrcharles.]

Sigh, ok here’s my advice to you guys, anytime you’re making a sports bet, go against what Stephen A says because he’s a curse.

[@andrayanderson19]

Didn’t SAS pick Philly to win the east? Bird 🦅 brain 🧠

[@ThinkingCrypto]

Luck? wtf - the Pacers beat the warriors two times in the regular season. Raptors were top 5 in off and def. Boston had #1 defense in playoff and were better coached, they also had one of the best defense in the regular season. SAS was saying Sixers were gonna knockoff LeBron and that he wouldn't make the finals...

[@DarthHangry9]

Thinking Crypto yep. Luck

[@albertedmond9134]

Thinking Crypto they won’t ever give him a break smh

[@iGhostXBT]

All facts!

[@KyriegoatIrvingCelticsNBAChamp]

The Celtics a bunch of youngins bro they took lebron to game 7 most people thought the Celtics wouldnt even make game 5-6 and we took em to 7 with no superstars! Horford a good player but no damn superstar

[@chosen7934]

Thinking Crypto why does lebron fans think this was a big accomplishment? he beat a team where they best player was a rookie and he had to go 7 games to win. Also their 2 best players were injured

[@zloading1866]

Max sweater is some heat 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@canyonsandy4785]

Zachary Follis W

[@XPXhumble]

SAS sounds just like skip💯

[@Sherwyn_]

2 years later and this guy is in the WCF.

[@blade4174]

And 2 years later he is in the WCF again.

[@FireAngelChris]

@@blade4174lol then 3 years later he might be back in the finals again 😂

[@timothylockhart85]

Max sounds like he recorded this while in a cafeteria

[@jeremydailey1058]

Timothy Lockhart 😂😂😂

[@rudjard18]

Luck? No Kevin Love. No Kyrie this year for Lebron and you're talking about how lucky lebron is? I think Kevin Durant is more lucky cause he playin with steph klay and green lmao

[@gregpresley1466]

Stephen A Smith doesn't believe a word he's saying. lol. He's full of $hit😂

[@YasmanyR]

Greg Presley lol

[@YasmanyR]

Greg Presley 😂

[@joyboy1720]

they were lucky the celtics couldn't make any open shots smh

[@MrRa32]

Level of competition has to be in conversation tho

[@faswift880]

Stephen sounds like a Lebron hater who lives in the past 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@nekopinder2769]

King Savage lebron called him and his sources fake. He's salty

[@Back2bibleVideos]

No He is a Lbj fan. When this guy said he wanted to see the Celtics in the final. You should have known Cavs was going to win. He has to pretend as if he didnt see the script

[@johnmango6056]

a haters doesnt call someone the 2nd best player ever

[@crews-lj3ph]

King Savage shut yo stupid ass up

[@crews-lj3ph]

Lebron GOAT shut up

[@pinesawl3389]

Every team that goes to the championship has a little bit of luck on their side... That being said, to say that luck was a major factor in the Cavs run is just silly. Weren't they the underdog in every single round? Why is it that we can never give Lebron and his crew credit when they do something? 8 staight.

[@fooltool]

pinesawl not vs pacers

[@jordangrier4842]

The Lebron fans (including analysts) constantly do the same thing when it comes to GS championship run and beating the Cavs. It's sad neither can simply give credit and leave it at that

[@ryanliang57]

how were they underdogs against the Celtics lol

[@pvlapa]

For all GSW's rings they had voodoo luck: 2015 Kyrie and Love out. 2017 Kawhi out. 2018 CP3 out. That's a major injury for every team that has the best chance of beating GSW every year for a ring.

[@jordangrier4842]

The same could be said for the Cavs run including how they won against GS. IT's not one sided and yet people try to make it that way in favor of Lebron. Bottom line, there's nothing wrong with giving credit without all these stupid arguments. Luck has something to do with every championship run

[@hades6670]

Stephen A hasn’t been the same since Lebron exposed him for lying on Twitter 🤣

[@mattfeuter3032]

Justin Hall facts

[@moremusic99]

+Justin Hall Link or it didn't happen :-D

[@marquesekj]

James M. Jus google it lol why are ppl so lazy

[@DBlockn05]

lmao so true, after LeBRon called Stephen A 'fake news' he started to hate on LeBron lmao

[@oliverwashington96]

Justin Hall he still mad at Lebron 😂

[@DJSkandalous]

Kryie secretly happy right now. "They couldn't do it without me". Lmao

[@CPez]

He didn’t even GO to the game!! The beginning of the End of our care for Kyrie.

[@thekidtrey1949]

Crazy how real this is looking back

[@snowwalker9999]

He got lucky because Kyrie and Hayward were injured. However, I wouldn't call carrying a mediocre team to the finals single-handedly "luck".

[@jedidia3260]

kyrie knows they cant beat the goat, he prefers making unce drew movie

[@caleballes6198]

lol

[@snowwalker9999]

Kyrie's team in the first three years of his career was as sucky as LeBron's team and as sucky as MJ and Ai's team in the first three years of their respective careers. You can't make a comparison like that. Kyrie is now a lot more seasoned and in a much better team than the 2014's Cavs.

[@ellandlord2456]

divergildelight Kyrie was horrible in that locker room lol

[@shxdow6405]

Gordon Hayward ain’t built for the playoffs sorry

[@ryankelsey7]

Im so done with Stephen A. Always hating on lebron. That comment about not wanting to see lebron in the finals was the last straw!

[@KenshinButtuosin]

Being great is no luck. Luck is when SAS still has a job at sports center despite his ridiculous and often false predictions.

[@angelomanzi9272]

Chris The Great nah take this L. Have you seen SAS's resume? Guys history speaks for itself within the industry. And he's a hard worker, always on his grind. Hate him or love him you can't knock on his position as an analyst of the game.

[@MrJaysoul13]

Quick with the extreme insults we might not all agree with everything the legendary sport spokesman may say but let's not forget most of SAS career of doing sports commentary he's done a phenomal job at best especially compared to others so let's have less hate and emotions towards a undelicate comment that was said this is not worth losing the man's job

[@nwinsto602]

Chris The Great predictions don't make you a good analyst idk who created that narrative

[@evolution71]

mike Johnathon lmao he is terrible you fools, this dude does no research or true analysis or break down of the game, he just comments on whatever he watches. That guy Lowe is a true analyst of basketball, not this fool Steven a.

[@7Logik]

Chris The Great hes great but everyone has a little.bit of luck somewhere along the way

[@makeyouquit911]

you wanna talk about luck lets talk about GSW 2015 finals kyrie and love hurt... 2017 kawhi leonard hurt, 2018 Chris paul hurt

[@stussydroptop]

gods plan

[@xxRifleMastaxx]

What if you always seem to be lucky year after year? Maybe it means you're good and are able to stay healthy through strategy

[@levargrace5246]

Facts

[@unleashthebeastbrook2953]

Munib Abid rockets still gonna win tonight

[@youngmigo8491]

Big Facts ‼️

[@oTrigganomix-]

These "Analysts" need to learn to respect greatness. I've witnessed this man's entire 15 year career. To sum it up in one word, Unprecedented. No one expected this year to be another LeBron James Finals appearance. SAS said he has no "desire" to see such a thing. This man has silenced all critics. His play on the court, and actions off the court don't coincide with all the hate he receives. People hate on those that are doing better than them, or better than someone they idolize or want to be. The narrative will be changed to, "Oh, LeBron beat a team that was short it's star players. He had an easy path to the Finals." No, he beat the Pacers. They were excellently coached by the man who LeBron credits his resilience to. The man who embarrassed him in the Finals. He beat the number 1 team in the East, the Toronto Raptors. Hence, "LeBronto". He just beat one of the best prepared teams I've ever seen. The Celtics are prepared for greatness headed by Kyrie Irving come next season. The best Coach behind Gregg Popovich in the game right now. Yes, that angled high double screen is highly effective for the uncontested 3 ball. If I'm not mistakened the Celtics hit 9/13 this series on that play. Rewatch the series, and count if you'd like. LeBron looks tired. I would be too. LeBron has now played in his 101st consecutive game this season. In year 15!!! I will make my last statement now... Cavs vs. Warriors 2018. Cavs in 7!!!!!!! #IBelieve

[@jnjuice1690]

“Idiots rely on luck.” - Sherlock (Elementary)

[@dreamteamr6118]

Max changing it up😂 Looking like a professor headass

[@royrezek231]

Damian Lillard at least he passed school

[@Flintc08]

Professor Headass 😂😂😂😂

[@kaikawasumi]

"Lebron gave a concession speech last year before the Finals" but he averaged a 33.6ppg triple-double on 56% shooting and shot 38.7% from 3. Doesn't sound like he conceded anything to me. Steven A. can say it's facts all he wants but actually, it's his interpretation of Lebron's words that he's using to back up his bogus statements instead of his actual play. Can't fool me. I know a blind hater when I see one lol

[@kinsoncooper7333]

Kai Kawasumi ....exactly, well said

[@ChillydontCap]

God, spot on bro.

[@stopclaims3648]

I have been saying that Stephen A Smith and Skip Assh*le Bayless have been hating on Lebron James since he was a junior in High School when Sports Illustrated Called him "The Chosen One" on the cover of their magazine. They hated on Lebron even more ( and a lot of other people including Jordan and Kobe fans ) when he signed that $100 million sneaker deal with Nike before he even played a game in the NBA

[@lucasdias7689]

After re watching this in 2021 i will never care to hear any opinion on Stephen smith talking about lebron

[@stopplzs]

Man the audio for first take has improved so much

[@YO10_19]

Why is the sound so off?

[@alexthetrainer5582]

Sh8y 96 pretty sure bc they don’t have microphones

[@rozegoldpharah1261]

No mics

[@themusikglobe6068]

Both the Celtics and Cavs made it to the same place they were last year..WITHOUT Kyrie. Let that sink in

[@lackeychase]

He’s gonna have a career like d rose. Kyrie is always injured

[@latestrategy9705]

But, with KYRIE they would have went to the ship...Let that sink in...

[@eddiebowles7903]

Offset Migos, they "would" have lol. Hypothetical bullshit. No Kyrie no problem.

[@blindpew412]

If the Celtics had Kyrie they would’ve won in 6 so.....

[@slmm__6959]

The Musik Globe kyrie wouldn't have went 0-10 from 3 like rozier

[@BiggCart__]

Steven A Smith be hating on Lebron so much; he was the same man that said he’d lose against the Raptors and Boston but yet he did and you judge Lebron because he didn’t win against the Warriors and it’s built DreamTeam

[@rikispanglaz7423]

It’s crazy how a lot of people didn’t have the king coming out the first round but now he’s lucky.

[@jovehnic0709]

When did SAS become Skip Bayless? Shit is getting out of hand with his hate now.

[@chefTimour]

Because every freaking show needs a LEBRON LOVER vs LEBRON HATER.... thats how these show goes... its becoming ridiculous. When skip was there, u would never hear a negative comment about Lebron from SAS....

[@Kornelius707]

I think Stephen A is tired of the lebron worship, and people crying about the slightest criticism.

[@kangaroo69ful]

*Nope he flipped when lebron called him out for spreading bs saying "lebron james wanted to punch kyrie" ..You can clearly see hes been hatin on him since*

[@ferybogard7992]

damn right! SAS became a Lebron Hater since LBJ called him "FAKE NEWS" :D :D

[@jovehnic0709]

A Son Rises it’s crazy because when it was Jordan it wasn’t worship. But for Lebron it is. I grew up watching MJ and you would think he never had a bad game with the way he is talked about. If Lebron has a bad game the earth stops spinning. SAS just comes off like a hater who says shit for ratings

[@thatboikb9466]

SAS the biggest hypocrite

[@SYEDSHAZEB46013]

Thatboikb 94 no doubt

[@OhhWillyy]

Facts

[@bcfwop215]

How do SAS keep this energy every morning of the yr 😩😂😂😂

[@russellfearon4508]

Watching in 2022 BK Nets vs Celtics heading into game 3 with Boston up 2-0. The same Celtics core: Tatum, Brown, Horford albeit 3 more years of experience; Nets with Durant and Kyrie have better weapons on paper than 2018 Cavs but are struggling to overcome what LEBRON did by himself. Still waiting to see what happens but WOW.

[@treecosmos386]

They got swept! 🐐 James

[@michael43567]

SAS just gonna ignore the fact that Love was out most of game 6 & the whole of game 7?

[@yungocean172]

Michael Jeff green played as good if not better than kevin love

[@Ktaurus26]

Michael k love is always hurt and he’s overrated.

[@walkerharris2844]

Michael you just gonna ignore the fact that jaylen brown Marcus smart and terry rozier went 3-26 from 3?

[@Jake21128]

Jeff Green Preformed Better Than What Kevin Love would Have Done. The entire series he was Pretty Garbage.

[@pdx8851]

Michael people like “Lebron played with no other all stars” but bruh, Celtics had no all stars playing

[@DamianVice]

This audio is trash

[@St23Vincent]

Being criticized for playing well against a team consistently? How does that make sense? He got lucky in facing Toronto because he plays well against them…the logic.

[@theunbotheredson]

3:10 "I SOAR with my own two eyes." 😂😂😂

[@brahmabull7933]

Steven A and Skip should get back together the two biggest clowns in sports media!

[@johnhuang2771]

Sit back n ball?? You know what I love skip much better

[@Steve-nu2ln]

Why does Max look like he came straight from teaching a high school geometry class?

[@hsdonn664]

I don’t enjoy lebron’s game but I have to admit he is a great great player. I never thought that someone can be compared to MJ but I think he deserves it and can even go over MJ maybe if he wins this year’s title. It’s just amazing he is keeping this level of play over last 15 years. He deserves all the respects for his hard work. Once again, I don’t like him but I respect him.

[@bielito23]

and people still say that lebron had help jose calderon vs curry? jr smith vs klay? past prime kevin love vs dray? like cmon man

[@champeight6737]

Steven A Smith just lost a lot of credibility. Luck??? What are you on.

[@jonerthon]

Champ8 Champy luck had something to do with it. Hes right. How da hell rozier and brown missed all those shots.. And celtics still lost by a few points.

[@PoeticJustice05]

Lucky that the Celtics couldn't make a damn shot to save their lives in the second half. They played great defense but couldn't score for the life of them.

[@dariusgjoy]

It's all opinions....they all are great in their own right

[@myfriend1517]

Steven A - hole Smith... Luck my ASS!

[@shawnallen9275]

Jb Friend: I had to thumb thAt up. That's what I call him too.

[@samaksh7987]

Max is just on point 24/7

[@donnellbrown4575]

Samaksh Rawat that is a damn lie

[@patrickdron]

whenever he opens his mouth he's never to the point and never "stays on point" goes back and forth on things like a pinball.

[@lolo-kx2id]

Celtics 6 for32 from 3 choke

[@lolo-kx2id]

Amen brotha

[@Hut9111]

Wow where do you get your stats? 7-39 and the cavs didn't shot much better at 9-35

[@jordan12118]

lo lo shut your ass up

[@Hut9111]

CATEGORY 7 yeah totally because the difference in 17.9% and 18.7% is a stark difference. I was just letting him know that his stats were imaginary.

[@lolo-kx2id]

Fuck you BITCH

[@timothyzhang9040]

when did steven A become skip bayless

[@radikalthoughtful]

Timothy Zhang He been on

[@Jynix41]

Didn’t SAS say in the beginning of the season “he didn’t want to hear excuses” and wasn’t his opposition in most of his final loses lucky but we don’t hear that.......

[@str8duval]

salah redd Yep it was never any excuses for lebron but now it's all the excuses for everyone else.

[@justtoolit6051]

As expected. Celtics put up a hell of a fight with a depleted roster, LeBron is just too good to lose in the eastern conference finals. BTW how many times did Max predict wrong this playoffs ? He said both the Celtics and Raptors would beat the Cavs lmao.

[@carlitobregaunte2513]

JustTooLit when LeBum Leaves Everyone Will Beat The Cavaliers.....

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

JustTooLit To be honest, I'm going to say Boston blew it. Why jack up jump shots when you know you're getting a whole lotta clank, and why are you playing to the Cavs' tempo of slowing the game down?! You're younger and faster in many spots than the Cavs, Celtics!! Push the tempo up and make them run!! Let LeBron have his usual 30-40 point games. If the cast around him starts to make shots, you're screwed. And I don't wanna hear about 'they were gassed'. Most every team is gassed at this point playing 82 regular season games and 94-103 games in total up to this point. LeBron plays what, 40 minutes a game on average?! I know he's gassed, but he's still producing good/great stats. Running out of gas does not exist in the playoffs. You find some gas if you wanna win it all.

[@KillaSmit20789]

aicalj They just jelly

[@carlitobregaunte2513]

aicalj Never Like LBJ Never Will...His Stats Could Hit Epidemic Porpotions And I'll Never Like His Show Off Ass... Doe's It Matter To Him? NO.Should It Matter To You? No...It's Just My Opinion....I Love Me Some KD- Kyrie E-.Some CP3 And Harding....Infact I'm a Fan Of All 29 NBA Teams Basketball....Just Not the Cavaliers....It's A Deep Hate Man.

[@hamzamohamed2774]

That man max looks extra fresh lmao😂😂👔👔

[@kokoleka808]

At least Max admitted he was dead wrong.

[@justicebradSSD]

So before LeBron beats the celts, SAS: “these Celtics are rough riders, they are extremely talented, jayson Tatum is no joke, I got the Celtics in game 7 at home”.... after the Cavs win, SAS: “the Celtics are too young and wow you have that skinny kid jayson Tatum guarding LeBron, wow LeBron is just so lucky” yeah LBJ is so lucky that kyrie bailed on him, Kevin gets hurt for game 7.

[@justicebradSSD]

Lil Bibby you’re missing my point, I understand that this Cavs team is not a good team. Had the Celtics been fully healthy odds are that they win this series. I’m simply pointing out the hypocrisy of the media here. And besides the point you act like the Cavs are a good squad, they’re not, Lebron is a beast night in and night out but in this league with the talent as high as it is one man can’t carry a team like this to a finals win. The fact of the matter is that LeBron is so great he can take this would be lottery team to a finals, and he beat some talented groups in the east on the way. Pacers are a good team, raptors are talented enough but weak mentally, and the Celtics have a young and extremely talented bunch with an all time great coach in the making. LeBron is too much

[@justicebradSSD]

Lil Bibby like of course they barely got by the Celtics, no one expected them to run through the celts because it’s LeBron and a bunch of bench riders

[@Zach-gq9cw]

Justice Bradburn you out here acting like Hayward or Kyrie was active. Get out of here. Go Celtics

[@justicebradSSD]

Zachary Smith 😂

[@falsealarmno]

Justice Bradburn Yes, SAS is full of crap. Most victories have some degree of luck.

[@kennythai1978]

It ain’t no luck! #EXPERIENCE 🙏🏻

[@camerontemes1525]

Kenny Thai frl like he beat the best 3 n the east

[@oscarmeza6452]

Yeah it wasn’t luck the Celtics just flat out layed an egg yesterday final score says it all

[@ArboReactsYTV]

i didnt hear those luck excuses for the warriors championships. stephen A just be talking.

[@marcdddd9514]

I'm a Cavs fan but best believe if Boston was laying down shots on the regular they would've lost

[@shawnjames3914]

Had Kyrie and Gordon played, this wouldve been over in 5

[@cosmicvibe8151]

Imagine striving, draining sweat and tiring your body, almost doing anything possible to make your team win is called luck 🤡🤡🤡

[@herbyoung2767]

Max's best take ever.

[@YO10_19]

LeBron James will go down as one of the greatest athletes of all time. Don’t argue.

[@flyervoracek5954]

Sh8y 96 who is gonna argue that claim? No shit sherlock

[@3m0k1d4evr]

No shit dumbass

[@mylesmyers8969]

Wow. Really bold statement here.

[@ToidleboyGaming]

Sh8y 96 greatest athlete... michael phelps, usain bolt, michael jordan.... all more athletic than lebron

[@DarkxGameplays]

Toidleboy Gaming lol

[@fksara7708]

Feels like SAS is spitting on my lips when he talks

[@mocancer8485]

Loloool

[@snickyg1717]

Hey max, have you forgotten that BFF Mr. PEDS, Lebron James, instigated a massive trade that dumped six cavs and HE, at his instigation, brought in four players that HE selected? Also, MR. PEDS is making $33M this and several other cavs are making $2M. Please do not forget also, that this ignorant fool is considered the biggest crybaby, whiner, ego maniac, etc, etc., etc, but all you can do is to make this ego maniac like he is the Second Coming! PLEASE STOP!

[@jadenrose4209]

This is why lebron is the GOAT

[@MrStrictlyOLED]

All Facts Steven A thank you!!!!!

[@ankletaker2729]

You know whats funny. Stephen A PICKED the oacers to beat the cavs, and he PICKED thr celtics to beat the cavs, and he is going to choose the rockets or warriors to beat the cavs. But when lebron and cavs get passed those teams he doesnt give credit, he praises lebron then he discredits his comoetition. Yet i never hear him speak about those old beat up lakers MJ faced, or the one man army of the suns or pacers, or the raptors of the 90s the Jazz. The raptors cant get passed lebron but its because the raptors choke but the jazz dont get passed mj and its because MJ is so great gtfoh

[@davidhunt8378]

AnkleTaker 2 EXACTLY💪💯

[@Jay911ify]

AnkleTaker 2 facts

[@ABlackMansJournal]

Not facts the suns was not a one man army and the Jazz were damn good. Do your research. The east is trash period. And LeBron fan base who mostly consist of people who cannot play the sport and depend on ESPN as a source of basketball knowledge. LeBron competition in this postseason was subpar. That’s why he will never leave the east. Road too easy to pass up for someone with a front runner mentality.

[@ankletaker2729]

Brian Bush you want lebron to go to the west? Ok where? The thunder ok lebron, westrbook, steven adams, carmelo. The rockets? James harden, chris paul, clint capela, Lebron. The spurs? Khawi, Lebron, and the pop system with Lemarcus. The trailblazers? Lebron, dame, cj. The jazz? Donovan mitchell, rudy, lebron and the tenacious defense. The pelicans? AD, Demarcus, and lebron. The Nuggets? Jokic, Lebron, Jamal Murray. Timberwolves? KAT, Jimmy butler, Lebron. SO YOU TELL ME. What team you want lebron to go to? Because every team you put him on ill put my money on that team. Oh wait!!!! You dont just want lebron to go to the west, you want him to go to the west and play for the mavs huh, or the clippers huh, or the kings huh?!! Shut ya mouth man put lebron where ever you want and he is going to the finals

[@justinyan7938]

@@ABlackMansJournal how does winning a title with the lakers and gentleman sweeping the entire western conference sound to you? Sounds good enough to shut you up?? There we go

[@unholydiver1095]

The Warriors are also getting lucky beating the Spurs without Kawhi, beating the Pelicans without Boogie, and now that might beat the Rockets without CP3. The difference is that the Warriors should still be the best team despite those injuries. The Cavs, even with all the luck they had, were the worst team in the playoffs. All the teams they beat were better teams

[@jacobisaiballadareszelaya1984]

WTF!! warriors have luck 2015 kyrie & love injury 2017 kwhi injury 2018 cp3 injury

[@lucjanredulla]

True True you got it

[@GospelSaves]

audio is all messed up

[@unholydiver1095]

I like how everybody was like "Celtics are beating the Cavs. Even without Kyrie. They looked like they haven't missed a step. Brad Stevens is the best coach. Celtics are up 2-0. Celtics are undefeated at home in the postseason." Now that they lost they wanna make excuses. Even without Kyrie, the Celtics still had the better team, it is just that LeBron was too much to handle. Every team the Cavs beat were better teams than the Cavs

[@malcolmo1905]

Stephen A Smith is salty. Dude has literally become Skip Bayless. Sometimes hanging around negative people can be contagious. It's sad to say this but SAS is a clone version of Skip Bayless on ESPN. Pure envy, jealousy, and hatred towards LBJ on display.

[@boxingmmacars23]

LeBron called him out last year the man had his panties in a bunch since ... he has female traits , hes beta

[@angelomanzi9272]

Young Cartel you just called another man Beta... hold this L

[@g-viewz7263]

Malcolm O that first line hot fiyahhhhhhhhh

[@BossANova-xw9qi]

G-Viewz Lol it really was tho

[@Blackrain7920]

Malcolm O such up he is no Jordan

[@madridsoccer2012]

I swear Max Kellerman picked the Raps over the Cavs. And doubled down when the Cavs were up 2-0 by claiming the Raps would come back. He also picked the Celtics to win game 7. Yet know he believes in Lebron and sings his praises. This guy is like a piece of garbage flying around in a tornado. He's all over the damn place. Why do they pay for this absolute lack of consistency and legitimacy?

[@Birtchman1]

Why does Max’s clothing choice bother me so much

[@jjwalker7417]

10 Reasons LeBron is better than Kobe 1 Better overall player 2 Better jumper shot 3 More clutch 4 Better hairstyle 5 Was never carried to win rings (Shaq) 6 More mvps and finals mvps 7 Doesnt need all star team to win as shown last night 8 Would do a better job with any of Kobes teammates than he did 9 Doesnt need hall of fame coach 10 Owned him numerous times in head to head matchups

[@abrowne153]

JJ Walker major L

[@pirulobandit3701]

JJ Walker fuck you jj walker

[@pirulobandit3701]

JJ Walker you forgot more nba titles oh wait...

[@rrogers2370]

Master troll move.

[@GawdKing]

JJ Walker Better hairstyle? lol Kobe at least had the balls to cut it low once he realised he was balding. LBJ still thinks he can grow his hair if he uses enough hair fibers and enhacements. Not to mention that tired ass headband he wore for 10 years straight 😑

[@VT-fh9fm]

"Ladies and gentlemen the 76 Sixers are going to the Finals" - sas

[@divinemattress]

Imagine: Fultz at 1 Pg at 2 LeBron at 3 Simmons at 4 Embiid at 5 Is Philly a juggernaut then🤔?

[@JoshyB2W]

Phil McThrill no

[@mathiasbariss9886]

Multiple game winners back to back must be some really serious luck

[@pound4pound740]

Stephen A smith is a big time hater

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

He not hating.. Please stop.

[@proverbsproductions5562]

Can we talk about the warriors luck then smfh? Stephen A just stop.

[@ryansamuels8894]

Not to mention Jordan's luck... check the injury status of PHX, SEattle and the old LAkers

[@filipe10messiyou]

Tell me about the warriors luck. I mean, of course that luck was the only factor to the 16-1 playoff run. Iguodala being hurt is pure luck. Draymond Green getting suspended for game 5 of the 2016 finals is luck. Stephen Curry getting injured for the beggining of the playoffs in 2016 and this year is luck.

[@cyroos4926]

Filipe Duarte first championship they go against Cavs with no Kyrie and Love. OKC implosion the following year. Zaza cheapshot on Kawhi which pretty ended the Spurs when the Spurs were up 23 in Oracle. Pelicans with no Boogie and now Rockets with seemingly no CP3. Also last years finals the highest percentage shot in the NBA Korver from the left corner and he missed. That’s all luck. Also don’t mention Curry being injured cause when he’s playing well it is because he’s amazing but when he starts playing bad it is because he’s injured.

[@proverbsproductions5562]

Filipe Duarte Youre kidding right if you dont think the warriors have been more lucky than LBJ you dont know ball 2015 - Every starting pg they played was hurt and love out in the finals 2017 - Cakewalk till kawahi then he gets hurt 2018- On the brink of losing and cp3 gets hurt so stop If you say iggy you deserve a fucking knock on ur head the warriors have 4 all stars if u cant get it done with those guys and u need an aging iguodala to lead you because the warriors lack a true leader on both sides whos vocal they dont deserve to win ps draymond is overhyped doesnt do enough offensively to backup his mouth breathing self

[@proverbsproductions5562]

Cyroos Thank u this guy is an idiot simple.

[@joeycarello1372]

lmao Stephen A is still talking about the “concession speech” today

[@JeffF2022]

Stephen A. Smith got roasted by Max

[@anthonycoleman3148]

So all Salty A Smith has to say is LUCK?? He has no retort just like the rest of these haters I've been debating with on here. At the end of the day Bron is still KING!

[@YasmanyR]

Lebron in Jeff green were the show on game 7

[@itsme132442]

Yep, all the injuries and turmoil that hit the Cavs this year (including Love being out) he's really Lucky!

[@emanueltorres1739]

Did they switch the mics from “the jump”? Lol

[@vitasbutkoon]

When a sports analysts chalks up talent to Luck is when you unsubscribe.

[@kinsoncooper7333]

vitas butkoon..... I'm right on the verge of it man.... I Did it Skip Bayless to this day.

[@omw-ge3yz]

yea im seriously considering it cuz theres no way u can chalk it up to LUCK in a 7 game series.

[@TheUglyEvee]

Boston was 6-30 on 3 pointer missing wide open shots, the gods of basketball were flowing LeBron James way

[@TheMastermindzTV]

vitas butkoon If he was that great he shouldn't have never let this young ass inexperienced team to 7 games.

[@vitasbutkoon]

Sura Amenra was there 5 Le Brons playing? Was he superman that he could have passed the ball to himself? Just by that statement we know what is the extent of your basketball knowledge. FYI he said the Cavs won on luck. Alot of Luck. C'mon. That's what is the issue. Le Bron James greatness is not on debate here. Luck. Are you serious?

[@jcguzik]

Lebron basically carried a squad of noobs to the finals lol

[@Matthew-re9pb]

Like a bad game of call of duty

[@GmoneyMozart]

Vs noobs

[@The_Gamers_Gamer]

All I read was "Bawk!". Because you sound like a parrot regurgitating that fallacious media narrative. Cavs have a deep squad. The system is the problem.

[@dannyfonseca07]

drummerdude 199 yea totally with the other teams top 2 player out

[@jays1500]

Anthony Mercado yeah that's true and all, but you cant deny that they're garbage. I wanted to see Boston vs Houston, now im stuck with abysmal iso ball and lack luster defense. Lebron literally carried a bench worthy team to the finals, yet yall try to diminish this accomplishment by saying "this isn't the worst team hes taken to the finals, the east is weak"....the fuck?

[@breezers4650]

Can someone explain what Lebrons "consession" speech was or link it? I don't remember what this dude is talking about

[@osbelreyes5252]

Hey Max, how about turning your mic on.

[@KXNGCHARISMA]

Lucky Stephen A ? You PICKED MY SIXERS TO GO TO THE FINALS !! YOU PICKED THE CELTICS TO WIN !!! That obviously says something about how good they are. The three teams LeBron played had a coaching advantage in EVERY series. He went 7 games twice for a REASON. Plus, did Boston REALLY look like they missed Kyrie THAT much against my Sixers ? Jesus christ, man. Ever since that “whooping Kyrie’s ass” phony ass story he exposed you for you been hatin 💯

[@jackschwartz1756]

KXNG CHARISMA good luck against Houston or Golden State

[@christianweaver5360]

SAS is a real hater

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

No he's not.

[@kingmhellius867]

Add skip bayless he he he

[@JodeciJones]

Max really was feeling himself in that sweater today

[@esegoviano91]

Always a backhanded compliment

[@Pistolscity]

Stephen A is bipolar

[@paulomondi2421]

Extremely bipolar.

[@TheOne-uj7jc]

He speaks fax tho

[@lostspur6725]

Road to the NBA championship for LeBron

[@MrKing8050]

Lost Spur a road that will end in a Warriors/Rockets sweep of the Cavs

[@caml126]

Lost Spur it stops there unfortunately. LeBron will be lucky to win 1 game in the finals

[@lostspur6725]

Keep doubting him

[@Deevon667]

Lost Spur peep this: Kawhi goes to the Land next year.

[@lostspur6725]

THEGAMINGNINJA 69 like I said keep doubting

[@flareb99]

Where was the graphic

[@reeisuu1982]

tf this comment section keep saying 3-6 do you how much effort and determination to get there?

[@bigboygeorge678]

It’s the bandwagon warriors and clippers fans that use his finals record against him. They don’t talk about how KD is 2-2 in the finals. It’s honestly ridiculous. Don’t they know how hard it is to even step foot in the finals?! It takes effort and determination like you mentioned. Not everyone can make the finals. But if you try hard enough, you can.

[@therealgmoneyd]

@@bigboygeorge678 yea it's more impressive to make the finals 8 straight times than getting sweep in the first straight

[@madsencc]

Steven A is an insufferable egotist.

[@troydzc3845]

LeBron is the greatest all around basketball player. MJ couldn’t carry this cavs team to the finals

[@jeffimbert2132]

T Araujoh STRAIGHT FACTS

[@maxgames676]

Facts woe 👑

[@Asianmaleonwhitef]

Just cause MJ wasn't ever in a position to carry a shit team like the Cavs. Doesn't mean he couldn't. Kobe and Jordan are the biggest ball hogs ever. I wouldn't out it past them to carry a crap team to the finals

[@EVERYTHING-dc2od]

T Araujoh wait wait wait... okay pause youngster i know you really young and don't even have a single hint of what mj is capable of but don't make those claims yet

[@AB-rl2ge]

Big facts

[@bremenrooster]

We love Stephan A....in Buckeye Country....great and intelligent debate!!

[@doctorheroine]

Ummm is it just my phone or is Max being recorded in some auditorium lol