On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Jay Williams weigh in on the Cleveland Cavaliers closing out the series in Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons. 0:00 What statement did Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs make in Game 7? 9:30 How do the Cavs matchup with the Knicks? 15:40 Was this season a disappointment for the Pistons? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ #ESPN
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Everybody on ESPN had the pistons from start to finish
Bro what in tf? Yall literally predicted them to lose, before and during the series? Now they were supposed to win.
what is perk even talking about
So the Cavs were big underdogs going into game 7 but a 30 point win is meaningless because it was "what they were supposed to do"? Idk why Perk even has a job at ESPN bro
Cavs don’t get credit when they win but when they lose everyone wants to talk down on them. CAVS IN 7
They weren’t “supposed” to do anything this was a tough series and the Cavs just wanted the win more lol cmon Perk…
Most definitely was a statement cavs finna get it done💯
No one thought the Cavs would beat Detroit and now they don’t think they’ll beat the Knicks. Keep doubting them. They’re fighting to the top this year.
It def was a statement. Especially for Donovan Mitchell.
As a Pistons fan, that BTA was definitely a statement win. There's no argument. Also, Dennis, Beasley, and Hardaway would've helped Cade tremendously
James Harden was a plus 31 on the court. Playing hard, on offense and defense. Even though shots didn't fall. His presence, along with the other stars, keep the opposing defense in a pickle. Ill throw Strus in there too. These two guys have helped them get here, but in this game the box score doesn't show it.
I'm so tired of the Cleveland hate in all sports no team ever gets there dues no matter what they do n it's sad
Who in Cleveland hurt you, Perk? Honestly. They could sweep the NBA Finals and he'd still find something to nitpick.
It was a statement
My issue with JB Bickerstaff and the reason I feel he was outcoached, is why does Cade Cunningham always have to be on ball, while he was out, Daniss Jenkins handled that quite well, why not let them share that from time to time , learn to think outside the box for a change 💯
Big Perk on one today, dropping nothing but straight hot takes, and who taught him how to use truculent in a sentence lemme guess, Stephen A. 😁
I swear man ESPN keeps Perkins on to ragebait ppl , You’re not impressed with the Cavs for making the ECF the first time since LeBron was there??? They won by phuckin 30 points on the road , Perk is a 🤡
He just said James Harden greatest scorer of all time 😂
Anything but giving Cleveland credit
Kendrick trippin. That was a statement to win game 7 on the road against the 1 seed and win by 30. Maybe if they squeaked out a win it wouldn't be a statement