Stephen A.: Without Giannis, the Bucks CAN beat the Pacers BUT THEY WON'T 🗣️ | NBA Countdown

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  • čas přidán 20. 04. 2024
  • On NBA Countdown, Adrian Wojnarowski, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon and Kendrick Perkins join Malika Andrews to discuss their outlooks for the Milwaukee Bucks as they prepare for a first round matchup against the Indiana Pacers without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf).
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  • @christopherfenn5176
    @christopherfenn5176 Před měsícem +187

    Watching this at halftime of Game 1. This is aging quite nicely. Credit Big Perk.

    • @StewieStan2K
      @StewieStan2K Před měsícem +1

      Dame was playing out of his mind! Not only Dame but credit to Bucks defense plus Bobby and Middleton were great!

    • @harrybarber9269
      @harrybarber9269 Před měsícem +1

      @@StewieStan2K😊

    • @benhansen1474
      @benhansen1474 Před měsícem +1

      Game 2

  • @trustnun_staylow
    @trustnun_staylow Před měsícem +116

    Bucks winning this series dame n kris Middleton is a duo everybody sleeps on for some reason😴

    • @xDaPrincex
      @xDaPrincex Před měsícem +2

      Middleton a shell of the player he once was. He's not the same. Dame going through personal stuff. They do have playoff experience though.

    • @trustnun_staylow
      @trustnun_staylow Před měsícem +4

      @@xDaPrincex even kris bein a shell of himself nobody on pacers can guard em except maybe pascal but he got bigger problems to worry bout in the paint

    • @silvergold2140
      @silvergold2140 Před měsícem +1

      cause their play is sub standard crap.

    • @trustnun_staylow
      @trustnun_staylow Před měsícem +1

      @@silvergold2140 83 to 64 3rd quarter dame got 35 kris got 16 prolly will end wit 25 maybe 30 … nuff said

    • @silvergold2140
      @silvergold2140 Před měsícem +1

      @@trustnun_staylow but have they won the game? not yet, and with Doc?? Nuff Said

  • @MisterD79
    @MisterD79 Před měsícem +28

    35 points first half … Dame. Someone done pissed off Lillard (SAS)

  • @Mr1niceguy4u
    @Mr1niceguy4u Před měsícem +9

    Did ya”all forgot dame time and Kris Middleton, good call perk

  • @GoatedAtNFS
    @GoatedAtNFS Před měsícem +96

    meanwhile the Heat are getting massacred on national television

    • @mattmmixes
      @mattmmixes Před měsícem +12

      Celtics aren’t even playing that good either Heat offense without Butler is just that bad. Shoutout bam tho he’s going everything he can

    • @vincenzomerante2980
      @vincenzomerante2980 Před měsícem +2

      It hurts to watch

    • @Love2Musgrave
      @Love2Musgrave Před měsícem +1

      i want the heat to beat the celtics

    • @natureredux1957
      @natureredux1957 Před měsícem +2

      Well the HEAT never showed up for this game. The Celtics Bench, 10-16 from 3 pointers. The entire Heat Team, 12-37. This is what happens when most team aren't caring about Fundamentals and only mostly about 3 pointers.

    • @beetlejuice4357
      @beetlejuice4357 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@Love2MusgraveAs a Pacer fan I want heat to beat them also😅

  • @aniekaneric
    @aniekaneric Před měsícem +24

    God bless you Perk... ❤

  • @mingleii
    @mingleii Před měsícem +11

    BIG PERK WAS ON THE MONEY!

  • @goniniviews
    @goniniviews Před měsícem +14

    Coming from the man who got 6 NBA finals in a row wrong

  • @BuddahHass2360
    @BuddahHass2360 Před měsícem +3

    I can't wait to see his face today on ESPN, let's see how he's talking today..

  • @javongreen734
    @javongreen734 Před měsícem +9

    So I wonder what SAS will say about this lol

  • @shawns3347
    @shawns3347 Před měsícem +6

    Big perk the only one that played & won in the NBA….And it shows

  • @ishyameru6232
    @ishyameru6232 Před měsícem +21

    Pacers in 6 A star is about to be born this series at Point guard

    • @him37404
      @him37404 Před měsícem +9

      Facts! TJ McConnell gonna get his respect finally

    • @coolhandpg
      @coolhandpg Před měsícem +15

      This isn't going to go how you think.

    • @gibsonfranchise
      @gibsonfranchise Před měsícem +8

      Bucks in 6 don’t be fooled

    • @jdxsr85
      @jdxsr85 Před měsícem +3

      Pacers will fold.

    • @ishyameru6232
      @ishyameru6232 Před měsícem +4

      @@jdxsr85 shi they folding right now wym 😭

  • @gibsonfranchise
    @gibsonfranchise Před měsícem +5

    Bucks in 6 playoff game on no fear

  • @gringosaiyan6084
    @gringosaiyan6084 Před měsícem +9

    Who else here at half🤔🤔

    • @user-np1hg5cp1o
      @user-np1hg5cp1o Před měsícem +1

      Hysterical. His takes are at like an 80% failure rate these days. I'll always love Stephen A but cmon man 😆😆

    • @gringosaiyan6084
      @gringosaiyan6084 Před měsícem +1

      @@user-np1hg5cp1o same, love the guy but wow, he must’ve forgot dame carried Portland for a decade with less help then this bucks team even without giannis, he’s used to this, the haters can stay on the other side

    • @anthonychurch726
      @anthonychurch726 Před měsícem

      @@gringosaiyan6084 Then game 2 happened and they became the first home team to lose in these playoffs.

    • @gringosaiyan6084
      @gringosaiyan6084 Před měsícem

      @@anthonychurch726 they literally won, he said they wouldn’t, that’s all there is to it simple as that

    • @anthonychurch726
      @anthonychurch726 Před měsícem

      @@gringosaiyan6084 He said they wouldn't win the series so until they do he isn't wrong.

  • @Kaly.Official
    @Kaly.Official Před měsícem +5

    That’s why I stop watching ESPN cause they always think they right cause they are so called “basketball analysts”.

  • @Hunned1000Trill
    @Hunned1000Trill Před měsícem +1

    Perk the best analyst of this trio 😂😂😂

  • @jayb-vz5so
    @jayb-vz5so Před měsícem +11

    Dame in 5

  • @isaacb.462
    @isaacb.462 Před měsícem +10

    This didn’t age well

  • @rohan3511
    @rohan3511 Před měsícem +9

    bucks up 20 in the 2nd quarter 🤣🤣

  • @Saad-tr9wp
    @Saad-tr9wp Před měsícem +4

    This aged well! There goes my parlay

  • @landonfrigault8096
    @landonfrigault8096 Před měsícem +1

    I love all these takes blowing up in the faces of everyone by halftime of game 1.

  • @ND-OPS
    @ND-OPS Před měsícem

    That cut to SAS when perk say "Money makin middleton" 😂

  • @KreepKid
    @KreepKid Před měsícem +2

    SAS talked about the Bucks' inability to neutralize the Pacers defensively and already after game 1 they held them to their lowest points in a game this season

  • @bucksfan1945
    @bucksfan1945 Před měsícem +2

    When everybody started picking against us I loved it I knew we were gonna win we have more experience dame out for revenge series 😈 tyrese Halliburton don't ever hit your wrist again bucks in 6

  • @tonysobon4669
    @tonysobon4669 Před měsícem +1

    I just love everyone seemed to forget that this Pacers team has little post game exp and it showed. I also pointed out before that " we will see if The Pacers can play the way they do in the post season when things are different" . I am just glad they one a game and the bad thing was The Pacers shot so poorly from 3pt line that will not hold throughout the season.

  • @ISAIAHJAHI
    @ISAIAHJAHI Před měsícem +2

    Eat your words Stephen A. Eat you words 😂😂😂😂

  • @benhenderson8952
    @benhenderson8952 Před měsícem +24

    Used to remember Giannis surviving a hyperextended knee in 2021 playoffs to also end up winning the championship
    Sucks this is a different case of a strained calf 😔

  • @boozilla2400
    @boozilla2400 Před měsícem +5

    KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY BUCKS IN SIX🦌

  • @martinalbert29
    @martinalbert29 Před měsícem +4

    The take aged bad

  • @_evn2k
    @_evn2k Před měsícem +4

    watching this rn, while the bucks are completely dominating the pacers w/o giannis 😮

  • @elijahcannon5418
    @elijahcannon5418 Před měsícem +4

    Looking for Stephen A

  • @ChazzyPhizzle1
    @ChazzyPhizzle1 Před měsícem +1

    You know something is wrong when Perk is the only one with a logical take.

  • @olivergranzetto4017
    @olivergranzetto4017 Před měsícem +4

    Who keeps letting Steven a smith talk about basketball

  • @user-pb2ff5sk7v
    @user-pb2ff5sk7v Před měsícem +4

    2021 wasn't a good regular season either and won the championship

    • @user-pb2ff5sk7v
      @user-pb2ff5sk7v Před měsícem

      Geez wonder what is Stephen a Smith going to say today

  • @weird_ow4736
    @weird_ow4736 Před měsícem +1

    I don't think they will any problem first game. I think with just one of there two stars they can take out anybody except the very top dogs convincingly. We have seen it all year, Individually GA and Damien have been excellent, particularly when the other is out. But the problem is together they have not equaled what they should be on paper. Given how good they each are and they dominate different areas of the court they should be a great duo. But when they are on the floor together they take a step back, and become more vulnerable to worse teams, but if they don't play together they won't have a chance of punching up to the best teams.

  • @stelioskcandlegr976
    @stelioskcandlegr976 Před měsícem

    Shout out to the big man!

  • @lifevest1
    @lifevest1 Před měsícem

    Stephen is the same guy that said "I don't want to go to Milwaukee for the finals, it's cold".... he said this in July.

  • @thefutureemeka
    @thefutureemeka Před měsícem

    Big Perk ❤❤

  • @JJ-ok6pb
    @JJ-ok6pb Před měsícem +3

    I CANT NO WAY NO WAY
    NO WAY KENDRICK PERKINS IS AS OF RIGHT NOW IS RIGHT ABOUT HIS PREDICTION😂

  • @sunnysnow4351
    @sunnysnow4351 Před měsícem

    A certain point guard is indeed blossoming right now at the half

  • @fundamentalbear8347
    @fundamentalbear8347 Před měsícem +1

    Perfect opportunity for the Pacers to get some playoff experience and build some more team chemistry. Sucks they don't have Benedict Mathurin 😕

  • @NzingaNyaBin
    @NzingaNyaBin Před měsícem +2

    Go perk

  • @geewehye8576
    @geewehye8576 Před měsícem

    Imma need an update on this video

  • @danielcantrell9227
    @danielcantrell9227 Před měsícem +2

    Dame time! Dame in 6

  • @TeamDaemon1980
    @TeamDaemon1980 Před měsícem +4

    My Clippers, who I’ve given up on, is up 24 against Dallas and without Kawhi? Interesting. Still early. This is their last dance. Now or never, Clippers.

    • @OG725
      @OG725 Před měsícem +2

      Pat4Clippers your setting up the perfect Eddie Mush moment. After the game write a essay or 3 about how it’s the Flippers time 😏

  • @DPR-GENX
    @DPR-GENX Před měsícem

    LOL at these fools doubting Dame! 35pts in the 1st half!🔥🔥🔥

  • @Ril3y_34
    @Ril3y_34 Před měsícem +2

    This aged well

  • @adriancancino3745
    @adriancancino3745 Před měsícem +2

    Bucks win the series why yall act like dame aint never been in playoff mode?!?!

  • @TuLiThy
    @TuLiThy Před měsícem

    And Steven A don’t jump on the clippers jock now ! Keep sameeeee energy

  • @MrMortyBaby
    @MrMortyBaby Před měsícem +7

    My Bratha SAS

  • @datdude6370
    @datdude6370 Před měsícem +2

    Stephen a use to make sense but now he just talking out his behind like what’s your beef with Milwaukee boy?

  • @user-gg1rj1yx3k
    @user-gg1rj1yx3k Před měsícem

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ishyameru6232
    @ishyameru6232 Před měsícem +16

    Home court isn't going to matter much, Indiana is basically next to Milwaukee

    • @Love2Musgrave
      @Love2Musgrave Před měsícem +12

      Pacers ain't winning

    • @ishyameru6232
      @ishyameru6232 Před měsícem

      @@Love2Musgrave they aren’t losing to a team they’ve destroyed all year even before getting siakim, you can be delusional like Lakers fans it won’t change the outcome 🤣

    • @masta_wayne
      @masta_wayne Před měsícem +4

      Home court is way more about crowd compared to travel. As a bucks fan though, I think we are cooked unless Dame plays like he is in his prime

    • @jlwashington645
      @jlwashington645 Před měsícem

      @@ishyameru6232ok buddy 😂😂

    • @Mkehollow
      @Mkehollow Před měsícem

      @@ishyameru6232yeah ok 😂

  • @stanleyarrington8603
    @stanleyarrington8603 Před měsícem +3

    I can't believe this game Willard is doing what ever he wants to do, Paces are known for their defense

  • @YankeeStacking
    @YankeeStacking Před měsícem

    Aaaaaaaaaaand Dame Time BLOWS THIS TAKE UP‼️

  • @33crushman
    @33crushman Před měsícem +1

    I feel so much better now about my bet now that SAS is taking the Pacers 😂

  • @PrVox34
    @PrVox34 Před měsícem +1

    Perk knows somethin…

  • @chefblydenify
    @chefblydenify Před měsícem

    PERKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @dave4138
    @dave4138 Před měsícem +1

    Pacers winning game 1 wasn't exactly a controversial take as Vegas had them favoured on the road. That being said, it's not a series until the home team loses...I still think Indiana will win this series

  • @iniohos2
    @iniohos2 Před měsícem

    As long as there is Thanasis the Bucks have nothing to fear.

  • @azosjeff
    @azosjeff Před měsícem +1

    the suit is crazy af stephen a

  • @TuLiThy
    @TuLiThy Před měsícem +2

    Keepppp that same energy !! Yall all doubted the Bucks! Now watch yall ride their jock now! Steven and perk said the series is over without Giannis . Watch the flip flop

  • @colesavri
    @colesavri Před měsícem

    Who’s here after the game 1 domination by the bucks and dame who “doesn’t wanna be here”

  • @hezzi3283
    @hezzi3283 Před měsícem +2

    They can but they won't huh. . . Okay. . . Let's see how it goes

  • @TT79-
    @TT79- Před měsícem +2

    Cant wait for Jokic to win again and be called playoff mvp and league mvp and have 2 of these guys cry themselves to sleep.

  • @chrisbak1776
    @chrisbak1776 Před měsícem

    1:10 Never said never.. no matter how a game start, but how its finish.. regards

  • @alfarouqaminufor3892
    @alfarouqaminufor3892 Před měsícem +2

    In 2019 OKC swept Portland in the regular season, then lost to Portland in the 1st round 4-1.
    So don’t assume the pacers will beat the bucks this series based on the regular season.

    • @Peacekeepa317
      @Peacekeepa317 Před měsícem

      Bad comparison. OKC didn't add a star between the season and the playoffs. Portland didn't change coaches to one who has a losing record since they came on. Portland also did not go into the series with an injured star. You didn't think your copium laced comment through

    • @alfarouqaminufor3892
      @alfarouqaminufor3892 Před měsícem

      @@Peacekeepa317 you’re completely missing the point, you clearly didn’t think your comment through. I guarantee i can use other examples when a regular season match up didn’t translate to the playoffs. But go ahead and try to make yourself sound smart.

    • @lazzi2462
      @lazzi2462 Před měsícem +1

      @@Peacekeepa317 I think you missed the point lol, just because something happened in the regular season, doesn't mean it'll happen in the playoffs. Also sidenote, on paper that OKC team should've won that series or at least done better, they had 2 superstars & PG was 3rd in the MVP race that year.

  • @landonfrigault8096
    @landonfrigault8096 Před měsícem

    Hold um to 18% from three. Thats what we'll do defensively

  • @larryrichardson667
    @larryrichardson667 Před měsícem +9

    I smell a sweep coming courtesy of the Pacers

    • @mattmmixes
      @mattmmixes Před měsícem +4

      Sweep would be insane. Pacers don’t have momentum and don’t have a lot of expiernce I just don’t see them being able to dominate like that

    • @byt865
      @byt865 Před měsícem +1

      @@mattmmixesdon’t have momentum??? Coming off a 42 point win

    • @mattmmixes
      @mattmmixes Před měsícem +2

      @@byt865 vs the “hawks”. I’m not saying they’ve been horrible but they haven’t gone on any big streaks recently just a 2-3 wins in a row then a lose which is fine but to go from that to sweep is unlikely.

    • @Love2Musgrave
      @Love2Musgrave Před měsícem +7

      you need to get your nose checked buddy

    • @TressAcrowd
      @TressAcrowd Před měsícem +3

      Bookmarking this for future comments lol….

  • @Bairom06
    @Bairom06 Před měsícem

    Middleton going to go off

  • @daiesison
    @daiesison Před měsícem

    Exact same thing happen to KD, he came back in the finals after weeks of trying to recover then he tore his achilles in the first quarter. Giannis, please shut it down.

  • @JoeCnNd
    @JoeCnNd Před měsícem +1

    As a Pacer fan, all this hype about them taking this series is just amping up the bucks. They can't take this lightly even if it's without Giannis.

  • @resurrectedainu6751
    @resurrectedainu6751 Před měsícem +5

    No guarantee Bucks can beat Indiana. Not a given.

  • @johnnyspringfield1065
    @johnnyspringfield1065 Před měsícem

    The bucks stacked thru good

  • @Shwerib1
    @Shwerib1 Před měsícem

    i agree with perk for once

  • @coachk215
    @coachk215 Před měsícem +1

    Pat bev 🤞🏾🤫

  • @jellyman9013
    @jellyman9013 Před měsícem +1

    Just another SAS hot take. It's all he's got nowadays

  • @WutTheDeuceGaming
    @WutTheDeuceGaming Před měsícem

    The problem with this team has never been the roster, it's the coaching.

  • @sbkamara2003
    @sbkamara2003 Před měsícem

    Espn perk is my favorite sport analysts even more than stephen a smith who i also like

  • @A-Roddy
    @A-Roddy Před měsícem +1

    Perk is right . Bucks in 6

  • @DerrickJohnson-hl2iu
    @DerrickJohnson-hl2iu Před měsícem

    Letsss gooooo PACERS TYRESE HALIBRUTON was coo Miles & Pascal Siakam went off.

  • @TechJay-tu9ps
    @TechJay-tu9ps Před měsícem

    KP lost me when he said he believes in Middleton. Idek if Middleton dropped 1 30pt game this season

  • @NicoNico-79797
    @NicoNico-79797 Před měsícem

    SAS Spoke…. And Milwaukee dominate… a classic

  • @da11king
    @da11king Před měsícem +3

    Yes, the Bucks can beat Pacers without Giannis... in 7!

    • @charlesweidner232
      @charlesweidner232 Před měsícem +1

      In 4

    • @da11king
      @da11king Před měsícem

      @@charlesweidner232 relax it's a series! Wait and see how Indiana plays at home.

  • @ChristianRadosti-ph6ep
    @ChristianRadosti-ph6ep Před měsícem

    Sometimes you know when to take somebody out.. he seems like he had people put money on the game across the pond

  • @Sectrix2pp
    @Sectrix2pp Před měsícem +10

    I can see the bucks upsetting the pacers without giannis. The pacers only have the hamburger dude along with some consistent casuals

    • @chriskay1449
      @chriskay1449 Před měsícem +3

      Bucks beating Pacers is not an upset.

    • @Sectrix2pp
      @Sectrix2pp Před měsícem +4

      ​@@chriskay1449 without giannis

    • @NixonsParanoia
      @NixonsParanoia Před měsícem

      @@chriskay1449
      Here are some fun numbers for you.
      Bucks pre-post Doc Rivers and getting Pat Bev:
      ORTG: 2nd --> 19th
      DRTG: 19th --> 15th
      Pace: 3rd --> 16th
      Net Rating: 9th --> 16th
      Pacers pre-post all-star break (since the Siakam trade and since starting Nesmith)
      ORTG: 1st --> 2nd
      DRTG: 29th --> 16th
      Pace: 1st --> 3rd
      Net Rating: 12th (tied with Warriors) --> 4th
      Pacers in 6

    • @yrnsheik4451
      @yrnsheik4451 Před měsícem

      @@chriskay1449yea it is

    • @chriskay1449
      @chriskay1449 Před měsícem +2

      @@NixonsParanoia That numbers mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. This is the postseason. Bucks are the 3 seed. Pacers are the 6. Bucks win is not an upset. Period.
      Bucks in 6

  • @rubenowitzv.3135
    @rubenowitzv.3135 Před měsícem

    OKC 🎊

  • @beetlejuice4357
    @beetlejuice4357 Před měsícem +1

    Halli is from Milwaukee

    • @DenariHD
      @DenariHD Před měsícem

      He’s from Oshkosh. Like an hour and a half away.

  • @rogerescotoborquez1637
    @rogerescotoborquez1637 Před měsícem

    Jesusssss!!! I need Stephen A to support the Clippers so that way the Mavs can win!!!

  • @coreykuehl8519
    @coreykuehl8519 Před měsícem +1

    I say rest giannis til the next series after bucks clean up the pacers. They dont need him for it.

  • @tharpporter
    @tharpporter Před měsícem

    That’s CAP he was at practice on Wednesday doing walk throughs

  • @DeRicardo4980
    @DeRicardo4980 Před měsícem

    If Miami won without their Butler and so has the Pelicans without Zion then lets see what the Bucks do

  • @omicrobe4832
    @omicrobe4832 Před měsícem

    always listen to the "experts" 🤣

  • @chriskay1449
    @chriskay1449 Před měsícem +19

    Stephen A hates Milwaukee so I don't take that clown seriously.

    • @xDaPrincex
      @xDaPrincex Před měsícem

      Who they got besides Dame CONSISTENTLY? & you call him the clown lmao. Their best bet is to hope Pacers players choke due to lack of playoff experience otherwise this series is over quick. We'll see.

    • @chriskay1449
      @chriskay1449 Před měsícem +2

      @@xDaPrincex Blew them out game 1 without Giannis. Bucks showsed how good they are when they play their A game. OInly an idiot think the Packers have to choke for the Bucks to win.

  • @magsudkoch5645
    @magsudkoch5645 Před měsícem +8

    if the bucks lose this year, they don't have much hope for the near future

    • @mattmmixes
      @mattmmixes Před měsícem +1

      FR tho I don’t see any path to them being able to win a chip unless dame turns back the clock. Might actually need to trade dame just to have a chance.

  • @nikkoescobar2595
    @nikkoescobar2595 Před měsícem +1

    This series is over - SWEEP

  • @keysos9youtubeblowsgoats438

    I never liked Kendrick Perkins, but dude is the only one that was correct with his take.

  • @SpadezP.
    @SpadezP. Před měsícem

    Pacers missing a starter and they have like 60 minutes of playoff experience. They’ll be alright.

  • @kevincostello3833
    @kevincostello3833 Před měsícem

    Damian Lillard can’t seem to get a break you leave Portland to go to Milwaukee and you end up still playing by yourself😂

  • @ungartothemax20166
    @ungartothemax20166 Před měsícem +8

    Hot Take: The Indiana Pacers will make to the Eastern Conference Finals

    • @Love2Musgrave
      @Love2Musgrave Před měsícem +6

      no they won't

    • @jamingibson4237
      @jamingibson4237 Před měsícem

      It’s the Pacers time to shock the world let’s get it 💪

    • @3x739
      @3x739 Před měsícem

      @@Love2Musgravewho beating them outside of boston?

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Před měsícem +1

      @@3x739so far the pacers are 0-1 in the playoffs 😂

    • @3x739
      @3x739 Před měsícem

      @@MeBihhhh easy to come back and say that after the game is over, talk in the moment not when it’s already over.