LeBron would never let Patrick Beverley affect him like Kevin Durant has – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman weigh in on the LA Clippers historic 31-point comeback vs. the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the 2019 Western Conference playoffs. Stephen A. says Kevin Durant is partly to blame for not taking advantage of his matchup with Patrick Beverley, who appears “stronger” than KD in the series. Stephen A. also adds how LeBron James would never allow Beverley to guard him the way he has with Durant.
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This game means something. I mean 31 points/3-1
Beverley got KD shook
warriors fans: kd aint bothered by pat bev steph owns la kerr is goat coach green is mvp klay is chill and clutch boogie gonan be dancing all series long….this is bad…quin cook and looney had 30 points combined and they still lost lol…insanity..how much help do they need?…they gonna get exposed vs the rockets..20 point blowouts the way they ar eplaying..steoh gonna have to be special for them to even compete with the rockets…
LeBron got dropped off by Jason Terry.
+ngichuru3 haha facts! Straight trolling unless they really believe that shit then just wow 😂🤣
+Aj Land yeah. LOL! agreed!
also jj brea
LMFAOOO he sure did 😂😂😂
Lmfaoo the Bronsexuals in this comment thread got triggered af 😂 they must have PTSD from that series
Warriors kryptonite = numbers 3 and 1
Idk its sad that Patrick Beverley getting praised for defense like it should be played by these NBA guys.
Let’s keep it real, these guys don’t play full defense except for a couple people.
‘Hall of Fame pest’😂 we need this badge in 2k
Yeah I would like that badge. It’ll actually give you a challenge from other good defensive players in the NBA
If lou wills starts he could drop 60 every night, the guys a stone cold shooter! What a player.
His FADE away is magnificent lou23
amazing how you guys find a way to always talk about LeBron! OMG
Baldheaded mescan
Wellington Fonseca because Lebron’s a goat. See you follow curry. 31pt lead 3-1 lead. Yikes
Lmao they never stop
+QuanTv Its now just currys fault. Y’all haters always blame curry for everything smh.
Give Patrick Beverly credit, he’s playing incredible D on KD! NO KAP’
YES HE’S CLAMPING HIM TF UP!!!!!!!
He plays great on everyone
+All Theabove and thats where I want to someone take down the notion that the warriors would clobber any 90s contention team because the type of defense you see Pat Beverly play is the same way guys in the 90s and 2000s used to defend. If Durant gets shook by guys like Tony Allen or Patrick Beverly, imagine him going up against guys like MJ, Gary Payton and a young Ron Artest who used to defend in a very similar manner(MJ would be put on KD. He wasn’t super tall, but he was freakishly long and strong with hands the exact same size as Kawhi’s and he would shit talk and rough you up the entire game, as would guys like Artest and Payton). The warriors could still win chips in the 2000s and 90s because of how talented they are, but they would’ve had to toughen up and it wouldn’t have been as easy because if they cant handle some slight shoving and pushing, then imagine getting it to a much worse degree which is what teams in the 90s and 2000s(even after 2004 when hand checking was outlawed) used to do come playoff time. People can say what they want about LeBron, but until recently teams used to rough the crap out of the guy in the playoffs and while he would whine and complain, he still got it done and it wouldn’t shake him(ironically, he struggles against finesse such as with the 2011 mavericks and the spurs, but not physicality).
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+DannyLlerenaTV Facts I’ve been saying this for years now
You’re 2018-19 NBA CHAMPIONS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS I’m not going to be fall for it this time ESPN
michael franzese told KD it’s about the spread let em win one game….
well he allowed jj barrea get on him in 2011 , it happens
exactly and jason terry and there 5-11
They wrong for that thumbnail. These dudes cuddling.😂
came here knowing damn well someone was going to talk about the thumbnail lmao
+J should make a meme of this shit with a bed and pillows hahahahahaha
This goes to show that the 73 win Warrior team don’t compare to the 72-10 Bulls and that era
That 73 win warrior team was 3 years ago…
I agree. The 72-10 Bulls would never have blown a 3-1 series lead. Those Bulls would not have lost game 7 at home.
ARealRanger and they still talk about it 😂
So nobody is gonna talk about Steve Kerr being out coach.. okay 👌🏾 am pretty sure if he featured Durant in the offense it’ll be a different story, they treating KD like he’s the 10th man off the bench . Toxic media , GROW UP!
Out coached yet they were up 31.. Dawg you trippin thats a players issue.
So did we forget about Lance Stephenson getting into Lebron’s head???
Lebron dominated that series. One game was subpar.
streetzdiciple33 didn’t lose tho dumbass
We gonna ignore jj barea holding lebron to 18 a game in the finals?
+n0thing 200 IQ JJ Barea was guarding LeBron all series? LMAO
K A yeah same with Kevin Durant in this one
He would have to make the playoffs to face Patrick Beverley
“First Team All Defense” -Pat Bev
He already is!
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You’ve got to be kidding me with the amount of Stephen A. Smith videos on YouTube Trending recently. STOP!