Desperate times call for desperate measures! - Stephen A. trolls Legler about Knicks-Pacers call 🤣
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Desperate times call for desperate measures! - Stephen A. trolls Legler about Knicks-Pacers call 🤣
Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Tim Legler react to the referees' controversial call in the New York Knicks’ win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs.
0:00 Bigger story: Brunson’s performance or the refs?
4:30 Stephen A. reacts to the refs controversial call
7:20 Shannon Sharpe says the bigger story is Jalen Brunson
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"desperate times call for desperate measures" 😂
@jackcall3815
29 күн бұрын
H
Knicks getting calls? I’m shocked
@DC-uf6ve
Ай бұрын
Everyone crying again? Shocked.
@brazy6191
Ай бұрын
Knicks vs wolves is what the NBA wants
@efrainingles4699
Ай бұрын
Facts!!!
@moet131
Ай бұрын
Really ??@@brazy6191
I love the NBA these players are highly skilled win or loss
This dude Jalen Brunson is on another level and what are they putting in his Gatorade the boy is going nuts
@Nite2012Mare
Ай бұрын
Lack of good defense will do that 👍
@floxkb
Ай бұрын
@@Nite2012Marestop hating bro he killed every defender this year on him that guarded him
@JoinTeamSammy
Ай бұрын
spaacejam juice he prob drank MJ sweat lol xD
@Nite2012Mare
Ай бұрын
@@floxkb he hasn't met good defense in the playoffs yet and he manufacturers fouls like Harden used to. I never said he sucked 🙄😂😂
@_NoMakeUp
Ай бұрын
@@JoinTeamSammy spacejam juice is off the charts
Dallas let a beast go…happy to see him open up more and show his talent being explosive 🧨
Legier sounds SALTY
No one said a thing about calls when Embiid shot 21 free throws and the entire Knicks team combined for 19 free throws in game 3 last series or dirty plays. Just focused on his 50 points
@mrfiness
Ай бұрын
Nor were they going this hard about Maxey traveling and it not being called before he hit the game tying 3
@akeembrown7661
29 күн бұрын
What does that have to do with this?
Calls get missed everyday B. I been here since Ewing missed the finger roll. Year after year we weren't getting calls, now we are. Booo hooo!
Jalen brunson is the truth
@oneshot1824
Ай бұрын
Big shot Brunson
@user-tg5lc8gy7j
Ай бұрын
Facts he's trained to be a champion
@danielperry6557
Ай бұрын
No he's not Paul pierce is. 😅 but he's real good. Just needs a different nickname.
@user-tg5lc8gy7j
Ай бұрын
@@danielperry6557 ✋️🍆🍽
Brunson proved again last night why he is the best player in these playoffs
The call should be made. The problem is the 99% of the time where its not called. Now the refs can stop any play they want at any time they want because an illegal screen happens on every play. And they'll be in teh right. One of the biggest problems is illegal screens not being enforced. By the way the knicks got called for 2 illegal screens this game before this. So was it enexcusable when the knicks had 2 plays stolen when the pacers had 1? Call the fouls correctly.
Brunson burner is cooking, but if he doesnt have it going the Knicks are in trouble, they really do struggle to produce offense without him.
@diogenes7368
Ай бұрын
The knicks won the first two games of the philly series when brunson wasn't himself. But I agree, eventually it won't work out for them.
@Ishmaelgaynor
Ай бұрын
I mean they have McBride who is also a tough cover! And The big RAGU, The pacers have to keep the knicks off the GLASS AND limit THE OTHER PLAYERS IF THEY GONNA LET JALEN GO FOR 43 the rest should have 25 among them!
@lucab2524
Ай бұрын
for sure, this is how its been since randle went down. even more losing a bench scorer like bojan last series
@benwormser8579
Ай бұрын
sure didn't have a problem in games 1+2 v PHI when brunson was cold as ice and the knicks found a way.
@ratcomedy
Ай бұрын
His offense is so reliable tho the way he gets to the line
Just I want to tell firstTake crew guest host co-host that thank you guys for the commenting and analysis the games.. Love you so much…God bless you guys and your families 💜💜💜💜
Devo got called for the same foul earlier in the game, wheres the outrage, stop, ESPN is embarrassing, he cant screen if player cant see opposing player, plain and simple, leglar is a clown.
@718dre
Ай бұрын
BSPN all day bro!!!
@yawamankwah6488
Ай бұрын
Exactly!!!
@TheHeadincharge
Ай бұрын
Calling that the “exact same” is just incorrect though, wym.
Calls finally going our way now everybody mad foh
Unpopular opinion: They need to replace Haliburton on USA with Brunson. Especially once the Knicks win this series ‼️ he’s been horrible in the playoffs and since he came back from injury meanwhile Brunson playing like a superstar
@masongreen1371
Ай бұрын
They already have enough scorers.
@blackezi3
Ай бұрын
FIBA refs are different than NBA refs, that's why Brunson wasn't invited to the USA Basketball team
@alchemyproductions439
Ай бұрын
Tyrese is a pass first guard, they dont need another scorer
@daleahsampler3451
Ай бұрын
Brunson can facilitate as well🤝🏼 he’s got 12+ assist this season and post season. The Knicks need a scorer that’s why he scores. He’s a better player then Hali
@daleahsampler3451
Ай бұрын
@@masongreen1371 ☝🏼
“It’s an illegal screen but it shouldn’t be called” make that make sense please
@LAMEHERC1
Ай бұрын
im a knicks fan. you have to give the pacers a chance to win the game unless the screen is egregious. you dont call that. youre taking the ball out of the players hands and putting the outcome in the refs hands. im happy they won but it felt a little cheap
@canucan
Ай бұрын
@@LAMEHERC1you’re not a Knicks fan 😂
@falbasu
Ай бұрын
@@LAMEHERC1 i get your point but two wrongs don’t make a right, just because they made a mistake in one call doesn’t mean they shouldn’t make the next call just to compensate for previous mistake
@LAMEHERC1
Ай бұрын
@@canucan i really am a Knicks fan. It’s called being a competitor and wanting to win straight up. You would feel good about your team fraudulently winning a championship? Knowing they didn’t deserve it?
@canucan
Ай бұрын
@@LAMEHERC1 Bad calls happen nearly every game to nearly every team. So yeah, this isn't the one to feel like it's a fake win over.
Haliburton scores six points on 2-6 shooting with 4 turnovers, but the refs are the reason indiana lost. Every team has bad calls/non-calls go against them at various points throughout a game. To be a championship team, you have to be able to find ways to win even in games where you're getting screwed by the referees. Indy wasn't able to do that
@julianfoddrell9370
Ай бұрын
The calls made during the last 2 minutes have more weight. That kickball was horrendous in which pacers was on the verge of a fast break opportunity. So knicks fans can say whatever but pacers got screwed by the refs bad.
@gmen1055
Ай бұрын
@@julianfoddrell9370jalen brunson scoring 43 was a bigger reason they won than the refs blowing a few calls
@julianfoddrell9370
Ай бұрын
@@gmen1055 calls late in the game when pacers had fast break opportunities is vital. Not 43 points lol
@lightningjuniorsuper
Ай бұрын
@@julianfoddrell9370one bad call followed up by 2 good calls Indi got screwed out of 2 points and that’s all Play defense instead of bitching the game was tied too. 😂
@julianfoddrell9370
Ай бұрын
@lightningjuniorsuper plus the shot clock violation on haliburton which he got it off on time. But late calls can determine the game, basically what I'm saying and it did. Gave knicks the momentum and chances. Let's be real here
All media today forgot to mention the screen was challenged by Carlisle and failed. How is it a bad call if it was challenged and failed?
nyk being protected by mafia refs. 🤧😭
@jaysouthmusic8230
Ай бұрын
Right😂
Thank you Shannon
Same moving screen flop was called against Devo and Knicks @2:30 left in fourth quater. We were up four points. Nobody cried then. Go watch replay. 2:30 left fourth quarter
If there's anything that the Pacers fan should be mad about, it should be that Halliburton barely showed up for the game.
The Knicks have had questionable reffing all year lol
@vision8641
Ай бұрын
Against them lol
@Tone7580
Ай бұрын
@@vision8641word!!!!!!!
@Tone7580
Ай бұрын
@@vision8641we must’ve cost Vegas a lot of money by playing hard and winning
@FB-ch5yz
Ай бұрын
@@vision8641both but they don’t want to talk about the other side or barely do. It goes against their narrative. I think the only call that has been argued the Knicks way is that Joel should’ve been ejected which probably makes that a sweep. Every thing else barely gets mentioned if at all.
@TuMalditaMadre
Ай бұрын
Yeah, going against them forever
I really don't understand the argument. Everyone agrees it's a moving screen but yall are saying they shouldn't call it cause the game is on the line??! Makes no sense. Go knicks baby
@yawamankwah6488
Ай бұрын
Excellent point. If that is the case then the refs should not have called a foul on Mitchell Robinson on Tyrese Maxey.
@FB-ch5yz
Ай бұрын
It’s cause they it’s the Knicks, it’s New York. They hate New York cause they ain’t New York. That kick ball was definitely the wrong call but when calls in this game and in the 6ers series went against the Knicks it’s not brought almost at all. It’s ok for the Knicks not to get calls but when other teams don’t get them get boats ready for the rivers that are going to be cried and call the wambulances
@jamespinkney189
Ай бұрын
I think the issue is many of those same scenarios go uncalled throughout every game so why call in when it dictates how a game finishes. The refs were baited by Donte on that one.
@eamcbmsc
Ай бұрын
They’re saying if you’re going to call that call it consistently or let everyone get away with it.
@yawamankwah6488
Ай бұрын
Brunson should be the story of the game. But they rather focus on missed calls. Knicks had 15 turnovers to Indiana 8. Knicks managed 22 points off of turnovers and Indiana 13 points off of turnovers.
Exactly. Bench scoring 46 - 3. Why were Knicks that close
Thank you Shannon timing of the game should not matter whether you should call a foul or not it was a moving screen so you have to call it. Someone tell Leglar to go cry in the car
I'm with Legler on this. That screen call on Turner was bogus, and I was even rooting for the Knicks.
The Knicks have gotten the brunt of bad calls against them since the 90's... yall stop! NBA says it better when the Knicks have a good team... but the entire league is against them. 🤷🏾♂️
THANK YOU ESPN for leaving this in 😂 12:55 “Oh this is oxtail, plantains, cornbread..” - Shannon Sharpe. I love Shannon bruh
"well congratulations here's some cookies and milk for you" 🍪🥛
@jaysouthmusic8230
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
Pacers fan here. Hali's two turnovers down the stretch killed us. I'm just laughing think about all of the casuals who were already talking Knicks/Celtics, talking about 4-0 or 4-1 on this series. Its going to be a great series. If I had to bet my own money, I'd take the Knicks, but the fan in me says we leave Indy after game 4, 2-2 and anything goes.
Media just hates giving Knicks and Brunson and flowers. The disrespect for this team and this player is historical
Tim asked to see it again at the 10:30......nope😂 NYC baby in the wrong ESPN studio dawg 😂
You have to stop Brunson from doing this. You have to stop Brunson from doing that. You can’t let Brunson go here. You can’t let Brunson go there. 39/47/40/41/43…
@jaysouthmusic8230
Ай бұрын
Ik right I guess they don’t pay attention to the scouting report
Carlisle is somehow once again underrated
@death666753
Ай бұрын
one of the elite coaches. they may have lost but his coaching is way above thibs
@douglasmennella4525
Ай бұрын
Great coaching job
Those two crucial CALLS were the difference makers because it was towards the END of the GAME..
Stephen A smith just chilling. Another iconic meme created 5:36 😂
So to Tim’s logic guys should just commit all types of violations and as long as it’s late you shouldn’t call it
Kicked the ball with his hand, that's crazy
He said " I'm not talking about the officials ", and then immediately talked about the officials!
Legs is sooo mad. Hahaha!
Jalen Brunson's scoring run is on another stratosphere right now! Sheesh!!!!
Was that Rick Carlisle or Jim Carrey playing Rick Carlisle?
This went on the whole Sixers series too. Fix is undefeated.
So is the gambling having an effect on the refs🤔?
Business!!
Rick look like Jim Carrey brother no cap 😂😂😂
they even reviewed it.... how are they disagreeing it?
Go back a couple of plays and pacers flopped on Donte and got a call so he did the same and got the call
Forget reffing, where was Haliburton? did he even play last night?
@MaDFroG88
Ай бұрын
He went MIA
As a loong suffering Knicks fan happy we got the win, hoping we we win game 2
What about when Hali got called for the foul on Brunson and it was challenged. But the ball was kicked and the Pacers still got possession
@kingfulness
Ай бұрын
Yeah I didn’t get that call at all I’m watching the replay thinking it’s still gonna be Knicks ball regardless and then they say pacers ball and neither refs or commentators explained why it was pacers ball when the reason the pacers got clear possession is because the ball was kicked
YALL HATE MY TEAM AND I LOVE IT.
@AmandaMack-ok1uv
Ай бұрын
All of a sudden the Knicks fans are acting like the Denver fans before the Minnesota series 😏
@rbb9753
Ай бұрын
We don’t hate your team, we hate your team’s fans.
pacers fan here, we did not finish the job that simple. Knicks have a squad its gonna have to be a dogfight. Brunson is incredible dude gets where he wants to go his playstyle is so unorthodox but he does so well
3:01 this is why Analyst with bias shouldn’t be on TV - SAS a corn ball
Rick Carlisle might go down as being the most underrated coach in the history of the NBA!
You can't say it's a moving screen then say it's the worst moving screen call makes no sense
For two straight series refs gives Knicks all the calls smh Knicks getting carried by rigged refs
This is a good lineup for the show. Ship it.
It’s hard to believe that ref didn’t have some kinda money on the game when he missed and made the 3 most egregious plays of the game
@MasterSlime03
Ай бұрын
In a row at that
Pissed we lost but it was a good game
Shay Shay on point
The nba want the Knicks in the finals
Tim Legler makes no sense, “Yes, by the letter of the law it’s a good call, but at the time of the game it’s terrible” that makes no sense.
@hisuiangengar8169
Ай бұрын
Exactly! I don’t mind the argument about the call being right or wrong, legal or illegal cause that is debatable. But to say the call was right but be mad that they called it is just utter stupidity. They should be mad at the defender for committing it at that moment in the game
@luisquinones7511
Ай бұрын
@@hisuiangengar8169 it doesn’t make sense cause you didn’t listen. He said the call itself wasn’t the issue, BUT THE INCONSISTENCY of when they call it. It’s really that simple and if you don’t get that, watch more sports
@hisuiangengar8169
Ай бұрын
@@luisquinones7511 interesting, you tell me to watch more sports cause I allegedly “didn’t listen” to what he’s saying. I think your comment should be telling me to listen again rather than watching more sports. Wow lots of bad takes today, must be something in the air
@luisquinones7511
Ай бұрын
@@hisuiangengar8169 no you need to listen more AND watch more sports. Type less comments and the world and your sports intelligence will be better for it
@xxSnEaKyPxx
Ай бұрын
It makes sense when for the last 15 years, the NBA has said that screen is okay. Makes even more sense when you see the Knicks got away with a much more egregious moving screen within that same minute of play.
Funny how when they blow more egregious calls against Knicks and they lose it’s a non story but when it’s in Knicks favor it’s the headline all day
4th quarter Knicks really is a thing!! Let’s go knicks
Nesmith had 4 fouls guarding brunson, Newhart had 5 fouls😂😂😂legless is totally lost
Rick looking like Jim Carrey
Now I WONDER-- who would the NBA like to see win this series? The Indiana Pacers...or the team in Americas largest city/media market (that plays right down the street from the NBA's world headquarters). Hmmm.
The world hates that the Knicks don’t suck 😭😭
Only The Warriors are allowed illegal screens
As a Pacers fan it's been driving be nuts that TJ McConnell isn't having more minutes. Hali is hurt with his back spasms. McConnell has been playing awesome! Several games we've seen TJ using his speed to drive past bigger defenders and get easy layups. Hali isn't attacking the paint enough (because he's not 100%) but if he attacked the paint he'd at least wear Brunson out so he doesn't get 40, possibly get fouls on him, and Hali needs to remember he has midrange! Hali is taller, but not as strong. I hate the officiating in game one, but the Pacers have the tools to win if they would just balance minutes better. If Brunson has 43 on 14/26 and Hali has 6 on 2/6, Hali isn't being aggressive on offense, which means Brunson isn't wasting energy on defense and having lots left for offense.
Jalen is playing great, but MIL and IND aren’t exactly defensive juggernauts…
Mpv race is between Edwards and Brunson!!
What you know about oxtail?😋😋😋😁
Brunson playing as good as anybody in 30 years, historic run.... and we are talking about refs.
Miles Turner gotta know not to foul in that situation. Don't leave it in the Officials hand. Simple.
Don't forget the two times the score changed magically in the Pacers' favor.
@jsink18
Ай бұрын
Im a pacers fan but i did notice that but after a while i thought maybe too much beer lol
@maxumilli0n739
Ай бұрын
@@jsink18 nah watch the game again it's evident.
@blanefulkerson8903
Ай бұрын
They changed the score cause the screen was wrong bruh, not the actual score
It's crazy how easily he draws fouls.
Pacers got fucked - that was 2 fast breaks and a bad ref judgement at the end. Knicks lose it.
@bigtaskat-hand4742
Ай бұрын
Cry harder.
@patrickoakley7890
Ай бұрын
yeah sure, blame the refs instead of TyTrash Garbageburton scoring SIX POINTS and Carlisle's dumb azz going away from TJ McConnell when he was cooking us all game. Maybe if Siakam was able to score instead of getting put in prison by OG they could have won. But the Pacers are booty juice, and the Knicks are gods. Deal with it.
@Ishmaelgaynor
Ай бұрын
Ima be honest JALEN WAS COOKING so I don’t even think that would of stopped Them! From winning!
@connercyrus4777
Ай бұрын
@@Ishmaelgaynor yeah but when you have a tie game and you mess up two calls which were easy fast breaks that is 4pts and with that screen a possible 6-7pts. Maybe they lose it still but now we here bc of refs. I’m not even a pacer fan.
@hoopskillerproductions2921
Ай бұрын
@@connercyrus4777and Donte flopped so hard that I stopped watching the PlayOff in total. That is embarrassing
Enjoy Stephen A. You aint getting those calls against Boston. NBA desperate to get a big market east team in because there are none out west left.
Brunson is a beast. He gets bucket everytime. Pacers lost because Hali left. On top of that, Pacers lost like 2-3 crucial ball position last 3 minutes of the game. Stephen A had to hide under those sunglasses coz he knew. lol
Tim Legler is the most unbias nba analysis on television
League feels that if Knicks doing well, Nba doing well. So no surprise a bit of help from officiating. But Pacers are good, Knicks gonna lose this one. But if not, will be happy if KP will be back on time to shine again in MSG and send them home in conference finals
@shadowdef10468
Ай бұрын
If thats the case why havent knicks been winning in more than 20 years?
@kri6635
Ай бұрын
@@shadowdef10468 everyone hate mr. Dolan :D but be real. Knicks are lucky Bucks, 76ERS and Miami with injures. Cavs and Magic even looked better then Knicks. Pacers had a chance to steal awat game and they may still do it
@lightningjuniorsuper
Ай бұрын
@@kri6635let’s be real then The Knicks can easily go to toe to toe with those teams even at full health In fact when fully healthy the Knicks have either split games with those teams or trashed them
@kri6635
Ай бұрын
No. Pacers gonna take the series. But hope im wrong. Would be nice to see KP back in MSG for conference final.
@TheScarwulf
Ай бұрын
Pacers is not winning bro
I don’t care about the time of a call… if it’s a violation, it’s a violation period 🤷🏽♂️
@tricehall5911
Ай бұрын
Ok what about bro doing the same thing
Sometimes I forget the nba is an entertainment league, they want Boston vs New York
why is espn full of analysts that hate the NY knicks.. and even the so called "knick fan analysts" that they do have, do not truly support the knicks.. This is why i do not watch espn any more.. They need to get rid of the richard jeffersons and Tim Legler's of the world... so tired of this nonesense.
The coach of the team said he doesn’t wanna talk about officiating because he doesn’t expect to get calls in his favor and yet the analysts decide to make the segment about the refs 🤦🏿♂️.
Steven B Salty thinking he has something intelligent to say 🤡😂😂
It’s kinda funny how Knicks fans don’t have a problem with the officiating when it benefits them and they say “get over it “ but when it goes against them they cry about it like children
@hisuiangengar8169
Ай бұрын
That’s literally every fan base in sports…
@jordantrejo9776
Ай бұрын
@@hisuiangengar8169 fair point but I just feel like Knicks fans are worse
@hisuiangengar8169
Ай бұрын
@@jordantrejo9776 yeah maybe, my guess is they are just excited right now cause they haven’t had a team balling like this in a looooong time. I’m not even a basketball fan but I live in the NY area so I’m supporting them. But even I know this is the Knicks NBA finals cause no way in hell they are beating Boston next round
@jordantrejo9776
Ай бұрын
@@hisuiangengar8169 yeah I guess that’s fair but I’m not counting out the Pacers, they could win this series, they beat the Bucks granted it was without Giannis but Dame was playing, Halliburton must be better for them to win
@rbb9753
Ай бұрын
Related news: the sky is blue
Tim is gaslighting us all....
Funny how they make such a big deal about a call that is the right call(at the wrong time however) but when Embiid pulled Mitch Rob leg they barely mentioned it. Pathetic.
Let me say it again. Brunson has been doing the same things every single game since he joined the Knicks. Every single game! It's only " new " to the Media because they haven't been watching ! As usual, the Media especially the " Pretty Girls of ESPN '" wouldn't know " what time it is " if a clock fell on their heads! Men did not ask our sports to be taken over by pretty women who knew nothing about the sport before getting the Job! Facts!
the bench argument doesnt work for the knicks its 6 ppl that like actually play
PEOPLE CALLING IT A MOVING SCREEN SERIOUSLY NEED THEIR EYES CHECKED 🤡🤡🤡
It’s fine if they call the Turner screen but they should have called the DiVincenzo screen AND the kickball. Makes it hard to root for the Knicks now.
That offensive foul was BS. Anyone who says otherwise is full of it and made a huge difference!
Meals and entertainment, every series harps on the refs period!
He was not moving especially since it just happened on the other end. Should have never been called. Go Pacers.