Stephen A. reacts to Luka Doncic dropping 42 points on the Clippers in Game 5 | First Take

Is this series more about luca or quad? You know what I want? I would like Steven A to start because I want to focus on Lucas Stephen A and I know you have things to say about Kawhi. Oh, absolutely, this is all about Kawhi Leonard. I don't want to hear anything about Luca now, don't get me wrong, I have to mention Luca when I talk about Kawhi because I was told, and I believe Max Kellerman and several others told me, about the superstar Kawhi Leonard. It was good and we understand that in this series he is averaging 30.

Okay, Kawhi Leonard is averaging 30 on 57 shots, so it's not like he's a scrub or something, this brother is a star, but I think They told me I could actually play defense well, why? Is that when we talk about him and Paul George as two-way players and I'm focusing more on Kawhi than Paul George because my problem with Paul George is that I think he needs to be more assertive and aggressive and play like the star that he is. , but he's not the number one guy that kawhi leonard is supposed to be and i'm watching

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average 35 nine and eight, i'll say it again 35 nine and eight one forty seven percent shooting and 43 shooting from three range

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last night in three quarters scored 40 40 in three quarters shot one or eight in the fourth quarter more than three from three-point range scored only two

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in the fourth quarter but had 40 in three quarters only two members of the dallas mavericks They scored double digits, Luca and 20 from Tim Hardaway. porzingis didn't even have more than eight points and you still lose on your home court, wasn't that the crown hanging from the convertible kawhi leonard were you that guy coming? to reclaim l.a better question, what would we say if this were lebron james, you're taking on the franchise, you're supposed to be the leader, you're supposed to be that guy that everything evolves around?, if this were lebron james, what we would be killing.

These are moments like this that Lebron James should use to crystallize why he can't stand the media, critics, pundits or whatever, because this is where we are grotesquely unfair to him. If this were Lebron James, we'd be done. he 20 points 7-9 shots

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5 at the time of the series 2-2 coming back to dallas with a

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six on your home court you can't win three games at home three losses let me tell you something max kellerman i think steve ballmer has to go out from the staple center as quickly as possible, without a doubt, get another arena, get another arena, move to another city, if you have to let me tell you, they lose this man, they lose this series and I give them my support. dallas because look I didn't pick dallas to win another game because of Luke's nerve damage, I don't know how he did it, I'm like it's nerve damage in his neck, how the hell can you get over that in two days, but he?

He did it and I'm looking at Steve Bowman. I'm like you keep losing on the basics yeah this is the point steven a I agree with the basic core point which I agree with

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of all when you get the Wednesday games and the the Lakers have all the good dates, you should get out of there anyway, but wow, I agree with you, no, I'm saying like the Clippers, the Clippers game dates, at least when I was in Los Angeles, were always like the second-rate games and prime time. afternoons, yes, exactly, but Wednesday night is not bad, yes, Wednesday night, right, you're right, yes, you're right, yes, that's a very good point, Stephen, yes, yes, no I can debate what you're talking about. kawhi because the

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will never turn to the but kawhi had a chance here kawhi had a chance here to get to the throne for lebron in the kawhi is from Los Angeles, well you have the behind him if not the

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if the lakers get bounced there's a little crack, there's a little opening, right, he didn't do it, you're right, but air ball, the last shot, it surprised me, it surprised me, but this wasn't about kawhi, in fact, what i know was about

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, luca, who fell 42-14 and eight for his third road playoff win in this series against supposedly a great defensive team luca dodger said after the game that it could have been much better late i made a lot of mis

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s and I gave credit to Dorian Finney Smith, I ended up getting him six or eight points, whatever it was, but his overall game, Luca, and this is something that people have to understand right now, Steven A put all the players in the nba on a scale what is his value meaning not just who would you build a franchise around because maybe it's zion that's still years away or some young player its not just about who the best player is In the world right now, do we know that Luca is better than, say, James Harden right now, but he's 10 years younger?

What I'm saying is you add it all up and say if you had to put everyone on a journey who would get the most in a trade who is the most valuable asset in the nba the answer is luca doncic and he's not close he's 22 years old and he can reach playoff series against defenders like kawhi and paul george and they don't seem to want it with him, like you said, porzing is supposed to be a second banana, he doesn't have it every year, he's hurt and he has to get back to where he is and when he's at his best best time, very good, that's not now tim hardaway jr has been excellent, they have guys like klieba and finney smith that can play, but this is luka doncic completely controlling the game and being the best player on the court.

It's about luca, no, no, because luca

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s kawhi. off the hook and I'm not going to let that happen here's the deal lucas big boys luca you know patrick beverly you're not even in the play in a round or you know you're not even in the rotation anymore because luca is out. there and the big boys, are you too small for him? Rondo the same uh across the board in terms of paul george maybe a little bit well last night that that's not kawhi leonard kawalin you see those muscles he has you know he's a legit six seven right, just like luca, and last time i checked Kawhi is supposed to be this is the guy who got the MVP because he was guarding Lebron James.

Now Lebron James averaged 28 points in that 2014 final, but Kawhi limited him to 37 percent shooting. leonard nikolai lana got mvp for that well, now here we are luca and what does tai loo say in the post game conference we asked kawhi to do a lot of things, you know, and he was tired, why didn't they rest when they reached the postseason