Stephen A. on what went wrong for Suns: EVERYTHING! | First Take 

"Everybody acting tough when they are up" luka wasn't just talking, he was spitting facts

“I've got a ring and you're never gonna win one.” Rondo's words are still haunting Chris Paul

Luka in the Suns series: - More points than Booker - More rebounds than Ayton - More assists than CP - More steals than Mikal

Luka quoting MJ saying everyone is tough when they are up is eerie chilling and badass now. Respect to players who can back up the mess they talk

"They talk to much" - Pat Bev The irony is insane 😂

Pat Bev is so much better in this than playing Basketball, In 3 days dude earned himself a 2nd career already

"Chris Paul will show us who he really is" -Stephen A.

Don’t wanna ever hear Devin & Kobe in the same sentence ever again. That definitely ended last night.

The Pelicans gave Dallas the Blueprint for how to defend CP3, and Dallas didn't let up on it. They defended him 94 Feet and wore him down. You never see him have 2 bad Games in row, and Dallas made him play 5 of them. They flat out wore him down with multiple Defenders.

Between the last year’s finalists in Bucks and Suns, Suns were clearly most embarrassing on Game 7, as they had a full squad, but decided not to show up. Both were beat up by discrepancy in 3 pointers, but heck, down by 40+ points at home is pure embarrassment.

I honestly loved the beatdown the Mavs did to the Suns, the Suns have been smug all season. Always acting like a bigshot like they won the championships but they didn't, the real champions were much more humble compared to them. I know it's okay to celebrate being the top seed and being the best team in NBA but always have humility at the back of your mind before trashtalking, acting smug, and constantly having beef with other players and the media. Karma got back to the Suns and they kinda deserve it

Man, I love me some JJ Reddick. The dude breaks down the game to such a digestible level, that anyone can enjoy it and understand what is happening.

As a Warriors fan, the problem with the Suns is they played every regular season game like it was the playoffs, and played harder than everyone else. But in the playoffs, everyone plays hard, so you have to adapt your game and make adjustments, which they didn’t. We learned that when we went for 73-9, and choked the title because of that, so I’m saying it from experience

Mavs came out swinging, punching, kicking and Suns just couldn't get anything going. They didn't have an answer and perhaps couldn't answer then the game got away from them. This was very uncharacteristic of the Suns but much respect to Mavs responding and winning on the Suns' home court.

I like JJ he brings facts to his arguements. Stephen A just brings emotion and yelling

Incredible to think that CP3 had a 14/14 game only a couple weeks ago.

If it was Steph who did what Luka did Stephen A would have had a 5 minute rant about his greatness.. with luka it’s just “I knew he was gonna do his thing”

Celtics-Bucks Game 7 wasn't surprising at all. I knew the loss of Middleton was too much to overcome. But Suns-Mavs Game 7 still has me "Dazed And Confused". I'm definitely more pissed at the Suns than Rich Strike winning the Derby.

Pat Beverly is a natural has energy broadcasting is a must when he's done playing.

Draymond green said it best "not every team is built for the playoffs " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🚬🚬🚬

Ever since JJ been on First Take, Stephen A is actually doing good lmao love to see it, also Espn struck gold wit Pat Bev

Honestly, there were red flags in the series before this. It took the Suns six games to defeat a play in team with a losing regular season record. Don’t get me wrong the Pelicans went down fighting, but the Suns were the superior team. The Mavs were a much stronger opponent than the Pelicans, and they completely exposed the Suns

Luka went crazy on them boys sorry not sorry 😭😭😭😭

That Hawks - Mavs Trade for Luka and Trae might be the most greatest trade ever now years has passed.

Can't defend this, nor do I feel bad. They deserved this good old-fashioned wood shed beating. Dallas stole your entire heart & soul

As Stephen A and other analysts say, “Game 7 defines a player’s legacy.” CP3 is a good player who has been connected with teams with Game 7 failures. He’s never won a Championship Ring all these years….. and yet, all these analysts say he’s a great floor general- who has never won the “big” one. Just bringing up reality.

The more I see on pat bev on takes I’m actually startin to luv him😭💙

I love Pat Bev as an analyst. Very smart and wise about the game. 💯

Seeing Pat B in this light is actually good. Brother is intelligent and is more than just the aggressive player we see on court.

JJ Redick is the best thing to happen to First take in a long, longggg time. Such eloquence and a DEEP understanding of the game. A joy to hear him dissecting the game.

I swear, when the Suns were up 2-0, I told everybody that Chris Paul was gonna do what he always does in the playoffs and choke. Nobody believed me.😂😂😂😂😂

Stephen A. Smith predicted the exact OPPOSITE of what happened: A Suns blowout of the Mavericks.

The way Luka handled the Suns, he was calling them, one by one to stop him, and he destroyed each and every one of them. It was one of the coldest demolitions in sports history.

Luka really went full MJ with the Bat 😂😂😂😂😂

Luka did steal their soul. All that talking the Sun's did during the season only to disappear and shrink when it mattered most.

Also lowkey can see JJ coaching an nba team in like 6-7 years 👀

"They talked so much!" - Patrick Beverley

excellent comments SAS...much respect...always look forward to your thoughts...kudos

I was waiting for this!

Oh remember when everyone was saying that they were targeting Luka...oh how the tables turned 🙄😐🤦🏿‍♂️😂

Always best to have actual player's insight vs the 'others'

Pat bev so chi town I love my guy he said "does this window let up so I can hop out" 🤣😂

Game 7’s define greatness! 🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏽💪🏽

We all wanted Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors in the WCF. It was a collision course we all expected to happen dating back to late-November. Didn't happen. CPZero's most epic meltdown. Worse than 2015.

This was the biggest collapse ever. The turnovers, the lack of passion and the unpreparedness. They basically they were disaster for this game. The series should not have gone to 7 games. It should have been over in 6.

Stephen A! U definitely on point my brother💯🙏🏿

Stephen A was sooo generous speaking on cp3. If it was kyrie or Russ he would’ve called him a disgrace. He would’ve reninded us about their history of losing in the playoffs, but wayy different energy for cp3 be after only scoring 8pts and losing by a 100

we need new faces on the nba finals Luka vs Tatum. New era

Suns will blame injuries. Watch booker come out and say his hamstring was never 100%

Couldn’t wait to see this

straight facts from everybody on this segment

This was the best show First Take has had in a while. I watched the show start to finish

you know Patrick Beverley been waiting for this! LOL 😂

Yes

I love Pat Bev. He does not hold back. He is a pure analyst and speaks the truth. He needs his own show.

Luka was out there dancing on the Suns! He really made a name for himself in this season. Huge congrats!

I was expecting Stephen A to be yelling here but he stayed calm.

This was Lukas career defining series. Never lost focus never lost poise. He’s gonna be a bad man for years

What a performance by Luka and Mavs, I really did want to see CP3 win ring and was the only reason I even watched the playoffs to be honest. I wouldn't mind if there was a Heat vs Mavs trilogy though.

The crazy part is that Scott Foster wasn't even the ref last night.

Luka the soul snapper 🙈😆

"and they talk so much, oh my gawd" 🤣🤣🤣

Steph you are a true man when you can I was wrong on the sun a lot of men can not say that this years it is not real no more just excuses.

CP3 and his mother were getting bullied all series long. Glad it’s over.

Being a fan of CP3 for so long it's sad to see him be a liability on both offense and defense

Respect to Bev for mentioning Kidd. Has made tremendous progress as a coach

They need to have more player on here more it’s good for the topics and show .

Chris Paul legacy is in the toilet. Such a golden opportunity blown for two years in a row. Luka is gonna be the face of the league soon

I compared last night's game as if Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson 3x and the last one put Mike in a coma. That's like if the 1998 Hornets with BJ Armstrong eliminates the Bulls in that 2nd round.

Pat Bev lovin this lol

Jason Kidd brilliant

Keep Pat Bev man as a regular or give him his own show!! 😂😂

SAS really doesn’t like giving Luka credit. The guys put up legendary numbers in the playoffs and he brushes it off.

You're great on the ESPN show PB : Break it down !

Good to see Pat Bev

Suns deserved that L I remember seeing the suns mid season dancing being the best in the league to go down the way they went, they deserved it and they needed to be fed some humble pie. I agree w what pat said cause he’s right the western conference is stacked and loaded will be more healthier next season

SAS is A LOT more giddy on First Take than he his on Get Up or any other show on ESPN and it’s abundantly clear

Never been a fan of Pat Bev until now. He is awesome.

Stephen A Smith picked Deandre Ayton as the #1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft over Luka Doncic. Ayton selected by Phoenix #1,Doncic selected by Atlanta #3,Dallas selected Trae Young #5 and both being Traded

Phoenix is done I think this was the best opportunity they had to win the chip CP3 will go down as a the greatest point guards that never won the chip I just think Phoenix were way way way too overconfident booker trash talking like he’s an NBA champion he’s gotta mature and change his mentality

Suns should have Denadre Ayton last year, He play outstanding in the playoffs.

I love pat now he is so real

Facts

Calling another player the Point God, during the Steph Curry era. Bold of y’all foreal.

Chris Paul had a chance to team up with Dwyane Wade at some point in his career and he chose not to go the Miami route. Cost him a chance at a championship(s)

Happy to see great basketball/sports minds like Pat Bev and JJ on First Take.

Shoutout Alvarado and the pelicans for showing us the suns weakness in tiring out cp3

This is whats concerning me with the warriors, they lack size that the Mavs have

Suns played like clockwork all season. Everyone had a role and they played it brilliantly but it just gave off the feeling that in a 7 game series, if Paul or Booker were off in scoring or playmaking, just like a clock the rest of the team would falter or if Ayton was off defensively, the rest of the defense would take a step back. It seems no one else was capable of raising their game when things weren't going so well. But Luka Doncic is a very bad man. I have never seen someone enjoy playing a game 7 like he does. This game 7 was reminiscent of Lebron scoring 25 straight points vs the Pistons to close out that series. 27 points in the first half was too clutch. Ironic how he dropped to 3 because of his lack of athleticism and perceived inability to create his own shot when Ayton went #1 despite having an inconsistent motor and lack of ability to shoot the 3. One scouting report was accurate, the other way off

I remember two nights before this game sas said he wasn't worried about the Mavs at all in this game 7😂

Me too Stephen A, me too.....

I wanted CP3 to win a ring almost as much as Melo. But I think their time is done

3:47 how did it take this long for a team to figure this out? This formula was written on the wall for so long. Teams gotta stop going through the motions and letting players do what they want.

HOW BOUT DEM MAVS 💪🏽💪🏽

Y’all energy different. 💙💚 that’s why Dallas fans behave how we behave

Monte Williams not only got his lunch money taken by Jason Kidd but he got his head dunked in the toilet as well. The Suns' lifeless performance was largely due to a lack of belief in their coaching staff who seemed confused and had no adjustments. The players were out there on their own and it showed because they were constantly looking toward the bench but finding no answers.

I got a bad feeling for Golden State in the next round. They cannot act like children dancing around in front of Luka. Because Luka loves that. You laugh at him, he'll laugh right back at you after he destroys you.

Pat Bev is Really really good at this

Berverly🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂😂

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