ESPN star Stephen A. Smith looked angry and upset after watching the New York Knicks shock in game five.
Knicks fanatic Smith released a video on his Twitter account moments after his team’s loss.
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Smith, 56, had a number of questions after watching his team collapse.
New York led by six points with less than 30 seconds remaining and victory seemed all but certain.
A win would have sealed the Knicks’ 4-1 series victory in front of their home crowd at Madison Square Garden.
But the Philadelphia 76ers somehow managed to force overtime, helped by Tyrese Maxey’s heroics and a few late-game mistakes.
Philly took advantage to get an unbelievable overtime victory and force a sixth game.
And Smith was like most Knicks fans wondering how this game happened.
He appeared visibly emotional and frustrated in a video clip on his Twitter page.
“Why did Mitchell Robinson drop Tyrese Maxey on that 3-point shot?”. Smith wondered.
“Why did Josh Hart make the turnover at the outlet pass?
“Why didn’t he make both free throws instead of just one? Why did he seem so erratic throughout the game?
“And by the way, as good as Jalen Brunson was overall with his 40-point performance, didn’t you realize you had four teammates on the court with you in overtime to pass the ball instead of taking all the shots? “
The First Take star drew some conclusions — but promised he would reflect more deeply on the ESPN show and his own YouTube show.
“The New York Knicks, with Julius Randle’s injury, are not fully armed,” Smith said.
“They can’t afford to play like that, but they did and gave up the big three of the logo to Maxey instead of duplicating it.
Stephen A. Smith Career Timeline
STEPHEN A. Smith is now the face of ESPN and executive producer of First Take, having initially started working for the company in 2003.
Smith has held numerous roles at the network, including radio show host, contributions to SportsCenter and appearance on NBA Countdown.
He was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1994 to 2010.
His initial role was as a writer for the NBA before becoming a general sports columnist.
And before that, Smith worked as a reporter at the Winston-Salem Journal, the Greensboro News and the New York Daily News.
“And Tom Thibodeau decides to play McBride and take DiVincenzo out of the game all the time instead of switching the two.
“There are a lot of mistakes to point out.”
Maxey finished with 46 points in the 76ers’ 112-106 victory, forcing Game Six back to Philadelphia.
They included seven points in the final 28.9 seconds of regulation when the game seemed over.
“What was going through my head was trying to survive,” Maxey said.
“Our season is on the line. I trust my job. I trust what I’ve done my whole life and I just tried to get to a point and get up and knock down that shot.”
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