'It Was Supposed to Be Orange and Blue Skies': Stephen A. Smith Unleashes Furious Rant After Knicks Blow 17-Point Lead in Game 1 vs Pacers

The New York Knicks lost in overtime in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. The loss left Knicks' ardent fanatic Stephen A. Smith fuming. The famed analyst took to First Take to express his disappointment with the Knicks and could not refrain from letting his aggravation out.

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Stephen A. Smith Loses His Cool After Knicks Lost Game 1 to the Pacers

As they headed into halftime with a 7-point lead, one would have expected the New York Knicks to keep the deficit intact till full-time, but the Pacers hung onto the belief and forced the game to enter overtime. Their persistence paid off in the end as they clinched the game 138-135 to put pressure on the dominant Knicks.

Witnessing his team lose, Stephen A. Smith lost his cool while in attendance at the Madison Square Garden. He later got the opportunity to voice his anguish towards his beloved Knicks.

“I am having a very, very bad morning. Look at my face. I’m not in a very good mood. I was supposed to be orange and blue skies. It was supposed to be orange and blue skies, okay? But as you can see, there’s rain descending upon us. Thunder. Yes, I’m in OKC, but damn it, I’m talking about the New York Knicks,” said Stephen A. Smith as he opened his segment in First Take.

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Knicks Lost from a Dominant Position

Smith's reaction is justified as one point the Knicks were up by 17 points. Moreover, they still had a 14-point lead when only 3.14 minutes were left on the clock. The Knicks squandered the advantage and are 0-1 down in the series.

Smith even shared a personal moment to capture the Knicks collapse “My assistant Sumatra started clapping and celebrating like the world was ours. She got cocky. The rest of the Knicks sensed it. So did Karl-Anthony Towns. And so did Jalen Brunson. And so did everybody else.”