Boston's scheme breaks the Mavs offense | NBA Finals Game 1 analysis
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- How did the Celtics shut down Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks? Why was their gameplan so successful, and what made this game so different from the Western Finals? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores Coach Mazzulla's approach to the Boston defense, how they defended the pick-and-roll, and why their matchups and spacing were so critical in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
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Tatum had one of his best games as a player IMO and most people probably won't even realize it. The amount of shots/open looks he creates for his teammates all night was insane. The unselfish play from him is a key reason why the team shined on offense. All night long he gave the ball up for better shots/drives and never once demanded the ball simply so he could boost his numbers up with everyone else's. That's the definition of maturity, leadership, and above all winning basketball.
He had 14 potential assists and probably would have had 10 assists for the game if his teammates made more shots.
haha. Tatum played awful. hes on an all star team. like his D was good and he rebounded and passed well but for game 1 of the nba finals to shoot like that after choking 2 yrs in a row previous is crazy. he has a supper team. his stock is not going up from being the 2nd best player on this loaded team lmao
they're gonna try to give the FMVP to jaylen smfh
@@firstnamelastname-li1cche’s is the best player on the team 🤷♂️
@@mortystraphouse5077what level of ball did you play again?
6:00 I'm crying efjejfjef "and that's a rip-through foul on White for... having arms"
How dare he honestly. He should be ashamed of himself.
@@mr.noodle6931has no place in the game honestly
i caught that too🤣
It's legit an obvious rip through foul LOL. You can clearly see Luka going through White's arms (which aren't straight up) going up, which is a defensive foul 100 percent of the time. It might look cheap but it's not a "luka jumped into him and got the call" situation, it's just an obvious foul lmao
@@saurin2615 didn't ask 😘
Masterful defensive gameplan and execution by boston. Credit to the coaching staff and the players
Mavs tried their gameplan but it didnt work, but they adjusted quickly. They outscored the Celtics in 2 quarters. It was the first that killed them. And a bad shooting night and Kyrie had a bad game. Mavs will be 2024 champions
@@ludomirsteinbruck9376 as if jayson tatum had the best game of his career. He will be better as well.
It's so embarrassing putting a guard on your center because they know the center has absolutely zero offensive post game. "Most skilled era" my ass. There's so many players who can't bring the ball up from the back court, can't create their own shots, can't finish in the paint, can't dribble without traveling, doesn't box out, doesn't have a post up game.
Minny should have been much more competitive, but they failed to enact many of the defensive schemes seen here, out-couched.
@@One.Zero.One101It’s the most skilled era in terms of 3PT shooting, but post scoring is a lost art and finishing/footwork around the rim has gotten much worse as well
I love how Al knows teams want him as their match up, and he comes thru with a block on Luka… that’s a different type of tone setting
Horford is more capable defending in perimeter than most bigs on the NBA (s/o Rudy)
Luka ain't fast enough and al is really savy. That's why al always locks up Giannis
@donmon808 he locks up Embiid too
Buddy got cooked by the Pacers all series
@@cloudmoore2834 basketball is about matchups. Pacers are quick asf and a bad matchup for Al
WHO THE FUCK IS TINGUS PINGUS AND WHY IS HE BEATING MY GOAT!!?
ICE. THE. SCREEEEEEN!!!!!
HESTHATS BLOCKINGUS :)
Tears of Luka stans is the finest spice of life
Tingus Pingus is the GOAT for the booty block 7:19
Your goat is a lamb
The beauty of matchups. Denver is probably the only team which can hang and beat this Celtics but they got beat by their only match-up issue in the league in the Wolves who then got beast by their match-up issue team in Dallas.
The classic saying style makes fights
true dat. With a healthy murray things may look different though
That play by brown was just a little glimpse into how smart the guy is. Worth every dollar
He’s not smart smart plays on the grizzlies
but when he doesn't perform...
@@dwaynekeenum1916 as they lost more games than the year before. What a bunch of geniuses you and them are
@KushtasticKiller My boy was clearly making a joke, are you good G?
@@Ricekrispy10 I'm great. How about you
Boston has 5 of the 7 best players. Tatum had 16 points and they still win by 20. Imagine Luka having 16 points...
So?
Bron put up 51 against KD Warriors with no Kyrie as his sidekick
Imagine if Bron was ever held to 16 points in a finals game 😂😂
@@Geassmaster55 2011 lol
@@ghj3fbrhebffeewvarfdca985 lebron even had 8 points in a game against dallas in 2011 Finals
How they forget 😂@@ghj3fbrhebffeewvarfdca985
Ok? We know that Tatum is worse than Luka. What exactly are you trying to prove here?
Boston having people able to shoot in any of the 5 positions is KEY to the spacing they can apply. You move your bigs to protect, then you gotta face the guards infiltrating inside, easy and simple.
This is the best channel for nba analysis. You say things we dont notice or other channels talk about.
This channel also made a video about how the Thunder had the Mavs figured out after game 1 and then didn't make a single video about the Mavs until now. Just like anyone else they still operate on biases and hyper fixate on single games.
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@@tinastina4293he’s focused On team play Not automatic ISO Play lool
@@slimconfucius Ben isn't anti mavs lol. You'll know that if you actually listen to the podcasts where he breaks down in detail the brilliance of luka
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I think Dallas needs to rethink the dunker spots behind the backboard. I think that's a viable strategy with 7 footers, but not 7'4" Porzingis. The dunker has to try to slide their dunk under the backboard but somehow over Porzingis, and if Porzingis only has to reach 9 ft high to block a dunk attempt, that means Porzingis can cheat out like 8 feet.
If instead of the dunker spot, the dunker made sure they never step behind the backboard, sure it messes with spacing and makes for a slimmer passing lane, but at least Porzingis now has to defend REAL vertical spacing.
I'm not saying that anyone's going to dunk over Porzingis regularly neither btw... but in addition to the backboard playing defense, it's also helping Porzingis with the whistle. If you set up in front of the backboard for a dunk instead of behind it, Porzingis is still going to meet you at the rim much of the time, but 1- you have a chance at getting by over or through his hand, and 2- you have a chance of the refs blowing the whistle.
I'm not delusional though. The fact is... with Porzingis' arrival in good health, the Mavs' plans of dominating the paint are pretty well over. At best, the paint is now just a war zone. The Mavs need to start thinking of their offensive pressure in the paint as a spacing measure, not a viable scoring strategy. By all means, take the dunks when they're there, but understand that the dunks are not going to be there until the Mavs make some 3's and punish the drop-coverage.
Speaking of... Kleber played 18:40 and he took ZERO SHOTS (just 1 layup). That is spacing POISON. He was -15 (worst per minute of anyone on the court). The Celtics were DARING Kleber to shoot the 3 and he won't oblige.
If his shoulder isn't confident enough to shoot when he's alone at the 3, he can't be on the floor. He is ruining the spacing for everyone else.
amazing analysis!
"A rip-through foul from White for having arms." lol
Luka loves the good ol armpit rip through followed by the gesture to ref combo
oh common, like celtics players doesn't use the same moves. if anything celtics players used that move the most
@@leoreoibardo9294 Two wrongs don't make a right
@@blackveganarchist did they banned it in NBA? I don't think so.
kobe legacy, he popularized this move, with cp3 then harden mastered it smh
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I really don't see how Mavs wins this series. Boston may have the best starting 5 from a balance pov we have ever seen. Everyone is a 2 way player, everyone's a shooting threat, everyone's got size. It's absolutely masterful how they built that team.
Brad is a genius.
I agree mavs are cooked. Mavs lost all 3 matchups against Celtics in the regular season so I don’t see why anybody picked them in this series
@@JohnLennon-yg4ut
Tbf, some of those must have been before they made substantial trades in order to get to where they’re at now
Tbf, they built it by having a 25 million dollar higher payroll than anyone else in the league
Thinking Basketball, awesome video bro
What? His video sucks Awful Coaching is way better than this clown
get the popcorn people, new thinking basketball just dropped
Trash channel, Awful Coaching is way better
Superb breakdown of a defensive masterclass by Boston. I haven't seen this good team defense in the finals since the Spurs ten years ago. Brilliant coaching and you also can see each of their top six players being intentional and disciplined in the execution of every play. And the video showed Porzingis' huge impact on both ends of the court. Look at the entire series played by Porzingis starting at the 4:09 mark. For a big man to move that effectively in support defense is amazing.
This may be one of your best film breakdowns.
Thank you Ben for posting this, now Mavericks have a chance to figure out how to get over this slump
Then Mazulla watches this video too.😂
They won’t though 😂
Luka is gonna have to go LeBron mode for them to have a chance. Boston is too good and has to many weapons
It’s been clear through the playoffs that Kidd will make adjustments to fix some of this, but I still think there’s too much of a talent gap here for the Mavs to win. So many polls have the Mavs winning and I truly don’t understand why, unless people are just picking who they hope will win.
Yes, Luka and Kyrie are great players and create a ton of good shots. But Boston has the best guard defenders in the NBA and a rotation of them so Brown and Tatum won’t get burned out. The Celtics would have been weaker against a team like the Wolves or Nuggets since they don’t have as much vertical on defense to stop Jokic and AG or Towns and Gobert. But they have the perfect lineup to slow Kyrie and Luka, and since ALL of the Mavs offense runs through those guys, there isn’t enough playmaking on the roster to cope. Meanwhile, Kyrie and Luka aren’t going to stop Tatum and Brown, and the Celtics still have Jrue, White, and Tingus behind them.
Luka and Kyrie are good enough to carry the Mavs to a couple wins with monster performances, but I just don’t see that happening more than twice. Boston in 6.
The polls just want the Mavs to win because every team in the east and Lakers fans hate the Celtics. Vegas odds show the real story
Agreed
Yeah..It's like Boston's strength is Mavs' weakness..Mavs are killed on defense and can't generate any offense on the other end..It's a bad matchup on both ends of the floor.. Even if the mavs make some adjustments on one end, they'll still get killed on the other
Every team with a huge fan base hates the celtics especially the Lakers and heat and Luka isn't unlikeable. Celtics have been head and shoulders above every team all year nothings changed.
I get that the C's are a great team, but its not exactly like they are unbeatable.. easily could've been down 3-1 to the injured Pacers. They had Nembhard out there cooking them and if it wasn't for there lack of clutch genes, Indiana were dominating and holding their own a lot of that series. I believe this is far from over once Coach Kidd and Dallas figure out and negate a few things that went wrong in game 1. Mavs in 6 or 7.
Best, least bias analysis I’ve seen on TH-cam. Subscribed, can’t wait to tune in after each finals game
@@Zenioitih the WCF was more of Ant and KAT throwing games rather than Mavs winning tbh
I mean what I would say to this to Luka Stan’s is he is criminally overrated. Yes, he’s probably the best offensive player in the nba. That said, his play style is really difficult to win at the highest levels. It’s a Luka pick and roll, if that’s not there it’s a Kyrie pick and roll and if that’s not there it’s those two isoing hoping for a shitty defender or a double team for a wide open 3pt or dunk for their other 3 players who are not involved in the offense whatsoever outside that. It’s halts the flow of the game and is a similar problem the rockets had with James harden. His usage is WAY too high and it’s not conducive to best play styles.
Look at the Celtics ball movement (when they are rocking, they can get iso heavy when slumping) and compare it to the mavs. It’s night and day and as good as Luka is, he completely prevents any of that from happening on any team he’s on.
On the other end of the floor he will get exposed this series by the cs, he is a garbage defender. He’s a traffic cone. Yes he can get the occasional crafty steal but he does nothing outside of that on the defensive end of the floor and if he can’t rest on defense then his stamina and fitness become a big problem.
Lastly, he’s a shitty teammate. He has had stories swept under the rug or reconstrued to make other people look like the problem but it’s why the mavericks cycle through players a lot, he’s an absolute baby back bitch behind the scenes. When they lose this series, him and Kyrie will have a falling out mark my words.
He’s overrated, it’s tough to hear because skill wise he may be the best ever but he has a lot of flaws in his game that are swept under the rug in attempt to make him the next face of the nba.
@@drexelspivey872you’re lying. Luka is far from overrated
This dude hates Luka and tries his best to not give credit to the Mavericks
0:01 by having 4 very very good (elite even) on ball defenders, from 1-4 all on the court at the same time. Celts are what the the Twolves thought they were.
T wolves are made to defend the paint celtics are designed to defend modern offenses
Celtics are scary good.
Completely different. Cs would have been massively outmatched by Jokic, Twolves are exactly what they think they are and people are overreacting after 1 game as usual. This series will be 6 games minimum and Boston will shoot themselves out of one of them minimum.
this is the type of break down I want to see from the big media, not talking points. Great stuff love it.
For these type of videos, I'd like to see your thoughts on what adjustments the losing team might make
Crazy how you're making me see stuff I didn't even come close to noticing during the game
Great video! Love your analysis
@MESSAGE-ThinkingBasketball No scammer. Try someone else.
I was waiting for your video , u and some of Kobe's old videos tought me some basketball and helped understand it better , thank you for your work sir 🙏🏾🙏🏾
One thing that kept pissing me off all game was how easily Dallas was willing to switch bigs off of Tingus Pingus, leaving him on an island against Jaden Hardy or Josh Green, both of whom are almost a foot shorter, and way weaker. They switched on weak screens and dribble handoffs. It was really stupid to do. But I feel like Kidd will come into game 2 with adjustments that'll change the whole series
I feel like he probably won't, but they should at least have better shooting luck so the game will be closer and people will think he did something.
what were the mavs doing differently during their third quarter run that helped them massively cut into the deficit, and then what changed again after the timeout? would like to hear your input on the various runs and adjustments within the game in future videos
I think it was a combo of the Celtics going easy up 20+ and the Mavs going hard, but of course they can't go that hard for 48 minutes and the Celtics won't go easy once the game gets close again.
@@bpdmf2798 Not even. Celtics were just missing 3's while Luka was hitting shots is all it was.
boston are just such a balanced team honestly, they have so many different options, but i do believe that the sheer talent and skill dallas possess should have a much bigger impact in game 2 once they adapt as a team to boston, i expect a competitive game
they seem balanced but the Celtics roster is just straight up better in every way. Remove the top 2 and then compare the teams.
balanced? they are the definition of a super team
Boston is more talented and skilled lol but they do take Gane 2s off wouldn't be surprised
@@Tommorow1994Celtics have 1 all nba player this year and their 2 best players are home grown.
What people are still ignoring is Boston puts 5 guys on the floor that can play defense.
I have faith that Jason Kidd will adjust. Unless I'm seeing something that isn't there, he's been brilliant with adjusting to defensive strategies this postseason
Any suggestions ?
@@light3181 I'm not Jason Kidd, he's way smarter than me. lol
The adjustment might just be "Dallas players hit their shots." They shot abysmally outside of Luka. I expect a couple more of their shots to fall together with some adjustments and the result will be much closer.
@@joostopteynde4975 on the other hand, they shot abysmally because the Celtics only left them open for shots they suck at and frankly, most of the Mavs aren't good enough on their own to create their own shot without Luka/Kyrie.
@@joostopteynde4975 I think Dallas needs to find a way to unleash Gafford and Lively at the rim. Those are incredibly high-percentage shots; it's no coincidence that Boston's game plan revolved around stopping it
Wish pj was shooting like this against the thunder 😑, but fr tho pj shooting will be needed if the mavs going to win
I know the feeling, same one I got watching Caleb Martin against the nuggets after looking like prime MJ vs my Celtics last season.
Very Good Show!
Love your Vdeos!
People think its an anomaly and mavs always lose game 1 and come back strong… but this shows they didn’t learn from the in season beat down, match ups are key to winning… also playoff brown is now activated and upgraded to finals brown, they also have the super 6th man in porzingis!! Line up versatility is key to boston winning so many games in the playoffs, and the strategy and schemes from their coaching staff also vastly improved this season, case in point the pre switch when luka hunts for bigs, and tatum guarding the bigs are legit strategy. I think boston line up versatility might be a big factor for this version or line up of dallas. Honestly if they continue to let boston play like this and if boston gonna be aggressive to attack the paint (as they have the luxury of 5 out) and keep defense on them and lively in foul trouble this is gonna be a short short series, Boston abuse them in their last game in the season for what 28? Game 1 in the finals for 18, people who saying boston can’t replicate this ain’t watching them play this season. Cause this is who they are this season they different and that is why they’re historic this season including the playoffs ❤
76ers and Lakers are watching and thinking "Jaylen and Jayson were on the board when we picked (Simmons, Ingram, Lonzo, Fultz)." Those 2 could be crushing it as the 2 best players in the world in LA (because media would prop them up in LA) or the best trio in history with Embiid actually staying healthy since he can just take nights off without worry with the Jays picking up the slack.
Tatum on Gafford is a really smart move. As usual, a very insightful analysis 👌
I think videos on good defense should show plays where the shot goes in, too. Sometimes the guy just makes it - just like running a play to get an open look is successful whether or not the ball goes in. Process oriented vs results oriented - Celtics are the former, and, ironically, it gets results.
@7:45 the way holiday switched over that screen is beaitiful
It’s kind of crazy how many times one team/guy can look so great just to get instantly figured out in the next game/series this year. The adjustments have been the highlights for me so far in these playoffs, mostly for the west but still. Kudos to the coaches and players honestly. Now let’s see if the Mavs have a plan B because that Celtics defense seems perfectly tuned to contain them.
Finally Dallas met a team that doesn't allow them to crowd the paint and leave ppl in the corners. It really felt like they had a bit of luck with how badly OKC was shooting and how well Luka was shooting againts the Wolves. But that was probably also because Wolves didn't attack Luka that much so he was saving a lot of energy on defense.
I'm going to miss Horford. He has been an essential piece that glued everything together. From the IT days, to the Kyrie exleriment, and waiting on JT and JB to mature, Al has been amazing. Even if he left to Philly for a while. I hope he sticks around for another season or two. But I think if the Celtics win it all this year, Horford might call it quits.
Feels bad for Jones.... multiple highlights with his orange shoes and getting blocked...
Regardless of how this series ends, Luka has got to understand that he needs a plan B. He is fantastic as an on ball scorer and creator, but even that approach has its limitations. Now he needs to develop an off ball game, perhaps like a 96 Jordan, screening, moving and posting up in advantageous positions. Not only will it give him more options, it will likely prolong his career.
96 Bulls were loaded with ball handling talent. Not the case here. Luka needs to play this way on this team until someone other than Kyrie can make a read and a pass without turning it over half the time
@@lmaster65 Other than Scottie, who else, pray tell, was a high level ball handler on that team? And why did the Bulls run the triangle if they were, as you say, loaded with ball handling talent?
He already posts up smaller guys but he's slow and doesn't catch and shoot as well as off dribble which is why he isn't an elite ft shooter
you didn't need multiple ball handlers in the 90s
Yeah I like Luka but he is one-dimensional. You gotta develop different ways to score, like playing off-ball and coming off a curl, or posting up. If you see the pick and roll isn't working, do something else. I swear 90% of today's plays are pick and roll.
i really hope there’s a vid coming that shows how you’d counter the celts def, TB!
You gotta do one on Jrue Holiday defense on Kyrie
The best match up! Holiday was on him all night 💚
This is the same guy that Bucks fans shat on and said it was worth it for him to get traded from the Bucks to get Dame 🤣😂. All because one of the best players (Jimmy Butler) cooked him in one series. People dont realize that sometimes a player just has a good series, no matter how great of a defender some players are.
^^^ Bucks should've looked at it like how good would Butler have been if it was anybody but Holiday on him. Also, big difference when holiday is 1 of just a couple great defenders compared to now where he's 1 of a whole team of great defenders.
Love Jrue 👍🍀
those plays really gives me a goose bump.
really interested to see how jason kidd counters this gameplan. mazulla is showing why he's one of the best coaches in the league
Joe sees the game like it chess great man
it might help if dallas moved a little off ball with how tight boston was defending. they are just spotting up while two guys move like 28 other teams do.
Thinking Basketball, i turned on notifications
Love this analysis 🔥. Dope to see the game at a deeper level.
Wouid love to see a shorter review of some of the Celtics winning series against the Bucks and 76ers over the years. I think what you’ll find it that this crew has WAY overperformed in the playoffs early in their careers and a big reason for that is that they just appear to be specialists at dealing with heliocentric players / offenses.
They’ve always been really good at neutralizing and throwing counters on these types of players but never in an overhelp way that sacrifices the integrity of the rest of the defense. 😊
I love how whenever these come out by like game 3 "this is the adjustment they made to counter" which is what happened with Minnesota and Denver
Brilliant coaching
Perhaps Tatum's ideal role would be becoming a more offensively-orientated version of Draymond Green. The C's are at their best when they use his defensive versatility and solid playmaking skills.
One thing I do not understand: the role players had so much open 3s, what they made in previous games against other teams. This time they didn't hit, but if the would hit it would be a complete other game.
He mentioned boston allowed above the break 3's vs corner threes.
They have not hit those shots. The Mavs have been lethal from the corner. Celtics are giving up shots from the top, where the Mavs role players have been horrible throughout the entire playoffs. Great gameplan
@@JLB96-OK, very interesting.
@@JLB96-this is also the difference between a really good team like OKC and an all time team like the Celtics. OKC all season emphasized taking high-quality shots with Shai drawing defensive attention to get role players open. Their long, slow releases were very accurate so this worked great against most defenses. But Dallas's recovery skills meant those easy shots were no longer available, and the Mavs shooters no longer had the space they needed to get their shots off over Dallas's closeouts. The Timberwolves, on the other hand, had some elite shooters with quick releases--but because they had non shooters on the floor much of the time, they couldn't use that to draw Lively out of the paint (where he provided help to greatly improve their rim protection). The Celtics can play five out all game *and* their shooters have fast releases that allow them to comfortably shoot over closeouts. So you can't leave them open, meaning Lively leaves the paint --at which point the weak one on one defense of Luka and Kyrie is exposed.
I don't think that there are any personnel adjustments the Mavs can do to reliably defend the Celtics better than they already are. Any improvements MUST come on the offensive end for them --in particular they need to figure out a way to win the turnover, rebounding, FT, and paint battles, because unless they get lucky they cannot win the three point battle and you have to play pretty much perfectly to beat the Celtics while being outshot. Can they do it? I doubt it, at least not four times in six games, but let's see what they look like Sunday.
Wolves fan here. I've been saying this is how we had to play the Mavs. Just switch and rotate. Instead for some reason, Coach Finch has our guys fighting through the screen like their lives depend on it, or we blitz and it gives the Mavs an easy basket. Boston is amazing. Joe Mazulla really cooked.
Problem is Wolves were sticking to their 2 big lineups. And if Wolves do 1 big they lose either shot blocking or shooting. Boston can put KP out there as the sole big and check both boxes.
Like the Celtics couldn’t the Wolves have gone with Naz Reid or KAT as their one big assigned to the PJ Washington spot, and then have Kyle Anderson matchup with the Mav’s 5? Both KAT and Naz could’ve stretched the floor with their shooting and they’re long enough to contest on defense
@@dc-np7ts I think Wolves should've tried Naz as the solo big for some stretches to see how it goes. Don't remember what their numbers were with that. But at the end of the day the Wolves problems were largely on offense where they weren't able to punish Dallas for overloading on Ant
Everything on point but what made it look like a masterpiece was Mavs shooting poorly. If mavs would have made even half of the Open shots, Cs wouldn't have that freedom to keep a player hovering over the paint all the time.
Mavs got to shoot high percentage from 3.. absolutely no other way abt it.
They were a paint shooting team. Most of the threes of Mavs comes from Lukka and Kyrie mainly. That's why the other wings like Washington is a 50:50 3pt player. Besides Their main duo Kleber is the closest good 3pt field goal on Mavs
Pre-switch, great terminology
Not a Celtics fan, but this is a clinic on how to defend a 1-man team. Dallas is essentially two 1-man teams that take turns. Masterful defense.
Celtics got Porzingis AND 2 first round picks for Marcus Smart. That is crazy
Let's say Smart is worth a late first in itself. Then the Celtics basically were paid (a first round pick) to take on Porzingis. Brad Stevens is a genius.
Awesome breakdown!
Even though I think C's win the series, Dallas seemed to play fairly passive on offensive, imo. (settling for what the defensive gives early in the possession).
I wonder if they win the next game just from increasing their offball movement and passes per possession.
My favorite thing about the NBA finals right now? Is having to wait for five days between each game...Cause that doesn't kill the momentum or anything.It's so fun N B A I love it😊
Brad Stevens is a genious and he is not praised enough.
This is finally looking like Boston's year.
I think we might have underestimated joe mazzulla, due to the talent of these players
If KP stays healthy (enough), Mavs are totally screwed...they'll need to fight for even a win (two would really be something). For me, it became clear after Mavs strong run in the 3rd: As great as Doncic and Irving are, even if they're both hitting shots it's like they're playing a game of chess with half the pieces. But that's a big "if" - Porzingis himself intimated pregame that his calf isn't fully healed.
Mavs got blown out by both Clippers and Thunder in game 1. I wouldnt be too wooried about them just yet.
@@psychotropnilachtan8869 nah, I've watched every game in full and Mavs never got their ass handed to them as comprehensively as this...especially Luka's p&r game being totally trashed (evidence? His assist total of 1. Totally unprecedented.) Don't get me wrong, luka's absolutely amazing, but fact is if KP plays the only way the Celtics lose -even a single game - is if they beat themselves. Mavs just can't do it on their own. Comparing starting fives and, say, 3 bench players on both sides, it's just a blowout. Even Luka and on point Kyrie got no shot unless KP's out or Celtics play like they spent pregame in a bar (not impossible...few games like that during regular season where they looked like they were all hungover or high af lol). We'll see if I'm wrong...but I'm not✌🏻
Jrue and White are two of the top elite defensive guards in league. Oh and did I mention they also have JB, Tatum, and the Unicorn? Unfortunately Dallas does not have a stretch big that could also guard Porzingis so its GGs.
Makes me think of the way the warriors defended jokic : take out the playmaking and force him to score. He will but he won't score 100 pts, your team will
thanks
Thats some pretty basketball. My PS5 just overheated while on 2k so here I am.
Where were you hiding during the Mavs and Minesotta series?
Probably thought it wasnt worth making the videos. Ben's a busy guy
making the previous video on his channel???
he was living in North Korea!
He only makes a video after every game during the finals, go back and check.
Podcast?
gosh damn it the Celtics coach is good
i personally would have never thought about playing luka like that
because jones is such a high flyer you would assume he would be a good roll man
but this aint 2k, he needs some meat for the contact
lets see how this goes
Hauser a great compliment
🦉 hoodie is 🔥
Advanced age is a wild way to call someone old
Such smart adjustments there by Boston
Al Horford is hitting Vince Carter and LeBron territory with how good he's still playing at nearly 40 (and Vince was ok until he was like 42).
Fr old man is still a beast
Boston is a think tank
It's not Luke's fault PJ Washington literally cannot hit a wide open 3 lol
Ssshh mavs are losing, that's automatic Luka's fault in their books😂
he had 8 potential assists, his lowest number all playoffs
Definitely, pj has been shooting below average
Love to see you turn on your role players to protect your star from criticism. Classy ⭐️
@TomWalsh1 no one's turning on anyone. If Luka played sht were all gonna blame Luka. So you think we should blame Luka for leading the mavs in pts🥴🥴🥴 Clown behavior
Good game plan...Let's see the counters.
your analysis is so good that I think my mom would understand whats going on if i show her this
I kinda hating the final schedules. So many days to rest, fatigue is not a factor anymore.
Very excited to watch the 🐐
I said before the series started celtics spacing would be the difference maker. Mavs rely heavily on gafford/lively's help defense in the paint. When you have bigs that can force them out the 3 point line that leaves the paint wide open.
I'm a huge celtics fan and yes he does
So at 1:35 idk know if this works with lively or gafford in ideally it could if but pj washington and derrick jones jr are sitting the corners instead you would have the X5 sitting weak side wing and do a guard to guard screen and the have you x5 cut to the basket( the x5 could also set a off ball screen for kyrie after/while kyrie sets his screen for luka, if they double kyrie with be open at the top of the key.
If the doesnt create a open shot at the very least put the defense in rotation
styles makes fights as said in boxing 🥊
7:19 Tingus Pingus glutes playing more d than Kyrie.
Mavs might need to play 5 out with pj at the 5. Lively and gafford are basically useless this series because of kp. The Celtics defense is masterful. It also shows how good AL is on defense at this point.
7:19 porzingis throwing it back
This is one of the best basketball channels on YT. Along side JJ Redick, Tim Legler, & Ryen Russillo.
Also Terrible Coaching!
Its because they didnt ice the screen and slide their feet
Would love to hear your predictions of what adjustments you think the opposing team will make. Be kind of a fun last piece.
One thing not explicitly mentioned here is that other than Irving and Doncic Dallas lacks good shooters - the defense just ignores them.
Tatum is reading a lot better but of course, this Mavs D is incomparable to the full strength Miami Heat D several yrs back & last yr. that caused so many TOs from both Js.
I like watching these videos even though I don't understand some of it. Help me out here, At 0:30 why is DJJ the roll man instead of a big guy?
Since Tatum was the defender on Lively it’s not a good switch for Luka. Tatum can contain Luka (not implying he will lock him up bc it’s Luka)
@@naenae7142 Didn't watch the video all the way through so I just saw what you're saying at 2:45. Thanks.
coach wat are the adjustments for dallas?
Celtics have a modern roster built to win Championships this decade. They have five out and scoring at all positions in addition to tenacious defence.
Jrue and D White absolute menaces in the gaps as usual.
Porzingis is a matchup problem for them. The teams Dallas played that has a center, they all cannot shoot. Meanwhile Boston has personnel up to the center position that can shoot and put it on the floor. Curious to see what adjustments Kidd makes next game.
A pretty heady Celtics team and underrated defense.