LeBron James has stopped the Celtics championship chances in: - 2011 - 2012 - 2015 - 2017 - 2018 ... then he goes to the Lakers and ties Boston at #17 championships
That 3-pointer by Dwight Howard was the icing on the cake. Thank you Dwight Howard for this season as a Laker. Go get your 8 million dollars from another NBA team and write your book about this magical season that turned GMs head.
@@BrrK I predicted what the player would do, capitalize financially on this Championship Ring. 🤣🤣🤣 At least 1 player does it every season. Opens up a roster spot for Boogie Cousins an UPGRADE over Dwight Howard in my opinion.
@@aminetamacha5881 It was very evident in the Blazers and Rockets series after they dropped game 1. Made the proper defensive adjustments and both of those teams never found a solution.
For people that say lakers got lucky because Goran got injured don't realize staying healthy is part of the game. Heat fans didn't care when Giannis went down in game 3... the heat was playing their starters heavy minutes if you keep doing that to 30+ old players you risk injury... Congrats to the lakers they were the best team this year
Giannis got hurt in game 4. The Heat were already up 3-0 when Giannis got hurt, the Bucks even won that game... the Heat wanted the Lakers to shoot 3s that’s the only shot they had in winning. The Heat knew they were at a disadvantage in size. Lakers have 6 players with a wing span of 7 feet or more, heck even Rondo as a 6’11 wing span that’s longer then Butlers. Heat only have 2 players Bam and Meyers Leonard that played any significant minutes. Derrick Jones Jr is exactly at 7’0 but Spol was looking for shooters at the wings. Lakers won simply because of LBJ and AD were the two biggest athletes on both teams that can shoot and drive in. Plus AD guarding Butler then LBJ attacking him on the offense was exhausting. Bam is great defensively and setting picks but he can’t shoot, he’s not a threat but on offense.
@@GabrielGonzalez-kb5by we also forget to mention that lakers didn’t have Avery Bradley in playoffs and the bubble made it the hardest for the lakers to win due to losing home court, they die hard fans and how people claim their age wouldn’t age well in the bubble. Lakers are best team in nba no cap. The clippers wouldn’t have been able to compete with the lakers and probably the heat and half the west if we think about it
Yeah injuries are part of the game, can understand that. But it's a significant deal when your key players get hurt. For example if AD got seriously hurt? The series could have had a different winner. Lakers were blessed this year when their core remained health enough to play.
@@mariahlin5556 Gordan dragic doesn't compare to AD lol. Stop it. If anything, Dragic being out allowed Jimmy to flourish/control the offense & probably left the Heat better off. The 1st game, the heat were getting killed with both dragic & bam out there.
@@vvvv1498 Hahahhahahahahahaha! AD becomes completely LOST each time you shoot a double team at him. You can credit him for anything but creating shots for others.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 @Emmanuel Enyinwa cmon mate his ability to stretch the floor gives lebron open lanes anytime. this lakerteam is very well built. lebron is their srongest weapon but defence and AD stretching the floor are the secret compare that to the heatles haslem couldnt shoot bosh was good not great as a shooter , wade wasnt an amazing shooter. this lakers have more and better rim protection better shooters same defense and AD who plays a better version of Bosh. AD is not creating for others but he is making Lebrons life on the court easier . rockets wouldnt play smll ball if they had a stretch 5 the perfect set of roleplayers win championships
@@vvvv1498 You contradicted yourself by bringing up Bosh who played EXACTLY like Davis minus the defense. You seem determined to not give LeBron his due that's why you are yammering on about "defense" when the question is why the Lakers got so many open threes. If you want to say Rondo, that's credible, but Davis has one of the lowest offensive iqs in the NBA. He PANICS and has a shocking inability to process where the help defense is coming from. Half the time, he turns like a range chicken and backs up toward the basement and uncorks a high floating prayer, rather than calm down, absord the double and punish the defense by giving the ball to the offensive player the defender just left. To say he is responsible for the open looks is terminally STUPID.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 first of all i never said he is responsible for the open looks. Second AD gets way more touches on high and low posts then Bosh . that said. AD being able to be a stretch 5 allows the lakers to play 5 out giving open lanes to lebron and nobody can stop lebron ffrom going to the basket any time he wants.
@@jaypeesalazar9029 sometimes when someone’s that good a shooter u can live with deficiencies on the other side of the ball and hey if he joined Vogel maybe he could become an okay defender
@Reese B Both use to much space, Bertrans is good if he could still develop under Vogel and playing with Lebron. Those two are definitely the two people you would to help you improve you defense with.
@@tntsection1201 LBJ didn’t make the playoffs last year. He needed help. Just like Butler could’ve used a top 20 player on offense. The Heat are really good scheming and hustling but it’s only so much until size and skills just take over. Plus LBJ at this point in his career is very smart, he’s taken a page out of the Heat and has archived it.
I don't think the heat had another viable option. AD would've made huge damage inside and definitely had to be doubled, otherwise he's gonna go for 35+ each game. Bron had to be doubled or live with him attacking Dunkn and Herro all day long. However, the zone thing was a bad idea. Had the heat played one on one defense in the first two games, who knows they could've pulled a third win and made it to game 7. Anyway, the lakers would still win because they have more fire power. It is that simple!
@Seanus Patricus you right but I still think the Lakers are a much better team defensively, when they want to play defense. If the heat has a big stretch 4-5 who can bother AD and hit some threes, yea then the heat would have a real shot. AD is a nightmare for every team. Lebron alone is tough to deal with then you add AD, NOT FAIR.
If Lakers can sign some good shooters is over for next year. Imagine LeBron assists this finals if his teamates are really good shooters. The only exception is KCP.
They need some sharps and a versatile wing defender *ahem* jerami grant. But they really need someone that can extend brons rest minutes on the bench. Obviously he was able to get more "rest" this season with ad being able to takeover the offense along with rondo but since he's getting older I think it's important to have another stabilizer that can allow bron to have 4-6 minutes of rest instead of 1-3
Vogel and kidd made surprising adjustments in game 6. They started AD at 5 and lebron was i.mediately defending Jimmy butler. You could tell it threw miami off. Miami early on tried to do what dallas did to lebron in 2011... cant zone 2020 lebron. He picked it apart and the teammates made their 3s. Vogel had bron or rondo as the pg at all times which creates mayhem and open shots
For real, I respect his decision to stay home with his kid(who has respiratory health issues) though. Nobody knew the bubble would be as safe as it was. But Avery Bradley would've been huge for every matchup the Lakers had. Props to Caruso, Rondo, and KCP for stepping up though.
The 3pt stats were definitely intriguing. Giving them so many open shots did seem like a viable plan considering how inconsistent the Lakers' shooting was throughout the year. Will you also go over the Lakers' defense in a video? I think you mentioned making one in your post-game video.
@@nathanseigner1897 it's definitely regressed even excluding last year. He shot way under league average in the last few months of the season. Dude looks and moves like a 50 year old man, mechanically its impacting his lift an form
I looked at all Danny Green's career and his highest point was last year. This year was a big regress. For example, his FT shooting went from almost 90% to 67% or close. He received many more minutes this year. Let's see if in the offseason he discovers what went wrong and fix it.
You are right: that was the key for the championship. Heat made their defense based in: focus on James and Davis, let the others free to shoot (they are not going to make it). And it worked in 2 of the games, and made Lakers suffer in 2nd game too. The saver of the Lakers for me it was Rondo: when Rondo started to make points there was no defense for him, and when the Heat reacted and tried to cover more space, then Lebron and Davis were free to score and to create. I think Lakers have an impressive defense, and also Lebron and Davis, but still consider that they need to reinforce the long distance shooting for next year to take burden from the two stars, and also take profit of the immense ability of James to create opportunities for the others. Congratulations, Lebron James!
Heat liked the zone too. And uncommitted to get back and contest. Another reason for a bunch of wide open threes. You need more dedication and organization to contest some threes.
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Great defense by the lakers. Well deserved champs. Heat playing so well and exceeded everyone's expectations this year. Both teams deserve the respect.
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"Uncontested assists". That has to be the most STUNNING and violent twist of the English language. ALL assists are uncontested. The ones that are not result in fouls. If you gave "contested" assists, LeBron and Rondo would have gotten assists everytime they threw the ball to Davis for a bunny and the Heat hacked him. But those are also shot creations. Learn the game, please.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 I actually wanted to edit it for passes, but I wanted to see if the comment would get noticed since it should've been pretty far down. How far did you have to scroll?
The "secret"? The two jump shooting guards, Robinson and Herro are HORRIBLE defensively. In Game 1 every time LeBron looked up and either Herro or Robinson was on him, he just walked by them to the bucket. The only solutions was to play the lineup of Iggy, Crowder, Butler, Bam and Olynyk because that gave them defensive shape. Even with this lineup, because the fear of LeBron was so great, they kept the big man in the paint leading to a boat load of wide open threes. I thought Spoeslstra should have NEVER played Herro and Robinson together because their defensive incompetence forced the rest of the team to exhaust themselves trying to make up for their lack of range defensively, and if you paid attention, you would have noticed that almost all the Heat runs in Games 3 and 5 were with that defensive lineup.
I feel like the more shots you take the more in rhythm you get so It’s only a matter of time before you figure it out and they start dropping in for you since they’re letting you take open ones.
Great points all around. I think Spoelstra thought, let's attack their weakness which is a sound strategy. The Lakers were just too good for the heat all around. I think if they had taken away the 3 it would have been a sweep rather than a 4-2 series as the Lakers would have dominated in the paint rather than from 3.
The „REAL KEY“ to beating the heat, and anyone they faced for that matter, was that they are far more talented than the teams they met. James and AD are too much to handle for basically anyone at the current state of the NBA (GSW + KD with major injury issues), and then you add in a few veterans and voila, you have a title winner. It is not rocket science
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Coach! I was hoping you could do a video on the Lakers' Defense in the first half of game 6? Their D is what ultimately won them the game, and the series.
@0:32. Probably the most casual, most ho hum, most deliberate closeout in the history of competitive sports. I bet you Bam is still casually sauntering over there as I type.
"3 Pt Finals makes - Lakers 84, Warriors 76". I think it's also important to point out Lakers shot (239) 38 more than the Warriors (201). Didn't expect that given the Laker's shooters.
Miami Heat were not surprised by anything Lebron James or Anthony Davis does and Alex Caruso only scored 4 points. 🤣🤣🤣 The SHOCKER to the Miami Heat's gameplan was Rajon Rondo in FULL-ON PLAYOFF MODE. 19 points, including constant layups. 3 for 4 = 75% for 3-pointers
@Seanus Patricus A man with the nickname "Playoff Rondo " and you trying to judge him off Regular Season production, you the one misguided. 🤣🤣🤣 Rondo doesn't have anything to prove to no Laker fan. RONDO IS A MADE MAN. Regular season is for kids like Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma = still trying to learn the NBA. Rondo got the Kobe Bryant Seal of Approval, he doesn't care if a fan approves. Got Lebron and A.D. as VETO POWER over fans.
@Seanus Patricus As we saw with back-to-back MVP Giannis Antentokuompo, Regular Season DON'T MEAN JACK compared to the NBA Playoffs. Look great all Regular Season and end up watching the NBA Playoffs at home. Rondo was not auditioning for you guys, he is a MADE MAN !!!
Can’t help but think that when coach says they shot better in the finals than in the regular season, it’s due to the fact of the bubble and no crowd pressure happening. Props still tho, wining is winning.
I didn’t enjoy your post game breakdowns but this video right here makes me respect your takes and expertise. This is an eye-opening video which underscores the dominance of LBJ and AD masterfully exploited by their brilliant tactician in Vogel. Would you say with an improvement in shooting and assuming good health, this team can repeat next year?
You can't give NBA players constant open looks and not expect them to kill you eventually. Especially when you still can't stop them from scoring inside
If you give average shooters multiple good looks. I gives them a rhythm and accuracy and percentages are liable to increase. Miamis analytics department didn't account for that variable.
The Lakers were playing chess while the heat were playing...Checkers? They still put up a big fight tho, I'm just glad for the boys to get it done. #JobFinished 💛💜
Would you say the Heat were out-coached? I didn't realize this until I saw the video. They wanted to live with the 3-pt shot but they failed to make changes when their % improved that much.
The Heat played it well given the Lakers stats up to that point. You can’t resort to revisionist history to come to your conclusions. The Lakers simply stepped up with their ball movement and execution. It paid off.
there are but not D guys. JR was the closest because he could stay in front in spurts and shoot in rhythm. he never got that far. they got morris who shot very well. ingles can shoot is a he good defender? galinari? nope. it is hard to find such folks! hence green was special, jr was special, shump never made that far( he was supposed to be elite 3 and D). crowder, morris have some what evolved. cj miles was a specialist, patterson but average defenders. lakers had troy daniels but his defense sucked. korver is old. lakers might induce tucker as he has shown plenty of promise! KCP is the man now! caruso can get there too! both are top notch defenders and can knock down. but they have to take the next leap.
BEFORE: -RONDO's first Title (2008) and last Finals (2010) was against the LAKERS -HOWARD's last Finals (2009) was vs. LAKERS -RONDO eliminates LEBRON in 2008 & 2010 Playoffs -HOWARD defeated RONDO & LEBRON in 2009 Playoffs -LEBRON denied RONDO in 2011 & 2012 Playoffs -LEBRON & rookie DANNY in Cavs 2009-2010 -LEBRON & DAVIS were teammates in Olympics 2012 -Coach KIDD won his 1st Title (2011) as a player against LEBRON -Coach VOGEL was eliminated by LEBRON in three-consecutive playoffs (2012-2014) -LEBRON & DANNY GREEN face each other's team in 2013 & 2014 Finals -LEBRON & JR SMITH lost in Finals 2015 but get the ring in Finals 2016 -MCGEE won against LEBRON in 2017 Finals & repeated together with COOK in 2018 Finals -DANNY vs. COOK in NBA Finals 2019 NOW: -LEBRON's 10th Finals while LAKERS back to the Finals after 10years -LAKERS' 17th Title in LEBRON's 17th Season -RONDO is part of the Boston's 17th Title & also Lakers 17th Title -HOWARD won his 1st title at Orlando in Lakers Uniform And together in ONE TEAM, your NBA CHAMPION 2020: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 🏆 Subscribe! Will upload videos in the future 👍
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The Lakers rehearsed their threes for game 6, both in practice and in their heads. They realized it is a do or die situation as the Miami is tough team to beat.
This video actually shows the greatness and dominance of LBJ, the main focus of their plan was to stop him and he still scored at will while setting up his teammates for tons of wide-open looks.
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Never change the background music everytime I here it I smile knowing I'ma see a deep look at high level basketball
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Agreed.
Yes best music by far
Fr man.. occasionally like he does already would be nice but this background music right is her to stay lol
This music makes me feel like I won the championship 😂
LeBron James has stopped the Celtics championship chances in: -
2011 - 2012 - 2015 - 2017 - 2018 ... then he goes to the Lakers and ties Boston at #17 championships
Lebron hates the boston so much since big 3 in 2008 era haha
Boston wasn’t gonna win in 2015 2017 or 2018
And he also stopped you many times
KG said they broke Lebron....
@Stephen Curry I'm the reason the warriors were good
it's crazy that dwight shot the last one too
Yea logo Dwight 😂
That 3-pointer by Dwight Howard was the icing on the cake. Thank you Dwight Howard for this season as a Laker.
Go get your 8 million dollars from another NBA team and write your book about this magical season that turned GMs head.
@@deandrepage1048 why would you want him to leave
@@BrrK I predicted what the player would do, capitalize financially on this Championship Ring. 🤣🤣🤣
At least 1 player does it every season. Opens up a roster spot for Boogie Cousins an UPGRADE over Dwight Howard in my opinion.
And he shot it from the logo 👀
Lol All the highlights of the made 3s were Caruso, kcp, and Morris and then the miss highlights were all Danny green
yeah i was thinking the the same🤣
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Yeah, totally not the suffocating championship defense...
Lmao right
LA's defense was pretty good but let's not forget that their offense included 2 of the best players in the NBA
yep coach vogel every lost game he makes some changes on defense and he gets no credit
@@aminetamacha5881 It was very evident in the Blazers and Rockets series after they dropped game 1. Made the proper defensive adjustments and both of those teams never found a solution.
The defense in game 6 was incredible, they shut down every offensive set perfectly
For people that say lakers got lucky because Goran got injured don't realize staying healthy is part of the game. Heat fans didn't care when Giannis went down in game 3... the heat was playing their starters heavy minutes if you keep doing that to 30+ old players you risk injury... Congrats to the lakers they were the best team this year
Giannis got hurt in game 4. The Heat were already up 3-0 when Giannis got hurt, the Bucks even won that game... the Heat wanted the Lakers to shoot 3s that’s the only shot they had in winning. The Heat knew they were at a disadvantage in size. Lakers have 6 players with a wing span of 7 feet or more, heck even Rondo as a 6’11 wing span that’s longer then Butlers. Heat only have 2 players Bam and Meyers Leonard that played any significant minutes. Derrick Jones Jr is exactly at 7’0 but Spol was looking for shooters at the wings.
Lakers won simply because of LBJ and AD were the two biggest athletes on both teams that can shoot and drive in. Plus AD guarding Butler then LBJ attacking him on the offense was exhausting. Bam is great defensively and setting picks but he can’t shoot, he’s not a threat but on offense.
@@GabrielGonzalez-kb5by we also forget to mention that lakers didn’t have Avery Bradley in playoffs and the bubble made it the hardest for the lakers to win due to losing home court, they die hard fans and how people claim their age wouldn’t age well in the bubble. Lakers are best team in nba no cap. The clippers wouldn’t have been able to compete with the lakers and probably the heat and half the west if we think about it
Yeah injuries are part of the game, can understand that. But it's a significant deal when your key players get hurt.
For example if AD got seriously hurt? The series could have had a different winner. Lakers were blessed this year when their core remained health enough to play.
@@mariahlin5556 did you just compare dragic to davis? 💀
@@mariahlin5556 Gordan dragic doesn't compare to AD lol. Stop it. If anything, Dragic being out allowed Jimmy to flourish/control the offense & probably left the Heat better off. The 1st game, the heat were getting killed with both dragic & bam out there.
This dude has the smoothest ad transitions ever, l cant even be mad
haha, thx!
Hahahaha that’s tru
The REAL secret is no secret: that kid from Akron....
the real secret is their defence and using AD as a stretch 5
@@vvvv1498 Hahahhahahahahahaha! AD becomes completely LOST each time you shoot a double team at him. You can credit him for anything but creating shots for others.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 @Emmanuel Enyinwa cmon mate his ability to stretch the floor gives lebron open lanes anytime. this lakerteam is very well built. lebron is their srongest weapon but defence and AD stretching the floor are the secret
compare that to the heatles haslem couldnt shoot bosh was good not great as a shooter , wade wasnt an amazing shooter. this lakers have more and better rim protection better shooters same defense and AD who plays a better version of Bosh. AD is not creating for others but he is making Lebrons life on the court easier . rockets wouldnt play smll ball if they had a stretch 5
the perfect set of roleplayers win championships
@@vvvv1498 You contradicted yourself by bringing up Bosh who played EXACTLY like Davis minus the defense. You seem determined to not give LeBron his due that's why you are yammering on about "defense" when the question is why the Lakers got so many open threes. If you want to say Rondo, that's credible, but Davis has one of the lowest offensive iqs in the NBA. He PANICS and has a shocking inability to process where the help defense is coming from. Half the time, he turns like a range chicken and backs up toward the basement and uncorks a high floating prayer, rather than calm down, absord the double and punish the defense by giving the ball to the offensive player the defender just left. To say he is responsible for the open looks is terminally STUPID.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 first of all i never said he is responsible for the open looks. Second AD gets way more touches on high and low posts then Bosh . that said. AD being able to be a stretch 5 allows the lakers to play 5 out giving open lanes to lebron and nobody can stop lebron ffrom going to the basket any time he wants.
Now watch the Lakers get a 3&D sharp shooter like Davis Bertans (42% on 8.7 attempts) in the offseason.
Is he a good defender? I’m asking because I don’t really watch the wizards
He's an elite shooter but he's not a good defender.
@@jaypeesalazar9029 sometimes when someone’s that good a shooter u can live with deficiencies on the other side of the ball and hey if he joined Vogel maybe he could become an okay defender
@Reese B
Both use to much space, Bertrans is good if he could still develop under Vogel and playing with Lebron. Those two are definitely the two people you would to help you improve you defense with.
I want pj tucker his hustle defense rebounding and wing threes is good af
Butler and the heat just didn't have enough gas in the fuel tank. Butler basically need a 40 point triple double every game and that didn't happen.
They were already underdogs. And then bam and dragic got injured. Should've been a sweep really had jimmy not went godmode for 2 games
And that’s what separate Lebron from Other stars In today’s league.
They getting giannis next year or 2 for sure
@King Khan No, being able to perform consistently. If you switch Lebron and Jimmy the Heat win this series.
@@tntsection1201 LBJ didn’t make the playoffs last year. He needed help. Just like Butler could’ve used a top 20 player on offense. The Heat are really good scheming and hustling but it’s only so much until size and skills just take over. Plus LBJ at this point in his career is very smart, he’s taken a page out of the Heat and has archived it.
I don't think the heat had another viable option. AD would've made huge damage inside and definitely had to be doubled, otherwise he's gonna go for 35+ each game. Bron had to be doubled or live with him attacking Dunkn and Herro all day long. However, the zone thing was a bad idea. Had the heat played one on one defense in the first two games, who knows they could've pulled a third win and made it to game 7. Anyway, the lakers would still win because they have more fire power. It is that simple!
@Seanus Patricus you right but I still think the Lakers are a much better team defensively, when they want to play defense. If the heat has a big stretch 4-5 who can bother AD and hit some threes, yea then the heat would have a real shot. AD is a nightmare for every team. Lebron alone is tough to deal with then you add AD, NOT FAIR.
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It looks like the columns for the Lakers and Heat 3pt totals at 8:51 are mixed up.
If Lakers can sign some good shooters is over for next year. Imagine LeBron assists this finals if his teamates are really good shooters. The only exception is KCP.
They need some sharps and a versatile wing defender *ahem* jerami grant. But they really need someone that can extend brons rest minutes on the bench. Obviously he was able to get more "rest" this season with ad being able to takeover the offense along with rondo but since he's getting older I think it's important to have another stabilizer that can allow bron to have 4-6 minutes of rest instead of 1-3
Was thinking the same thing
@@Hendrxxhoops Kuzma was kind of meant to take that role but he's turning out not as good as everyone thought (too erratic and low bb iq).
dont forget the best quality of the lakers shooters is their defense . they have to be excellent 3 and D guys
They won because of their outside shooting with Danny Green, KCP and Kuz. Imagine if they have legit 3 point shooters...
Coach nick “knows” basketball but couldn’t see the lakers winning the title smdh
Because he's a lebron hater and his bias undermines his judgement. He can be annoying but overall entertaining.
He was hating every series lol. Said Portland would win after game 1, Houston would win after game 1, Denver would win after game 3 😂
@@DanielFlores-fo1ee the fact that he didn't talk about lebron's insane performance the whole series
@@DanielFlores-fo1ee yep. Hes a hater.
Umm everyone knew they were winning.
It doesn't matter if its open 3 when DANNY "brick house" GREEN is the one taking the shot!
Morris & Caruso were huge surprises, Rondo & Howard were way underestimated - credit for that goes to coach Vogel!
Thank you Coach for the in-depth reviews you were always providing. More power to you Coach Nick
Vogel and kidd made surprising adjustments in game 6. They started AD at 5 and lebron was i.mediately defending Jimmy butler. You could tell it threw miami off. Miami early on tried to do what dallas did to lebron in 2011... cant zone 2020 lebron. He picked it apart and the teammates made their 3s. Vogel had bron or rondo as the pg at all times which creates mayhem and open shots
Just think how many 3’s the Lakers would of made if they would of left Danny Green in LA when going to the bubble.
Damn I miss Bradley 😭
For real, I respect his decision to stay home with his kid(who has respiratory health issues) though. Nobody knew the bubble would be as safe as it was.
But Avery Bradley would've been huge for every matchup the Lakers had. Props to Caruso, Rondo, and KCP for stepping up though.
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The 3pt stats were definitely intriguing. Giving them so many open shots did seem like a viable plan considering how inconsistent the Lakers' shooting was throughout the year.
Will you also go over the Lakers' defense in a video? I think you mentioned making one in your post-game video.
True. Those open shots from the arc given by the Heat were so many - wide open it's almost hilarious
hey coach, can u do a breakdown on danny green’s shot and why its regressed so much?
It hasn't really regressed, last year was just an anomaly where he shot insanely well
@@nathanseigner1897 it's definitely regressed even excluding last year. He shot way under league average in the last few months of the season. Dude looks and moves like a 50 year old man, mechanically its impacting his lift an form
@@nathanseigner1897 Did you watch Green with the Spurs?
He has talked about it in his post game live, he said Danny Green doesn't extend his whole arm he only uses his wrist
I looked at all Danny Green's career and his highest point was last year. This year was a big regress.
For example, his FT shooting went from almost 90% to 67% or close. He received many more minutes this year. Let's see if in the offseason he discovers what went wrong and fix it.
You are right: that was the key for the championship. Heat made their defense based in: focus on James and Davis, let the others free to shoot (they are not going to make it). And it worked in 2 of the games, and made Lakers suffer in 2nd game too. The saver of the Lakers for me it was Rondo: when Rondo started to make points there was no defense for him, and when the Heat reacted and tried to cover more space, then Lebron and Davis were free to score and to create. I think Lakers have an impressive defense, and also Lebron and Davis, but still consider that they need to reinforce the long distance shooting for next year to take burden from the two stars, and also take profit of the immense ability of James to create opportunities for the others. Congratulations, Lebron James!
Heat liked the zone too. And uncommitted to get back and contest. Another reason for a bunch of wide open threes. You need more dedication and organization to contest some threes.
Imagine if Duncan Robinson or JJ Redick were on the Lakers for this series, they'd be feasting!
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3 years ago to THIS day, my aunt who I was very close to, passed away. I spent my childhood in her house, and she took care of me as her own. Disciplining me and my cousin (her son), feeding us and doing a full time back breaking job at a lumber mill. Money was tight but she taught us never to steal, never to take from the less fortunate and to take pride in hard work. She worked till she was in her late 60s, with it taking a massive toll on her health. She refused to spend too much money on medicine, but she always made sure we went to bed on a full. My aunt always knew where to find the lowest prices for supplies... just like today's sponsor Honey.
Great defense by the lakers. Well deserved champs. Heat playing so well and exceeded everyone's expectations this year. Both teams deserve the respect.
I love your channel and I have a passion for basketball especially the analyst side of it. I’m learning from you so I can start my own breakdown channel
If Danny Green could remember how to shoot it might have been a sweep lol
Though they finally hit jumpshots I was more impressed with the Lakers defensive rotations in game 6.
NBA will not be completed without coach Nick videos.
enjoy your vacation coach. one of the best content during the playoffs!
bball breakdown: rockets will win the series
10/10 to ad placement. Bravo, Honey.
"Generally poor 3pt shooter caruso"
Caruso 3pt%: 36.2%
League average: 35.8%
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell...
Where did you pull that statistic from? Because he definitely didn't shoot 36% unless you are talking about a single game or something lmao.
@Seanus Patricus he made timely buckets and that is what counts. it is not how many you make it is when you make them.
LeBron and Rondo were probably celebrating Christmas early with all the uncontested assists they get to make.
"Uncontested assists".
That has to be the most STUNNING and violent twist of the English language. ALL assists are uncontested. The ones that are not result in fouls. If you gave "contested" assists, LeBron and Rondo would have gotten assists everytime they threw the ball to Davis for a bunny and the Heat hacked him. But those are also shot creations. Learn the game, please.
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 I actually wanted to edit it for passes, but I wanted to see if the comment would get noticed since it should've been pretty far down. How far did you have to scroll?
@@anima099 Fair enough.
The "secret"? The two jump shooting guards, Robinson and Herro are HORRIBLE defensively. In Game 1 every time LeBron looked up and either Herro or Robinson was on him, he just walked by them to the bucket. The only solutions was to play the lineup of Iggy, Crowder, Butler, Bam and Olynyk because that gave them defensive shape. Even with this lineup, because the fear of LeBron was so great, they kept the big man in the paint leading to a boat load of wide open threes. I thought Spoeslstra should have NEVER played Herro and Robinson together because their defensive incompetence forced the rest of the team to exhaust themselves trying to make up for their lack of range defensively, and if you paid attention, you would have noticed that almost all the Heat runs in Games 3 and 5 were with that defensive lineup.
I see a analytics career in your future
@William Tan nobody could stop Lebron but those two couldn’t stop by grandmother
I feel like the more shots you take the more in rhythm you get so It’s only a matter of time before you figure it out and they start dropping in for you since they’re letting you take open ones.
Great points all around. I think Spoelstra thought, let's attack their weakness which is a sound strategy. The Lakers were just too good for the heat all around. I think if they had taken away the 3 it would have been a sweep rather than a 4-2 series as the Lakers would have dominated in the paint rather than from 3.
The „REAL KEY“ to beating the heat, and anyone they faced for that matter, was that they are far more talented than the teams they met. James and AD are too much to handle for basically anyone at the current state of the NBA (GSW + KD with major injury issues), and then you add in a few veterans and voila, you have a title winner. It is not rocket science
with davis and lebron on the court they can't give the both of them midrange and open lay ups. still props for coach spo for making in the finals
Hi Coach Nick. Just wanted to make a comment & apologise on my negative comment on your previous video. Sometimes its so easy to disassociate the person behind the screen, the comment, the video and I def left a hasty and rude comment. I'm glad you put these videos up and give us basketball fans interesting perspectives. You're doing an amazing job and you've built a great reputation and channel. Keep up the hard work and best success on your future endeavours.
Thanks for your great analysis, as a Heat fan who saw many of these plays live it hurts too much to get over the first half of the video tho. Bruh.
the way you inserted the honey ad is god tier.
4:04 hey coach Nick where's your kobe poster that used to at he wall behind the sofa😂
The 2-in-1 ad was marvelous
Coach! I was hoping you could do a video on the Lakers' Defense in the first half of game 6? Their D is what ultimately won them the game, and the series.
Absolutely devastating. What a spectacle to watch
@0:32. Probably the most casual, most ho hum, most deliberate closeout in the history of competitive sports. I bet you Bam is still casually sauntering over there as I type.
"3 Pt Finals makes - Lakers 84, Warriors 76". I think it's also important to point out Lakers shot (239) 38 more than the Warriors (201). Didn't expect that given the Laker's shooters.
Also, he compared them to the completly injured warriors team
been waiting for your analysis for almost 3 days.. hahaha
You might have switched the 3 pt columns around at the end of the video coach
Miami Heat were not surprised by anything Lebron James or Anthony Davis does and Alex Caruso only scored 4 points. 🤣🤣🤣
The SHOCKER to the Miami Heat's gameplan was Rajon Rondo in FULL-ON PLAYOFF MODE.
19 points, including constant layups.
3 for 4 = 75% for 3-pointers
Also, injuring 3 startes in that first game.
@Seanus Patricus A man with the nickname "Playoff Rondo " and you trying to judge him off Regular Season production, you the one misguided. 🤣🤣🤣
Rondo doesn't have anything to prove to no Laker fan. RONDO IS A MADE MAN. Regular season is for kids like Alex Caruso and Kyle Kuzma = still trying to learn the NBA.
Rondo got the Kobe Bryant Seal of Approval, he doesn't care if a fan approves. Got Lebron and A.D. as VETO POWER over fans.
@Seanus Patricus As we saw with back-to-back MVP Giannis Antentokuompo, Regular Season DON'T MEAN JACK compared to the NBA Playoffs. Look great all Regular Season and end up watching the NBA Playoffs at home.
Rondo was not auditioning for you guys, he is a MADE MAN !!!
Were the lakers in the regular season getting a commensurately high number of open 3's as in the playoffs?
Does the chart at 8:50 have the wrong teams at the top?
Both Lebron and AD shooting over 40% from 3 is as lethal as it gets.
Love how he introduced the Brand "Honey " lol.. He is smooth with the ad lol..Nice 1 Coach!
Can’t help but think that when coach says they shot better in the finals than in the regular season, it’s due to the fact of the bubble and no crowd pressure happening. Props still tho, wining is winning.
That segway though. So smooth, I thought its Caruso cruising for monster slam
How the Lakers won? Lebron outsmarting Coach Spo. It’s just true. Lebron can adapt on court. Coach has to call timeout to adapt.
Rondo making 3s consistently was the biggest surprise for the Heat and the HUGE difference
I didn’t enjoy your post game breakdowns but this video right here makes me respect your takes and expertise. This is an eye-opening video which underscores the dominance of LBJ and AD masterfully exploited by their brilliant tactician in Vogel. Would you say with an improvement in shooting and assuming good health, this team can repeat next year?
There are videos of the Champion Lakers returning home. Any videos of the Heat coming home?
I think your 3PM Totals has the Lakers and Heat scores flipped at the 9:00 mark. Otherwise, great video as always sir.
Do advertiser realize that probably most people tap couple times to the left to skip the ads?
You can't give NBA players constant open looks and not expect them to kill you eventually. Especially when you still can't stop them from scoring inside
If you give average shooters multiple good looks. I gives them a rhythm and accuracy and percentages are liable to increase. Miamis analytics department didn't account for that variable.
The chart at 8:52 is backwards
Gonna miss your playoff series analysis coach! See u again soon.
Great analysis!
The Lakers were playing chess while the heat were playing...Checkers? They still put up a big fight tho, I'm just glad for the boys to get it done. #JobFinished 💛💜
I ❤ you
Not finished bronnys ass needs to be beat
LeGM trade Danny red
No the heat is playing chess but no queen thats why they lose
They were both playing chess. Lakers just had more queens to play with
Please make a video on why Butler seems to have played average in game 6.
The reason why frequency ncreases is the defense ... 2-3 zone defense will leave 3 point shooters open especially in nba..
pelinka did a great job putting those pieces together
Would you say the Heat were out-coached? I didn't realize this until I saw the video. They wanted to live with the 3-pt shot but they failed to make changes when their % improved that much.
@4:32. This is just piss poor effort. What kind of close out is this by Herro?
Coach, I think your final 3pt table at 8:49 is backwards - you currently have Heat outscoring Lakers in 3 pointers. Otherwise, nice analysis.
gosh darn it all! OK - everyone listen to Alaric!!!
you mixed up the 3 point totals for lakers and heat. Really confusing
7:25 ...Really why?? Nicely played.
Coach, would a drop coverage vs LeBron PnR work better?
Congrats to the Lakers, the Lakers have won another championship at the beginning of a decade, 2000, 2010 & 2020.
That Honey ad was smooth.
Sorry Miami these aren’t the Bucks 😂. Can’t just give up open shots 🤷♂️
I think it was game 2 or 5 when they left LeBron wide open for 3 😂
The Heat played it well given the Lakers stats up to that point. You can’t resort to revisionist history to come to your conclusions. The Lakers simply stepped up with their ball movement and execution. It paid off.
It was discovered that the legal shooter guy was working with many Lakers players at the bubble.
Are there any free agents this year that can make the open threes that Lakers need?
there are but not D guys. JR was the closest because he could stay in front in spurts and shoot in rhythm. he never got that far. they got morris who shot very well. ingles can shoot is a he good defender? galinari? nope. it is hard to find such folks! hence green was special, jr was special, shump never made that far( he was supposed to be elite 3 and D). crowder, morris have some what evolved. cj miles was a specialist, patterson but average defenders. lakers had troy daniels but his defense sucked. korver is old. lakers might induce tucker as he has shown plenty of promise! KCP is the man now! caruso can get there too! both are top notch defenders and can knock down. but they have to take the next leap.
BEFORE:
-RONDO's first Title (2008) and last Finals (2010) was against the LAKERS
-HOWARD's last Finals (2009) was vs. LAKERS
-RONDO eliminates LEBRON in 2008 & 2010 Playoffs
-HOWARD defeated RONDO & LEBRON in 2009 Playoffs
-LEBRON denied RONDO in 2011 & 2012 Playoffs
-LEBRON & rookie DANNY in Cavs 2009-2010
-LEBRON & DAVIS were teammates in Olympics 2012
-Coach KIDD won his 1st Title (2011) as a player against LEBRON
-Coach VOGEL was eliminated by LEBRON in three-consecutive playoffs (2012-2014)
-LEBRON & DANNY GREEN face each other's team in 2013 & 2014 Finals
-LEBRON & JR SMITH lost in Finals 2015 but get the ring in Finals 2016
-MCGEE won against LEBRON in 2017 Finals & repeated together with COOK in 2018 Finals
-DANNY vs. COOK in NBA Finals 2019
NOW:
-LEBRON's 10th Finals while LAKERS back to the Finals after 10years
-LAKERS' 17th Title in LEBRON's 17th Season
-RONDO is part of the Boston's 17th Title & also Lakers 17th Title
-HOWARD won his 1st title at Orlando in Lakers Uniform
And together in ONE TEAM, your NBA CHAMPION 2020:
LOS ANGELES LAKERS 🏆
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Once again, I enjoyed listening to your analysis throughout the NBA season (even if Westbrook cops a lot of criticism!). All the best & keep up the good work. From New Zealand.
My bet is the warriors and Lakers get another superstar (boogie and ???) And they meet in wcf this might be the most stacked season
The Lakers rehearsed their threes for game 6, both in practice and in their heads. They realized it is a do or die situation as the Miami is tough team to beat.
Those passes into all those missed beautiful looks from Bron is part of why he’s the GOAT.
The real key was they had more size and talent at every position. Plus there were no Warriors or KD to contend with.**
If the Lakers manage to add a more consistent & deadly 3 point shooter, they will be unstoppable.
This video actually shows the greatness and dominance of LBJ, the main focus of their plan was to stop him and he still scored at will while setting up his teammates for tons of wide-open looks.
Both had amazing firepower and pretty equally matched in that regard, but defense was the difference.