1st HALF MAVS winning by 26 POINTS LUKA 25 POINTS - 10/18 FG - 55,6% KYRIE 11 POINTS - 5/12 FG - 41,7% AS usual KYRIE then scores most of his points on trash minutes and DUMB fans keep thinking he played well...
These Celtics are playing like they've been to the Finals before and have learned how to finally win. No Marcus Smart, no unnecessary drama. Just amazing team basketball. Luka will learn from these losses too. He's a generational player and he's too good not to figure it out eventually.
The fact that a rookie needs to remind a supposedly leader veteran with championship experience about his defensive assignment in a championship game is simply unacceptable.
Tbf im not totally sure it was that Kyrie forgot, it looked like he thinks he knows better and is trying to make some great play. Luka was doing similar trying to tell his teammates where to be on defense which he has no business doing because he is a very poor defender
him and harden aren't that different from each other. Zero off ball movement, complete ball dominance and always complaining,. I don't want those types of players to win
He's not really like Harden. He's much more of a facilitator and he's ball dominant because he generates excellent points per possession when he controls the possession (like Harden did in his prime). Who would you rather start with when building a championship team for next year? I can name maybe 2-3 players I might put ahead of him but he could be number 1.
He had 5 fouls in a must win game and made a really dumb play. I think he expects the refs to bail him out because he's so talented. Personally I can't stand watching him play not because he's ball dominant but because of all the flopping/foul baiting. To me that's not good to watch.
Was saying the same against OKC, they shot more freethrows than OKC but when a call didn't go their way you'd swear OKC shot 100 more freethrows with how the whole team and him were crying. If they were a year or two more experienced they would have lost there and bad. Good that Boston is exposing his poor control over his own emotions and his defense. He needs to stop that shit already he been in the league for a while
Agreed, but not because he's talented. Because he knows its capitalism n he has a very very large support group that will voice their displeasure if they think he's being treated unfairly. So he imposes that power onto the refs to gain an advantage. Most super star use that power as part of their game. Guys like Luka and Harden has literally designed their game around that power. To the point their whole game is so methodical the refs knows if a, then b, else foul. Unfortunately for these guys. A really well build team can beat that system. Plus I don't know if the NBA really want a system where the refs bills you out to win a chip. Probably wouldnt help their reputation.
lucca can be one of the most obnoxious players in the game on par with Draymond green, but his insane talent can make you forget about it. When he's playing bad, it can really get on your nerves so I'm not surprised at what windhorst said
He's obnoxious but he doesn't sucker punch teammates during practice so not on the same level. Maybe he'll show that side of himself later in his career when he's not a young hotshot.
as a mavs fan, who stopped watching the mavs because of this cry baby. you can "forget" his obnoxiousness, but he will surely remind you of it every after possession.
@@ZNTXVODs well, if bitching in a physical sport is good for you, then good for you. Luka's talent is undeniable, but it shows that he is a b!tch who gives up on plays when he is beat. He has shown very little development since his rookie year, and cannot even get into proper shape... but i guess that is good for you as well, because he is "the best player the franchise has ever had."
Using up more time doesn't actually matter becauase you're also leaving less possessions for the other team. The Celtics were 23rd in pace this season but first in ORTG. This is why the Pacers had the most raw PPG but the Celtics had the best offense. Offense is the least of Luka's issues. Defensive effort, awareness and ability are issues 1 2 and 3.
the actual short answer: no, and the long answer is actually IN the video if you want to watch it but you guys only care about surface level analyses and reactionary comments lol
In my personal opinion, sometimes NBA officiating is just horrid. There's a reason why The officiating has been pretty bad though. There's a reason why Tony Brother's is hated so much. The NBA more than most sports uses officiating for betting purposes. They know where the odds lie and how to push it so bookies win when they mess up the odds. I hate blaming the players when Tony Brothers still has a job.
People forget they weren’t a play in team until they got Lively, and weren’t a playoff team until they got Gafford and PJ. Luka and Kyrie are one of the worse defensive backcourts in history. But they have bodyguards in the paint. Against teams that score all their points in the paint they can get away with their bad defense. Against a team that shoots like the Celts, they had no chance. Those bigs have to respect shooters and can’t just help every play.
@@KingstonHawkeYou mean to tell me you need a supporting cast to be a good team? Wow someone get you a PhD. I thought Dwight Powell and Reggie Bullock in the starting lineup would get the job done.
I don't know about this one coach. C's are scoring 105, 107, 106 total, its not like they're doing anything groundbreaking on offense that Dallas shouldn't be able to keep up with. I think there's been too much focus on the Mavs defense or lack thereof, as opposed to their putrid offense not cracking 100 a single time in this series yet.
@@Mr.ByrnesHis point is just to fight fire with fire. Just score more. Defense is their problem , but it's always been like that. But the real problem is that their offense can't keep up unlike their past performance
@fatbuddy719 It doesn't matter. Whether through execution or sheer luck, the C's are averaging 106 points/gm through 3 games. I don't care about the Mavs defense. An average NBA offense should keep up, period. Graphics showing the top two players on the Mavs conceding more points are brain-dead, as they're being targeted to intentionally wear them down, as they're the only players on the Mavs who can get the ball near the paint in the half-court, and play the most mins. Obviously, more opportunities = conceding more total points.
Lukas defence and antics are clearly ONE of the problems. Kyries defence is another huge issue. It's so tiring to see all these simplified yes/no takes while it's usually more complicated than that. The craziest stat for me was that despite Lukas terrible defence and antics the Mavs still outscored the Celtics by 9 with him on the floor in game 3....
The feels when an injury riddled Heat team without two of their best offensive players and the ghost of Duncan Robinson gave the new NBA champions the biggest fit this post season. Not a massive scare but something at least when they actually hit their threes (Pacers and Cavs didn't play against Porzingis and the Heat actually made him struggle in multiple games). It goes to show that beating the Celtics requires your team to be connected and on the same page which I don't think the Mavs or TWolves stay on if things don't go their way. (the Nuggets probably win or send this series to 7). Game 2 and 3 were completely winnable and the Mavs aren't as inexperienced as the Pacers are but it's clear that Luka has ego issues as he gets distracted by refereeing errors which happens all the time, JKidd isn't experienced enough as they still haven't made the adjustment to let their role players shoot more threes. Credit to Celtics and their fans finally can rejoice over many years of disappointment.
Love it when you break down specific defensive assignments on each play and go through what happened, good or bad: it reminds me of your BBull breakdown style from back in the Rose/Noah era. This is great for young hoopers wanting to learn better team defense and Defensive IQ
@@jeybanmoras8477 lebron refuses to get back on D and if he's under the rim or dunker spot he's getting scored on because lebron won't contest he's been like that since 2017 so i guess you're not watching lebron
Under a lot of pressure with his team losing, Luka often falls apart with arguing. But with game 3 in this series it looked like Luka wanted to foul out with silly fouls (especially the 4th and 6th fouls).
The 3rd, 4th and 6th fouls were all egregious because they all seemed like he was just pissed off and make a bad decision. Luka made a big mistake that veteran players learn over the years: you CANNOT allow the way a game is refereed to affect you so much that it hurts the team.
@@Drizzlybear1 ; yup. I wanted the Mavs to win. But Luka has to be more mature under pressure. The Mavs have the two best finishers but they both need to stay in the game. Luka cannot foul out at 4 minutes left in the game with these silly fouls.
@@bb1111116 Hopefully he learns from this. As a Celtics fan I saw Tatum go through this same shit with the barking at refs and learned and had improved with it A LOT and has gotten better calls because of it
You using kyries defense on brown like that wasn’t a good example brown is just bigger that was good defense. Nobody is saying kyrie is great at defense but there’s effort there is no effort with luka at all
@@tpc3347 I’m saying for these finals he has played defense but these finals have been atrocious just like kyries shooting first 2 games and I wouldn’t say that’s the main reason Mavs role players SUCK lol
The bad mindset attitude in strong term in PH is "Luka-luka"! A Filipino term used colloquially to describe someone with a scattered or erratic mindset, often associated with being careless, impulsive, or irresponsible. It a great reminder to Luka to be not 'luka-luka'.
I whole heartedly agree with fatty from the first minute it cost us game 3. Because twice he was sitting on the floor arguing with rep while Celtic run 5 on 4 for easy baskets.
Yeah, quite a few. And one super blatant one in the second half that wasn't called. But he doesn't complain about it constantly, which is what I want to see. Just play. Complaining too much will get you the Doncic treatment. Plus, it doesn't bother you as much when you're uo 2 games and about to wrap up Game 3.
Thats been going on for yrs bro trust me us celtics fans been saying him and JB get no calls you know how many and 1s they would have if they get calls like brunson luka trae young embiid
I'm a Luka fan, but in reality, he needs to tone down the birching with the ref and the negativity and turn it into hustle. Hardwork beats Talent if Talent doesn't Work, and sadly that's what I am seeing in this series.
Yes, he’s been like this for years. When you fall into rhythm of just watching stats and highlights he looks like a god among men, but when you actually watch the games you can see he’s more like a very talented man child. The antics with refs is costly to his team and whatever the opposite of entertaining is to fans
The man brought his team to the western confrence finals twice in the past 3 years. With basically 2 different teams. In a stacked west(at least that's what everyone said all year) nobody else has done that. Let's not act like everyone expected all year for this Mavs team to win it all and now Luka is making them fall short.
Antics with refs don't help, but is surely not costing them any games. With all his complaining to the refs and opponents scoring because of that, he is still winning the minutes he is on the flour. The problem is when he is on the bench. If you want to blame him, blame him because he gets 10 min of rest during the game.
The amount of time the players spend complaining about calls is so annoying. That should be the coach's job, they should be 100% focused on the game. You see people being paid $50 million dollars not getting back on defense because they're having words with a ref. It breaks kayfabe and reveals the league to be just pro wrestling.
Luka is an elite offensive players but his defense is beyond pathetic. Time and time again Boston players walk around Luka as if he is wearing cement boots and its weird to see so called sports analyst and former NBA player not trash him on the defensive end. Not to mention his perpetual complaints of being fouled which frequently causes him not to get back on defense as he argues with the refs.
Happy to see people finally realizing this about Luka, man does not seem mature despite "him being in these situations before." Also, let's stop pretending any Euroleague ball is remotely close to the NBA Finals .
One doesn't have to be "directly" in the offender's path to establish legal guarding position. "Indirectly" in the defender's path and feet pointed more toward than away from the defender is all legal guarding position is defined by!
The problem is that players like Hardaway and Kleber are absolutely trash. If they delivered just a tiny bit, Doncic would not be that frustrated in the first place. Sure, he has some growing up to do, but everyone around him has to step up too, or play for a lottery team.
Everybody is acting like Luka is hurting his team, but Mavs outscored Celtics by 9 with him on the floor in 38 minutes of play while Celtics outscored Mavs by 16 with him off the floor in only 10 minutes of play, which is like being blown out by 60+ points in a full 48. Clearly he had a net positive impact, no matter how you feel about his defense. The only argument this game is that his foul trouble cost the team, which it did, but to take that and act like all 3 losses are on him is insane. It’s a team sport, so it’s obviously on Luka AND the rest of the Mavs.
Just remember he's the"SUPERSTAR" of the team so if they win of course the fans are gonna say they won cause of him so keep the same energy if they lose
@@juangalvan-ry9rq he is not talking about that though, what fans feels, its a fact that mavs are better with luka playing than without him, the blame should go for this teammates missing open shots.
Boston has 4 players to create their own shot, even 5 with KP. The Mavs only have 2 and PJ when he’s confident. And somehow it happens all Boston players are strong defenders. Much better ball movement for Boston. That’s been the difference. Also, Mavs’ centers have been neutralized completely - they were huge contributors before.
7:20 coach while kyries close out is slightly slow Luka is the one that let white slip out for the 3 and didn’t close out at all. I fail to see how that’s on kyrie.
@@tpc3347 the "forcing" you're talking about is fake hustle because he can't/won't stay in front of his man. And if it's part of the Mavs' strategy for him to do that, it's also because he can't/won't stay in front of his man. It's a white flag to signal for the rest of his team to cover for bad effort.
@@tpc3347 I hear you and that's fair, but there's a big difference between "forcing", "influencing", "guiding" toward help WITH resistance, and allowing straight line blowbys, then fouling recklessly on top of it. It's just sabotage at that point, regardless of what you draw up.
@@tpc3347 so a defense built around Luka offering almost no resistance by design, also leads to him committing terrible fouls? Sounds like he's just a double liabilty. You can stunt and still be alert, you can force and still not go to sleep on the weak side. You can do all that without fake hustle bailout fouling.
Can't believe how often Kyrie fouls without getting called too, I think it's because he does it too quickly for the eye to see. Like the double elbows on Tatum at 7:59 and 8:00. He's done that a bunch this series and it drives me insane how no one seems to notice. Props to Tatum for significantly reducing his complaining, so refreshing.
well, he's the main guy. You want to blame their rookie? Kyrie is 32 and 6'1. Sure he has great handles but he can only do so much when he's defended by a good 7 footer outside and inside. Mavs need 2 more options that can score reliably, there isnt much more to it. That being said, if Luka could just adapt a little to dominate even more, Mavs could be in the conference finals every year.
@@maxmeier532 Stop it this is Kyrie Irving we talking bout not just some random 6’2 guy. Just coming from dominate playoff run. Offense been the problem for mavs. Anyone outside of Luka first 2 games we’re struggling to even get double digits. Credit to Boston’s defense but dominate more in what ways?? He’s already been to 2 wcf in 3 years beating 3 50+ win teams
6:14 That's not Kyrie's fault. He was supposed to guard Tatum. Holiday got the basket due to the two-on-one on Gafford. It all started because Gafford made the wrong read at the very beginning of the play and Tatum made a great pass.
Luka is banged up and tired. His defense is horrific. Its learning pains. But you must give credit to the Celtics adjustments. He got clamped. He is still elite status, just bone tired. Celtics in 5.
agreed. of all people, he's the one the Celtics are hunting on switches. they spread out the floor by putting shooting big men on the bigs and guards (usually Holiday or Brown) in the dunker's spot, then attack Luka since he allows a lot of drives, and the defense either collapses or they can just finish over the Mavs guards because they're the ones left in the paint. the Celtics are really playing a game of chess out there
@@BigA678 haha yes… it is also worth mentioning that luka is a fan of lbj. So, I guess, we know where he get all these from. And people can now speculate that lbj fans will be luka worshippers in the future. I hope the mavs realise that his value is still high and go for a trade… hopefully, an Edwards swap is possible… 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Adam Silver doesn't need to talk to Luka (and all the other foul baiters). He needs to tell the Refs to call techs. Every time a player throws his hands up, T! Every time a player shouts, "Foul," T! T's shouldn't be reserved for only when Draymond chokes somebody out.
6:26 Luka shouldn’t be looking back and forth between the ball and his man. He should have his head perpendicular to the line of sight for both of them and use his peripheral vision to guard both well. Doing what he did is called having your head on a swivel, and better players will always wait for the moment you look away to leave you in the dust. To compliment his alertness is good, but I think it’s a misstep to say he was doing a good job scanning ball and man. Even if unintentionally, he was scanning them incorrectly, and though effort matters, technique is also a necessity.
Jesus Christ, Coach Nick this is rare from you but adopting the stupid “mavs going wrong narrative” of the national media is an awful take. Celtics are literally just the better team, instead of recognising that we’re getting stupid takes on Luka. Sure, he’s been a defensive liability. Why? Because the Celtics target him everytime down the floor because they have the personnel to do so- 1-5 they can all make their own shot and punish bad defenders. They are, simply, a great team. Give them their plaudits
Watching the two "Stepback No-Handcheck Gods" who play no defense get hunted and destroyed on the other end is giving me life. Basketball is about more than ballhogging and 30-foot shots.
1:22 should be called a hook before a defensive foul, Doncic lost his balance because he's being pushed by brown.... still agree that he needs to get over blaming the refs but if we're going to take a closer look at things, we should get it right.
The foul by Doncic caused Brown to brace on Luka's back. The hook is irrelevant because a foul by Doncic had already taken place. The legs go first, then the "hook". That was the correct call, what your saying is WRONG. You don't know wtf you're talking about and he explained that clip to you. What part of "you cannot trip someone" do you not understand? You cannot impede another player's forward progress by placing a foot or leg in their space like that. That's a foul every time. They already got it right, we don't need your bad understanding of basketball rules.
You're seriously claiming that the blocking foul call at 1:30 was a good foul call because Doncek wasn't in legal guarding position??? What a crock. He was there first and Brown ran right up his chest, not into an outthrust limb. You think that anything other than getting out of the dribbler's way is a "risky move"? Or that Doncek could get out of the way and still be "playing defense"? Smh. You badly need to just stop with the pathetic referee excuses. Speaking truth to power may not be prudent, but I'm not at all sympathetic to the idea that referees are ENTITLED to be treated like snowflakes. Nor do I think that THAT is why Dallas is losing.
It’s sad that the mainstream media as a whole tends to focus on these narratives vs giving the Celtics some credit. Whether it’s Embiid saying the Bucks gifted the Celtics the championship, foul calls, or just how bad Luka and Kyrie are playing. I like how this channel at least will give Boston some credit for how it has dismantled the Mavs
Coach I appreciate your assessment as always. I wonder why nobody is mentioning the one man zone that J kid has employed. And the fact that Mezzula made an in game adjustment to counter it.
We’ve all been focused on the wrong, free-throw merchants, Gilgeous-Alexander and Embiid, seems like Doncic is the real free-throw merchant. it really gets exposed at this level too, almost like he cares more about complaining to the refs than he does winning a championship.
@@henryrichardson4274 Dirk is better, his playoff performances are insane. Only Mav worth mentioning with SGA, especially when talking both ends of the ball. Luka seems to be one of the only star that gives up more points than he scores, that’s how bad defensively he is
@@tpc3347 Fat Luka ain’t making it to the Finals ever again. You can tell his injuries are just beginning, always happens when you’re fat and don’t take care of yourself properly early on
He looked like Draymond Green, where he just can’t help himself. Especially the last foul where he is basically daring the refs to take him out of the game.
Now that the Mavericks have automatically lost by way of a 3-0 deficit to Celtics, what should they do for Game 4? No matter if they get a free game in the 4th, steal the 5th, or redeem themselves in the 6th, they are guaranteed to lose in the 7th. The Celtics are the only team with the right kind of continuity and growth. Not only did they lose to the Warriors back in 2022 NBA Finals, they suffered an automatic series loss in the conference finals last year to an 8th seeded Heat. The fact they were able to redeem their horrible performance by drawing a Game 7 after going down 3-0 speaks volumes of their desire to grow, learn, and mature. 3-0 leads may never be broken - I could make a case that a 3-0 comeback can actually be BAD for the league if you stop and think about it - but they can be great teachers. Hopefully, Doncic can use this automatic series loss as a lesson for next season. Just look at the Celtics: 3-0 deficit last year, 3-0 lead now.
If it was Russell Westbrook that had 8 turnovers in game 2 or Lebron James who fouled out in game three instead of the golden boy Luka, they would be receiving so much hate people would threaten to end their life.
It's pretty clear that the Mavs were fortunate to get to the Finals this year. They obvs deserve some credit for stretches of really quality play. But the Wolves just weren't ready and/or cratered after an intense Denver series. Ant's fatigue, KATs 3-game shooting funk, and questionable lack of coaching adjustments cost Wolves the series. The Wolves are a better team overall. Kudos to Boston for exposing the Mavs. Wish we would have gotten the Wolves v Celtics Finals we deserve.
Seems like the key difference between the Warriors winning vs the Mavs is the defense. Warriors defense was good and smart enough to force harder shots even with a Klay that dosent move the same.
Winners don't Whinge... nobody wants to watch players sook all game. 'nuf said! Tatum was a bit guilty of whinging early in his career. Thankfully, he's gotten out of the habit and it shows in his overall success. Brown's always been good at just getting on with the job. Not a Celtics fan... but, they are clearly more deserving of a championship... Current Mavs are not a championship team.
That's what happen when you grew up playing for real madrid, you're just so used to have the referees on your side that you feel that normal refs are robbing you.
This was exactly why I wanted Minnesota in there instead. I'm not particularly in it for any team, but BS like this would barely be a thing & we'd have a much better series in the finals.
Without Luka, the mavs are just outside the play-in tournament. Sure he acts up a bit, but at the same time, I think it's a lack of vet keeping him in check issue than the bigger problem of Mavs not having enough good players
He reminds me of Harden a few years back. Harden would get so worked up about the refs his whole game would fall apart. He'd start running directly into contact trying to get calls and the longer he wouldn't get the call, the more ridiculous he'd be about it. You could see it coming a mile away and it would lose the Rockets quite a few important games.
His main issue is fitness. By the fourth quarter, he can't play at all. He's red in the face and can only grab onto people. Probably he complains as an excuse to not run down the court. Look at his play in the fourth quarter, and he is like a boxer who is so winded he keeps trying to grab onto his opponent instead of fighting.
it's really the ref. the whole playoff this season we see ref significantly swallow their whistles. The celtics fully take advantage of this, with bigger body and always one hand pressing on the arm or pushing on body during defence and layups, while Mavs are still trying to play clean with both hands up (except Kyrie). Yes the ref are pretty equal not calling fouls on both ends, but it specifically hurt Mavs more because of how they play. If ref keep calling like this for next few seasons, it's really back to the big guys era, players won't be affected so much by physical push, and small players will get back to assistant roles.
Kyrie has not played well. Just like that OKC series. Slow starts, mediocre finishes. The only reason they even beat OKC was because PJ played out of his mind.
Considering Luka is under the spotlight for his lapses on defence and overall behaviour this is a good analysis. For those who would rather see why the Mavs struggled to defend the Celtics and actually credits their play go to Thinking Basketball’s analysis. Interesting how this channel doesn’t change its tune despite Celtics dominance. The so called coach chooses to focus on how to defend badly rather than how to run a good offence and make adjustments in a series, what a joke.
Short answer, yes....long answer....yes. Also, he has had these issues before, and it was glossed over because of his analytics. That is one of the issues with analytics. You can gloss over the intangibles and just say your numbers justify your behavior by pointing to them. Luka is an offensive masterclass, but he has had these defensive issues, not wanting to take responsibility for bad plays, not rotating, and other concerns for years. People embraced him with these issues (he is fathering people when winning and just going to eventually learn or needs help when he is losing). He isn't going to suddenly just mature. Unless he gets objective criticism, he has to deal with (from maybe a sweep), and isn't just excused he probably won't change. By next season, people will probably forget this and go back to Luka for MVP, or he is the new Larry Bird (or whatever other moniker like part of the best backourt in history, etc.)
1. Celtics are awesome this year. Nobody deserved it more. 2. Kyrie forcing iso in the first half of games sucked. That's not his game and the Deltics are too good on D (- it's ok when Luka does it because his reads and passing are elite). 3. Luka is still hobbled from carrying the regular season which explains most of this decline in defense and rise in squawking and complaining which he had otherwise improved recently. 4. I'm keen for the future of the Mavs with Lively. It ended up being an impressive season despite a plethora of injuries to the team. If the team could have stayed healthy earlier in the year and play to their potential Luka would have been in much better shape now and things might be a bit different.
Totally hate this narrative that if Luka kept a clear head then it would have been 2-1. While nobody is talking about how the Celtics just played around and lost their 21 point lead late in the 4th.
Well to be fair, if the calls are anywhere near consistent then he wouldn't be like that. The times he didn't get the call is just absurd. I would be frustrated too if i were him.
I'm getting Prime Harden vibes from Luka when James Harden was with the Rockets. A ball-dominant point guard who dribbles, dribbles, dribbles and shoots with lil time on the clock. Harden like Luka was an offensive juggarnaut in the regular season. He was MVP of the league with his unguardable offensive prowess. Unfortunately, his defense was very subpar and he was very easy to guard in the playoffs. It is very easy to defend iso players in the playoffs. It makes Boston's job easier because there is very little ball movement within the offense. You can get away with the iso offense in the regular season, but the playoffs are a different story. The Mavs were scoring effectively in the playoffs against the Clippers without Kawhi, and the OKC Thunder were very young and inexperienced in the playoffs. The Wolves had the talent but they were very undisciplined. KAT was committing silly fouls all series and he was shooting subpar on the offensive end. Wolves' offense was very erratic as well as Anthony Edwards was their only scoring option that was somewhat consistent. Boston is a different level above those team. Their offense is historical and they have the #2 defense in the league. They play very disciplined defense with their maturity, basketball i.q., and overall experience in the playoffs. Boston should sweep this Friday. Banner #18
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Coach, why don't the mavs Cs try to post up tatum?
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1st HALF MAVS winning by 26 POINTS
LUKA 25 POINTS - 10/18 FG - 55,6%
KYRIE 11 POINTS - 5/12 FG - 41,7%
AS usual KYRIE then scores most of his points on trash minutes and DUMB fans keep thinking he played well...
@@onlyfacts3178 commenting this after they won game 4 is next level
These Celtics are playing like they've been to the Finals before and have learned how to finally win. No Marcus Smart, no unnecessary drama. Just amazing team basketball. Luka will learn from these losses too. He's a generational player and he's too good not to figure it out eventually.
he'll get more serious and mature as he gets older
He’s not generational. He’s just a white James harden who plays in same generation as him. Thus, he’s not generational
@@youngnas15 Since when is Harden 6'8" 240lbs?
Celtics have at least 4 basketball gurus. No match.
They got JRUE too.
The fact that a rookie needs to remind a supposedly leader veteran with championship experience about his defensive assignment in a championship game is simply unacceptable.
Tbf im not totally sure it was that Kyrie forgot, it looked like he thinks he knows better and is trying to make some great play.
Luka was doing similar trying to tell his teammates where to be on defense which he has no business doing because he is a very poor defender
@@Drizzlybear1 Simply poor coaching, aka North Korea
@@cowboyw520W Awful Coaching reference
@@Drizzlybear1but he never communicated with them wdym he should told them to move or get over to horford or not give the Celtics what they want
Thank the Gambling addicts.
him and harden aren't that different from each other. Zero off ball movement, complete ball dominance and always complaining,. I don't want those types of players to win
Offensive Genius
Harden cracks under pressure Luka no
He's not really like Harden. He's much more of a facilitator and he's ball dominant because he generates excellent points per possession when he controls the possession (like Harden did in his prime). Who would you rather start with when building a championship team for next year? I can name maybe 2-3 players I might put ahead of him but he could be number 1.
no ball movement ? He finds open players more than anyone in NBA clown
@@kinidiosodlosios6892OP said off ball movement
He had 5 fouls in a must win game and made a really dumb play. I think he expects the refs to bail him out because he's so talented. Personally I can't stand watching him play not because he's ball dominant but because of all the flopping/foul baiting. To me that's not good to watch.
exactly. would you say it's better or worse than Harden was a few years ago? it's a lot like that to me
Right the guy who always complains about getting fouled. Gets fouled out😂 like how ironic
Was saying the same against OKC, they shot more freethrows than OKC but when a call didn't go their way you'd swear OKC shot 100 more freethrows with how the whole team and him were crying. If they were a year or two more experienced they would have lost there and bad. Good that Boston is exposing his poor control over his own emotions and his defense. He needs to stop that shit already he been in the league for a while
I stopped watching the mavs when dirk retired; it is hard to watch the best player of your favorite team whine in almost every possession.
Agreed, but not because he's talented. Because he knows its capitalism n he has a very very large support group that will voice their displeasure if they think he's being treated unfairly. So he imposes that power onto the refs to gain an advantage. Most super star use that power as part of their game. Guys like Luka and Harden has literally designed their game around that power. To the point their whole game is so methodical the refs knows if a, then b, else foul. Unfortunately for these guys. A really well build team can beat that system. Plus I don't know if the NBA really want a system where the refs bills you out to win a chip. Probably wouldnt help their reputation.
lucca can be one of the most obnoxious players in the game on par with Draymond green, but his insane talent can make you forget about it. When he's playing bad, it can really get on your nerves so I'm not surprised at what windhorst said
He's obnoxious but he doesn't sucker punch teammates during practice so not on the same level. Maybe he'll show that side of himself later in his career when he's not a young hotshot.
I don't think luka has been caught trying to injure someone. While zaza, draymond, and embiid...
as a mavs fan, who stopped watching the mavs because of this cry baby. you can "forget" his obnoxiousness, but he will surely remind you of it every after possession.
@@lsj6721 you're a Mavs fan and you stopped watching when we got the best player our franchise has ever had? You're a strange cat
@@ZNTXVODs well, if bitching in a physical sport is good for you, then good for you.
Luka's talent is undeniable, but it shows that he is a b!tch who gives up on plays when he is beat. He has shown very little development since his rookie year, and cannot even get into proper shape... but i guess that is good for you as well, because he is "the best player the franchise has ever had."
Short answer: yes. He takes too much time off the shot clock and he doesn’t play defense- it’s hard to score 100 points when he uses up so much time.
Using up more time doesn't actually matter becauase you're also leaving less possessions for the other team. The Celtics were 23rd in pace this season but first in ORTG. This is why the Pacers had the most raw PPG but the Celtics had the best offense.
Offense is the least of Luka's issues. Defensive effort, awareness and ability are issues 1 2 and 3.
the actual short answer: no, and the long answer is actually IN the video if you want to watch it but you guys only care about surface level analyses and reactionary comments lol
@@Tbonedoesfsx Not really, best example is the miss 3 that lead to a fastbreak.
When he dribbles the ball for a lot of the shot clock, he usually just does a step back three, which makes him predictable and easier to defend.
@@IMGhost589lol cope,Luka Kyrie and kidd cost the Mavs the finals
Kind of a journey for Luka from flirting with ref to blaming the ref 😅
In my personal opinion, sometimes NBA officiating is just horrid. There's a reason why The officiating has been pretty bad though. There's a reason why Tony Brother's is hated so much. The NBA more than most sports uses officiating for betting purposes. They know where the odds lie and how to push it so bookies win when they mess up the odds. I hate blaming the players when Tony Brothers still has a job.
Luka is both the blessing and the curse.
People forget they weren’t a play in team until they got Lively, and weren’t a playoff team until they got Gafford and PJ.
Luka and Kyrie are one of the worse defensive backcourts in history. But they have bodyguards in the paint.
Against teams that score all their points in the paint they can get away with their bad defense. Against a team that shoots like the Celts, they had no chance. Those bigs have to respect shooters and can’t just help every play.
@@KingstonHawkeYou mean to tell me you need a supporting cast to be a good team? Wow someone get you a PhD. I thought Dwight Powell and Reggie Bullock in the starting lineup would get the job done.
Luka has to take care of his body Needs more conditioning and lose some weight, so he can have energy to play defense at elite level like his offense
The so called "best offensive backcourt" ended up getting exposed as the worst defensive backcourt
not really just Celtics have too many threats on offense and they are elite defensive team at the same time
Yep having players with a good IQ, and good off the ball is good
Who is crying now?
I don't know about this one coach. C's are scoring 105, 107, 106 total, its not like they're doing anything groundbreaking on offense that Dallas shouldn't be able to keep up with. I think there's been too much focus on the Mavs defense or lack thereof, as opposed to their putrid offense not cracking 100 a single time in this series yet.
@@tpc3347whose the leader on the Mavs? The worst defender most of us has ever seen in a decade +?
@@Mr.ByrnesHis point is just to fight fire with fire. Just score more. Defense is their problem , but it's always been like that. But the real problem is that their offense can't keep up unlike their past performance
Celtics haven't even shot their average from 3 this series.
Do you people know anything about basketball?
@fatbuddy719 It doesn't matter. Whether through execution or sheer luck, the C's are averaging 106 points/gm through 3 games. I don't care about the Mavs defense. An average NBA offense should keep up, period. Graphics showing the top two players on the Mavs conceding more points are brain-dead, as they're being targeted to intentionally wear them down, as they're the only players on the Mavs who can get the ball near the paint in the half-court, and play the most mins. Obviously, more opportunities = conceding more total points.
@@tpc3347 Who is the leader of the Mavs?
Is Luka the problem? From a behaviour standpoint, yes.
From the defensive standpoint, also yes
@@bnhmb6523 that’s fair. I’ve been seeing him get beat to the basket quite often if he’s guarding the ball.
@@bnhmb6523 you can also add shooting percentages in there, including FTs.
Thats the thing, isnt it?
Luca got a tonne of help to cover up his holes defensively but in the playoffs, he makes roo many mistakes.
Lukas defence and antics are clearly ONE of the problems. Kyries defence is another huge issue. It's so tiring to see all these simplified yes/no takes while it's usually more complicated than that. The craziest stat for me was that despite Lukas terrible defence and antics the Mavs still outscored the Celtics by 9 with him on the floor in game 3....
The feels when an injury riddled Heat team without two of their best offensive players and the ghost of Duncan Robinson gave the new NBA champions the biggest fit this post season. Not a massive scare but something at least when they actually hit their threes (Pacers and Cavs didn't play against Porzingis and the Heat actually made him struggle in multiple games). It goes to show that beating the Celtics requires your team to be connected and on the same page which I don't think the Mavs or TWolves stay on if things don't go their way. (the Nuggets probably win or send this series to 7). Game 2 and 3 were completely winnable and the Mavs aren't as inexperienced as the Pacers are but it's clear that Luka has ego issues as he gets distracted by refereeing errors which happens all the time, JKidd isn't experienced enough as they still haven't made the adjustment to let their role players shoot more threes. Credit to Celtics and their fans finally can rejoice over many years of disappointment.
Celtics should thank the Mavs and Wolves for this easy ring
Uh no, that was the Pacers.
The Heat are fucking chumps.
Love it when you break down specific defensive assignments on each play and go through what happened, good or bad: it reminds me of your BBull breakdown style from back in the Rose/Noah era.
This is great for young hoopers wanting to learn better team defense and Defensive IQ
Luka and Kyrie look like 40 year old Lebron James on defense.
I think youu did not watch LeBron's defense this year
hell nah! 40 year old Lebron on defense is elite compared to those 2.
@@jeybanmoras8477 lebron refuses to get back on D and if he's under the rim or dunker spot he's getting scored on because lebron won't contest he's been like that since 2017 so i guess you're not watching lebron
@@dingykix watch their series between denver this year
@@dingykixLebron still has never been hunted to the extent that Luka does
Adam Silver should talk to Luka at this point. David Stern used to do that.
Under a lot of pressure with his team losing, Luka often falls apart with arguing. But with game 3 in this series it looked like Luka wanted to foul out with silly fouls (especially the 4th and 6th fouls).
The 3rd, 4th and 6th fouls were all egregious because they all seemed like he was just pissed off and make a bad decision.
Luka made a big mistake that veteran players learn over the years: you CANNOT allow the way a game is refereed to affect you so much that it hurts the team.
@@Drizzlybear1 ; yup. I wanted the Mavs to win. But Luka has to be more mature under pressure. The Mavs have the two best finishers but they both need to stay in the game. Luka cannot foul out at 4 minutes left in the game with these silly fouls.
@@bb1111116 Hopefully he learns from this. As a Celtics fan I saw Tatum go through this same shit with the barking at refs and learned and had improved with it A LOT and has gotten better calls because of it
You using kyries defense on brown like that wasn’t a good example brown is just bigger that was good defense. Nobody is saying kyrie is great at defense but there’s effort there is no effort with luka at all
@@tpc3347throwing your hands up and crying like a prepubescent child for 80% of the playoffs isn’t impressive or cool btw
@@tpc3347 I’m saying for these finals he has played defense but these finals have been atrocious just like kyries shooting first 2 games and I wouldn’t say that’s the main reason Mavs role players SUCK lol
@@tpc3347 Luka is also the size of my overweight grandfather, he ain’t lasting long 🤷 you know it I know it
The bad mindset attitude in strong term in PH is "Luka-luka"! A Filipino term used colloquially to describe someone with a scattered or erratic mindset, often associated with being careless, impulsive, or irresponsible. It a great reminder to Luka to be not 'luka-luka'.
I hate it when players cry so much
Defense wins championships.
and playing team ball
I whole heartedly agree with fatty from the first minute it cost us game 3. Because twice he was sitting
on the floor arguing with rep while Celtic run 5 on 4 for easy baskets.
Did not expect the Opera ad. Good work. Keep it up coach!!
Has anyone else also noticed Tatum doesnt get calls at the rim?
The no calls didn't get to him. He remained focus in the game.
Yeah, quite a few. And one super blatant one in the second half that wasn't called. But he doesn't complain about it constantly, which is what I want to see. Just play. Complaining too much will get you the Doncic treatment.
Plus, it doesn't bother you as much when you're uo 2 games and about to wrap up Game 3.
@@ccramit FWIW tatum used to complain a lot more as well (not to the Luka level maybe), I think he's matured thankfully. Luka gotta do the same
Thats been going on for yrs bro trust me us celtics fans been saying him and JB get no calls you know how many and 1s they would have if they get calls like brunson luka trae young embiid
Tatum is a mixed bag.. he will push off on a defender and not get called then a defender will foul him at the rim and it not get called 😂
I'm a Luka fan, but in reality, he needs to tone down the birching with the ref and the negativity and turn it into hustle. Hardwork beats Talent if Talent doesn't Work, and sadly that's what I am seeing in this series.
Yes, he’s been like this for years. When you fall into rhythm of just watching stats and highlights he looks like a god among men, but when you actually watch the games you can see he’s more like a very talented man child. The antics with refs is costly to his team and whatever the opposite of entertaining is to fans
@@tpc3347or he’s not a 12 y/o 😂
The man brought his team to the western confrence finals twice in the past 3 years. With basically 2 different teams. In a stacked west(at least that's what everyone said all year) nobody else has done that.
Let's not act like everyone expected all year for this Mavs team to win it all and now Luka is making them fall short.
Antics with refs don't help, but is surely not costing them any games.
With all his complaining to the refs and opponents scoring because of that, he is still winning the minutes he is on the flour.
The problem is when he is on the bench.
If you want to blame him, blame him because he gets 10 min of rest during the game.
The amount of time the players spend complaining about calls is so annoying. That should be the coach's job, they should be 100% focused on the game. You see people being paid $50 million dollars not getting back on defense because they're having words with a ref. It breaks kayfabe and reveals the league to be just pro wrestling.
You gotta do better.
Luka is an elite offensive players but his defense is beyond pathetic. Time and time again Boston players walk around Luka as if he is wearing cement boots and its weird to see so called sports analyst and former NBA player not trash him on the defensive end. Not to mention his perpetual complaints of being fouled which frequently causes him not to get back on defense as he argues with the refs.
I didn't see any elite offense from Luka in that entire second half, buddy...
@@Al-ji4gdor from any Mavs player for that matter
Happy to see people finally realizing this about Luka, man does not seem mature despite "him being in these situations before." Also, let's stop pretending any Euroleague ball is remotely close to the NBA Finals .
😂
One doesn't have to be "directly" in the offender's path to establish legal guarding position. "Indirectly" in the defender's path and feet pointed more toward than away from the defender is all legal guarding position is defined by!
Love this breakdown. It's great to see the importance of good defense getting more recognition the last few years.
The Mav's defense is completely out of sorts, Luka is a wizard on offense, but on Defense he is like a dwarf.
nah luka doing his magic alright... since he went poof and disappear on defense
This series is my first time really watching luka and the mavs and he literally complains so much its kind of annoying.
@@tpc3347"fithy casuals" are the people who picked Dallas to win the series
man you chose the wrong series to watch lol
The problem is that players like Hardaway and Kleber are absolutely trash. If they delivered just a tiny bit, Doncic would not be that frustrated in the first place. Sure, he has some growing up to do, but everyone around him has to step up too, or play for a lottery team.
Everybody is acting like Luka is hurting his team, but Mavs outscored Celtics by 9 with him on the floor in 38 minutes of play while Celtics outscored Mavs by 16 with him off the floor in only 10 minutes of play, which is like being blown out by 60+ points in a full 48. Clearly he had a net positive impact, no matter how you feel about his defense. The only argument this game is that his foul trouble cost the team, which it did, but to take that and act like all 3 losses are on him is insane. It’s a team sport, so it’s obviously on Luka AND the rest of the Mavs.
Just remember he's the"SUPERSTAR" of the team so if they win of course the fans are gonna say they won cause of him so keep the same energy if they lose
Irving is much more to blame for this (anticipated) sweep that it's not even close.
@@tpc3347 bro why are you so emotional about any valid criticism of Luka?
@@juangalvan-ry9rq he is not talking about that though, what fans feels, its a fact that mavs are better with luka playing than without him, the blame should go for this teammates missing open shots.
@@Henrique-wy6cv so is being a liability in defense not a reason to blame him? Both kyrie and him have played horrible defense against Boston
The real reason why the Mavs are down is because Boston is fucking stacked.
Boston has 4 players to create their own shot, even 5 with KP. The Mavs only have 2 and PJ when he’s confident.
And somehow it happens all Boston players are strong defenders. Much better ball movement for Boston. That’s been the difference.
Also, Mavs’ centers have been neutralized completely - they were huge contributors before.
Finally someone called him out. I rewatched the game last night and its nuts.
7:20 coach while kyries close out is slightly slow Luka is the one that let white slip out for the 3 and didn’t close out at all. I fail to see how that’s on kyrie.
Defensive responsibility is a cherry picked useles stat. It doesn't account for when the initial break happened, which is 80-90% luka.
Yep. The players running back to defend the fastbreak gets the defensive "responsibility."
@@icekyuu and goes who doesn't run back. And also nowhere near anyone to be counting as defensibe responsibility.
@@tpc3347 the "forcing" you're talking about is fake hustle because he can't/won't stay in front of his man. And if it's part of the Mavs' strategy for him to do that, it's also because he can't/won't stay in front of his man. It's a white flag to signal for the rest of his team to cover for bad effort.
@@tpc3347 I hear you and that's fair, but there's a big difference between "forcing", "influencing", "guiding" toward help WITH resistance, and allowing straight line blowbys, then fouling recklessly on top of it. It's just sabotage at that point, regardless of what you draw up.
@@tpc3347 so a defense built around Luka offering almost no resistance by design, also leads to him committing terrible fouls? Sounds like he's just a double liabilty. You can stunt and still be alert, you can force and still not go to sleep on the weak side. You can do all that without fake hustle bailout fouling.
Can't believe how often Kyrie fouls without getting called too, I think it's because he does it too quickly for the eye to see. Like the double elbows on Tatum at 7:59 and 8:00. He's done that a bunch this series and it drives me insane how no one seems to notice. Props to Tatum for significantly reducing his complaining, so refreshing.
This type of antics is quite common with bad defenders
It's cool to criticize but to say he's the main reason they're down in this series is straight up hating
well, he's the main guy. You want to blame their rookie? Kyrie is 32 and 6'1. Sure he has great handles but he can only do so much when he's defended by a good 7 footer outside and inside. Mavs need 2 more options that can score reliably, there isnt much more to it. That being said, if Luka could just adapt a little to dominate even more, Mavs could be in the conference finals every year.
@@maxmeier532 Stop it this is Kyrie Irving we talking bout not just some random 6’2 guy. Just coming from dominate playoff run. Offense been the problem for mavs. Anyone outside of Luka first 2 games we’re struggling to even get double digits. Credit to Boston’s defense but dominate more in what ways?? He’s already been to 2 wcf in 3 years beating 3 50+ win teams
Luka is to blame here. Mf is hard to watch
@@brooooooooooo5449 Deep Down inside Ik you really don’t believe this 😭it’s ok bro, we know you’re a fan
Main reason their in finals
6:14 That's not Kyrie's fault. He was supposed to guard Tatum. Holiday got the basket due to the two-on-one on Gafford. It all started because Gafford made the wrong read at the very beginning of the play and Tatum made a great pass.
Entitled Brats is the future of civilization.
Luka is banged up and tired. His defense is horrific. Its learning pains. But you must give credit to the Celtics adjustments. He got clamped. He is still elite status, just bone tired. Celtics in 5.
bone tired or bone headed.
agreed. of all people, he's the one the Celtics are hunting on switches.
they spread out the floor by putting shooting big men on the bigs and guards (usually Holiday or Brown) in the dunker's spot, then attack Luka since he allows a lot of drives, and the defense either collapses or they can just finish over the Mavs guards because they're the ones left in the paint.
the Celtics are really playing a game of chess out there
@@lsj6721Luka fans have no shame with the excuses. Ig in a few years we lose Bronsexuals but gain Lukasexuals
@@BigA678 haha yes… it is also worth mentioning that luka is a fan of lbj. So, I guess, we know where he get all these from. And people can now speculate that lbj fans will be luka worshippers in the future.
I hope the mavs realise that his value is still high and go for a trade… hopefully, an Edwards swap is possible… 🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol them dumb excuses clown
Adam Silver doesn't need to talk to Luka (and all the other foul baiters). He needs to tell the Refs to call techs. Every time a player throws his hands up, T! Every time a player shouts, "Foul," T! T's shouldn't be reserved for only when Draymond chokes somebody out.
6:26 Luka shouldn’t be looking back and forth between the ball and his man. He should have his head perpendicular to the line of sight for both of them and use his peripheral vision to guard both well. Doing what he did is called having your head on a swivel, and better players will always wait for the moment you look away to leave you in the dust. To compliment his alertness is good, but I think it’s a misstep to say he was doing a good job scanning ball and man. Even if unintentionally, he was scanning them incorrectly, and though effort matters, technique is also a necessity.
SEE BALL, SEE MAN. Basketball 101 that you learn in fuckin grade school.
Jesus Christ, Coach Nick this is rare from you but adopting the stupid “mavs going wrong narrative” of the national media is an awful take. Celtics are literally just the better team, instead of recognising that we’re getting stupid takes on Luka. Sure, he’s been a defensive liability. Why? Because the Celtics target him everytime down the floor because they have the personnel to do so- 1-5 they can all make their own shot and punish bad defenders. They are, simply, a great team. Give them their plaudits
Some real defensive gaffes and too much whining to the refs. They could have won the game if they cleaned that up a bit.
I don’t think I did any of what you’re talking about but 🤷♂️🤷♂️
And I spent the last video lauding the Celtics for their defensive gameplan
Your analysis is impeccable
Very articulate and right to the point
Thank you
Watching the two "Stepback No-Handcheck Gods" who play no defense get hunted and destroyed on the other end is giving me life. Basketball is about more than ballhogging and 30-foot shots.
PREACH
1:22 should be called a hook before a defensive foul, Doncic lost his balance because he's being pushed by brown.... still agree that he needs to get over blaming the refs but if we're going to take a closer look at things, we should get it right.
The foul by Doncic caused Brown to brace on Luka's back. The hook is irrelevant because a foul by Doncic had already taken place. The legs go first, then the "hook".
That was the correct call, what your saying is WRONG. You don't know wtf you're talking about and he explained that clip to you.
What part of "you cannot trip someone" do you not understand? You cannot impede another player's forward progress by placing a foot or leg in their space like that. That's a foul every time.
They already got it right, we don't need your bad understanding of basketball rules.
Went from who can score the most points to who can keep their opponents to the least amount of points real quick
Defense needs you to be quick and relentless, both of which need you to be athletic. Luka needs to start thinking about how he wants to play this out.
Exactly. Immediately after beating Minnesota he's with his dad having a beer, still in his uniform.
Those are my Celtics and I'm so happy.
it's really frustrating isn't it, he's the reason you won, he's also the reason you lost, I guys this is where the young age rears it's head
You're seriously claiming that the blocking foul call at 1:30 was a good foul call because Doncek wasn't in legal guarding position??? What a crock. He was there first and Brown ran right up his chest, not into an outthrust limb. You think that anything other than getting out of the dribbler's way is a "risky move"? Or that Doncek could get out of the way and still be "playing defense"? Smh.
You badly need to just stop with the pathetic referee excuses.
Speaking truth to power may not be prudent, but I'm not at all sympathetic to the idea that referees are ENTITLED to be treated like snowflakes. Nor do I think that THAT is why Dallas is losing.
It’s sad that the mainstream media as a whole tends to focus on these narratives vs giving the Celtics some credit. Whether it’s Embiid saying the Bucks gifted the Celtics the championship, foul calls, or just how bad Luka and Kyrie are playing. I like how this channel at least will give Boston some credit for how it has dismantled the Mavs
Coach I appreciate your assessment as always. I wonder why nobody is mentioning the one man zone that J kid has employed. And the fact that Mezzula made an in game adjustment to counter it.
We’ve all been focused on the wrong, free-throw merchants, Gilgeous-Alexander and Embiid, seems like Doncic is the real free-throw merchant. it really gets exposed at this level too, almost like he cares more about complaining to the refs than he does winning a championship.
@@tpc3347SGA was head and shoulder above any player the Mavs have ever had Wtf is this comment 😂😅
@@Mr.ByrnesSGA was head and shoulders above any player the mavs have ever had?
Above dirk?
He’s better than Luka?
@@henryrichardson4274 Dirk is better, his playoff performances are insane. Only Mav worth mentioning with SGA, especially when talking both ends of the ball. Luka seems to be one of the only star that gives up more points than he scores, that’s how bad defensively he is
@@tpc3347 Fat Luka ain’t making it to the Finals ever again. You can tell his injuries are just beginning, always happens when you’re fat and don’t take care of yourself properly early on
@@tpc3347 we can only hope he discovers a treadmill before it’s too late
Luka has to realize that wrestling moves on defense are not allowed in the NBA.
It's not Luka, but the whole team is not like what they were before the final.
Luka really just is Harden 2.0 lol
luka plays well in the playoffs though
Your rookie should not have to be telling your stars how to play basketball! Embarrassing…
You can't be focused on winning when you are constantly focused on losing. Luka's smart, he'll learn, just hope it is soon 🙂
He's smart, he'll learn?
WHEN? He didn't just start doing this. This has been his MO for years now.
Standing around on defense in the west series, guarding the weakest players on all of those teams, really did Luka a disservice..
6:41 Coach, that was Xavier Tillman, not Horford. 😅
Dude is basically harden 2.0
I did hear you checking your head coach!
He looked like Draymond Green, where he just can’t help himself. Especially the last foul where he is basically daring the refs to take him out of the game.
Now that the Mavericks have automatically lost by way of a 3-0 deficit to Celtics, what should they do for Game 4? No matter if they get a free game in the 4th, steal the 5th, or redeem themselves in the 6th, they are guaranteed to lose in the 7th. The Celtics are the only team with the right kind of continuity and growth. Not only did they lose to the Warriors back in 2022 NBA Finals, they suffered an automatic series loss in the conference finals last year to an 8th seeded Heat. The fact they were able to redeem their horrible performance by drawing a Game 7 after going down 3-0 speaks volumes of their desire to grow, learn, and mature. 3-0 leads may never be broken - I could make a case that a 3-0 comeback can actually be BAD for the league if you stop and think about it - but they can be great teachers. Hopefully, Doncic can use this automatic series loss as a lesson for next season. Just look at the Celtics: 3-0 deficit last year, 3-0 lead now.
Celtics got 2 games in that Finals. Celtics play in the better conference. Its always a cakewalk in the West because the West is trash.
@@emersonssbb said no one ever
@@emersonssbbyou’re joking right????
2:58 loool how you end the sponsor
If it was Russell Westbrook that had 8 turnovers in game 2 or Lebron James who fouled out in game three instead of the golden boy Luka, they would be receiving so much hate people would threaten to end their life.
nah he hated more that russel and maybe close to lbj, but if jayson tatum did that hewould get crucified
The damn transition to the ad got me again 😂😂😂
It's pretty clear that the Mavs were fortunate to get to the Finals this year. They obvs deserve some credit for stretches of really quality play. But the Wolves just weren't ready and/or cratered after an intense Denver series. Ant's fatigue, KATs 3-game shooting funk, and questionable lack of coaching adjustments cost Wolves the series. The Wolves are a better team overall. Kudos to Boston for exposing the Mavs. Wish we would have gotten the Wolves v Celtics Finals we deserve.
Seems like the key difference between the Warriors winning vs the Mavs is the defense. Warriors defense was good and smart enough to force harder shots even with a Klay that dosent move the same.
Winners don't Whinge... nobody wants to watch players sook all game. 'nuf said!
Tatum was a bit guilty of whinging early in his career. Thankfully, he's gotten out of the habit and it shows in his overall success. Brown's always been good at just getting on with the job. Not a Celtics fan... but, they are clearly more deserving of a championship... Current Mavs are not a championship team.
Bro should focus more on playing and getting his team on fire, the pressure of getting swept is getting to him
That's what happen when you grew up playing for real madrid, you're just so used to have the referees on your side that you feel that normal refs are robbing you.
Once coach raise his pitch you know the ads is coming xDDD
This was exactly why I wanted Minnesota in there instead. I'm not particularly in it for any team, but BS like this would barely be a thing & we'd have a much better series in the finals.
Dereck Lively hair is headed down the Derrick White path.
Wtf 😂😂😂
Just like when Dirk lost on his 1st Finals stint, I hope Luka learns from this experience. More room for maturity for him.
Without Luka, the mavs are just outside the play-in tournament. Sure he acts up a bit, but at the same time, I think it's a lack of vet keeping him in check issue than the bigger problem of Mavs not having enough good players
He reminds me of Harden a few years back. Harden would get so worked up about the refs his whole game would fall apart. He'd start running directly into contact trying to get calls and the longer he wouldn't get the call, the more ridiculous he'd be about it. You could see it coming a mile away and it would lose the Rockets quite a few important games.
His main issue is fitness. By the fourth quarter, he can't play at all. He's red in the face and can only grab onto people. Probably he complains as an excuse to not run down the court.
Look at his play in the fourth quarter, and he is like a boxer who is so winded he keeps trying to grab onto his opponent instead of fighting.
3:09 I thought flopping would disappear but it is worse than ever
it's really the ref. the whole playoff this season we see ref significantly swallow their whistles. The celtics fully take advantage of this, with bigger body and always one hand pressing on the arm or pushing on body during defence and layups, while Mavs are still trying to play clean with both hands up (except Kyrie). Yes the ref are pretty equal not calling fouls on both ends, but it specifically hurt Mavs more because of how they play. If ref keep calling like this for next few seasons, it's really back to the big guys era, players won't be affected so much by physical push, and small players will get back to assistant roles.
A kyrie hit piece when we all saw what Luka did.
Kyrie has not played well. Just like that OKC series. Slow starts, mediocre finishes. The only reason they even beat OKC was because PJ played out of his mind.
Considering Luka is under the spotlight for his lapses on defence and overall behaviour this is a good analysis.
For those who would rather see why the Mavs struggled to defend the Celtics and actually credits their play go to Thinking Basketball’s analysis.
Interesting how this channel doesn’t change its tune despite Celtics dominance. The so called coach chooses to focus on how to defend badly rather than how to run a good offence and make adjustments in a series, what a joke.
Because that's what EVERYONE covers. We need more people calling out this shitty defense because it is ruining the league.
Nice Vid. Despite Luka's atrocious defense, he's still the best player in these finals.
nah
U can't be the best if no defense. Mj was 2 way
Windhorst had a parlay 😂
Short answer, yes....long answer....yes.
Also, he has had these issues before, and it was glossed over because of his analytics. That is one of the issues with analytics. You can gloss over the intangibles and just say your numbers justify your behavior by pointing to them.
Luka is an offensive masterclass, but he has had these defensive issues, not wanting to take responsibility for bad plays, not rotating, and other concerns for years.
People embraced him with these issues (he is fathering people when winning and just going to eventually learn or needs help when he is losing). He isn't going to suddenly just mature.
Unless he gets objective criticism, he has to deal with (from maybe a sweep), and isn't just excused he probably won't change.
By next season, people will probably forget this and go back to Luka for MVP, or he is the new Larry Bird (or whatever other moniker like part of the best backourt in history, etc.)
1. Celtics are awesome this year. Nobody deserved it more.
2. Kyrie forcing iso in the first half of games sucked. That's not his game and the Deltics are too good on D (- it's ok when Luka does it because his reads and passing are elite).
3. Luka is still hobbled from carrying the regular season which explains most of this decline in defense and rise in squawking and complaining which he had otherwise improved recently.
4. I'm keen for the future of the Mavs with Lively. It ended up being an impressive season despite a plethora of injuries to the team. If the team could have stayed healthy earlier in the year and play to their potential Luka would have been in much better shape now and things might be a bit different.
Hookah Doncic needs to vape up some more miracles man
Totally hate this narrative that if Luka kept a clear head then it would have been 2-1. While nobody is talking about how the Celtics just played around and lost their 21 point lead late in the 4th.
6:40 that is NOT al horford😭
He's our *next* Horford when our future hall of famer retires. Which might actually be after the next game :)
Well to be fair, if the calls are anywhere near consistent then he wouldn't be like that. The times he didn't get the call is just absurd. I would be frustrated too if i were him.
I'm getting Prime Harden vibes from Luka when James Harden was with the Rockets. A ball-dominant point guard who dribbles, dribbles, dribbles and shoots with lil time on the clock. Harden like Luka was an offensive juggarnaut in the regular season. He was MVP of the league with his unguardable offensive prowess. Unfortunately, his defense was very subpar and he was very easy to guard in the playoffs. It is very easy to defend iso players in the playoffs. It makes Boston's job easier because there is very little ball movement within the offense. You can get away with the iso offense in the regular season, but the playoffs are a different story. The Mavs were scoring effectively in the playoffs against the Clippers without Kawhi, and the OKC Thunder were very young and inexperienced in the playoffs. The Wolves had the talent but they were very undisciplined. KAT was committing silly fouls all series and he was shooting subpar on the offensive end. Wolves' offense was very erratic as well as Anthony Edwards was their only scoring option that was somewhat consistent. Boston is a different level above those team. Their offense is historical and they have the #2 defense in the league. They play very disciplined defense with their maturity, basketball i.q., and overall experience in the playoffs. Boston should sweep this Friday. Banner #18