I think historically speaking he’s been considered closer to an “average” defender than Luka has been, but when you talk about what kyrie brings to the table you would never mention his defense… but you almost have to now
Luka does well with shifty guards, it's when it's someone who can just blow by him is when he gets cooked but even then they pack the paint and they actually have a front court now so it's not like if the POA defender is beat they're fucked. Mavs now can actually run people off the 3 point line because they have the backline.
@@Mou_men shut the fuck up bro, you mavs fans cry so much it is ridiculous. You won fair and square so enjoy the win instead of complaining like you have been all series
I mean he played well but it’s pretty misleading, you’re saying it like it’s because of him they won, which is true he had a game with 22 points, but the real X factors for the w in my opinion were lively and Derrick jones.
As an OKC fan, I’m honestly happy we’re competitive again. Tough pill to swallow but playoff experience and lack of size as our weaknesses showed this series especially because we weren’t doing the other things that masked those weaknesses. This Dallas team looks scary, and everyone seems to be firing on all cylinders. I’m excited to see them next round
Big props to coaching these guys to keep their composure, kyrie and PJ had a rough first half and won them the game in the second didn’t get their head down they deserve the win
@@fehem1212Stop it. If the refs are your only argument for that point, it's weak. Were the refs the reason why OKC shot the Mavs out of the gym in Game 1? Were the refs the reason why the Mavs couldn't hit their free throws in Game 4? Were the refs the reason why OKC battled back from double-digit deficits in 3 games? 4 of these 6 games were decided by 9 points or less. Were the refs the sole reason for that? Stop acting like OKC is not a good team. Just say that you don't wanna give them credit and be done with it.
@@fehem1212 its so ironic that mavs fans can talk about refs like this and not act like their best player benefits from those refs as well😂 luka can cry all he wants and will not get ejected. bro if that was anyother player they out of the game immediately😂
Derrick Jones with that turnaround middy had me so happy… mavs back in the conference finals, underdogs let’s get it done. If you don’t believe you shouldn’t be here! Go mavs
We need a receipt video from someone on all the people who doubted the Ky and Luka duo. Can’t believe people thought they didn’t have this type of potential.
This was the first actual informal video I could find right after the game. You hit key points on both sides of the ball, and are very knowledgeable to the players and to the game. Great job of keeping the viewer interested through the whole video. I've never heard of you until today, but you're already one of the best sports analysts I've ever watched!
As a Thunder fan, this game showed our two biggest weaknesses: our rebounding and youth. We blew it at the end with all of the offensive rebounds and our youth allowed them to go in such big runs and to us blowing the lead
"if you're trying to gauge a player off his first playoff appearance, you're out youre god damn mind" Facts. Too many thunder fans were down on Jdub. Great season and fun series!
Are people actually down on him right now? I didn’t catch every Thunder game in the playoffs and I know he “underperformed” when you compare his playoff performances to regular season but he still had some really solid games. People really are dumb.
Lets be honest, it should have been 4-1 if Mavs didnt fumble with their free throws on game 4. Refs tried extend the series to game 7 as well but Mavs prevailed.
@@manz7860When? They were not (gentleman) swept. They were never blown out. 4 of these games were decided by 9 points or less. They battled back from a double-digit deficit in 3 games before the Mavs pulled away. They blew the lead tonight and it still went down to the wire. They had the only blowout victory of the whole series. When were they "thoroughly spanked"?
BIG UP the supporting cast!! Lively out "rookied" Holmgren. Jones Jr with playoff career highs in back2back2back games. And we're off to our 2nd Final in 3 years. LET'S GO MAVS 💙🩵💙
Props to dallas as an okc fan, they are a fantastic basketball team. The thunder have a fantastic future especially with shai leading them he was the inly reason this series was even competitive. Chet and jdub especially let us down but dallas effectively guarded both players. Thwy gonna be tough to beat.
I’m just excited to see what free agency/ trades they go for this and next summer. They have a lot of different options they can chose from. They could get a star, just keep trading up in the draft, or get a few “star” role players to fill out their holes. I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if a big trade happens with either the Cavs or Nets
sga gotta make his teammates better instead of only swinging it to them when he get clamps, that’s the difference between a player like him and a player like luka/jokic, that 31 he get every night not gon do it in the playoffs
Dereck Lively, Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford. I love these dudes. The energy, the hustle, the mental toughness, their whole personality. Them plus those two black magic fuckers at point guard... what a core. This is so fun to watch.
YES YES YES 😭 a great game all around. The Mavs 2nd Squad is the juice to our offense they bring energy to the team.🙏🏽 PJ Washington will be a great 3rd Option next Season I’m lowkey convinced he deserves a contract extension.
OKC exceeded expectations by many many miles. They were supposed to be not that good, certainly not a #1 seed. So for them to do this this early and have so much draft capital, I love their future still & Shai will be a star for many years to come
Sga has to learn how to be a superstar once he gets his 30 points because it seems like once he gets 30 points dude doesn’t know how to play. Also he’s getting special treatment in both of the thunder series. He has to realize those bullshit foul calls he gets won’t happen in the years to come. Yall saw the wwe fouls that were on Luka and they barely called them? Mans on one knee 🤣
The media is gonna be angry that Luka is back in the WCF. They'll likely put all the praise on Kyrie and the role players and that OKC was just too young and not good enough
Didn’t talk about dg enough. He’s been my favorite player to watch on this team. His defensive presence and the lobs have been so awesome to watch. Everytime they drove the lane he was there to block it.
My problem with Kidd’s coaching in this series is his substitutions and his use of timeouts, both of which contributed to blown leads in this game. There was a point where the mavs went on a big run that put us back within like 2 points after being down 16 at half, and he takes lively out and puts gafford back in where lively was somewhere +10 and gaff was -20. Then the game would slip back out of hand. Then when okc went on a 24-6 run in 4 minutes, kidd sat there with his hands in his pockets, no timeout to give people a break and try to reset momentum, just sat there and watched as it got worse and worse.
As a mavs fan nothing but respect for sga. Proved why he’s a top 5 player in the league with this series. Did all he could ,but his teammates couldn’t step up like the mavs role players did. Exciting future for the league #mffl
The difference between this team and teams past is that Luka finally has his two lob threats/true centers in lively and Gafford. You can tell the lob game with his bigs and even airplane mode has opened up the game for everyone and the two bigs cover up a lot of what Luka lacks defensively with rim deterrence.
Dereck Lively Just destroys OKC in rebound and it was the most crucial thing in this game and PJ baiting SGA in foul and winning the game was just icing on the cake
The crazy thing about the Oklahoma City Thunder is that they can go any direction that they want. With a billion first round picks at their disposal and tradable young players they could honestly get almost anyone in the league. They could pull off a trade and get Donovan Mitchell or someone like Brandon Ingram or Lauri. It's all about them just getting the right player, but they can afford anybody and that is scary.
I think they should try get Claxton in free agency, start Chet at the 4 and try shop Giddey and picks for Lauri or d mitch. Mitchell, Shai, JDub, Chet, Claxton would be a nasty starting 5. Along with dort and this years pick leading the bench
Ngl i am shock by how derrick jones jr improved. That turnaround jumper against Chet was tough !!. Lively was great, PJ also. I mean every guy strpped up last night.
Imo the Thunder need a player like I-Hart. Solves so many problems. Toughness, rebounding, defense, and some passing and scoring. With him and Chet you can be highly versatile.
Very impressive first playoffs as a 1st option by Shai, very consistent Star player. Hopefully after this Sam presti will realize he has WAY too many 1st rd picks to be having two 20 yr olds playing 20 mins off the bench, one of them (Jaylin Williams) -14.
@@Musso8771 Its hilarious that Mavs fans are still complaining about the refs even after they won the series LOL. OKC lost on a questionable call but neither the players or the fans are complaining. Funny how an entire fanbase takes on the personality of the star player. Luka is bitching and complaining all game long so Mavs fans are the same even after a win while Shai never complains and just plays his game and majority of Thunder fanbase adopted the same mentality..
I'm so glad the Mavericks have gone this far in the playoffs considering that everyone thought the Kyrie trade was a mistake and that his extension ruined the team last year. And I'm glad Luka will have at least a little bit of time to recover before game 1 against either the Nuggets or Timberwolves.
I said it at the deadline that if the Mavs and the Thunder met in the playoffs the trade deadline would be the deciding factor. Mavs wanted to win now and OKC (for whatever reason) was okay with not winning now. This series was on the GM and the coaching for OKC. Okc had an opportunity to win the NBA finals and Sam Presti said “Gordon Hayward is the guy I need”
The Thunder are the youngest team in the league. They have still have room to grow. They brought Hayward in for veteran presence, not impact. Luka is already in his prime, so of course, the Mavs front office has to build a team around him that can compete now.
@@urbaindelva7869 SGA is literally in his prime. Also they 100% brought in Gordon Hayward to play basketball. His presence was not important at all. And if they did give assists away “for veteran presence” they’re really stupid bc they could’ve just signed a vet in free agency.
This team had a trio of Luka, Brunson and Kristaps. Going into the playoffs seeing the years Brunson and Kristaps had they looked dumb messing that up... and now they are here. Wild. I think this is their ceiling tho but they did just beat the 1 seed and beat LAC who were ranked higher than them too so who knows.
Props to Kyle "not a contender" Kuzma, the guy who refused to go to the mavs.
😂😂 catching strays in cancun
Kuzma did what was best for the mavericks. He didn't want the pressure (already has a ring too), and the Wizards respected his decision.
“Id rather be talked about bad in LA than irrelevant in Orlando” - Kyle Kuzma before his ass ended up in DC😂😂😂
And dinwidie
@@alejandrocaceres8986don't you mean Dumbwiddie
derrick lively was unbelievable all game WOW
*All season
He is still a ROOKIE, too. Insane.
@@urbaindelva7869yup, the sky is the ceiling for him... just imagine lively with 25-27 years, and still playing with luka 😉
Tanked the last month last season?? Nah bruh they only tanked the last two games. 2. TWO!
@@urbaindelva7869 And don't forget, they made the draft deal with OK-See you in Cancun for him
Luka and Kyrie playing defense is the craziest shit I never thought I wud see
Luka making 1st team All Defense every year in 2k23
Isn't ky not that bad of a defensive player to start with considering his size?
I think historically speaking he’s been considered closer to an “average” defender than Luka has been, but when you talk about what kyrie brings to the table you would never mention his defense… but you almost have to now
They never were bad defenders though. It’s mostly an effort thing.
Luka does well with shifty guards, it's when it's someone who can just blow by him is when he gets cooked but even then they pack the paint and they actually have a front court now so it's not like if the POA defender is beat they're fucked. Mavs now can actually run people off the 3 point line because they have the backline.
man DJJ PJ and DLive are some of the best roleplayers this season
what composure and clutch plays and bucket in the final 4 minutes
Those 3 won us this series. Luka wasnt good for most games, Kyrie wasnt good for most games...
But our role players stepped up BIG TIME!
@@Smido83 and we need that if we wanna beat the nuggets or the wolves, so big Ws
Kidd should allow PJ to be an on-ball creator more often, especially when Luka and Kyrie have struggled like they did in this series.
Not in the season maybe in the playoffs but definitely not this season
Helps when your star get double triple teamed and he can pass to you wide open
One of the most exciting game of The Playoffs.
The most**
second half only, first half was trash because of the refs
Until the last 2.5 seconds
@@Mou_men shut the fuck up bro, you mavs fans cry so much it is ridiculous. You won fair and square so enjoy the win instead of complaining like you have been all series
i love how you capitalised it like its an ad
What a pro wants, what a pro needs…
Whatever makes me happy sets me free
OKC was a little flat, but they’ll get better
@@TeamRocketRedhe can get a pro level margarita in Cancun
😂
@@TeamRocketRedlol still barking
That was a crazy come back💀 down 17 with 8 mins in the 3rd
Biggest lead was 30 seconds long the whole game before that. Okc suck 😂
17 points difference is nothing in the NBA today 😃
@@gregordrizzlewing7339 You're a casual then LMAOOOO
the coach of the year was out coached lol
@@Anayaaaaa1517by Jason Kidd of all people as well
Kyrie Irving now 14-0 in close-out games 🕹
An NBA record.
If he plays, he wins. Whenever he’s hurt, his teams lose close out games
LeBron James tax.
This must be one of the craziest stats in NBA history.
Just unbelivable...
I mean he played well but it’s pretty misleading, you’re saying it like it’s because of him they won, which is true he had a game with 22 points, but the real X factors for the w in my opinion were lively and Derrick jones.
@@ColonCommanderwhere’s was this energy when he averaged 26/5/5 in the first round?🤔
It’s crazy how Luka still got that pass off in the end.
If there’s anybody other than Kai that we trust rn…. It’s PJ!!!! DJJ too but PJ fashhhooooooo
👍
for real Lu Dort hand checking like crazy 😂
As an OKC fan, I’m honestly happy we’re competitive again. Tough pill to swallow but playoff experience and lack of size as our weaknesses showed this series especially because we weren’t doing the other things that masked those weaknesses. This Dallas team looks scary, and everyone seems to be firing on all cylinders. I’m excited to see them next round
chet gotta put on some muscle, and they gotta have someone able to get a bucket when the threes aren't falling besides shai
@@Mou_menI'm surprised that it wasn't J-Dub. Maybe he'll grow into it.
@@urbaindelva7869he definitely will grow into it, he just looked young this series which is expected for his first series
It was a year early man. You guys are going to be competitive for the next decade
hey clint put chet at the 4 get rid of giddy out jdub at the 3 dort at 2 shai at 1 get bigger man💯
Big props to coaching these guys to keep their composure, kyrie and PJ had a rough first half and won them the game in the second didn’t get their head down they deserve the win
@atrio5097 You should give all the props to the refs they carried Luka .kyrie carried the whole series
@@darnellwilliams8783Stop it.
@@darnellwilliams8783ur high , okc would’ve gotten swept if not for the refs
@@fehem1212Stop it. If the refs are your only argument for that point, it's weak. Were the refs the reason why OKC shot the Mavs out of the gym in Game 1? Were the refs the reason why the Mavs couldn't hit their free throws in Game 4? Were the refs the reason why OKC battled back from double-digit deficits in 3 games? 4 of these 6 games were decided by 9 points or less. Were the refs the sole reason for that? Stop acting like OKC is not a good team. Just say that you don't wanna give them credit and be done with it.
@@fehem1212 its so ironic that mavs fans can talk about refs like this and not act like their best player benefits from those refs as well😂 luka can cry all he wants and will not get ejected. bro if that was anyother player they out of the game immediately😂
Derrick Jones with that turnaround middy had me so happy… mavs back in the conference finals, underdogs let’s get it done. If you don’t believe you shouldn’t be here! Go mavs
If Jones Jr. is hitting fadeaway middies, it's over.
DJJ better get a timofey mozgov type contract in free agency fr
Uh, chill. He should get a good deal, but he ain't worth that much.
He is staying with Dallas, he said he is totally interested in returning
I thought DJJ took a pay cut to go to Dallas ?
@@efr41n_27yea he only makin 2.7 million this year. He will probably get a 13-15 million per year long term contract this off-season. Maybe even more
If mozgiv is worth it than DJJ do PERIOD BLANK @@urbaindelva7869
😭😭😭😭😭😭 can't believe Kyrie got that prayer of 3 to go in
It's Kyrie it shouldn't surprise you
Kyrie built like that
That was the basketball gods.
@@urbaindelva7869kyrie is a basketball god don’t do that
That's Kyrie definitely wasn't a prayer buddy are you new to the NBA lol
Your excitement for the content is infectious my man. Good watch. Keep it up!
Luka is ballin while he looks like he has been glued and duct taped together. Shoutouts to Lively
Derrick Lively II played out of his mind . And a TRUE Rookie. 2-3 years he’s going to be a monster
WHAT A GAME!!
We need a receipt video from someone on all the people who doubted the Ky and Luka duo. Can’t believe people thought they didn’t have this type of potential.
Damn he dropped faster than Kendrick after Family Matters lol
This was the first actual informal video I could find right after the game. You hit key points on both sides of the ball, and are very knowledgeable to the players and to the game. Great job of keeping the viewer interested through the whole video. I've never heard of you until today, but you're already one of the best sports analysts I've ever watched!
As a Thunder fan, this game showed our two biggest weaknesses: our rebounding and youth. We blew it at the end with all of the offensive rebounds and our youth allowed them to go in such big runs and to us blowing the lead
Derrick Lively, PJ Washington and Derrick Jones Jr. cooked 🔥💪
Respect 👏
Mavs front office deserves so much credit for this!!
Nico is HIM!!!
I'm a Mavericks fan and I didn't know who Nico was until they hired him but imo Nico was the best hire they've done in a long time
Absolutely
Yup. Happy to say us mavs fans don’t need to blame the roster of this team on losses
But the "experts" gave them a D grade on their trade moves
I knew it was coming, i was waiting for the kenny video as soon as the game ended😅. Keep it up Kenny
"if you're trying to gauge a player off his first playoff appearance, you're out youre god damn mind"
Facts. Too many thunder fans were down on Jdub. Great season and fun series!
Seriously? His very first postseason, and they're down on him already? I guess they don't believe in him as much as they thought they did.
Are people actually down on him right now? I didn’t catch every Thunder game in the playoffs and I know he “underperformed” when you compare his playoff performances to regular season but he still had some really solid games. People really are dumb.
Bro is a child 💀 people turn on players too fast it’s casual asf
As a Mavs fan, I'd love him on our team. Bro is going to be a star!!
Tbh idk why he had a decent postseason. If anything Chet struggled a bit more but he’s a rookie it’s also his first post season.
Lets be honest, it should have been 4-1 if Mavs didnt fumble with their free throws on game 4. Refs tried extend the series to game 7 as well but Mavs prevailed.
“Reality would change if the past was different”…you don’t say?
@@bbcpfghsare you being purposefully dense or are you just stupid
No need for what ifs. Okc got throughly spanked.
@@manz7860When? They were not (gentleman) swept. They were never blown out. 4 of these games were decided by 9 points or less. They battled back from a double-digit deficit in 3 games before the Mavs pulled away. They blew the lead tonight and it still went down to the wire. They had the only blowout victory of the whole series. When were they "thoroughly spanked"?
@@urbaindelva7869You did not watch the games. It was funny because the COTY got outcoached by Jason Kidd.
BIG UP the supporting cast!!
Lively out "rookied" Holmgren. Jones Jr with playoff career highs in back2back2back games. And we're off to our 2nd Final in 3 years.
LET'S GO MAVS 💙🩵💙
Western Conference Final*
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if mavs don't keep DJJ I will cry
DJJ reportedly wants to resign. Mavs should be good
Props to dallas as an okc fan, they are a fantastic basketball team. The thunder have a fantastic future especially with shai leading them he was the inly reason this series was even competitive. Chet and jdub especially let us down but dallas effectively guarded both players. Thwy gonna be tough to beat.
JDub did good this game but the lights were too bright this series.
I’m just excited to see what free agency/ trades they go for this and next summer.
They have a lot of different options they can chose from. They could get a star, just keep trading up in the draft, or get a few “star” role players to fill out their holes. I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if a big trade happens with either the Cavs or Nets
@@bbcpfghs Cavs, Nets, or Pelicans imo
As a Mavs fan OKC might have the brightest looking future in the NBA
sga gotta make his teammates better instead of only swinging it to them when he get clamps, that’s the difference between a player like him and a player like luka/jokic, that 31 he get every night not gon do it in the playoffs
Couldn’t be more hype, I was at the game and it was AWESOME.
What a game too go to, good for you
I'm jealous
Dereck Lively, Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford. I love these dudes. The energy, the hustle, the mental toughness, their whole personality. Them plus those two black magic fuckers at point guard... what a core. This is so fun to watch.
As a Mavs fan, hats off to the Thunder. They played like hell and had no quit in them
I’m still shaking dude. What a comeback and finish
nervewracking huh. i was swearing my head off.
Tony Brothers really tried to force the game into a Game 7. But better luck next time old man 😂😂😂
BROTHERS ACTUALLY BAILED OUT THE MAVS
maybe hes not gonna be reffing in the next round so hes like “Shii I need 1 more game for my salary” 😂
I stayed up for this game its 5 am here 🎉🎉🎉
Props to kenny for getting these vids up quick
was boutta go to sleep its 5 am for me but i had to see what kenny was gunna say
DJJ and PJ both been a revelation also like how J Hardy went ab his minutes this series
Chris Vernon still says that to this day! His new one is hamstrings, calves, and groins ends seasons in the playoffs
Always appreciate a Kenny video
"If you're trying to gauge a player off his first playoff appearance you're out your goddamn mind"
Well spoken, internet and twitter is poison.
YES YES YES 😭 a great game all around. The Mavs 2nd Squad is the juice to our offense they bring energy to the team.🙏🏽 PJ Washington will be a great 3rd Option next Season I’m lowkey convinced he deserves a contract extension.
Bro got this video out in lighting speed
What a game man can’t wait for tomorrow hoping for more great ball
LETSS GOO MAVVSSSS
Granted, +/- is a very flawed stat, but lively being +26 in a 1 point game speaks massive volumes. Hasnt played like a rookie this post season at all.
He's going thru it too, his momma died and all. What a fighter, what a fucking dog!
OKC exceeded expectations by many many miles. They were supposed to be not that good, certainly not a #1 seed. So for them to do this this early and have so much draft capital, I love their future still & Shai will be a star for many years to come
Sga has to learn how to be a superstar once he gets his 30 points because it seems like once he gets 30 points dude doesn’t know how to play. Also he’s getting special treatment in both of the thunder series. He has to realize those bullshit foul calls he gets won’t happen in the years to come. Yall saw the wwe fouls that were on Luka and they barely called them? Mans on one knee 🤣
@@JorgeReyesSanchez-g3sman shut up, he was the only playing well, his teammates didn’t know how to keep up with him goofy
@@JorgeReyesSanchez-g3salso he avg 30 points the whole postseason, so idk what u thought you did with that braind€@d€d team 😂😂😂
@@JorgeReyesSanchez-g3sshut up
@@JorgeReyesSanchez-g3sshut up goofy
The media is gonna be angry that Luka is back in the WCF. They'll likely put all the praise on Kyrie and the role players and that OKC was just too young and not good enough
First season watching NBA playoffs from the start. It's been amazing, it's up there with the FIFA WC ngl.
Livelly has been one of the best players to watch, to see what he has gone through and perform like he has in this series, man huge respect to him
Maxi started shooting yesterday
Didn’t talk about dg enough. He’s been my favorite player to watch on this team. His defensive presence and the lobs have been so awesome to watch. Everytime they drove the lane he was there to block it.
Man, I had to leave my computer when they were up like 15, and I came back just in time to catch the end. Holy moly what a day.
Getting Brick Hardaway Jr out of the primary rotation was a huge addition by subtraction 😂
My problem with Kidd’s coaching in this series is his substitutions and his use of timeouts, both of which contributed to blown leads in this game. There was a point where the mavs went on a big run that put us back within like 2 points after being down 16 at half, and he takes lively out and puts gafford back in where lively was somewhere +10 and gaff was -20. Then the game would slip back out of hand. Then when okc went on a 24-6 run in 4 minutes, kidd sat there with his hands in his pockets, no timeout to give people a break and try to reset momentum, just sat there and watched as it got worse and worse.
The energy between Luka and DJJ is amazing, those dudes seem like they just insta clicked on and off the court
Giddey better be working on that jumper
As a mavs fan nothing but respect for sga. Proved why he’s a top 5 player in the league with this series. Did all he could ,but his teammates couldn’t step up like the mavs role players did. Exciting future for the league #mffl
Jarret Allen to Okc would actually be nice
The difference between this team and teams past is that Luka finally has his two lob threats/true centers in lively and Gafford. You can tell the lob game with his bigs and even airplane mode has opened up the game for everyone and the two bigs cover up a lot of what Luka lacks defensively with rim deterrence.
Let’s go Mavs!!!!!🖤💛🏀🤟✌️
Dereck Lively Just destroys OKC in rebound and it was the most crucial thing in this game and PJ baiting SGA in foul and winning the game was just icing on the cake
wait, youre THE kenny beecham?! i always see your mavs tweets bro! well, you got another subscriber i guess
Kidd has coached 3 seasons and gone to 2 WCF. No other mavs coach has more than 1 WCF appearance
After the early tech on Luka I was so on edge the whole game. I thought we were gonna lose before we even had a chance
You coming up in my recommendations keeps spoiling the games 😢
The crazy thing about the Oklahoma City Thunder is that they can go any direction that they want. With a billion first round picks at their disposal and tradable young players they could honestly get almost anyone in the league. They could pull off a trade and get Donovan Mitchell or someone like Brandon Ingram or Lauri. It's all about them just getting the right player, but they can afford anybody and that is scary.
I think they should try get Claxton in free agency, start Chet at the 4 and try shop Giddey and picks for Lauri or d mitch. Mitchell, Shai, JDub, Chet, Claxton would be a nasty starting 5. Along with dort and this years pick leading the bench
I know a rebounding guard that used to play for OKC that is a great vet and could help develop, motivate and contribute 👀👀👀
Last year it wasn’t tanking the last month, just the last 2 games but I get ur point
The rookie was sensational and PJ stepped up huge! I’m so proud of his growth since leaving Charlotte ❤
Kenny u the real MVP
Respect for not immediately dropping a rebuild on OKC.
no need, you get off Giddey and run it back!
This game was so nasty to watch refs were on bullshit the whole time
Please we need a balkan WCF
Ngl i am shock by how derrick jones jr improved. That turnaround jumper against Chet was tough !!. Lively was great, PJ also. I mean every guy strpped up last night.
Damn to free throws that’s crazy man. Shout out to OKC for going crazy this season
Imo the Thunder need a player like I-Hart. Solves so many problems. Toughness, rebounding, defense, and some passing and scoring. With him and Chet you can be highly versatile.
Very impressive first playoffs as a 1st option by Shai, very consistent Star player. Hopefully after this Sam presti will realize he has WAY too many 1st rd picks to be having two 20 yr olds playing 20 mins off the bench, one of them (Jaylin Williams) -14.
I’d be calling the nets and cavs this summer if I was the OKC front office
Shai and the thunder just need 1 more ref out there for them and then I think they can do it.
@@Musso8771bro is hilarious
Just get your son KD back on okc and they probably win next year minimal effort also trade tf out of giddey for literally anything
@@Musso8771 Its hilarious that Mavs fans are still complaining about the refs even after they won the series LOL. OKC lost on a questionable call but neither the players or the fans are complaining. Funny how an entire fanbase takes on the personality of the star player. Luka is bitching and complaining all game long so Mavs fans are the same even after a win while Shai never complains and just plays his game and majority of Thunder fanbase adopted the same mentality..
I think it'll be a tough next round for Dallas either way, but congrats to them on their run so far!
This team is the most fun team I’ve seen as a Mavs fan, I’m on cloud nine right now
And we back!
As a casual I always go to Kenny to get real hoop analysis
Refs tried to help okc so much
They giving luka that good good medicine in the back.
Yessirr we got a squad thats readyyyyy
I'm so glad the Mavericks have gone this far in the playoffs considering that everyone thought the Kyrie trade was a mistake and that his extension ruined the team last year.
And I'm glad Luka will have at least a little bit of time to recover before game 1 against either the Nuggets or Timberwolves.
as mavs fan sga was a nightmare, calm as hell but yeah needs to get guys involved, his points arent enough.
Im gonna be honest, through that first half luka complained after literally every call but it is what it is🥲
But I was told that Luka and Kyrie wouldn't work? Also, the PJ/Gafford trade was a D grade according to "experts"
hornets had gordon hayward and our gm really said we had enough to compete. That man was an all NBA cardio player this year
He was supposed to be there for veteran presence.
strong last words about jdub :D nothing but facts
I said it at the deadline that if the Mavs and the Thunder met in the playoffs the trade deadline would be the deciding factor. Mavs wanted to win now and OKC (for whatever reason) was okay with not winning now.
This series was on the GM and the coaching for OKC.
Okc had an opportunity to win the NBA finals and Sam Presti said “Gordon Hayward is the guy I need”
The Thunder are the youngest team in the league. They have still have room to grow. They brought Hayward in for veteran presence, not impact. Luka is already in his prime, so of course, the Mavs front office has to build a team around him that can compete now.
@@urbaindelva7869 SGA is literally in his prime. Also they 100% brought in Gordon Hayward to play basketball. His presence was not important at all. And if they did give assists away “for veteran presence” they’re really stupid bc they could’ve just signed a vet in free agency.
This team had a trio of Luka, Brunson and Kristaps. Going into the playoffs seeing the years Brunson and Kristaps had they looked dumb messing that up... and now they are here. Wild. I think this is their ceiling tho but they did just beat the 1 seed and beat LAC who were ranked higher than them too so who knows.
They always doubt the mavs
least early uploads 😭😭
why did i try sticking it in thr usb port😅💯
I decided to go the game on a last minute decision. Goated move.
The true MVP won!
As a Mavs fan, thank you for giving up on DJJ. He's been a revelation!