I’m sure that people will give them credit sometime in the future but I think this squad will have to win another championship in the next 3 years to truely be looked at as a historically great team
@@UNDFTDGordon how would their easy competition make them not a great team? They still dominated their opponents like they should’ve. This Mavs series should also be proof that they are still capable of dominating a healthy team, not to mention one from the much tougher conference
@@jonnyarnett and I know this happens every single time for everyone (I.e Anthony Edwards going from mj to Luka's son) but people are DISSING on Luka when he needs painkilling injections, and saying that he's the reason the Mavs are down 0-3. Maybe that is. But without Luka, the Mavs are the worst team in the NBA, arguably.
Remember that basketball is a team sport played with strategy and matched lineups. Kyrie and Luka struggled to score due to the Boston Celtics' historic defensive plays and defensive stragies. Kyrie and Luka are not overrated; simply put, the Boston Celtics are the superior team that faced the Mavericks, who lack personnel and depth. ☘️🐎
Playoffs are such a game of match ups. No way the Nuggets struggle like this vs Boston, but they had a tough time vs the Twolves... who in turn had no answer for the Mavs backcourt. Celtics match up worse vs the Pacers than the Mavs. 70% of commenters chalked this series up to narratives rather than ball, and now the Mavs are going to get swept... _without Tingus_
@@thebermuda99 yea I agree , the nuggets beat the Celtics 2-0 during the regular season , so I possibly think if the wolves would’ve lost game 7 and the nuggets faced the mavs and beat them , they would’ve possibly beat the Celtics to 5
I was totally wrong about this series. Boston too deep,too disciplined and too experienced. I hate the Celtics but I give them their due. Freaking Celtics
@@young_bee guess they wanted a thug on the ship Sure he’s an intelligent dude but he knocks the crap out of Luka then Luka gets the fouled called - what!?!
Absolutely. I want to put A LOT of effort into this one because the Logo meant a lot to me, but I started writing the script this morning. You probably won't see it until shortly after Game 4, but it's coming.
@@jonnyarnett By some strange coincidence, I watched your two older Jerry West videos the day before he passed, "Stop Disrespecting Jerry West" and "How Good Was Jerry West REALLY?", alongside Basketball Time Machine's "NBA Legends Explain Why Jerry West Was Better Than Anyone". He was underrated for sure, and a defensively superior version of Curry before the three-point line. RIP Mr. West.
@@LouieOcean. Yea one of the greatest teams in an era of basically no defense, ticky tack fouls, idiotic refs, inflated scoring, traveling and carrying. What an accomplishment. And their best player is awful when the lights are the brightest. Every single one of the greatest teams in NBA history would destroy this Celtics team.
I think Boston has had the ability to win a championship for years, but every time they faced a difficult team in the playoffs they've lost their confidence and tried to force a 3-point cascade to win and it has never worked out for them. This time, they have had a playoff run where each team has not caused them to lose their heads in this way and they are finally finding success. Helps alot that they have Jrue as well to keep things calm and under control.
Happy for JB getting his redemption year after his underwhelming performance in the ECF last year, especially after him getting trolled at saying that he can't dribble. Hope he gets that FMVP!
We also need to talk about how Jason Kidd needs to be investigated. Puts in THJ who has 0 positive effect on the game, sits down Gafford and Lively for most of the game, calls a timeout when Mavs are going on a 20-2 run. This "he's a player's coach" bullcrap needs to stop - every coach has to be able to command respect from his team, but they also need to draw up plays and select rotations that make sense for the matchup and call timely timeouts. JKidd has been a crappy coach whole season, then gets carried by the players' excellent performance and gets absolutely schooled by a much more competent coach in the finals. And unfortunately he was given a multi-year contract - Luka's prime and Kyrie's tailend of his career will be wasted by that terrorist.
Wow. A terrorist huh. What about the accountability on the players who play. His team is in the NBA Finals after beating the Number 1 seed OKC, and then the team that knocked off the defending champs, the media darlings the Minnesota T-Wolves. Not one peep about how horrible of a coach he was then..? The Celtics are just better, they are more focused and have been in the Finals recently. Luka’s lack of defensive effort, his hero style of play… his lack of conditioning, being the leader and the most accomplished individual player on the court on either team…? Where’s the accountability for him. Where is the credit for Jason Kidd molding a group of players late in the season, into a finals appearance… Everyone has an opinion… however some are over the top weak and lack accountability. Stop being a victim. C O P E The Celtics are just the better team. You wanna blame the coach for something, blame him for failing to hold Luka accountable for his horrid performance on defense..
@@mobrown1198 Luka played excellent defence this season and is the playoffs leader in steals. He got blown by Brown and Tatum because he can barely walk because he's so worn down by the playoffs. Kyrie was also a net positive on defence, as was evident in the series against Twolves. I do agree that Luka can improve more on defence but if you have watched any of the mavericks' games before the finals series you'd know that Luka has picked up his defensive plays immensely. Apart from being a "good guy" I can't find many positives about Kidd, however - he doesn't call timeouts when he needs to and calls them when you must not call them. He keeps THJ for 18 minutes when he can't hit the broad side of a barn and nets us 0 points with 0 defense. He sits down our bigs when going to the basket in the first quarter is what earned us an early 13 point lead. The series was totally winnable but JKidd got first and foremost outcoached by Mazzulla in even the most basic fundamentals of coaching.
@@AlexAnder-ky2cethis series was never "winnable" for the mavs. Kry-ree is a liability on defense and offenae and they literally seek Donkey out of offense because he doesn't/can't defend. The celtics are a better team, definitely better coached and it shows in every aspect of the series
Thanks Jonny for the vid! Unfortunately, no chance for Dallas. Their offense is to iso-heavy and it does not flow in comparison to Boston. Their depth is no where near the Celtics. And the Boston defense is just better altogether. Boston is the better team altogether. Also, besides Luka shooting those step back 3’s, getting himself into the foul trouble that he did was pretty insane to watch. He took two fouls on Derrick White and Payton Pritchard that he never should have taken. He didn’t think those fouls would come to bite him later. There’s so much for Luka to learn and there should be re-tooling for Dallas in the offseason to build the team to the next level.
Dallas gave Boston their best shot. Kyrie 30+ points,Luka 25+, PJ, and Lively put up 10+ points and big time threes. That’s vintage winning ball for the Mavs. It wasn’t enough for the C’s
@@nicksamp515 Honestly, vice versa. Both have inconsistent games because they're shooters, and that's not incredibly efficient unless you're Stephen Curry. JT consistently is better than JB though, he's just got on a roll these finals (and frankly playoffs, but especially since ECF) while JT has went cold. Either way, doesn't matter, they're gonna be champions, so who cares
Defensively? The Celtics had one of (if not *the* ) highest offensive rating in NBA history, and the highest point differential in history. They're just one of the all around greatest teams of all time, statistically speaking.
1:15 It's kind of a weird editing choice to overlay "Luka should've stuck with attacking the rim because it was working" on top of a lowlight reel of Luka missing contested shots at the rim. I don't think you and your editor are on the same page, or they're intentionally undermining you.
Outta their 8 rotational players. 5 have been multiple time allstars. Then Derrick White all nba defender😭 then hauser n Pritchard who play their role. So people even thinking it’d be close is wild
A quick look at the box score numbers tell you Dallas isn't playing team ball - at all. They're too easy to defend with only two people shooting and no one passing.
The Celtics 2022 playoff run was more impressive than this year even winning the title. I only say that to point out that making the finals can be just as if not more impressive than winning the finals sometimes.
Doesn't matter as long as you don't have a ring to brag. Luka had an impressive run this year but he'll be getting clowned after this. LeBron had two impressive runs in 07 and 18 but he's getting clowned for getting swept on both occasions. 2016 Warriors had a great playoff run and came back from a 3-1 deficit but was overshadowed when they blew a 3-1 lead themselves.
@@drizzho lmao that's ridiculous, Mavs beat a Clippers team without Kawhi, beat OKC who had never been to the damn playoffs, and then beat Minnesota who's literally whole team construction was to beat the Nuggets. Then they got dominated by Boston lmao.
Jordan and Kobe already proved to the NBA world when they explained how being so ball dominate/ playing hero ball primarily doesn't win championships..! This is a lesson that Luka has to learn.
I’d go as far as to say Jaylen brown is the best player in the series because he plays BOTH sides of the ball at a high level (efficiently), I can’t really say that for anybody else.
If the nba really wanted a good series in the finals they should have helped the nuggets in the wolves series the way they do for the lakers and lebron year after year
Why does no one talk about the Celtics and their refusal to go for shots inside the arc? That entire 20-2 run in the 4th quarter by Dallas was also caused by Celtics just refusing to attack the paint and settling for garbage contested 3s. Not even pull up middys were they trying.
Yea I agree, I don’t understand why they do that when they clearly have players that are capable of slashing into the paint and creating some offense. It’s very annoying
Because Dallas didn’t make Boston take stupid shots, the Celtics did it to themselves. Don’t get it twisted, this series is over. I respect you tryna act like Dallas still has any hope though 😂
As a celtics fan this Dallas run reminds me of Celtics 2022 where they ran thru that crazy eastern conference gauntlet (brooklyn, bucks, heat) but gets schooled in the finals. I think the mavs and Luka learn from this and bounce back
The Celtics were always gonna win but I'm genuinely shocked at how god awful Luka is on defense. Getting blown by a dozen times in a game, flopping on 3s and not getting up, forcing your team to play 5v4 and allowing easy buckets, not to mention fouling out at the worst possible times from sub-brick IQ defensive plays. He's gotta take a long look in the mirror and fix this or he may be cooked
System vs iso Def vs no def Its surprisingly a landslide.. I was dal for this series.. And man, i was so blown away wrong.. Boston is a nightmare for dallas..
I've never been a proponent of being a "player's coach", so I think that Kidd & Cuban have a responsibility to hold Luka accountable for his childish antics in the court & complete lack of defensive intensity & focus. He cannot be this great offensively but completely ineffective on the other side of the court. Doncic is QUICKLY becoming prime James Harden. Idk, I've seen a LOT of basketball in my life & the way the Mavs play basketball is a recipe for disaster when playing against the Celtics or Warriors or Spurs brand of basketball.
@reimixo really look at the miscues & general lack of defensive awareness. This isn't new. Then look at defenders like Derrick White & Jrue Holiday & a few of the other Celtics. All very fundamentally sound.
his defense is definitely not great but to be fair that’s far from the reason their losing. If Dallas had any really good perimeter defender things would be a little different but doncic hardaway josh green and whoever else guards JT and JB are getting blown by consistently and they have no answer
@ilankligerman9631 Completely agree. I just feel that from a leadership standpoint, luka has got to hold himself accountable through his actions. But it's just amazing to me how useless Hardaway jr & Kleber have become. They're long time Mavs at this point, & they can't even play basketball anymore.
@@slimypickle19 you are comparing a guy that Started playing defense this year, that does not have a good defensive team,.to All defensive guys with a good defensive team...... Look at his defense against the clippers for ex... He played good defense....Luka is not Jordan, Kobe, peak bron, hakeem... The GM has to put Defenders around him and let him go harden mode....you can't have a guy like that with that amount of pressure on offense have to play defense besides team.defense.... curry was never a defender.... He was a small 2 guard.... The Celtics have 4 guys to an extent to guard 2 guys... The mavs have 0 to guard 4-5... Simple.... The Celtics have the best 1-6 in the league... They gonna have 4 guys that are better than the other team every single time ..
The Celtics learned from there mistakes in 2024. They saw how the warriors killed them, and adopted those strengths. Hopefully Luka learns from this, learns to play defense, and keep his mouth shut.
Good video, Jonny! I too don't think the Mavs are coming back. Honestly, I can see them winning one. But, yeah, I wouldn't be shocked if they lost the next game too. I agree about the Mavs' mistakes and missing shots. I thought they were going to come back and pull off a victory. When they had cut the lead to just 3 or 4 (can't remember exactly, but it was close), my hopes were up. But, as you said, they messed up and didn't step up after that. I concur with your points about Boston too. I underestimated them because of how their path to the finals was much easier and with how the Mavs have played well and upset different teams. Have a great Friday :). Take care, Jonny.
Jaylen Brown is on another level. His footwork is really impressive. I'm surprised to see a guy whose been in the league for as long as he has, still improving his game, even after getting his money. The guy has heart and determination. Jaylen Brown is the best player on the Celtics now. Not by a huge margin, but he's better in the ISO than Tatum is and he's a better defender than Tatum.
I think Tatum and Brown remind me a lot of what we saw with LeBron and Wade. I also think that Dallas, as good as they are, are too predictable. They rely too much on their 1-2 punch superstars playing iso ball. They finally ran into a team that has enough athleticism and defensive ability on the perimeter to make them pay for that style of ball. Obviously a team needs to win to get here and they did and the other western conference teams didn't so they did something right. I think the Nuggets would have been a better match up against the Celtics but they lost so here we are.
I been rooting for the Mavs, this series and the whole playoffs and the only thing I can take good out of this finals my warriors is the only team to beat this team 😅
its funny how that embiid guy disappear in the playoffs every single season and fanboys be like "he is injured" but the same people be hating on luka who is also injured but carried the team to the finals when there were no expectations at all
Yeah I am. It's gonna be scripted though, and probably lengthy. I wanna focus on quality over getting it up as soon as possible. I've started the script, but you probably won't see it until shortly after Game 4 of the Finals.
I had the Celtics winning this matchup but I sure was hoping for some suspense. Dallas had to fight like crazy to get here while Boston had a complete cakewalk. Yeah they are crushing the Mavs as of now and it's really impressive, but I still feel like their path to get here leaves a bit of a weird taste...
J.Kidd is a horrendous coach and should be fired... from a cannon... into the sun. Game 2 and 3 were both very winnable, Game 3 especially. No Porzingis meant Lively and Gafford could absolutely feast in the paint, and they did for the start of the first quarter, then suddenly the Mavs just go "nah lets not do that anymore" till the freaking 4th quarter. The insane 4th quarter comeback, before the Luka blocking foul took the wind out of their sails, was built off of dominating the paint yet they refused to do it for over 3/4 of the game, it was maddening.
Liked the video and your analysis is top-notch as always. I can't quite get with the video title though, the Celtics have figured out Dallas from a tactical point and have executed a well-balanced game plan, it's not like the Mavs are making an embarrassment of themselves, Boston is plain better. Your Laker, anti-Celtic colors might be showing through too much. :)
Mavs would've lost to a healthy Clippers team... as it is they should've lost anyway, Luka got away with about 26 fouls in one game alone... it was really difficult to watch the whistle not get blown, the west was literally gifted to the Mavs, at least the first two rounds, Minny beat themselves in the WCF.
Indiana was a much bigger challenge for the Celtics. They should have had game 1 in the ECF. I think if they find another piece, they can be championship contenders.
I noticed at the end of the game that Luka's knee was bleeding through his pad again. This guy should not have an open wound on his leg that keeps reopening for weeks. There is something really weird going on with his knee. Did he have some secret knee surgery before the playoffs started and the wound isn't healing because he is playing? This is the most mysterious injury that I've seen since Kawaii's secret knee injury.
No wonder good coaches don't want the job in LA. No coach wants to get championship lvl expectations on the biggest Market without getting no authority and influence, but then be the one who gets blame for everything. Say thanks to Lebron Laker fans.
1- celtics are a stacked team 2- easy conference 3- ridicolously easy playoff 4- celtics show up when tatum doesnt 5- dallas arrived smacked from the west, and so has luka with his knee. cheers to the new champs!
I’m over here like do people not know how stacked the Celtics are lmao the mavs could probably beat or if not go 7 games with the last six or seven eastern conference champs.
@@jimbobfisher8904 i think that you are right, maybe they could, but consider the efford put into this finals run compared to boston, and to add to that, celtics are just better than dallas, this finals are cooked
They're carrying the squad because all the role players stay cold because they don't get the touch the ball. Horrible strategy. Every good team ever moves the ball around
Funny how most people were saying their bench sucked and now they are considered one of the deepest teams in the league. bench did a great job last night
We need to talk about why Kyrie stopped driving in and kicking it out to the shooters was he trying to prove a point or did he not trust his teamates . I dont blame him for missing that one 3 but i do for not passing more
to answer your questions: Yes, this celtics team has an all time defense, from a personnel standpoint they just have the most 1-5 switchability ever, and this team WITH Kristaps as an athletic unicorn rim protector is one of the scariest full health rosters ever. But people separate offense and defense too often in the NBA and this series should put an end to that, its not football, the same guys who play offense play defense, and the way you play one is intrinsically tied to how you play the other. By efficiency metrics alone, its not the defense thats historic, it's the offense, with the best offensive rating of all time. no volume three point shooting team has EVER been this complete defensively with two All NBA driving slashers to drive and kick. This isn't just an all time defense, its a top 10 team all time relative to competition, and overall, I don't think there's 5 teams ever that could beat the 24 celtics in a 7 game series, both sides full strength.
This series, similar to how Dallas steamrolled Minny, cones down down to 1 big missed opportunity in game 2. If Kyrie gets it going in game 2, they probably win, and their only down 1-2 now at worst with a good chance to make it a real series. It's not over yet, but assuming it is, Dallas made big strides this year. They need to continue improving the roster. Get a game-changing player or two for their bench. And Luka needs to lise some weight to get lighter and quicker on the court. It'll help him on both ends of the floor.
I've said this over and over, but no team will ever win a ring playing this Luka style of basketball. You can't blame the Mavs role players for missing shots, Luka and Kyrie took 55 of the teams 86 shots, so of course nobody else can get into a rhythm.
Mavs were not picked to win any series the entire playoffs. And frankly they have no business even being in the finals. Luka is INJURED BAD . Kyrie is not answering the call . The rest of the starting 5 never saw the playoffs before . The defensive anchor is a rookie center . This is a great season for the Mavs
I’m sorry man. I’m NOT hating. Luka has become my favorite player but he plays lazy sometimes. I really think he needs to put more work into his physical fitness to dominate like he’s supposed to. I’m not saying it’s his fault but some of those threes were giving up on the play because he tired and injured to me 🤷🏾♂️
Fact is that match ups matter. This Mavs team is good, and the Celtics are simply better. They've looked like the best team all year, and even with all the opponent injuries considered, they were still favorites to come out of the East. Outside of the Nuggets the Celtics were expected to win it all this year, and now they're on the verge of a Championship. Luka and Kyrie are still good, but they over-performed expectations this season (and I think they were overhyped by the media). But realistically what was going to happen? A 5 seed that just got good at the end of the trade deadline vs a 1 seed that's won over 60 games and has insane depth. This is happening the way it likely should have
I believe the Mavs could win a chip in the next year or two. Lively is just a rookie and he's amazing. Luka is hobbled and being held together with tape I believe if he was fully healthy there would at least be some competition, but it's sadly not in the cards this year
Boston is who we thought they were, some just got bored of them after their 2022 finals performance combined with their poor showing against Miami in last year’s ECF. Bucks bucked up cause Jrue combined with White’s steady improvement are the X-factors.
I don't see it that bleak, game 3 was by far the most competitive as Irving finally showed up, and as you said yourself, if one of the squad players pulled a bit more weight that game could have gone in the Mavs' direction. Or if Luka didn't foul out, which was just strange.
Outside of Washington who's not even consistent, none of the time players are doing good, so instead of passing Luka is just gong into iso mode trying to win by himself
The Boston team is an all time great team but I don’t think they’ll get the credit they deserve cuz of the road to the finals. However if they can win another chip in the next 2 years oh yeah most def💯. And yes Tatum is the best player JB making a hell of a case to be top 15 or better tho
Boston is the better team, as they had proven all year. The big difference in this series is 3pt shooting. Boston has made nearly double the 3pt shots as Dallas (43-22). The other trouble Dallas has is Irvings lack of production. If Irving isn't making shots on offense, he's doing very little to prevent opponets from scoring. Doncic is an excellent player, but you must get more contributions from the other players on your team.
Do you think if brown keep this up that he can be a top 10 sg of all time he already is a better all round player than Reggie and ray due to his mvp he won ecf mvp and now Winning fmvp something that most of the top 10 sg of all time hadn’t done other than dumars Kobe Jordan wade that is elite company and if he keep this play up he could be a top 5 sg of all time and Tatum could be a top 7 small of all time due to his all round where do you think they could potentially rank
I'm a Bucks fan and very happy for Jrue. If we didn't win it all, I'm at least happy that he gets another trophy for his case. Even if it is for a team that I'm ultimately rooting against.
Denver or Minnesota would’ve given Boston more of a fight, but Minnesota was built to beat Denver, and Dallas had the answer to Minnesota. It’s all about matchups, and Dallas just doesn’t match up well with Boston. Boston got handed this title on a silver platter, all the teams that could’ve beat them were eliminated in the west, and in the east all the best players were injured. This is the weakest chip I’ve ever seen.
I think it’s hard to definitely say JB is the best player because he still benefits from JT having drawn so much attention from the defense. To me it still feels like JT is leading this team.
I'm genuinely shocked people are shocked at this. This Cs team has been insane all year, and is closer to.the 73 win Warriors than they are to Dallas (which is, incidentally, true in case of respective seasons)
Its clear Boston is an all time great defensive team. Its not even a question anymore. If 2004 Detroit is one of them , Ill take this team over that one any day. Better Record , Better Playoff record. Better all around players and KP was hurt ?
I personally think he resorted to jacking up shots because he got tired - as a player I know driving the lane requires far more energy than jacking up shots
Boston took a lot of us off guard. 2 things can be true at once... yes there path to the Finals was relatively easier, but yes they're just THAT good overall.
@@tommyvlogssimz4274 I don’t consider myself to be a casual fan of the game. I grew up watching the final years of Jordan’s career and vividly remember watching Penny Hardaway in his prime, playing alongside Shaq back when he was in Orlando. He was looking to be the first Kobe before even Kobe himself! With that being said, I legitimately thought the Mavs had a shot at beating the Celtics, considering how many people and analysts labeled them as the underdogs in every playoff series they were in before their match up with the Celtics and how they were able to prove all those people and analysts wrong by coming out as winners in all those series. By the time the finals match up was decided, the Mavs had proven to me that they were legit but when it comes to their match up against Boston, Boston is just the better team overall. Plain and simple! They have more depth and more weapons than the Mavs do and I clearly see that now.
What will history say about this 2024 Celtics team??
Champions. That's all that matters.
Really good team, not a great team with one of the easiest routes to the Finals. Handled their business in the Finals.
I’m sure that people will give them credit sometime in the future but I think this squad will have to win another championship in the next 3 years to truely be looked at as a historically great team
They’re an all time team the advanced analytics say so. It has one of the best depth of a team in the last 10 years.
@@UNDFTDGordon how would their easy competition make them not a great team? They still dominated their opponents like they should’ve. This Mavs series should also be proof that they are still capable of dominating a healthy team, not to mention one from the much tougher conference
Now that the mavericks are getting smoked the medias gonna say that they “were never that good”
Which is annoying. They always gotta tear someone down. Boston is so good that they're making Dallas LOOK bad.
I mean defense wins championships. Dallas aren’t a defensive team. This was expected
@@jonnyarnett and I know this happens every single time for everyone (I.e Anthony Edwards going from mj to Luka's son) but people are DISSING on Luka when he needs painkilling injections, and saying that he's the reason the Mavs are down 0-3. Maybe that is. But without Luka, the Mavs are the worst team in the NBA, arguably.
@@jonnyarnettDallas only barely survived OKC, they were never as good as people were saying they were.
@waldo_9338 And OKC was a 1st seed with an MVP candidate. There's nothing wrong that series being a tough one. Lmao.
The guys that were smoking Ant and McDaniels 1 on 1, are struggling to score on Pritchard and Sam Houser
Maybe those guys are overrated.
@@AGHathawayMaybe Sam/Payton are underrated
@@Ebstarrunner Hell yeah
Remember that basketball is a team sport played with strategy and matched lineups. Kyrie and Luka struggled to score due to the Boston Celtics' historic defensive plays and defensive stragies. Kyrie and Luka are not overrated; simply put, the Boston Celtics are the superior team that faced the Mavericks, who lack personnel and depth. ☘️🐎
You guys are overlooking the very solid rotations and help defense Boston has.
Playoffs are such a game of match ups. No way the Nuggets struggle like this vs Boston, but they had a tough time vs the Twolves... who in turn had no answer for the Mavs backcourt. Celtics match up worse vs the Pacers than the Mavs.
70% of commenters chalked this series up to narratives rather than ball, and now the Mavs are going to get swept... _without Tingus_
Big Facts
Would Minnesota have been a tougher matchup than Dallas?
@@fortynights1513yes , those 2 bigs kat and would’ve been forces in the paint
@@Hatedvariistill ain’t winning tho the Celtics would beat anyone I think Denver might push them 6 tho
@@thebermuda99 yea I agree , the nuggets beat the Celtics 2-0 during the regular season , so I possibly think if the wolves would’ve lost game 7 and the nuggets faced the mavs and beat them , they would’ve possibly beat the Celtics to 5
Doncic trying to get a charging foul while being on 5 fouls is literally one of the dumbest defensive plays I’ve ever seen.
I was literally baffled by that decision. wtf was that?
When all he had to was be in a legal guarding position smh like I don’t understand
Plus blew timeouts on bad challenges
Totally maybe he thought the ref would give him the makeup call since they missed the offensive hook on brown right before.
The guy was tired, wanted out. And was probably still complaining about the previous foul
I was totally wrong about this series. Boston too deep,too disciplined and too experienced. I hate the Celtics but I give them their due. Freaking Celtics
F*ck the Celtics. Shoutout marcus smart tho.
I despise Celtics as a Bulls and Hornets but I had Boston in 5 at best
Yeah screw them. Haven't they won 17 championships already? Isn't that enough?
@@acidwizard6528 Ay, they deserved ring 18 though.🤷♂️
@acidwizard6528 Not as long as the Lakers also have 17. We must be number 1.
Brown's definitely been the best player this series. He should be the favorite for finals mvp.
Tatum has more rebounds and assists... he is one big scoring game from being mvp by default
He’s a thug who gets worshiped lol
@@johnstone2029thug??? NASA offered him an internship a few years ago 😹😹😹😹
@@young_bee guess they wanted a thug on the ship
Sure he’s an intelligent dude but he knocks the crap out of Luka then Luka gets the fouled called - what!?!
@@johnstone2029lol you are prime example of people saying the stupidest sh*t just bc they have freedom to do so
Can you make a Jerry West vid please? Like the one you made for Bill Walton.
Absolutely. I want to put A LOT of effort into this one because the Logo meant a lot to me, but I started writing the script this morning. You probably won't see it until shortly after Game 4, but it's coming.
@@jonnyarnettwwwwwwwww
@@jonnyarnett By some strange coincidence, I watched your two older Jerry West videos the day before he passed, "Stop Disrespecting Jerry West" and "How Good Was Jerry West REALLY?", alongside Basketball Time Machine's "NBA Legends Explain Why Jerry West Was Better Than Anyone".
He was underrated for sure, and a defensively superior version of Curry before the three-point line. RIP Mr. West.
Jerry west read the script & couldnt bare to see the Celtics hit 18 cuz this is free gold for em
RIP to Jerry West
alright this a bit disrespectful 😂
@@charlie_541 TBH Jerry did say he rather pack and leave before seeing Boston win again, so there's that
@@bigguy8435 He did? Thats kinda hilarious holy crap
@@charlie_541Might do the same
Celtics are 79-20 this season a 79.7% win rate...
One of the greatest teams in NBA history…
@LouieOcean. I say so too and they holding back.. They easily could won 70+ games regular season games but NO ONE wants to pull a GSW 2016
Bill Simmons if that you?
@@LouieOcean. Yea one of the greatest teams in an era of basically no defense, ticky tack fouls, idiotic refs, inflated scoring, traveling and carrying. What an accomplishment. And their best player is awful when the lights are the brightest. Every single one of the greatest teams in NBA history would destroy this Celtics team.
@@roboninja3194 head back to the retirement home gramps
I think Boston has had the ability to win a championship for years, but every time they faced a difficult team in the playoffs they've lost their confidence and tried to force a 3-point cascade to win and it has never worked out for them. This time, they have had a playoff run where each team has not caused them to lose their heads in this way and they are finally finding success. Helps alot that they have Jrue as well to keep things calm and under control.
Happy for JB getting his redemption year after his underwhelming performance in the ECF last year, especially after him getting trolled at saying that he can't dribble. Hope he gets that FMVP!
We also need to talk about how Jason Kidd needs to be investigated. Puts in THJ who has 0 positive effect on the game, sits down Gafford and Lively for most of the game, calls a timeout when Mavs are going on a 20-2 run. This "he's a player's coach" bullcrap needs to stop - every coach has to be able to command respect from his team, but they also need to draw up plays and select rotations that make sense for the matchup and call timely timeouts. JKidd has been a crappy coach whole season, then gets carried by the players' excellent performance and gets absolutely schooled by a much more competent coach in the finals. And unfortunately he was given a multi-year contract - Luka's prime and Kyrie's tailend of his career will be wasted by that terrorist.
That timeout was such a dumb coaching move Boston was rattled and just missed a shot he killed his own teams momentum
Wow.
A terrorist huh.
What about the accountability on the players who play.
His team is in the NBA Finals after beating the Number 1 seed OKC, and then the team that knocked off the defending champs, the media darlings the Minnesota T-Wolves.
Not one peep about how horrible of a coach he was then..?
The Celtics are just better, they are more focused and have been in the Finals recently.
Luka’s lack of defensive effort, his hero style of play… his lack of conditioning, being the leader and the most accomplished individual player on the court on either team…? Where’s the accountability for him.
Where is the credit for Jason Kidd molding a group of players late in the season, into a finals appearance…
Everyone has an opinion…
however some are over the top weak and lack accountability.
Stop being a victim.
C O P E
The Celtics are just the better team.
You wanna blame the coach for something, blame him for failing to hold Luka accountable for his horrid performance on defense..
@@mobrown1198 Luka played excellent defence this season and is the playoffs leader in steals. He got blown by Brown and Tatum because he can barely walk because he's so worn down by the playoffs.
Kyrie was also a net positive on defence, as was evident in the series against Twolves.
I do agree that Luka can improve more on defence but if you have watched any of the mavericks' games before the finals series you'd know that Luka has picked up his defensive plays immensely.
Apart from being a "good guy" I can't find many positives about Kidd, however - he doesn't call timeouts when he needs to and calls them when you must not call them. He keeps THJ for 18 minutes when he can't hit the broad side of a barn and nets us 0 points with 0 defense. He sits down our bigs when going to the basket in the first quarter is what earned us an early 13 point lead.
The series was totally winnable but JKidd got first and foremost outcoached by Mazzulla in even the most basic fundamentals of coaching.
@@AlexAnder-ky2cethis series was never "winnable" for the mavs. Kry-ree is a liability on defense and offenae and they literally seek Donkey out of offense because he doesn't/can't defend. The celtics are a better team, definitely better coached and it shows in every aspect of the series
He's a bad coach, that's all. Like, how on earth do you keep switching Tatum into Doncic? Why not 38 y.o Horford? Makes no sense.
The Mavs have not had a 100+ point game this series
Thanks Jonny for the vid! Unfortunately, no chance for Dallas. Their offense is to iso-heavy and it does not flow in comparison to Boston. Their depth is no where near the Celtics. And the Boston defense is just better altogether. Boston is the better team altogether.
Also, besides Luka shooting those step back 3’s, getting himself into the foul trouble that he did was pretty insane to watch. He took two fouls on Derrick White and Payton Pritchard that he never should have taken. He didn’t think those fouls would come to bite him later. There’s so much for Luka to learn and there should be re-tooling for Dallas in the offseason to build the team to the next level.
Love your vid intros. Plz never stop doing them
Dallas gave Boston their best shot. Kyrie 30+ points,Luka 25+, PJ, and Lively put up 10+ points and big time threes. That’s vintage winning ball for the Mavs. It wasn’t enough for the C’s
I couldn’t have Boston having more chips than the Lakers. So, I went on 2K to cope.
Lol
Look at it this way, as long as you have Lebron, you’ll always need 2k
But until 2020 the Celtics have always had more rings than the Lakers.
Not true. The Lakers won the 3rd championship ever, had the first ever back to back and first ever three-peat. Then came Bill Russell.
But the Lakers have more In Season tournament wins 💪😂
In less than 24 hours we lost Jerry West and Boston went up 3-0 in the Finals. Yesterday was one crappy day to be a Lakers fan.
And the news on nobody wanting to coach Lebron.
Laker fans on suicide watch lol
At this point I'd say that Jaylen Brown is the better in-game player, but Tatum has a higher ceiling and sometimes there are flashes of greatness
They’re both gonna hit their peaks at the same time too. This could be the start of something…
JB is the more consistent player, while JT is more of a streak shooting guy.
@@nicksamp515 Honestly, vice versa. Both have inconsistent games because they're shooters, and that's not incredibly efficient unless you're Stephen Curry. JT consistently is better than JB though, he's just got on a roll these finals (and frankly playoffs, but especially since ECF) while JT has went cold. Either way, doesn't matter, they're gonna be champions, so who cares
@@nicksamp515if he went to the basket more....
Defensively? The Celtics had one of (if not *the* ) highest offensive rating in NBA history, and the highest point differential in history. They're just one of the all around greatest teams of all time, statistically speaking.
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It's kind of a weird editing choice to overlay "Luka should've stuck with attacking the rim because it was working" on top of a lowlight reel of Luka missing contested shots at the rim.
I don't think you and your editor are on the same page, or they're intentionally undermining you.
The thing is: Mavs starting role players weren't playing as good as expected, Boston doesn't have role players in it's starting lineup.
Outta their 8 rotational players. 5 have been multiple time allstars. Then Derrick White all nba defender😭 then hauser n Pritchard who play their role. So people even thinking it’d be close is wild
@@GiverOfEnergy😂😂😂Exactly I said Boston has 5 players can drop 30. Plus West Hella overrated
@@GiverOfEnergy exactly man
Mavs lost this game in the second quarter. They played great defense but couldn’t score. The small lead going into the third was their downfall.
A quick look at the box score numbers tell you Dallas isn't playing team ball - at all. They're too easy to defend with only two people shooting and no one passing.
64 and 18 regular season, 15 and 2 so far in the playoffs.Haters sounding silly.
Where did you find those 'PATH TO THE FINALS' posters? Those were dope!
The Celtics 2022 playoff run was more impressive than this year even winning the title. I only say that to point out that making the finals can be just as if not more impressive than winning the finals sometimes.
Just like the Mavs path to the finals is more impressive than Celtics winning it all ? think there is an argument there
Doesn't matter as long as you don't have a ring to brag. Luka had an impressive run this year but he'll be getting clowned after this. LeBron had two impressive runs in 07 and 18 but he's getting clowned for getting swept on both occasions. 2016 Warriors had a great playoff run and came back from a 3-1 deficit but was overshadowed when they blew a 3-1 lead themselves.
@@drizzho lmao that's ridiculous, Mavs beat a Clippers team without Kawhi, beat OKC who had never been to the damn playoffs, and then beat Minnesota who's literally whole team construction was to beat the Nuggets. Then they got dominated by Boston lmao.
@@arkgenesis8811lol stop with the bullcrap, Minnesota wasnt specifically constructed to beat the Nuggets!
@@chhuanmawia8378 Yes they were lmao. Regardless, Ant and KAT were just total ass, Celtics would sweep if Minnesota played that way too
Never been more confused as an NBA fan then when the majority of people had Dallas winning this series
Jordan and Kobe already proved to the NBA world when they explained how being so ball dominate/ playing hero ball primarily doesn't win championships..! This is a lesson that Luka has to learn.
I never in 34 years of watching nba saw a team to depend so much on 2 players,my spurs always had a third and fourth in case the 3 best were off
Got a good laugh out of that JJ/Dan Hurley meme towards the end lmao, great video as always JA 🫡
Nuggets would’ve made this series competitive.
I hope the east is very well healthy next year to make this shit fun 🤙🏽
Celtics running through the east again next year.
@@tommyvlogssimz4274 😌we gone see hopefully everybody healthy 🙏🏽
I’d go as far as to say Jaylen brown is the best player in the series because he plays BOTH sides of the ball at a high level (efficiently), I can’t really say that for anybody else.
Johnny like the reverse funkydiabetic 🤣
Lol, I’m happy for Funky at least. Dude has great channel :)
I’m upset because I wanted 7 games from this series
If the nba really wanted a good series in the finals they should have helped the nuggets in the wolves series the way they do for the lakers and lebron year after year
Why does no one talk about the Celtics and their refusal to go for shots inside the arc? That entire 20-2 run in the 4th quarter by Dallas was also caused by Celtics just refusing to attack the paint and settling for garbage contested 3s. Not even pull up middys were they trying.
Their run when they took over the game was pretty much all 3s though
Yea I agree, I don’t understand why they do that when they clearly have players that are capable of slashing into the paint and creating some offense. It’s very annoying
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Because Dallas didn’t make Boston take stupid shots, the Celtics did it to themselves. Don’t get it twisted, this series is over. I respect you tryna act like Dallas still has any hope though 😂
The Celtics played with their food during that stretch. They would’ve blown that game in years past. Different team. This team is clutch as a unit
As a celtics fan this Dallas run reminds me of Celtics 2022 where they ran thru that crazy eastern conference gauntlet (brooklyn, bucks, heat) but gets schooled in the finals. I think the mavs and Luka learn from this and bounce back
Yea and they sweep y'all back in 2026
I was vibing to the vid and then I got hit the bucks stray, like rip lmao
The Celtics were always gonna win but I'm genuinely shocked at how god awful Luka is on defense. Getting blown by a dozen times in a game, flopping on 3s and not getting up, forcing your team to play 5v4 and allowing easy buckets, not to mention fouling out at the worst possible times from sub-brick IQ defensive plays. He's gotta take a long look in the mirror and fix this or he may be cooked
So much for the "weak East"
System vs iso
Def vs no def
Its surprisingly a landslide..
I was dal for this series..
And man, i was so blown away wrong..
Boston is a nightmare for dallas..
I've never been a proponent of being a "player's coach", so I think that Kidd & Cuban have a responsibility to hold Luka accountable for his childish antics in the court & complete lack of defensive intensity & focus. He cannot be this great offensively but completely ineffective on the other side of the court. Doncic is QUICKLY becoming prime James Harden. Idk, I've seen a LOT of basketball in my life & the way the Mavs play basketball is a recipe for disaster when playing against the Celtics or Warriors or Spurs brand of basketball.
He has played good defense this year in the playoffs
@reimixo really look at the miscues & general lack of defensive awareness. This isn't new. Then look at defenders like Derrick White & Jrue Holiday & a few of the other Celtics. All very fundamentally sound.
his defense is definitely not great but to be fair that’s far from the reason their losing. If Dallas had any really good perimeter defender things would be a little different but doncic hardaway josh green and whoever else guards JT and JB are getting blown by consistently and they have no answer
@ilankligerman9631 Completely agree. I just feel that from a leadership standpoint, luka has got to hold himself accountable through his actions.
But it's just amazing to me how useless Hardaway jr & Kleber have become. They're long time Mavs at this point, & they can't even play basketball anymore.
@@slimypickle19 you are comparing a guy that Started playing defense this year, that does not have a good defensive team,.to All defensive guys with a good defensive team...... Look at his defense against the clippers for ex... He played good defense....Luka is not Jordan, Kobe, peak bron, hakeem... The GM has to put Defenders around him and let him go harden mode....you can't have a guy like that with that amount of pressure on offense have to play defense besides team.defense.... curry was never a defender.... He was a small 2 guard.... The Celtics have 4 guys to an extent to guard 2 guys... The mavs have 0 to guard 4-5... Simple.... The Celtics have the best 1-6 in the league... They gonna have 4 guys that are better than the other team every single time
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The Celtics learned from there mistakes in 2024. They saw how the warriors killed them, and adopted those strengths. Hopefully Luka learns from this, learns to play defense, and keep his mouth shut.
Good video, Jonny! I too don't think the Mavs are coming back. Honestly, I can see them winning one. But, yeah, I wouldn't be shocked if they lost the next game too.
I agree about the Mavs' mistakes and missing shots. I thought they were going to come back and pull off a victory. When they had cut the lead to just 3 or 4 (can't remember exactly, but it was close), my hopes were up. But, as you said, they messed up and didn't step up after that.
I concur with your points about Boston too. I underestimated them because of how their path to the finals was much easier and with how the Mavs have played well and upset different teams.
Have a great Friday :). Take care, Jonny.
Jaylen Brown is on another level. His footwork is really impressive. I'm surprised to see a guy whose been in the league for as long as he has, still improving his game, even after getting his money. The guy has heart and determination. Jaylen Brown is the best player on the Celtics now. Not by a huge margin, but he's better in the ISO than Tatum is and he's a better defender than Tatum.
always a good day when Johnny uploads 💯
I think Tatum and Brown remind me a lot of what we saw with LeBron and Wade. I also think that Dallas, as good as they are, are too predictable. They rely too much on their 1-2 punch superstars playing iso ball. They finally ran into a team that has enough athleticism and defensive ability on the perimeter to make them pay for that style of ball.
Obviously a team needs to win to get here and they did and the other western conference teams didn't so they did something right. I think the Nuggets would have been a better match up against the Celtics but they lost so here we are.
Same thing they said about Magics West! Easy run just whoop on the beast from the Beast from The East most years
I been rooting for the Mavs, this series and the whole playoffs and the only thing I can take good out of this finals my warriors is the only team to beat this team 😅
WORST FINALS EVER💔💔💔LITERALLY WATCHING THE MAVERICKS SELL EVERY GAME💔💔KYRIE LOOKS SCARED😳
He had 35
@@gavinbaskette4701yeah but he still looked scared.
@@actrue9712 I can’t imagine what he’d drop if he wasnt scared then
@@actrue9712 that's what happens when you're 6'2" being clamped by a 4'11" pritchard
@@gavinbaskette4701 might have hit that 3 over horford
its funny how that embiid guy disappear in the playoffs every single season and fanboys be like "he is injured"
but the same people be hating on luka who is also injured but carried the team to the finals when there were no expectations at all
It’s a toss between Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown for FMVP.
are u doing a jerry west vid
Yeah I am. It's gonna be scripted though, and probably lengthy. I wanna focus on quality over getting it up as soon as possible. I've started the script, but you probably won't see it until shortly after Game 4 of the Finals.
I had the Celtics winning this matchup but I sure was hoping for some suspense. Dallas had to fight like crazy to get here while Boston had a complete cakewalk. Yeah they are crushing the Mavs as of now and it's really impressive, but I still feel like their path to get here leaves a bit of a weird taste...
Jaylen brown out here proving to the board why it was the best thing to renew his contract
J.Kidd is a horrendous coach and should be fired... from a cannon... into the sun.
Game 2 and 3 were both very winnable, Game 3 especially. No Porzingis meant Lively and Gafford could absolutely feast in the paint, and they did for the start of the first quarter, then suddenly the Mavs just go "nah lets not do that anymore" till the freaking 4th quarter.
The insane 4th quarter comeback, before the Luka blocking foul took the wind out of their sails, was built off of dominating the paint yet they refused to do it for over 3/4 of the game, it was maddening.
Liked the video and your analysis is top-notch as always. I can't quite get with the video title though, the Celtics have figured out Dallas from a tactical point and have executed a well-balanced game plan, it's not like the Mavs are making an embarrassment of themselves, Boston is plain better. Your Laker, anti-Celtic colors might be showing through too much. :)
Mavs would've lost to a healthy Clippers team... as it is they should've lost anyway, Luka got away with about 26 fouls in one game alone... it was really difficult to watch the whistle not get blown, the west was literally gifted to the Mavs, at least the first two rounds, Minny beat themselves in the WCF.
i mean, it is a bit easier to say they're the better team when they're up 3-0...
Indiana was a much bigger challenge for the Celtics. They should have had game 1 in the ECF. I think if they find another piece, they can be championship contenders.
I noticed at the end of the game that Luka's knee was bleeding through his pad again. This guy should not have an open wound on his leg that keeps reopening for weeks. There is something really weird going on with his knee. Did he have some secret knee surgery before the playoffs started and the wound isn't healing because he is playing? This is the most mysterious injury that I've seen since Kawaii's secret knee injury.
No wonder good coaches don't want the job in LA. No coach wants to get championship lvl expectations on the biggest Market without getting no authority and influence, but then be the one who gets blame for everything. Say thanks to Lebron Laker fans.
1- celtics are a stacked team
2- easy conference
3- ridicolously easy playoff
4- celtics show up when tatum doesnt
5- dallas arrived smacked from the west, and so has luka with his knee.
cheers to the new champs!
I’m over here like do people not know how stacked the Celtics are lmao the mavs could probably beat or if not go 7 games with the last six or seven eastern conference champs.
@@jimbobfisher8904 i think that you are right, maybe they could, but consider the efford put into this finals run compared to boston, and to add to that, celtics are just better than dallas, this finals are cooked
At least Jerry West doesnt have to see this
The step-backs and the UNEXISTENT defense.
They're carrying the squad because all the role players stay cold because they don't get the touch the ball. Horrible strategy. Every good team ever moves the ball around
At least Tatum is playing like his idol Kobe. Both were carried to their first rings.
This is a joke.
Funny how most people were saying their bench sucked and now they are considered one of the deepest teams in the league. bench did a great job last night
This is like Celtics vs Wilt/ Lebron vs Spurs all over again
We need to talk about why Kyrie stopped driving in and kicking it out to the shooters was he trying to prove a point or did he not trust his teamates . I dont blame him for missing that one 3 but i do for not passing more
to answer your questions: Yes, this celtics team has an all time defense, from a personnel standpoint they just have the most 1-5 switchability ever, and this team WITH Kristaps as an athletic unicorn rim protector is one of the scariest full health rosters ever. But people separate offense and defense too often in the NBA and this series should put an end to that, its not football, the same guys who play offense play defense, and the way you play one is intrinsically tied to how you play the other. By efficiency metrics alone, its not the defense thats historic, it's the offense, with the best offensive rating of all time. no volume three point shooting team has EVER been this complete defensively with two All NBA driving slashers to drive and kick. This isn't just an all time defense, its a top 10 team all time relative to competition, and overall, I don't think there's 5 teams ever that could beat the 24 celtics in a 7 game series, both sides full strength.
This series, similar to how Dallas steamrolled Minny, cones down down to 1 big missed opportunity in game 2.
If Kyrie gets it going in game 2, they probably win, and their only down 1-2 now at worst with a good chance to make it a real series.
It's not over yet, but assuming it is, Dallas made big strides this year. They need to continue improving the roster. Get a game-changing player or two for their bench. And Luka needs to lise some weight to get lighter and quicker on the court. It'll help him on both ends of the floor.
I've said this over and over, but no team will ever win a ring playing this Luka style of basketball. You can't blame the Mavs role players for missing shots, Luka and Kyrie took 55 of the teams 86 shots, so of course nobody else can get into a rhythm.
Can we talk about putting Tillman in for his mobility over kornet? That was a big time move by Joe, who tbh I’ve been critical of.
Mavs were not picked to win any series the entire playoffs.
And frankly they have no business even being in the finals.
Luka is INJURED BAD .
Kyrie is not answering the call .
The rest of the starting 5 never saw the playoffs before .
The defensive anchor is a rookie center .
This is a great season for the Mavs
That illegal screen and JT running over THJ right after Luka fouled out just ended the game
Tatum is the best player on the Celtics. Brown is just playing better right now.
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Luka at 100% wins all these games. 5 INJURIES AND A 6-8 WEEK OUT TIME TABLE. Most players cough cough Giannis wont play injured.
Luka and Kyrie create contact, shove off the defensive player with their off-arm/shoulder, and are never flagged for an offensive foul.
I’m sorry man. I’m NOT hating. Luka has become my favorite player but he plays lazy sometimes. I really think he needs to put more work into his physical fitness to dominate like he’s supposed to. I’m not saying it’s his fault but some of those threes were giving up on the play because he tired and injured to me 🤷🏾♂️
HA! HA! You jinxed it Johnny!
Saddest thing is the easy path to the ring because a team with 5 hof starters HAS to be a top 10 nba team of all time.
Fact is that match ups matter. This Mavs team is good, and the Celtics are simply better. They've looked like the best team all year, and even with all the opponent injuries considered, they were still favorites to come out of the East. Outside of the Nuggets the Celtics were expected to win it all this year, and now they're on the verge of a Championship. Luka and Kyrie are still good, but they over-performed expectations this season (and I think they were overhyped by the media). But realistically what was going to happen? A 5 seed that just got good at the end of the trade deadline vs a 1 seed that's won over 60 games and has insane depth. This is happening the way it likely should have
I believe the Mavs could win a chip in the next year or two. Lively is just a rookie and he's amazing. Luka is hobbled and being held together with tape I believe if he was fully healthy there would at least be some competition, but it's sadly not in the cards this year
Getting revenge on the celtics in 2026
Boston is who we thought they were, some just got bored of them after their 2022 finals performance combined with their poor showing against Miami in last year’s ECF.
Bucks bucked up cause Jrue combined with White’s steady improvement are the X-factors.
I don't see it that bleak, game 3 was by far the most competitive as Irving finally showed up, and as you said yourself, if one of the squad players pulled a bit more weight that game could have gone in the Mavs' direction. Or if Luka didn't foul out, which was just strange.
Outside of Washington who's not even consistent, none of the time players are doing good, so instead of passing Luka is just gong into iso mode trying to win by himself
The Boston team is an all time great team but I don’t think they’ll get the credit they deserve cuz of the road to the finals. However if they can win another chip in the next 2 years oh yeah most def💯. And yes Tatum is the best player JB making a hell of a case to be top 15 or better tho
Boston is the better team, as they had proven all year. The big difference in this series is 3pt shooting. Boston has made nearly double the 3pt shots as Dallas (43-22).
The other trouble Dallas has is Irvings lack of production. If Irving isn't making shots on offense, he's doing very little to prevent opponets from scoring.
Doncic is an excellent player, but you must get more contributions from the other players on your team.
I'm just happy for Horford to finally get a ring. Dude deserves it.
Do you think if brown keep this up that he can be a top 10 sg of all time he already is a better all round player than Reggie and ray due to his mvp he won ecf mvp and now Winning fmvp something that most of the top 10 sg of all time hadn’t done other than dumars Kobe Jordan wade that is elite company and if he keep this play up he could be a top 5 sg of all time and Tatum could be a top 7 small of all time due to his all round where do you think they could potentially rank
I'm a Bucks fan and very happy for Jrue. If we didn't win it all, I'm at least happy that he gets another trophy for his case. Even if it is for a team that I'm ultimately rooting against.
Denver or Minnesota would’ve given Boston more of a fight, but Minnesota was built to beat Denver, and Dallas had the answer to Minnesota. It’s all about matchups, and Dallas just doesn’t match up well with Boston. Boston got handed this title on a silver platter, all the teams that could’ve beat them were eliminated in the west, and in the east all the best players were injured. This is the weakest chip I’ve ever seen.
I think it’s hard to definitely say JB is the best player because he still benefits from JT having drawn so much attention from the defense. To me it still feels like JT is leading this team.
I'm genuinely shocked people are shocked at this. This Cs team has been insane all year, and is closer to.the 73 win Warriors than they are to Dallas (which is, incidentally, true in case of respective seasons)
As a Bucks fan, I am happy for jrue and pissed at management for trading him
Its clear Boston is an all time great defensive team. Its not even a question anymore. If 2004 Detroit is one of them , Ill take this team over that one any day. Better Record , Better Playoff record. Better all around players and KP was hurt ?
I personally think he resorted to jacking up shots because he got tired - as a player I know driving the lane requires far more energy than jacking up shots
I admit I was soooo wrong when I made the prediction of Dallas winning it in 6 against Boston for the NBA finals.
Boston took a lot of us off guard. 2 things can be true at once... yes there path to the Finals was relatively easier, but yes they're just THAT good overall.
@@jonnyarnett For sure! I slept on the Celtics BIG time haha. My bad!
Took all the casuals that like dunks and flashy plays by surprise.
@tommyvlogssimz4274 I mean, that’s kind of a goofy comment considering how Luka and Kyrie do hardly any dunking compared to Tatum and Brown 😂
@@tommyvlogssimz4274 I don’t consider myself to be a casual fan of the game. I grew up watching the final years of Jordan’s career and vividly remember watching Penny Hardaway in his prime, playing alongside Shaq back when he was in Orlando. He was looking to be the first Kobe before even Kobe himself! With that being said, I legitimately thought the Mavs had a shot at beating the Celtics, considering how many people and analysts labeled them as the underdogs in every playoff series they were in before their match up with the Celtics and how they were able to prove all those people and analysts wrong by coming out as winners in all those series. By the time the finals match up was decided, the Mavs had proven to me that they were legit but when it comes to their match up against Boston, Boston is just the better team overall. Plain and simple! They have more depth and more weapons than the Mavs do and I clearly see that now.