NBA Finals First Look: How Threatened Should The Mavs Be Of Boston? | Shan & RJ
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The NBA finals are set-the Dallas Mavericks vs the Boston Celtics, 7 games, 1 champion. Currently, the Celtics are the favorites to win, with the betting gap between Boston and Dallas being pretty large. Is Boston that much better than the Mavs? How threatened should the Mavs be of the Celtics?
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I think Barkley picks Mavs to lose on TV and then places bets on Mavs to win
Charles was the only one predicting the semi-finals and finals correctly, then he loses his mind and just jumps on the Boston bandwagon. Sadly we won't get to watch him be wrong on live TV. Maybe next year someone can remind him.
I refuse to acknowledge that the Celtics are this historically good team. I was just looking at the standings last night to refresh myself on exactly how much better the West was vs the East and it feels really bad. I know that the West is ALWAYS more competitive and I'm always dunking on the East for that reason...but this season it feels like it's undeniable.
Nearly HALF of the East was under 500. Just 1/4 of the West was under 500. The 11th best team in the West was the Rockets at 41-41. The 11th best team in the East were the 50 loss Nets.
So one could argue that 1/4 of the Celtics schedule is nothing but stat padding opportunities. Could you say for certain that Luka wouldn't have 1 more 40+ point game this year if he had 2 more games with the Hawks? If the Mavs had 2 more games with the Wizards that would be 2 more chances at holding a team to under 100 and have double-digit wins.
The Celtics are exactly what would happen if you took a Western Conference team and put them in the East. And they wouldn't even be a GREAT Western Conference team. They'd be like the Suns...an amazing Top 5-6 players but very little after that. They don't have the benches that the Best of the West brings to the table.
So while I recognize that White is a really good rim protector for a guard. I've seen him make several blocks from behind in the playoffs. But then I have to remind myself....we're talking about Nembhard and not Shai, Luka, Harden, Fox, Booker, healthy Murray, AntMan, Jalen Green.
The East is just SIGNIFICANTLY INFERIOR to the West this season. You can't even give me names of ordinary duos that the Celtics faced these playoffs, forget about naming Batman & Robin type duos. Just give me ONE ordinary duo that your "casual" fan would know. The closest you can get is Haliburton & Turner. There was no Mitchell & Allen until literally there was no Mitchell & Allen in the series. No Butler & Bam.
3-5 against the top 4 teams in the West. What "Historically great team" was below .500 against the teams above 50 wins?
Great post!
After all those non sense you just typed, youre still gonna hurt even more after losing. What a loser.
Bro I’m a jimmy butler / part time heat fan n ur right . Trust me they couldn’t stop him fr 2 yrs. What u think they’ll do with Luka n kyrie? Mavs in 6
@4pfdthang118 didn't even think of that. It is wild how the Heat have owned them when healthy. And feel like since the trade deadline that the Heat don't have anything the Mavs don't. Just some different styles of play.
Boston is a team that’s better on paper than they are in reality. Dallas is much more reliable in the clutch and has a smarter offense. Dallas in 6
Boston has the better top 4/5 players, but Dallas is much better off the bench.
Lively, Hardy, Green give you much more
Dallas is better at the #1, better at #2, and better at #5. They have the more aggressive bench, but Boston has the better shooters on the bench so we'll have to see how that shakes out. If you can keep a hand in their faces at the 3pt line, they have no other offense. They stand around waiting for someone to iso if they can't get an open 3pt shot. They have no plays, and their offensive rebounding consists of Brown and Tatum crashing and hoping for the best. If Dallas plays smart this could be a one-sided series.....in a good way.
@@SDesWriter ur sitting here trynna make urself believe Boston isn’t good😂on every comment I love it .
@@XzavianA 3-5 against the top 4 teams of the West. When's the last time you called a team historically great when they were below .500 against 50 win teams?
@@SDesWriter they are 23-7 in the west including sweeping Dallas . Stfu wit that bs .12-2 in the playoffs
@@XzavianA12-2 in the playoffs against who??? Lmao
Boston can't handle our post play offense or defense and they haven't faced this level of perimeter D. Mavs sweep.
That’s the worst take I have ever seen
IF the Mavs stay on their man. Boston gets the vast majority of their points by getting open looks from 3. Once they're hot, Tatum and Brown can hit with a hand in their face, but NONE of them can get themselves open like Luka or Kyrie. If Kidd has them helping on the ball, someone will be open and they WILL hit the shot. If Dallas defends like the NFL does (man to man), it will destroy Boston because they have no organized offense.
@@SDesWriter I have never seen Boston be ranked top 3 in offense and defense and then someone say they have no organized offense
@@XzavianA I've literally heard every single analyst say it. Of course they're ranked #3. They have 5 guys in the starting lineup (and at least 2 bench players) who can shoot 37% or better from 3. When defenders get lost or on kickouts they get open looks and that's their offense. Tatum has universally criticized for standing around waiting to shoot a three. You have everyone from ex-players to real analysts talking about how stagnant their offense is and that they are only doing well because they have so much talent.
They've been like this for 3 seasons. No movement, no plays, just standing around waiting for iso play or someone getting past their man so they can kick out to an open shooter. They shoot 43 shots from the 3pt line per game. That is insane. Make that percentage drop by 5% and they can't win.
@@XzavianA They're not top 3 defense. OKC, Wolves, and Dallas are all better. Denver is arguably better. If you're referring to a specific stat then you're including the number of turnovers on offense (which leads to fast break points), number of missed baskets (which leads to fast break points) and offensive production which causes teams to take tougher shots out of desperation to come back.
Their 2 minute defense against Indy was on point every game. But most of the rest of the game they were pedestrian.
Boston the most talented team we've faced. And vice versa
Boston is going to be a world of hurt in this series. Dallas is on a whole different level than what Boston has faced so far in the playoffs. Porzingas and Horford cannot hang with Lively and Gafford. Porzingas will be extremely rust and always in foul trouble. Luka and Kyrie are the better point duo. The rest of the role players is a toss up. Its going to be great series but I think Dallas has the edge. And as far as will is concerned I just think Dallas wants it more for many different reasons.
Just think it’s gonna be tough with the big man stretching out 15-20 feet behind the 3 pt line
@@sandcsavage4791Yeah EVERYBODY on Boston can shoot 3s. They don’t have a Giddey, Dort, Alexander that you can just leave open behind the line. Mavs are going to have to close out aggressively.
Can't help but remember Choppy clapping back at me when I said his hatred of the Dereck Lively pick was monumentally stupid. Yeah, Choppy, confirmed you don't know crap about basketball.
They Boston will target that guy from Dallas in every possession and wear him down.That guy from Dallas Mavericks will have to defend like he never did in this 2024 playoffs. He has got a easy ride on the defensive end so far. Well the real work starts now for him. Let's see the closer he is now with real occasion starts now.
DALLAS IS +200 AT MY SPORTS BOOKS
Dallas mavericks win 6-7games
They played post trade and this are minutes of players they played: Luka 36min, Kyrie 36min, PJ 35min, Green 28min, Lively 23min, Hardaway 20min, Kleber 20min, Exum 14min, Djones 7min, Gafford 5min!!! I see Djones play close to 40min, Lively close to 30min, Hardaway 0min, Hardy 10min, Green 15min..,.... so this was still team in progress this was not same MAvs team and also Boston shooting almost 50% for 3pt... you knwo when they shot 3pt like this it is not possible to beat them! And they shot 50% maybe once in 10 games!
Translates to Celtics are 75% favorites
Indiana traded midseason for Siakam. Just like the Mavs were an atypical 5 seed, so were the Pacers an atypical 6 seed, but y'all don't really know basketball. Kind of shameful, really, that you get paid to talk about sports.
If you guys want to double your net worth? Put everything you have in the bank on the Celtics. Heck! Take out a loan as well and put it all on the Celtics!
Boston was 1-1 vs OKC, 1-1 vs the Wolves, 1-1 vs the Clippers, and 0-2 against Denver. That is 3-5 against the top 4 teams in the West. Dallas just beat 3 of the 4 teams who had an even record with the Celtics. Stop pretending they have an advantage. If Dallas guards the perimeter to limit open 3s, Boston has no organized offense to combat it. That is the ONLY thing you have to do to beat them.
Dimwit talks about regular season, yall are 0-2 against Celtics st*u
Forget to mention 2-0 against the Mavs too 😜
@@sandcsavage4791 I didn’t forget, the Mavs were not in the top four teams and not over 50 wins. They were playing much better at the end of the season then during the season where they were very inconsistent and shuffled a lot of different lineups. The point is that against the best teams, the Celtics struggled while they cleaned up against the mid-level and bad teams.
So the question is if now that the Mavs are playing at the top of the west and blew through all the best teams, why would you think Boston has an advantage after they beat three injured lower tier teams
@@SDesWriter because they played 3 lower level teams Boston is coming in more rested and not as tired as Dallas and a well well rested Celtic team is bad for anyone and considering Dallas wont be having to go against offensive big men like gobert who isn’t skilled in that way of scoring or KAT who got extremely cold from behind the line with Boston having a 5 out lineup that Dallas has to play even tho lively and gafford could be plausible to guard Porz you would rather them in the paint than guarding 15-20 ft behind the 3 point line leaving free runs under paint with Tatum and brown
@@sandcsavage4791 Porzingis put up 20/7 for the season which is equivalent to what lively and Gafford have put up in the playoffs. Boston doesn’t have an advantage at Center. They have an advantage at the forwards and Dallas has an overwhelming advantage at the guards.
Both teams are coming off a week of rest so they’ll be just fine in that regard, but Boston hasn’t played anyone so they’re going to be quite shocked when the game starts and they have to face the number one defense in the last two months of the season and in the playoffs.
The well established super team should be favored over luka's brand new team. The super team even has a lot of playoff experience...cough cough cry cry😮
Guy on the bottom left looks like the rapper Necro
1-5 they are better overall. 1-15 I highly disagree with. Mavs are much deeper 1-15
Nope. Dallas has a better PG, SG and Center (with or without Porzingas). Boston has a better SF and PF. The benches are niche. Boston's are better shooters, Dallas' are better at aggressively attacking the paint. If Hardaway comes out of his coma, Dallas might be better at shooting too.
1-15? Bro it’s only a 9 man rotation at this point. 10 if you wanna count 4 minutes from Exum.
@@SDesWriterPlease leave Hardaway on the bench. He’s broken and providing nothing.
@@BassYakCam He's inconsistent. He's had hot games this year. It only takes a few trips up the floor for him to get a couple 3s and a midrange shot. The question is, if they bring him in will it be a night where he's 0-the game and turns the ball over a couple times, or will he nail 2 or 3 shots and give them a spark?
I'm okay with him sitting on the bench, I'm just saying he CAN contribute if he relaxes and just shoots.
@@BassYakCam I'd say 9 is right. Hardy, Exum, Green, and Lively are crucial even if some only get 5-10 minutes for the game. You might get something out of 1 or 2 others, but it's spitting in the wind and hoping you don't blind yourself.
how the hell could mavs play against celtics in inseason tourney … think b4 yu speak jesus
will luka be able to guard and then produce the offense? he struggled a lot whenever he had to guard against clippers and boston has 4 players who can initiate and i haven't seen luka be efficient when he has to defend 1v1 whole game he was able to hide on defense against wolves and was able to be good on offense but i am not sure he can guard and produce on offense
He played hard defense against the Wolves (except game #4) and put up 36 on great efficiency in game 5. If he's guarding Tatum or White, he's not going to expend much energy. Tatum loves to camp out at the 3 pt line and wait for a kick out pass. He can drive if you give him a lane, but he's not that quick. Luka thrives against tall players who aren't much quicker than him.
he struggled because his knee was sprained. No other reason.
@@Tophergr8 the dude literally was running off the court to go get his knee drained once and even twice per game, that had blood coming out of his knee during the fourth quarter every single game, and these nitwits are still acting like he’s just lazy. Set a new record for leading all players in points/rebounds/assists/steals in the playoffs and they can’t even say he’s playing well, let alone wonder how he’s doing it on one leg.
@@SDesWriter It's so sad. The Mavs may have a GOAT candidate, and none of mainstream media (local or national) has a clue. You gotta search UA-cam videos or listen to Legler to get decent and accurate coverage.
@@Tophergr8 literally has better numbers than LeBron James every year except his rookie year and people act like he’s a flash in the pan. He and Kyrie broke the record for most offense generated by any two players by like 15 points and they’re still saying that curry and Klay Thompson were better. Luka had 59 points of generated offense by himself this year and that doesn’t include rebounds.
He’s slow, he’s unathletic, he’s white, he’s from Europe and speaks with a thick accent, and none of these Combine heroes can do a thing to slow him down….so most of the media couldn’t hate him more no matter what he does on the court.
Shocker Luka Fraudick gets carried to a final luckily this is where it ends
Hating all the way to the finals, somebody is SALTY
Stop the cap
What a sad life you live
How do u lead your team in almost every stat but be carried??? Check your feelings at the door 🤫
Is a black dude hating probably the best NBA player that's white lol