Definitely extremely important. But the crazy thing for the Celtics is their backup is just an older version of that same thing. It’s been clear this whole time that the Celtics have the least weaknesses this season
Boston's defense works on teams that don't have center that can post up and/ or has a player that's a walking mismatch. for example Denver nuggets.. They can't hide their centers in pick and roll by putting Tatum on Jokic because he would kill them in the post..So their centers would get burned on switches in pick and roll which would force them to stop switching.. They'll have to double jokic and that puts their defense into rotation.. That's how Denver has dominated the Celtics.. There are very few teams that can do this to Celtics..
Celtics are one of the only teams that have the luxury of not having to blitz the pnr. Gonna be tough for Dallas. Celtics also did a great job not allowing the lobs
The difference between Tatum now and before is when he wasn’t scoring he was not composed and he didn’t do a lot. But now his mental toughness is elite, he drew 10+ double teams in the first half alone, he’s become an ELITE defensive rebounder and his playmaking is 10x better vs two years ago. His gravity and all around contributions still massively affect the team even the shot isn’t falling, that’s huge
The fact that the teams are injured is not our fault, everyone trying to make the season like 2k, with injuries off. They wanted us to face the Heat, 76ers, Bucks, somehow NY too 😅. I'd maybe give the Heat and Pacers extra win, probably not the Cavs though. But I bet if we beat the Heat, Cavs, and Pacers the same as now, they'd still call it too easy somehow.
This game was super fun to watch even if it wasn't close. Luka played great, Porzingis came out gunnin and Brown played a damn near perfect basketball game. One of the more fun games so far this playoffs can't wait for game 2
That was also a perfect gameplan by Mazzula - he knows how good Luka is and always has been and decided to get rid of the reason why this year, his brilliance translates to team success - the flow of Mavs offense. They disrupted everything that made the Mavs great in the first three rounds and let Luka get his. He's not going to drop a 100 so he can have his 30 or even 40 if he's prevented from passing the ball. I'm excited to see what Jason Kidd comes up with on Sunday and how the Celtics defense adapts. I hope to see some close games where Jrue's gonna have a shot at some clutch defensive plays leading to transition offense. I feel like his presence made all the guys so much better defensively.
Tatum is the reason the mavericks got no lobs, having the ability to put Tatum on gafford or lively so kp or Al can be on Washington or djj was everything. Makes it so you can't get lively and gafford in the pick and roll, rolling to the basket. That game plan destroyed the mavericks offense, yeah Tatum had some turnovers and didn't shoot great, lead the game in assists and rebounds, and is the KEY to the defensive game plan, so no it wasn't a shitty game for him, it was a fantastic game, just a poor offensive game, but he didn't need to score clearly. There's a reason Tatum had a better +- than brown and porzingis
The man usually leads the team in rebounds and assist even when his jumper is not falling. AND plays good to great defence. But for some reason that never matters even when they win.
@@JDNoblebro, Celtics missed more open shots than the Mavs lol i literally seen the stat earlier today. Now, yeah, we generated like 14 more wide open shots than they did, so missing more only makes sense…but that just kinda furthers my point lol
No doubt. Everyone was talking about how we had a cakewalk because the teams we plaid had injuries, but no one cared to mention that we were missing our 7-foot-4 center who can shoot and block shots.
They did blitz a couple times, but the beauty of this team defense is the rotation after switch, blitz or drop, to cover the wings, faster than a pass (sort of speech), and synchronized like dancers. And don't forget that Celtics can drive too.
I don’t expect it to stay this way, the Mavs were coaching their ass off so we will see adjustments. I’d still have Celtics as the winners even tho I’d rather the Mavs win
they really are. Tatum wasn't trying at all after the first quarter. KP put up 20 points in 20 minutes and honestly stopped trying on offense after 15 minutes. JB did what JB does. This team is terrifying.
Dallas should probably implore the defensive scheme that was used on them. Allow Jayson Tatum to score and not show so many bodies. Tatum will get jumper happy, miss and they’ll have a better opportunity to win. Dallas can’t allow everybody to go off and I promise I typed that before Kenny said it lol that was crazy
Letting Tatum get hot is crazy because he locks in twice as hard on defense when his offense is flowing. Jaylen is the same, maybe even more so. He used to be a lost cause on both ends when his shot was off, then he’d make one and start clapping to himself and suddenly he’s full court pressing the other teams point guard lol
Some of y'all really disrespect the efficient 30 ppg scorer that has had similar stats to Luka this entire post-season, one's just "magic," and the other one is, "choker," lmao
Please let Tatum try to beat you because he’s capable of hanging 50 if he finds his rhythm. He averaged 30 for a season and you guys think he can’t kill you
I want to clarify one thing 11:35 Joe Mazulla doesn’t just want more 3s. He want’s good looks from 3 specifically catch and shoot. It’s not just chucking up 3s.
This game was an extremely dominant win for Boston. There was an 8 minute stretch at the start of the 3rd where Dallas went on that 22-9 run. The Celtics flat out dominated the other 40 minutes of the game
Horford got abused the last 2 series because he was playing 37-40 plus min at 38 years old ...When he limits it to 25-30 he is more effective like he was tonight as they can keep him fresher...AS long as the Cs keep KP in the middle and take away the 10 lobs a game Dallas was getting that's going to force Luka to expel more energy. He was tired tonight because they kept going at him. You could see his knee was bothering him. The Cs just have to play their game and limit the runs. 1-5 they are going to get the matchups more often. Stay consistent grind it out, and the C's will do what they have done all year
Tatum was fine. His eye test was much better than his stats. But like P and you said Dallas’ stats MUST both perform while the Celtics are so good in their rotation. P said that the Mavs 3-6 guys would struggle to find many minutes on a healthy Celtics team. And that’s what we saw in game 1.
The way people consume basketball is so superficial and box score driven. Jayson Tatum faced stacked boxes with 4 guys locking eyes w him AT ALL TIMES. Yet he still drew in the Defense to create for others, rebounding and pushing the ball to not allow the Mavs to get set. Even just making the pass that SETS UP an assist for a teammate. He does all these little things that people don’t acknowledge in order to push their weird agendas.
Yes. And the moment they sag on Tatum he will dominate them. They have too many weapons. They are a complete team and win every matchup on offense. They will target Luka and Kyrie all series via switches and exhaust them. Dallas has no answer for this. Boston is laser-focused. They know it's only game 1. They mean business and Dallas is in trouble.
@@christopher_loren From what we saw in game 1, Boston’s gameplan is to let Luka get whatever he wants as long as he doesn’t get others involved. If he’s gonna keep shouldering that load and getting little help, the little resistance he gives on defense is gonna be non existent and Boston’s gonna attack that all series cause they know Dallas ain’t gonna sub him out
Sam has been playing great defense in my opinion. I think he was limited in the last series because he could not throw it in the ocean. His shot was falling last night though.
Minnesota had better stats, but Boston is better equipped to defend in the playoffs. 4 wings that can guard 1-3/4 is unheard of. Especially, 4 sound, high IQ defenders. They didn't get baited into a lot the fakes Luka throws. What was interesting pre series is hearing how Kyrie was unstoppable. Kyrie has played amazing ball this year, but there is prior evidence of him being stopped/slowed down in the 2021-22 playoffs.
That’s honestly how teams should play when they’re as good and as talented as the Celtics. Don’t adjust to the other teams game, make the other team adjust to your game. The team that gets to play their brand of basketball wins most of the time, and the C’s showed that astoundingly
The double/triple teamed Tatum every possession of the game it felt like. In the last finals he would take shots in those coverages now he’s passing it and playing the right way. He is the spark which lights the fire to bostons entire game plan. Once the Mavs relax on him which they have to eventually he will take over. It’s a lose lose for the Mavs
Also its a lot easier for Al Horford to get tore up by the best offensive player on the other team when hes the center getting the most minutes. But now hes splitting time with KP again, doesnt have to play as many minutes or as hard, and can be as good as he always is while KP holds it down. Notice how the two series you say he got "tore up" were the two series the other great center weren't around for? There is a direct correlation there.
I really think everyone is overreacting to KP. He was rightfully dominant because Gafford kept fouling and forced Kleber to play more (he was absolutely the worst player on the court tonight). Lively had wayyy too much to do on defense
everyone is "overreacting" to KP, but not the way you think ... KP had a very average reg. season game: reg. season averages 20 pts/ 7 rebs/ 2 ast/ 2 blks ... KP game 1: 20 / 6 / 0 / 3 (in a few less minutes, coz Mavs bailed at 4:50 in the 4th). Lively had "too much to do" because no one could help him off of the other good-to-great shooters.
Both Brown and Tatum, score wise, had subpar scoring games, yet the Celtics won. But that is because they have decided that defense is their number one priority, they are going to make the Mavs work for everything, and unlike Anthony Edwards, these two guys or even White or Holiday, they just do not quit, they play even harder....The Celtics are just going to wear down the Mavs and by the third or four game, they are going to do what they did to Mitchel and Haliburton, which is make them work so hard that their their bodies just will give up and they will be in the injury report.
What people usually ignore is that Tatum gets the best defender on him, and teams plan to shut him down first. Therefore, the other guys have a better chance of playing better. Tatum might not have played amazing but he played well enough to help the team win given his coverage. I will keep paying 300 millions because otherwise teams will shut down Brown and then who do you go to?
Sam’s been a good defender all year! It’s been like a joke w Celtic fans about every team trying to attack him and him holding up fine. Couldn’t play last series cuz he couldn’t hit a shot
Minnesota was the #1 defense because they were equipped to handle MOST offenses really well. They were not equipped for how this Dallas Mavericks team was built, which Boston has more of an advantage in
80% of you picked the Mavs. 64 wins. 12-2 thru the playoffs. Top 5 all time in net rating. 5 of the best 7 players in the series. And you still picked Dallas. Stay way on that side😬
Ive been saying that switching against the Celtics doesn't really work or the pick and roll... who cares if Luka averages 40pts, if u can slow kyrie to like under 20ppg and shut down the rest team easy win for Celtics
Had a feeling Hingus Pingus was ready to go for a bit but Boston was confident they'd be able to handle Cleveland and Indiana without him. Looks like the extra rest was well worth the wait. Hes going to be huge for Boston. Dallas just doesn't have the personnel to guard Tatum, Brown, Pingus, White and Holiday all at the same time. Even when they brought in Hauser and Pritchard they were getting easy drives and kick outs to open shots. I don't think Lively is capable of defending, and Luka and Kyrie are weak points on the perimeter Boston was happy to go at. I might be a bit bias considering Im a Celtics fan, but this series feels like a 4-1 win for Boston and I don't mind if every games a blowout lol.
More turnovers than assists, same amount of fg’s as turnovers, 37% shooting. I’ve seen people saying shit like “but hes getting double and triple teamed” then why is he chucking up dumb shots? Im literally a celtics fan but it pisses me off how overrated tatum is most of the time
@nickwaller8511 the turnovers were bad and the shooting could have been better but he only took 16 shots that's hardly chucking. Plus his defense and rebounding aswell as him driving and collapsing the defence creating shots, he had a decent game
Tatum is the reason the mavericks got no lobs, having the ability to put Tatum on gafford or lively so kp or Al can be on Washington or djj was everything. Makes it so you can't get lively and gafford in the pick and roll, rolling to the basket. That game plan destroyed the mavericks offense, yeah Tatum had some turnovers and didn't shoot great, lead the game in assists and rebounds, and is the KEY to the defensive game plan, so no it wasn't a shitty game for him, it was a fantastic game, just a poor offensive game, but he didn't need to score clearly. There's a reason Tatum had a better +- than brown and porzingis
A lot of the Mavs players (aside from Luka) seemed rattled and not ready for the moment, they didn't come in with that energy that they've had all post season long. I had doubts about Porzingis coming into this and I'm glad he proved me wrong. This series is far from over though, Dalas had their worst game of the entire playoffs (yes even worse than Game 1 vs the Clippers). I except Dallas to make their adjustments and punch back.
KP needed to come back for the finals, they kept him out since they were winning and it only gave him time to get back to as close as 100% as possible, Dallas is in trouble
Kristaps did look really good: but in the third quarter he was struggling with the mavs strength and aggression. struggling to get to spots on O to set screens, and on D boxing out (specifically free throw where PJ just pushed him OUT OF PLAY when the ball hit the rim). i wonder if that's just him or if that's him being "out of shape" from sitting. He is the X factor for sure. Al being the full time Center will result in Luka step back 3s for 70 points
@@Recrui correct, but that's just the numbers and math game. just from a pure athleticism and ability standpoint- he looks gassed, overmatched, and weak compared to the Mavs front court. go watch the 3rd quarter again and watch him struggle to get to the point to set a screen. Lively got called for one foul but porzingis was getting pushed around all quarter.
People don't actually watch the Celtics it's pretty clear. Horford is a fantastic defender the only reason guards beat him usually is because theyre fast and horford is damn near 40 years old. Luka does not have the quickness or athleticism to just get free buckets on horford. Luka still gonna get his points, but he is gonna have to work for em.
The Boston Celtics played Boston Celtics basketball, and the Dallas Mavericks did not play basketball in the first half, gg. Hope the next game is more contested
Lebron said on the JJ reddick podcast that he thinks blitzing Luka is stupid, everyone does and it doesn’t work. I’m sure it’s actually their game plan
Honestly if they let Tatum beat them then he will. If you throw double teams at him that can cause him to turnover the ball and makes it harder for him to get going. I honestly would love to see Mavs say let Tatum beat us cause I know he would go for 40+ and if Tatum gets to 40 points with this team that is a W so yea they really should try and let the others beat them before Tatum
I told my friend that Porzingis is the most important thing to this team, the spacing and defence he brings is what makes everyone else do so great.
Yeah and plus no one can guard him. Lively and gafford are too slow, Green/PJ/DJJ all too small.
Definitely extremely important. But the crazy thing for the Celtics is their backup is just an older version of that same thing. It’s been clear this whole time that the Celtics have the least weaknesses this season
What’s wild is I remember mavs fans saying he wasn’t that important 😐 like how can a guy average 20-6 and be non important
@@namtrof01 mavs fans are salty cause he played like a bitch when he was in dallas
As a Celtics fan I disagree I think it’s jrue holiday but I think porz is a stud my fav player so I like the take
Uncle Drew vs Uncle Jrue 🔥
First time they met since 2021 Bucks vs Nets
I like uncle Jrue more personally 😂
@@freshnaproductions2105Uncle Drew needs to step up badly, game 2 will say a lot. Still got faith, need a historic run
Yeah that’s fire 🔥
Uncle Jrue is the glue!
Question: Was Minnesota's defense truly better or did Boston blow out so many teams that their defensive rating lowered when their bench was in?
Hold on hold on hold on you might just be cooking
@@RJ-gk4rt you think this is cooking you should see my bbq ribs bro
Most likely the case
Boston's defense works on teams that don't have center that can post up and/ or has a player that's a walking mismatch. for example Denver nuggets.. They can't hide their centers in pick and roll by putting Tatum on Jokic because he would kill them in the post..So their centers would get burned on switches in pick and roll which would force them to stop switching.. They'll have to double jokic and that puts their defense into rotation.. That's how Denver has dominated the Celtics.. There are very few teams that can do this to Celtics..
The Celtics were just blowing teams out so they usually got out scored the last couple minutes of the game
Celtics are one of the only teams that have the luxury of not having to blitz the pnr. Gonna be tough for Dallas. Celtics also did a great job not allowing the lobs
You explained how they did a great job not allowing the lobs
@@curtiszyrthis feels like a school discussion post where they require you to reply to 2 students
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I personally just want to see Al win a ring, the man's approaching Stockton numbers of ringless playoff games
His name is Tingus Pingus!!
Put some respect on his name.
The difference between Tatum now and before is when he wasn’t scoring he was not composed and he didn’t do a lot. But now his mental toughness is elite, he drew 10+ double teams in the first half alone, he’s become an ELITE defensive rebounder and his playmaking is 10x better vs two years ago. His gravity and all around contributions still massively affect the team even the shot isn’t falling, that’s huge
As a Celtics fan I’ve been waiting for this one! Appreciate you getting home early to record it!
Everyone mad the Celts didn’t go 12-0 on their way to finals on a 20 ppg differential…they were saving their energy for the finals.
The fact that the teams are injured is not our fault, everyone trying to make the season like 2k, with injuries off. They wanted us to face the Heat, 76ers, Bucks, somehow NY too 😅. I'd maybe give the Heat and Pacers extra win, probably not the Cavs though. But I bet if we beat the Heat, Cavs, and Pacers the same as now, they'd still call it too easy somehow.
…less games is more energy conserved
@@Hensley_Jbdepends, 20 games playing casually is less wearing than 12 games playing hard af
@@bryan.floresnot really, 12 games hard asf woulda gave them 1-2 weeks of rest straight maybe more considering how long dallas took
@@bryan.floresthat’s definitely not true lol maybe a game or two…but 8 more games?😂😂
YES KENNY KEEP SLOBBING MY TEAM
sorry I just love that kenny is absolute glazing
dont apologize bro i agree
You didn't even finish the video bruh
AYOOOOO
This is crazy
This game was super fun to watch even if it wasn't close. Luka played great, Porzingis came out gunnin and Brown played a damn near perfect basketball game. One of the more fun games so far this playoffs can't wait for game 2
That was also a perfect gameplan by Mazzula - he knows how good Luka is and always has been and decided to get rid of the reason why this year, his brilliance translates to team success - the flow of Mavs offense. They disrupted everything that made the Mavs great in the first three rounds and let Luka get his. He's not going to drop a 100 so he can have his 30 or even 40 if he's prevented from passing the ball. I'm excited to see what Jason Kidd comes up with on Sunday and how the Celtics defense adapts. I hope to see some close games where Jrue's gonna have a shot at some clutch defensive plays leading to transition offense. I feel like his presence made all the guys so much better defensively.
kenny i was so confused when you didn't post 15 seconds after the game ended. i was like is everything okay lmao where is the instant reaction
Tatum is the reason the mavericks got no lobs, having the ability to put Tatum on gafford or lively so kp or Al can be on Washington or djj was everything. Makes it so you can't get lively and gafford in the pick and roll, rolling to the basket. That game plan destroyed the mavericks offense, yeah Tatum had some turnovers and didn't shoot great, lead the game in assists and rebounds, and is the KEY to the defensive game plan, so no it wasn't a shitty game for him, it was a fantastic game, just a poor offensive game, but he didn't need to score clearly. There's a reason Tatum had a better +- than brown and porzingis
Thank you! Respect for knowing basketball!
It was an excellent gameplan defensively by Boston for sure but also Dallas missed shots
The man usually leads the team in rebounds and assist even when his jumper is not falling. AND plays good to great defence. But for some reason that never matters even when they win.
He basically went 6-12 except they kept throwing him last second and 2-for-1 grenades. He’d get triple teamed and just tossed it out as he should!
@@JDNoblebro, Celtics missed more open shots than the Mavs lol i literally seen the stat earlier today. Now, yeah, we generated like 14 more wide open shots than they did, so missing more only makes sense…but that just kinda furthers my point lol
Im late but I came into this expecting you to mention Hauser's no dip corner 3 shot. It was beautiful ❤
after seeing everyone dog on the C’s for the past week, god does it feel good to win like this 😭
No doubt. Everyone was talking about how we had a cakewalk because the teams we plaid had injuries, but no one cared to mention that we were missing our 7-foot-4 center who can shoot and block shots.
@@cbgthekidpeople even discredited him, saying he wasn’t that important. Like sheesh
They should be very tired of all the talk
They did blitz a couple times, but the beauty of this team defense is the rotation after switch, blitz or drop, to cover the wings, faster than a pass (sort of speech), and synchronized like dancers. And don't forget that Celtics can drive too.
The mavs d riding army that suddenly appeared in the WCF has finally shut up for a minute
😂😂 hard to celebrate not even making 90 pts
Boston honestly looks like they played with they food. I'm scared...
I don’t expect it to stay this way, the Mavs were coaching their ass off so we will see adjustments. I’d still have Celtics as the winners even tho I’d rather the Mavs win
they did play with their food
They’re been playing with their food all playoffs 😂😂
Bud gtfou they had a slump during the 3rd snd then whopped them
they really are. Tatum wasn't trying at all after the first quarter. KP put up 20 points in 20 minutes and honestly stopped trying on offense after 15 minutes. JB did what JB does. This team is terrifying.
No lobs was crazy for sure , gonna be interesting to see how this plays out
TINGUS PINGUS FOR MVP
WHO THE FUCK IS TINGUS PINGUS
Dallas should probably implore the defensive scheme that was used on them. Allow Jayson Tatum to score and not show so many bodies. Tatum will get jumper happy, miss and they’ll have a better opportunity to win. Dallas can’t allow everybody to go off and I promise I typed that before Kenny said it lol that was crazy
Letting Tatum get hot is crazy because he locks in twice as hard on defense when his offense is flowing. Jaylen is the same, maybe even more so. He used to be a lost cause on both ends when his shot was off, then he’d make one and start clapping to himself and suddenly he’s full court pressing the other teams point guard lol
@@james91096also, if Tatum get hot, there’s a good chance he could have one of those nights where he just doesn’t miss.
Some of y'all really disrespect the efficient 30 ppg scorer that has had similar stats to Luka this entire post-season, one's just "magic," and the other one is, "choker," lmao
Please let Tatum try to beat you because he’s capable of hanging 50 if he finds his rhythm. He averaged 30 for a season and you guys think he can’t kill you
@@mezzb but I think the key is taking away everybody else. Everybody can’t get 20. Dallas will get swept
Boston is a two way stress test to any team
when jaylen brown blocked derrick jones jr that shook me i'm so used to that being a reliable 2 points for dallas but they couldn't get those buckets
Taken away, Lucas playmaking, and making Kyrie playmaking instead of score is genius
I want to clarify one thing 11:35 Joe Mazulla doesn’t just want more 3s. He want’s good looks from 3 specifically catch and shoot. It’s not just chucking up 3s.
Soon as houser hit that first three I knew it was over 🤣
This game was an extremely dominant win for Boston. There was an 8 minute stretch at the start of the 3rd where Dallas went on that 22-9 run. The Celtics flat out dominated the other 40 minutes of the game
Horford got abused the last 2 series because he was playing 37-40 plus min at 38 years old ...When he limits it to 25-30 he is more effective like he was tonight as they can keep him fresher...AS long as the Cs keep KP in the middle and take away the 10 lobs a game Dallas was getting that's going to force Luka to expel more energy. He was tired tonight because they kept going at him. You could see his knee was bothering him. The Cs just have to play their game and limit the runs. 1-5 they are going to get the matchups more often. Stay consistent grind it out, and the C's will do what they have done all year
I been waiting for this
Literally been refreshing since last night waiting for this😂
Kenny, you should start doing fantasy basketball content. I honestly think more people would play if you made some fantasy content
That boy Porzingus might be a problem
Yeah he is a problem.. and a rapist
YOU Kenny, you are my sunshine
Wake up babe, Kenny posted.
This a banger Kenny.
literally just looked at his channel for this vid hahahah
Tatum was fine. His eye test was much better than his stats. But like P and you said Dallas’ stats MUST both perform while the Celtics are so good in their rotation. P said that the Mavs 3-6 guys would struggle to find many minutes on a healthy Celtics team. And that’s what we saw in game 1.
whenever tatum has a rough game he always goes off the next, just wait till game 2
Hope everybody held on to their receipts
We’re gonna hold on to our receipts now mavs in 7
The way people consume basketball is so superficial and box score driven. Jayson Tatum faced stacked boxes with 4 guys locking eyes w him AT ALL TIMES. Yet he still drew in the Defense to create for others, rebounding and pushing the ball to not allow the Mavs to get set. Even just making the pass that SETS UP an assist for a teammate. He does all these little things that people don’t acknowledge in order to push their weird agendas.
Yes. And the moment they sag on Tatum he will dominate them. They have too many weapons. They are a complete team and win every matchup on offense. They will target Luka and Kyrie all series via switches and exhaust them. Dallas has no answer for this. Boston is laser-focused. They know it's only game 1. They mean business and Dallas is in trouble.
@@christopher_loren From what we saw in game 1, Boston’s gameplan is to let Luka get whatever he wants as long as he doesn’t get others involved.
If he’s gonna keep shouldering that load and getting little help, the little resistance he gives on defense is gonna be non existent and Boston’s gonna attack that all series cause they know Dallas ain’t gonna sub him out
You’re exactly right. Dallas legit did a whole baseball line shift when he got the ball
@@riikyricardo Luka gunna have to drop 50 for them to have a chance
Jaylen Brown on of my fav players fr
I was waiting for the video to drop last night 😂
Sam has been playing great defense in my opinion. I think he was limited in the last series because he could not throw it in the ocean. His shot was falling last night though.
Minnesota had better stats, but Boston is better equipped to defend in the playoffs. 4 wings that can guard 1-3/4 is unheard of. Especially, 4 sound, high IQ defenders. They didn't get baited into a lot the fakes Luka throws.
What was interesting pre series is hearing how Kyrie was unstoppable. Kyrie has played amazing ball this year, but there is prior evidence of him being stopped/slowed down in the 2021-22 playoffs.
That’s honestly how teams should play when they’re as good and as talented as the Celtics. Don’t adjust to the other teams game, make the other team adjust to your game. The team that gets to play their brand of basketball wins most of the time, and the C’s showed that astoundingly
Only reason Celtics don’t have the #1 defense is cuz so many of their games ended in the 3Q
nun of this matters knicks in 4
Last time the Knicks won anything Picasso was literally alive to see it
knicks in 4.....
only on 2K
@@backoffbud 😂🤣
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wow, so they were up 28 in a game where Tatum shot 6 for 16
kennnyyyy my boiiii, for the algorithm
Celtics smoked at least 3 bunnie assists from Tatum… if we giving Luka’s 1 assist a pass, we have to give Tatums TO ratio some grace.
more interesting than the 1 assist (1 shot made) was the 6 assist attempts, well under Luka's game average.
The double/triple teamed Tatum every possession of the game it felt like. In the last finals he would take shots in those coverages now he’s passing it and playing the right way. He is the spark which lights the fire to bostons entire game plan. Once the Mavs relax on him which they have to eventually he will take over. It’s a lose lose for the Mavs
if C's vulnerable game 2 then they unbeatable on the road w the kenny logic
To cut it short, that team is obviously nervous and tensed af
Also its a lot easier for Al Horford to get tore up by the best offensive player on the other team when hes the center getting the most minutes. But now hes splitting time with KP again, doesnt have to play as many minutes or as hard, and can be as good as he always is while KP holds it down. Notice how the two series you say he got "tore up" were the two series the other great center weren't around for? There is a direct correlation there.
I couldn't believe Josh Green was going for that dunk with Tingus right there. Like...bruh.
I really think everyone is overreacting to KP. He was rightfully dominant because Gafford kept fouling and forced Kleber to play more (he was absolutely the worst player on the court tonight). Lively had wayyy too much to do on defense
everyone is "overreacting" to KP, but not the way you think ... KP had a very average reg. season game: reg. season averages 20 pts/ 7 rebs/ 2 ast/ 2 blks ... KP game 1: 20 / 6 / 0 / 3 (in a few less minutes, coz Mavs bailed at 4:50 in the 4th).
Lively had "too much to do" because no one could help him off of the other good-to-great shooters.
I been saying this but this is the series we’re JB establishes himself as the number one option in Boston
You could tell that at some part C's started toying with Mavs and that's hella scary
Both Brown and Tatum, score wise, had subpar scoring games, yet the Celtics won. But that is because they have decided that defense is their number one priority, they are going to make the Mavs work for everything, and unlike Anthony Edwards, these two guys or even White or Holiday, they just do not quit, they play even harder....The Celtics are just going to wear down the Mavs and by the third or four game, they are going to do what they did to Mitchel and Haliburton, which is make them work so hard that their their bodies just will give up and they will be in the injury report.
Getting blown out in the finals isnt a good sign
Al Hortford n luka the same speed
The narrative is gonna be that Tatum played horrible every tho his team didn’t need him to be amazjng
The team not needing him is no excuse for being horrible and just more evidence he's not MVP material
Tatum is so lucky he has a good team
May aswell trade him then 😂😂 paying him 300 million to be a role player ffs 😂😂
It’s not even a narrative it’s what happened
What people usually ignore is that Tatum gets the best defender on him, and teams plan to shut him down first. Therefore, the other guys have a better chance of playing better. Tatum might not have played amazing but he played well enough to help the team win given his coverage. I will keep paying 300 millions because otherwise teams will shut down Brown and then who do you go to?
Sam’s been a good defender all year! It’s been like a joke w Celtic fans about every team trying to attack him and him holding up fine. Couldn’t play last series cuz he couldn’t hit a shot
Pacers managed to speed him up last series... & his shot suffered.
One thing Tatum mentioned after the game for his performance was to limit the turnovers so game 2 we will see if he has less than 6 turnovers 9:29
Thank you Kenny
Kenny is my GOAT
Minnesota was the #1 defense because they were equipped to handle MOST offenses really well. They were not equipped for how this Dallas Mavericks team was built, which Boston has more of an advantage in
This Celtics team is the first team since the 2014 spurs that made me think “perfect basketball”
HUMAN MADE HOODIE MY MANS MADE IT
Anyone who thinks this series is already over doesn't know Luka's Mavs or Tatum's Celtics.
80% of you picked the Mavs. 64 wins. 12-2 thru the playoffs. Top 5 all time in net rating. 5 of the best 7 players in the series. And you still picked Dallas. Stay way on that side😬
And you stay on your side when Mavs take next 1
@@daythenite5683not gonna happen Boston in 5
Ive been saying that switching against the Celtics doesn't really work or the pick and roll... who cares if Luka averages 40pts, if u can slow kyrie to like under 20ppg and shut down the rest team easy win for Celtics
Exactly what the Timberwolves should have done Luka cannot score the whole 75 points he would get tired
Game 3 determines the series tbh
Sam got the clamps on him
Had a feeling Hingus Pingus was ready to go for a bit but Boston was confident they'd be able to handle Cleveland and Indiana without him. Looks like the extra rest was well worth the wait. Hes going to be huge for Boston. Dallas just doesn't have the personnel to guard Tatum, Brown, Pingus, White and Holiday all at the same time. Even when they brought in Hauser and Pritchard they were getting easy drives and kick outs to open shots. I don't think Lively is capable of defending, and Luka and Kyrie are weak points on the perimeter Boston was happy to go at. I might be a bit bias considering Im a Celtics fan, but this series feels like a 4-1 win for Boston and I don't mind if every games a blowout lol.
Al head luka for something like 1-8 from the field I believe
My 🐐
Tatum the most well rounded player in the league atm, 8-9/10 across the board. And Jaylen Brown is a monster.
Tatum was horrendous last night
More turnovers than assists, same amount of fg’s as turnovers, 37% shooting. I’ve seen people saying shit like “but hes getting double and triple teamed” then why is he chucking up dumb shots? Im literally a celtics fan but it pisses me off how overrated tatum is most of the time
@nickwaller8511 the turnovers were bad and the shooting could have been better but he only took 16 shots that's hardly chucking. Plus his defense and rebounding aswell as him driving and collapsing the defence creating shots, he had a decent game
Tatum is the reason the mavericks got no lobs, having the ability to put Tatum on gafford or lively so kp or Al can be on Washington or djj was everything. Makes it so you can't get lively and gafford in the pick and roll, rolling to the basket. That game plan destroyed the mavericks offense, yeah Tatum had some turnovers and didn't shoot great, lead the game in assists and rebounds, and is the KEY to the defensive game plan, so no it wasn't a shitty game for him, it was a fantastic game, just a poor offensive game, but he didn't need to score clearly. There's a reason Tatum had a better +- than brown and porzingis
A lot of the Mavs players (aside from Luka) seemed rattled and not ready for the moment, they didn't come in with that energy that they've had all post season long. I had doubts about Porzingis coming into this and I'm glad he proved me wrong. This series is far from over though, Dalas had their worst game of the entire playoffs (yes even worse than Game 1 vs the Clippers). I except Dallas to make their adjustments and punch back.
KP needed to come back for the finals, they kept him out since they were winning and it only gave him time to get back to as close as 100% as possible, Dallas is in trouble
Did you forget how good Al was against the Pacers??
Kristaps did look really good: but in the third quarter he was struggling with the mavs strength and aggression. struggling to get to spots on O to set screens, and on D boxing out (specifically free throw where PJ just pushed him OUT OF PLAY when the ball hit the rim). i wonder if that's just him or if that's him being "out of shape" from sitting. He is the X factor for sure. Al being the full time Center will result in Luka step back 3s for 70 points
The entire Celtics team didn’t look good in the 3rd
@@Recrui correct, but that's just the numbers and math game. just from a pure athleticism and ability standpoint- he looks gassed, overmatched, and weak compared to the Mavs front court. go watch the 3rd quarter again and watch him struggle to get to the point to set a screen. Lively got called for one foul but porzingis was getting pushed around all quarter.
@@tjborning I mean yeah this was his first game back in 2 months so id expect him to be a little gassed honestly.
nice stache 🔥
People don't actually watch the Celtics it's pretty clear. Horford is a fantastic defender the only reason guards beat him usually is because theyre fast and horford is damn near 40 years old. Luka does not have the quickness or athleticism to just get free buckets on horford. Luka still gonna get his points, but he is gonna have to work for em.
It's gotta be the same way they've gotten by the Bucks in recent years. Let Luca (Giannis) get his, take away or slow down everyone else
Kenny on his own time
this series is over people try to see what's not there
The Boston Celtics played Boston Celtics basketball, and the Dallas Mavericks did not play basketball in the first half, gg. Hope the next game is more contested
Porzingus really was the missing team for the Celtics. I want the Mavs to win but I think it’s just the Celtics time.
Lebron said on the JJ reddick podcast that he thinks blitzing Luka is stupid, everyone does and it doesn’t work. I’m sure it’s actually their game plan
Its okay just say you cant understand Tatums gravity lol
Dallas' best bet is to clamp everyone else and force Tatum to be the guy that beats them
wsg kenny
FMVP is wide open if Celtics win
Them: The Celtics gone get exposed by the Mavs 😅
My Celtics: 🤫🤫🤫🤫
Honestly if they let Tatum beat them then he will. If you throw double teams at him that can cause him to turnover the ball and makes it harder for him to get going. I honestly would love to see Mavs say let Tatum beat us cause I know he would go for 40+ and if Tatum gets to 40 points with this team that is a W so yea they really should try and let the others beat them before Tatum
WE HERE
The Boston Celtics are 5-0 in this postseason in games where Tatum shoots under 40%
Mostly by being the better team... yknow, as they have been all season. That's how they dominated.
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