Kristaps Porzingis getting closer & how Boston Celtics defend Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving

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  • Kristaps Porzingis participated in everything the Celtics did on Saturday, though we're not 100% sure what that was. But he seems to be getting even closer to a return. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal has that and then goes deep into how to defend Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in the Finals, and it's two very different approaches.
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Комментарии • 598

  • @Nemoz974
    @Nemoz974 4 месяца назад +54

    Mavs fans here lol! Love the Locked on Franchise! Good job keep it up! Well see u guys in the Finals! Great series is coming!

    • @benbelleville2006
      @benbelleville2006 4 месяца назад +5

      Yeah lol keep the hate for after the finals

    • @nickgilday8946
      @nickgilday8946 4 месяца назад +3

      welcome to the show!

    • @coffeehouse1126
      @coffeehouse1126 4 месяца назад +7

      I always thought Boston fans were annoying, I realize it’s more your East Coast neighbors Knicks and Philly fans. Boston fans seem a lot more grounded and level headed. Good luck!

    • @qrsentertainment7215
      @qrsentertainment7215 4 месяца назад +5

      ​​@@coffeehouse1126To be honest a lot of boston fans are Is annoying idiots. But not the die-hard. We tey to stay grounded.

    • @dannycollinscoachcollins5727
      @dannycollinscoachcollins5727 4 месяца назад +5

      Welcome. Mavs fans are much better than Heat fans.

  • @octaviousrex6894
    @octaviousrex6894 4 месяца назад +22

    Love this podcast, thank you for all the content!

  • @cooldonnyd8647
    @cooldonnyd8647 4 месяца назад +25

    Let’s gooo! Celtics in 5 lol

    • @GoodSince85
      @GoodSince85 4 месяца назад

      Yeah you better lol cause that won't happen

    • @mikotagayuna8494
      @mikotagayuna8494 4 месяца назад

      @@GoodSince85 Celtics in 6 then? Cause that's way more realistic than your fans predicting 4-0 in your own channels.

  • @christophercastellano6359
    @christophercastellano6359 4 месяца назад +4

    WHY IS NO ONE ASKING THE REAL QUESTION?? HOW IS DALLAS GOING TO GUARD BOSTON!!!
    Are they going to let horford and porzingis shoot?
    Are they going to let white and holiday score all over them?
    How will they guard 5 perimeter players when they dont allow their big on the perimeter?
    Those are the real questions!

  • @phoebecheung6470
    @phoebecheung6470 4 месяца назад +13

    Thank you for this. Let's go Celtics 🍀

  • @SpencerJ289
    @SpencerJ289 4 месяца назад +15

    Mid day Saturday bonus Locked on Celtics hell yeah. Go Celtics we’re winning it all ☘️🏆☘️

  • @khalidbrickhouse2381
    @khalidbrickhouse2381 4 месяца назад +5

    Thank you John. There is no revenge. Boston did nothing to that man but offer him a huge contract which he rejected. Plus we already swept him in Brooklyn. No revenge.

  • @lucysapphire
    @lucysapphire 4 месяца назад +25

    Yay for Bonus podcasts! This is the only basketball media I can stand right now. The haters are out in full force and Thursdays first punch can’t come soon enough. Thanks, John. ☘️☘️

  • @brandonsandberg3500
    @brandonsandberg3500 4 месяца назад +15

    In Luka’s last 4 games vs the Celtics he’s averaged 33.8 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 9.0 app…. He is 0-4 vs Boston during that stretch.

    • @R3Y1023
      @R3Y1023 4 месяца назад +2

      Celtics can’t hold Luka 77

    • @nickgilday8946
      @nickgilday8946 4 месяца назад +3

      Correct. Make him a volume shooter and take away the others. I believe in those games it took 25 plus shots to get the 30 plus points. Thats what you want to see.

    • @ClariceRoper-vl6rg
      @ClariceRoper-vl6rg 4 месяца назад +4

      The Suns were also a 64 win #1 seed and they had beat the Mavs TEN times in a row and the Mavs still beat them so you little 4 game winning streak couldn't be more insignificant.

    • @khalidbrickhouse2381
      @khalidbrickhouse2381 4 месяца назад

      Celtics are not the Suns​@@ClariceRoper-vl6rg

    • @stevencokley1574
      @stevencokley1574 4 месяца назад +3

      Attack Luka on the offensive end to wear his ass out!! Celtics in 6

  • @brookieg3754
    @brookieg3754 4 месяца назад +8

    BONUS POD! 🤜🏼🤛🏼 Appreciate it John! ☘️🔥

  • @ajrishad922
    @ajrishad922 4 месяца назад +4

    Mavs in 5! Raccoon squad!

  • @GiovanniVeliz-sc9bg
    @GiovanniVeliz-sc9bg 4 месяца назад +6

    Let it ride …………..

  • @dragonslayerthegod9284
    @dragonslayerthegod9284 4 месяца назад +3

    -Dereck Lively was 14-14 in 4 games!
    And we got 38 yr old BULL DOG That’s gonna bite a chunk outta that lil puppy’s ass! 🐶
    Bet on it 💯☘️

    • @hardywoodaway9912
      @hardywoodaway9912 4 месяца назад

      love that energy 😂😂😂 you guys are tripping

  • @PBADOG
    @PBADOG 4 месяца назад +7

    Dallas on the Road oooh man .. Luka loves it . Make sure to piss him off.. then watch a greatshow

  • @brightBoss
    @brightBoss 4 месяца назад +10

    I want them to really test that Mavs backcourt. Let's see if Luka and Kyrie can guard anyone on the Celtics. And put Tatum on Luka down the stretch please. Celtics in 5 (max). LFG🍀

    • @R3Y1023
      @R3Y1023 4 месяца назад

      Tatum can’t hold Luka 77

    • @nickgilday8946
      @nickgilday8946 4 месяца назад +1

      I prefer 80/20 Jrue and Brown and give him the full court treatment all game. Then at the end switch it up with a heavy dose of JB and Tatum on luka and White and Jrue focusing on ky

    • @Smido83
      @Smido83 4 месяца назад +5

      Luka defended the 2nd most field goals on the Mavs this Postseason. 17.4 per game to be exact. Only Washington defended more. Opponents shot 44% overall against him, 35% from 3. Opponents shot 0.76 PPP in Iso situations against him this Playoffs (frequency of 18.6%), Post Up situations 1.0 PPP (frequency 4.7%), 0.81 PPP on Spotups (46.5%)
      Its not like thats a new idea... other teams tryed as well. Just doesnt work that well against Luka anymore.

    • @ortsacerdi1423
      @ortsacerdi1423 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Smido83we will see his too lucky in that logo 3tha he did in that game in this serieshe will tired cause Celtics will hunt him big time and Wolves is not the same as Celtics they veterans of the playoffs

    • @nickgilday8946
      @nickgilday8946 4 месяца назад

      @@Smido83 I think all Celtics fans are more than happy to test that out

  • @devinjenkins9964
    @devinjenkins9964 4 месяца назад +55

    Mav fans been talking crazy like they used to this. Cant cry your way out these finals. Porzingis coming back and gone be healthier than ever. Keep relying on your rookie and Kyrie revenge antics to save the day. Celtics in 5

    • @ClariceRoper-vl6rg
      @ClariceRoper-vl6rg 4 месяца назад +18

      Keep relying on a guy who hasn't played in over a month to step right into the intensity of the finals and somehow be "healthier than ever" whatever the hell that means. Porzingus is about as scary as Kawhi was in round 1.

    • @joshfontaine8546
      @joshfontaine8546 4 месяца назад +5

      @@ClariceRoper-vl6rgeither way the Mavs match up horribly with the Celtics. It’s gonna be a snooze fest of a finals

    • @devinjenkins9964
      @devinjenkins9964 4 месяца назад +5

      @@ClariceRoper-vl6rg boo hoo I trust Porzingis more than some rookie who y’all think gone put yall levels above💀 stop the madness. And you just admitted you had an easier time with clippers cause of no kawhi stop acting like the mavs is above anybody. Think you tough against Kat and Rudy💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

    • @johnkurian4529
      @johnkurian4529 4 месяца назад +14

      You realized KP played for the Mavs right we know what hes like when hes missed extended time.

    • @ClariceRoper-vl6rg
      @ClariceRoper-vl6rg 4 месяца назад +12

      ​@@devinjenkins9964A Celtics fan talking shit about facing a team weakened from injuries is the height of hypocrisy and stupidity.

  • @jimibify
    @jimibify 4 месяца назад +3

    Mavs fan here. This looks an awful lot like the Clipper's page, the Thunder's page and the Timberwolves's page. It's good to read old familiar stuff LOL

    • @MDB465
      @MDB465 4 месяца назад

      They don’t learn smh

  • @QuietStormP
    @QuietStormP 4 месяца назад +37

    Man, Joe’s answer to your question about guarding Luka and Kyrie was amazing. He is going to be a legend in this town. He reminds me of Belichick.

    • @Smido83
      @Smido83 4 месяца назад +3

      You do know that thats exactly the same gameplan the Thunder had, right? The... exact... same!
      Luka vs Dort 1 on 1, double/blitz Kyrie every way possible and make him a passer, rotate as good as possible to prevent open lanes to the basket or 3's from roleplayers out of the short role sets. The exact same strategy.
      Problem is, the Mavs were the most blitzed and doubled team the entire season. So our roleplayers know exactly how to play those 4 vs 3 sets, cause we had tons of reps all year. Kyrie only averaged 15.7 PPG against the Thunder cause he was constantly doubled. But our roleplayers went off. Because we know how to play those sets and how to create tons of open looks out of it.
      So not sure what you are so crazy about. He just copied the trategy a similar team to the Celtics already played this Playoffs against the Mavs... nothing special or groundbreaking here.

    • @QuietStormP
      @QuietStormP 4 месяца назад +12

      @@Smido83 Mazulla didn’t talk about gameplan when he was interviewed. John is the one who said play Luka 1v1 and blitz Ky.
      Mazulla said it’s not gonna be about just guarding those guys but about doing all things right. Why would Coach Mazulla give up his gameplan? You wrote all that for nothing.

    • @Smido83
      @Smido83 4 месяца назад

      @@QuietStormP So, I thought you went fanboy crazy about some actual analysis and strategic ideas... my bad.
      But thats even stranger. You're getting wet panties cause your coach said... nothing at all? Ok, then...

    • @therealdarrell282
      @therealdarrell282 4 месяца назад +4

      @@QuietStormPI agree 100%. The scouts have a book on what the Mavs do and do not do well. Mazzula would be foolish to tell the media how they plan on beating Dallas.

    • @tylerriley2587
      @tylerriley2587 4 месяца назад +2

      @@therealdarrell282makes sense

  • @quietlike
    @quietlike 4 месяца назад +2

    I love how every team thinks they can play Luka 1 on 1, and expect not to have to double. Lolz
    Guy acts like no one has tried to rush Kyrie

  • @peterparris6688
    @peterparris6688 4 месяца назад +3

    Celtics fans didn’t forget how Kyrie stomped on lucky burn sage in the Celtics arena
    trying to diss us
    Cs i kno you didn’t forget
    let’s go Cs keep that fire burning
    ☘️☘️☘️🔥🔥🔥🔥🏀

  • @dm8064
    @dm8064 4 месяца назад +2

    Let the Mavs fans talk. They don't get these moments much. Boston in six.

  • @arnaldorodriguez1483
    @arnaldorodriguez1483 4 месяца назад +6

    Thanks for the bonus Podcast and KP update. Your the best 👍

  • @danielthompson3928
    @danielthompson3928 4 месяца назад +2

    I’m not sure when Luka became anointed but I still do not think he is THAT guy. Jokic is better, Giannis is better, and Tatum is better.
    Luka will pass but only so much. He will become inefficient all on his own just to get his shots in. I think we should push him to that point faster. Kyrie’s game is matured. He does not get the assists but much like JB, he is passing the ball. It’s just that the person that receives it either misses or passes themselves.
    I would be surprised if we ever see a game where Luka has more assists than points and I am saying that if we gave him the easy pass every single time he will still insist on getting his own points no matter what. Jokic would throw the pass every time.

    • @charlesallen3596
      @charlesallen3596 4 месяца назад +1

      Wow…don’t disrespect Luke Dog like that😂😂..,he not that guy huh😂😂

    • @ClariceRoper-vl6rg
      @ClariceRoper-vl6rg 4 месяца назад +3

      Luka is in fact the best in the world and you are completely ignorant about the way he plays.

    • @Yeah.ItsMe.
      @Yeah.ItsMe. 4 месяца назад +2

      😂 Mavs in 6.

    • @mikotagayuna8494
      @mikotagayuna8494 4 месяца назад

      @@ClariceRoper-vl6rg Nice opinion, troll bot account. Welcome to your first day of existence.

    • @hardywoodaway9912
      @hardywoodaway9912 4 месяца назад

      Luka is actually more of a passer than a scorer, he is scoring to get doubled

  • @ElzRayEks
    @ElzRayEks 4 месяца назад +1

    Celtics traded for Prozingis and Jrue and the Mavs traded for Gafford and PJ Washington enough said.

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 3 месяца назад +1

    Locked On Celtics- I came to the realization of something in the 2023-2024 NBA Finals, tonight.
    When all is said & done, we're gonna either have a former Boston Celtics player in Kyrie Irving helping take the NBA championship to the Dallas Mavericks, or, a former Dallas Mavericks player in Kristaps Porziņģis helping take the NBA championship to "Bean-Town".
    It's gonna be a wild ride & it all kicks off at TD Garden/"New Boston Garden"/whatever you want to call it, tonight in Game 1.

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 3 месяца назад +1

    Locked On Celtics- Game 1 of the 2023-2024 NBA Finals is tonight.
    I hope the Boston Celtics are ready for it--especially since Game 1 is in "Bean-Town".
    This is just the video to watch in order to help me get hyped up for it & stay focused, too...

  • @splashgod2509
    @splashgod2509 4 месяца назад +12

    If Luka is backing his way down and getting to his spots on every possession, staying home and limiting the others doesn't matter. HES SCORING ON EVERY POSESSION while the alternative could be proving weaker shooters to beat you. Minnesota played the most conservative defense and I don't think it's a coincidence that Luka had his best series.

    • @thestanleys3235
      @thestanleys3235 4 месяца назад +3

      As Mavs fan, when I have seen Luka struggle it's cause he's getting doubled and starts turning ball over way too much.

  • @wesleywhite4782
    @wesleywhite4782 4 месяца назад +4

    Kyrie and Luka may be better but the Celtics just want it more. They have all the pressure for banner 18. Celtics in 6.

  • @ChrisJones-qo7ln
    @ChrisJones-qo7ln 4 месяца назад +4

    GO MAVS

  • @thehumancondition.
    @thehumancondition. 4 месяца назад +1

    6:31 HOLY SHIT MILL CITY MENTIONED. Was literally born and raised there I love hearing my cities name since outside of Boston nobody knows we exist 💀

  • @JK-ji9wo
    @JK-ji9wo 4 месяца назад +1

    Mavs fan here - great episode, John. I think you hit on a lot of really good ideas that are more or less the highlights of the best defensive elements we saw from the clippers and the thunder. I think you’re right that the goal with Luka is to play him straight up and limit passing, and attack Kyrie with size. But, I think asking Holiday to fused Luka as the primary is a mistake. No one his size has successfully defended Luka consistently, and the result will most likely be a 2v1 on a Luka drive to the basket (where Luka likely will carry his body into the body of the defender in the restricted area and DHO to the big for a layup). He matchup hunted a much better rim defender in gobert than anything Boston has because he consistently put his smaller defender in jail. It will need to be a team effort between Brown and Tatum.
    I expect the Mavs to attack the basket as much as possible, since center depth and rebounding is the weakness of this defense relative to their perimeter defending. They will matchup hunt KP, don’t think there’s any chance they go elsewhere. Dallas’ best path to winning is what they did in game 1 against MN (albeit with their typical 3P shooting vs 24%)- offset 3P disadvantage by dominating offensive glass and 2nd chance points.
    I expect the Mavs to sell out against the corner 3 and paint points on defense, and give up above the break 3s to KP/Horford and mid range 2s to Tatum/Brown. You will probably see PJ guarding KP/Horford for any 5 out formations. SGA’s series against Dallas is the mold to success for Tatum/Brown (easier said than done).
    I think making Luka work on defense will be easier said than done (though obviously you’re right to try, it was baffling MN failed so much at this)-his job in this defense is to funnel his player to whoever is nearest or PJ or DJJ and switch if it is a star player. When supporting players have tried to go 1:1 this post season against him the numbers have actually been terrible for them (statistically, opponents are performing worse when guarded by him than by Tatum this post season because he’s been winning the matchups against the lesser scorers). Itztok Franko has some excellent short bits of analysis of Mavs offense on X if anyone wants to get into the details of it to see why some of these ideas need some refining.

  • @phd0830
    @phd0830 4 месяца назад +1

    This is Celtics to loose… however the Js have to play consistently and close games and have the killer instinct….. if The KP is back that’s huge but he won’t be able to play in full thrust anyhow…. Rim protection is important

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 4 месяца назад +1

    Locked On Celtics- Great insight & commentary--as always.

  • @spenserkao2709
    @spenserkao2709 4 месяца назад +1

    So glad that the negative force finger-pointer Kyrie has been out of the C’s five yrs ago! That makes you feel good!

  • @hayzmi
    @hayzmi 4 месяца назад +1

    Saying we just got Luka 1v1. I've heard it before. Respectable game plan suggestion. MIN was not good worth trying to go at Luka

  • @CBarratser01
    @CBarratser01 4 месяца назад +1

    Some of y’all Celtics fans are hilarious. KP has played in 3 playoff series in his career and he’s been terrible or gotten hurt in all of them. He’s super talented and I hope he can stay healthy and have a good series, but acting like that’s a sure thing is delusional. Dereck Lively has literally already had a more successful playoff career than KP going into this series.

  • @davighidetti8947
    @davighidetti8947 4 месяца назад +1

    White was able to stop Kyrie and even turn him over in the regular season. I'm confident he'll be locked in for that assignment. We're going to be fine Celtics in 6

  • @Andrewatyourservice
    @Andrewatyourservice 4 месяца назад +3

    Mavs fan here. Your plan is solid. Maybe you’ll be the first team we’ve seen to actually implement this strategy, which with your talented started 5 might work. The one flaw is Luka is masterful at drawing fouls and fooling defenders. I actually think your problem may be on the other end of the floor. Dallas’ D has been so so good. A cohesive unit that has frustrated stars and offensive firepower in the West. If those 3s don’t moderately fall, I’d worry about the offense grinding to a halt.
    Enjoy the show!

    • @mikotagayuna8494
      @mikotagayuna8494 4 месяца назад +3

      Mavs have good defense now and we're all hoping that White & Holiday can live up to being the best defensive backcourt in the league. Good luck, zero injuries and let's enjoy some good basketball.

    • @mavsfanforever7919
      @mavsfanforever7919 4 месяца назад

      Masterful at drawing fouls a.k.a. flopping 😂. He grew up watching LeBron afterall

    • @roykentseyebrows4196
      @roykentseyebrows4196 4 месяца назад +1

      Luka is exceptional at drawing fouls, but that's actually one of the Celt's strengths. They are so so disciplined at NOT biting on fakes. We will see how it plays out.

    • @1nonlyrawbert
      @1nonlyrawbert 4 месяца назад

      If you let Luka get 40+ he's probably hitting big time 3s and still getting others involved. He's just that good. Bro will go for 70 if you're not careful. Kyrie getting his too if let in an island with a defender. Switching everything won't work. Idk about that strategy my guy.

  • @justinmurray1343
    @justinmurray1343 4 месяца назад +1

    As a celtics fan ive learned the talking doesnt do you shit. Let the games play out and see where it goes from there. Long story short, the best team will win. Lets see who leaves it all on the floor. Kyrie been there and done that ( won a chip with Bron) veltics been there and done that (lost a chip against Golden State) what did they learn? Interesting series

  • @SuperJoobers
    @SuperJoobers 4 месяца назад +1

    The last time Boston beat Dallas Luka changed his shoes and took off the head😂😂 there ya go Luka that ought to show em you mean business.

  • @Alexander-lc7dx
    @Alexander-lc7dx 4 месяца назад +1

    Mavs fan here. I loves Thea videos of the game plan. Helps to keep an eye on specific strategies. Thanks for the insight!

  • @QuietStormP
    @QuietStormP 4 месяца назад +2

    I have this feeling that the C’s are laser focused. I think Tatum opens up eyes this series. I think it’s gonna be a sweep. Am I crazy to feel that way?

    • @charlesallen3596
      @charlesallen3596 4 месяца назад

      So are the D’s super locked in! 😂

    • @youngwriss3426
      @youngwriss3426 4 месяца назад

      Yea 😂

    • @oblivionpro69
      @oblivionpro69 4 месяца назад

      They looked laser focused-eye on the prize all postseason. I was really impressed when they struggled to beat the Indiana Pacers with no Haliburton, but still found a way to win. Heart of the Champion❤️🏆

  • @behoneydo
    @behoneydo 4 месяца назад +2

    Celtics in 5

  • @jrp1981ful
    @jrp1981ful 4 месяца назад +1

    As a Mavs family I was excited when Dallas Maverick picked the unicorn i still have his jersey it just it didn't work out.

  • @Deaddlynedly
    @Deaddlynedly 4 месяца назад +2

    Mavs fans are delusional

    • @ClariceRoper-vl6rg
      @ClariceRoper-vl6rg 4 месяца назад +1

      Celtics fans are arrogant and ignorant

    • @FrostyGreenHarbor
      @FrostyGreenHarbor 4 месяца назад +1

      @@ClariceRoper-vl6rg Then..why voluntarily come to a celtic podcast?😂

    • @Deaddlynedly
      @Deaddlynedly 4 месяца назад

      @@ClariceRoper-vl6rg guess we gonna find out

    • @Yeah.ItsMe.
      @Yeah.ItsMe. 4 месяца назад

      ​@FrostyGreenHarbor are you new to sports? Celtics fans are dumb lol

  • @mrrobertfacehead
    @mrrobertfacehead 4 месяца назад +4

    Celtics in 6

  • @Knightrider5672
    @Knightrider5672 4 месяца назад +2

    Celts in 6! Mavs have 2 stars, we have 6! Starting 5+Horford🎉

    • @oblivionpro69
      @oblivionpro69 4 месяца назад

      Throwing the word “star” around pretty loosely we are

  • @sithcritic8906
    @sithcritic8906 4 месяца назад +1

    How does Boston recover if the Mavs dominate game 1 at the Garden?

  • @matthias-christianbender1178
    @matthias-christianbender1178 4 месяца назад +1

    Y'all hget mauled by us and LD, mark my words.

  • @MrDuncanquasar
    @MrDuncanquasar 4 месяца назад +5

    Guarding Luka is going to be tough, but Celtics will come up with something to make him work on D to tire him out

  • @thestanleys3235
    @thestanleys3235 4 месяца назад +2

    Luka used to take defensive possessions off because he needed rest, but now with Kai he takes the occasional offensive play off instead.

    • @oblivionpro69
      @oblivionpro69 4 месяца назад

      Exactly, he ain’t a 1 man show anymore

  • @CelticsGirlFlintWorld
    @CelticsGirlFlintWorld 4 месяца назад +3

    John we cannot thank you enough! Thanks for the extra podcast! Got me through the rest of my workout❤

  • @moisesalmonte8271
    @moisesalmonte8271 4 месяца назад +1

    Anybody cant stop Luka. Celtics must to do their game and stop the rest of team.

  • @Renaud-hq6wp
    @Renaud-hq6wp 4 месяца назад +2

    KP and Big Al should outplay Lively and Gardford in order to beat the Mavs

  • @TerrancePotts-ws3gy
    @TerrancePotts-ws3gy 4 месяца назад +2

    I luv the mindset of this squad all season long with a consistent mindset which leads to consistent results. Like Joe said it’s no difference between the reg seas and the playoffs people only realize u hve to be locked in to play these gmes and bos has been tht all seas long🍀🏀💪

  • @michaellueck3214
    @michaellueck3214 4 месяца назад +2

    Celtics in 6!!

  • @Stuzzyboa
    @Stuzzyboa 4 месяца назад +1

    As good as jt and jb are they aint no Luka or Kyrie

  • @landonlakes4782
    @landonlakes4782 4 месяца назад +2

    John employing the Jay King strategy for Luka. Damn ☘️☘️☘️ #jaykingmustbestopped

  • @Ricardo.S.Araujo
    @Ricardo.S.Araujo 4 месяца назад

    This is the kind of down-to-earth analysis that I hope Joe Mazzulla can figure out and pass to the team. Great job as always, John.
    Cheers from Portugal. 🇵🇹

  • @danielthompson3928
    @danielthompson3928 4 месяца назад +1

    I believe we should still go 8-9 deep. That will give our starters some rest. We have 5 all star level players and can keep at least 3 on the court at all times while we give some of them rest. That’s our advantage, they have to run their players ragged just to keep up their level of play. In addition, they will be thrown off by Payton’s pace which is a nice mix up for us and they have to respect Hauser’s shot even though he has not been hitting them. It’s still worth it because Hauser can pull his weight defensively and Payton can play decent minutes on Kyrie due to speed. I believe we can use everyone on Luka. Give him different looks and make him drain the shot clock.

  • @Thisisrance
    @Thisisrance 4 месяца назад +3

    Guard Luka 1 on 1 but also hold him and and Ky to 50? Good luck holding Luka by himself to 50 if that’s the game plan. I just don’t see how getting Luka to pass the ball to less efficient scorers is a bad thing? Also… go at Luka on defense? Genius!!!! Why didn’t anyone else think of that!? Go at their “worst defender” who is also their best player. Riveting stuff there. That whole rant was absolutely adorable… a pod caster coming up with a game plan 🤗. Bless your heart. mavs in 5

  • @DonnaDiane74
    @DonnaDiane74 4 месяца назад +3

    We love and appreciate you Big John!💚

  • @IowaLanguages
    @IowaLanguages 4 месяца назад +1

    This strategy makes sense. Luka isn’t in the best shape. Go Celtics!! ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

  • @ApeManULTRA
    @ApeManULTRA 4 месяца назад +2

    AYOooo! Thanks for the bonus pod, dude! ❤🔒☘🏀

  • @marvinm8343
    @marvinm8343 4 месяца назад +1

    It's not only Mavs fans, John. It's like the whole NBA fanbase, especially Laker fans. It's always the same narrative. Who's gonna stop LuKai? What I don't hear is the flipside of that argument: who's gonna stop the Jays?
    Hope you can do a podcast on how the C's can attack the Mavs defense.

    • @quietlike
      @quietlike 4 месяца назад +1

      Same narrative? Everyone been dissing the Mavs until now. They’ve proven themselves. We expect to see the Cs to come out of the weak ass East.
      Everyone predicted Mavs to lose every series til now, and any non Mavs fan is riding the Celtics because they look at season stats and don’t watch games

  • @tatlas2123
    @tatlas2123 4 месяца назад +2

    The finals schedule is a plus for Kristops. Two days in-between games, which will allow for more rest and recovery.

    • @Tophergr8
      @Tophergr8 4 месяца назад

      Not sure if it's this way now, but KP used to take forever to get back into rhythm when he was coming back from injuries. It's a big reason for why he got traded away from Dallas, if not the biggest reason.

  • @rodrigo2112-
    @rodrigo2112- 4 месяца назад +3

    Wohoo bonus episode! Thanks for that John!

  • @SkullEZClap
    @SkullEZClap 4 месяца назад +2

    😂your mic volume is so loud I almost went deaf at the start

  • @coolgenuinephil3051
    @coolgenuinephil3051 4 месяца назад +1

    Great pod John if KP is ready for game 1 i would have him come off bench in short stints 5 mins here and there. With the long lay off hopefully Sam will find his groove again really need him to hit his open 3's. C's in 6 but could go less if they defend really well which i feel will be the difference. Defense definitely wins this🏆. ☘️☘️☘️☘️💪💪

  • @javierz2608
    @javierz2608 4 месяца назад +3

    Celtics energy Is the way to the championship, we want it we need it

    • @quietlike
      @quietlike 4 месяца назад

      They have nowhere near the energy or momentum the mavs have going into this.
      Cs had a cakewalk, Mavs have been battle tested.

    • @louisrodriguez5085
      @louisrodriguez5085 4 месяца назад

      They played a team missing their best player just like Celtics (kawhi) okc was a play in team last year who had a great story I never saw them as a finals contender and Minnesota looked very overrated similar to the Utah jazz off the 2010s but carry on

  • @ApeManULTRA
    @ApeManULTRA 4 месяца назад +2

    LET'S F^¢K!NG GO, CELTICS!!! ☘☘☘

  • @cuzmariosaidso
    @cuzmariosaidso 4 месяца назад +1

    Boston in 6☘️

  • @Jumpman__
    @Jumpman__ 4 месяца назад +1

    Celtics in 5

  • @jacrooze0430
    @jacrooze0430 4 месяца назад +1

    Mavs in 4 💙🩵

  • @NEP017
    @NEP017 4 месяца назад +1

    I agree with John on this one. No one can stop Luka, but you can stop Kyrie and the rest of the team. I would take that gamble

  • @ForeverBleedinGreen
    @ForeverBleedinGreen 3 месяца назад

    One: If Boston is "All Hands On Deck," the Mavs don't stand a chance...period...plus, Two: ALL you guys seem to be completely forgetting what Joe said several weeks ago about "curve balls," remember those?
    Yeah, I think he's got several 'curve balls' consisting of schemes and actions NOBODY in the league has seen on film yet.
    Mark my words...Joe's 'CURVED BALLS,' lol, are going to be the x-factor, or 'wild card,' as you guys call it! Just hide and watch, as we always said back in the day - like last century...right John...? Yeah, you know!
    Are you kidding us John, I mean Boston taking advantages of 'the officiating? Ha! I've been a Boston fan since 1980, and I have a seriously hard time remembering one time when we've been able to do that...not one...! If you know of any, please let me know...I'll be waiting, and I pray you know of some, since it'd be really nice to know that it's even a possibility, because 'the 7th man' being the officiating crews of the past have been nothing shy of horrific.

  • @mctaguer
    @mctaguer 4 месяца назад

    I really see this no differently than I'm guessing most of the teams who faced LeBron over the years have done (LBJ was the best player in every one of those series, even against GSW). And, in case people forgot, those OTHER teams were 6-4 in those matchups, including a Dallas team that clearly had less star power.

  • @Your_celtics_source
    @Your_celtics_source 4 месяца назад

    If Kyrie and Luka average 50, the Celtics are guaranteed to win. 50 is not reasonable

  • @MDB465
    @MDB465 4 месяца назад

    Yall sleeping on kyrie, we’re going to out rebound Boston leading to more possessions, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we pulled out some sort of zone defense at some point. Yall better makes those 3’s at a high clip the whole series, if not it’s lights out. Also if yall only go 7 deep and only one of those subs is a guard, how are yall gonna chase us around for 48 mins game after game for potentially 7 games and be effective with a 32/33 year old Drew and Derrick white, it’s gonna make Tatum or brown have to take the load and it’s gonna tire them out and we haven’t got to kyrie yet.

  • @nicholasparalemos8353
    @nicholasparalemos8353 4 месяца назад

    Awesome podcast John you are always so informational and love how you break down the Celtics ☘️ strategies on the offense and defense end. Hopefully Celtics can win this ☘️☘️☘️

  • @lawrencedanao7648
    @lawrencedanao7648 4 месяца назад

    Celtics fans talking about how we defend your stretch 5, but how are you going to counter our interior presence? Easy buckets with lobs and alleys and dominating the boards with 2nd 3rd chance opportunities.

  • @johnennis1179
    @johnennis1179 4 месяца назад

    when a player tries to Jinx a Legendary Team , the players in the non - physical come to make the ball fall off the rim -for that negativity, and gently fall in for those who have spent thousands of positive hours , making things better. Legends live forever.

  • @kevinhayes7760
    @kevinhayes7760 4 месяца назад

    Don’t worry this sounds for winning like five or six or maybe a sweep and all depends but I worry about the man and man will ship them shit down. We may not down good night down. Carrie has a mental black when it comes to Boston time was time for the best team in the NBA and that’s about to win the championship and win our 18th Anna we were waiting for for a long time to be king of mountain again And we will be winning again by winning our 18th dynasty start another Boston dynasty that’s what I think 3:38

  • @ericohsogood4693
    @ericohsogood4693 4 месяца назад

    I will be shocked if Dallas wins 4 of 7 games.

  • @robertbaker782
    @robertbaker782 4 месяца назад

    Why should I worry about the number of Mavs fans comments because if I also comment and kind of even out the comments, it doesn't affect anything in the real world.So why should I be concerned about it?

  • @mt_2330
    @mt_2330 4 месяца назад

    Man John idk.. Brissett plays so hard and is all energy and crashed the glass I wouldn’t mind that for 5-7min occasionally

  • @nickwilson9216
    @nickwilson9216 4 месяца назад +2

    After observing 3 different teams fan bases it is insane how much more delusional Celtics fans are it’s honestly impressive

  • @hayzmi
    @hayzmi 4 месяца назад

    No one over here is saying revenge game. It's just yall getting worked up. And it's not like I didn't hear the big radio station call him anti Semitic this week.

  • @seanwoodson9371
    @seanwoodson9371 4 месяца назад

    Kyrie mr 4th quarter sir, must not be watching. Luka mr 1st quarter 😉 can’t wait for the Boston Russell’s to test this man.

  • @Yeah.ItsMe.
    @Yeah.ItsMe. 4 месяца назад

    You said "We're not stupid" uhh maybe you're not, but looking at these comments 😬 some of these guys are not very bright.

  • @62528354robi
    @62528354robi 4 месяца назад

    You are not stopping Luka and Kyrie the only chance you have is not to double any of them and for your fans to play nice with Kyrie and not insult him, also for players to be real nice and friendly with the Mavs too and than you maybe have a chance

  • @JTMont21
    @JTMont21 4 месяца назад

    If the Mavs were going to leave a man open, who would they choose? They are going to try and have their big roaming around so he can help on drives.

  • @Gmoney4184
    @Gmoney4184 4 месяца назад

    Porzingis wont last this series. Too much physicality. Seen it too many times with him. Hes soft like charmin.

  • @GarrettSims-n3i
    @GarrettSims-n3i 4 месяца назад +2

    💚💚💚💚💚

  • @AliJoseph02
    @AliJoseph02 4 месяца назад +4

    I actually think we sweep them, we'll have close games but we'll figure it our late

    • @Lena-ks5ni
      @Lena-ks5ni 4 месяца назад

      How cute...Mavs hardly wait to finaly meet you in all your boldness...and supremacy!

    • @benbelleville2006
      @benbelleville2006 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Lena-ks5ni Cute

    • @Lena-ks5ni
      @Lena-ks5ni 4 месяца назад

      @@benbelleville2006 Right...

    • @FrostyGreenHarbor
      @FrostyGreenHarbor 4 месяца назад

      ​​@@Lena-ks5niI mean..We're hearing plenty of predictions of a sweep from your end also. Against a team that you haven't beaten in two years. Including a recent 28 pt blowout 😂

    • @benbelleville2006
      @benbelleville2006 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Lena-ks5ni Drop the digits?

  • @JTMont21
    @JTMont21 4 месяца назад

    Holiday is too small. It's too much of a weight difference, but Boston switches so often it may not matter.

  • @carolinadnm17
    @carolinadnm17 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks John for the bonus podcast. Much appreciated!

  • @randenpatterson297
    @randenpatterson297 4 месяца назад

    Luka has a new son....his name is Jason Tatum...LET IT RIDE!!!!!!! #LUKAFINALSMVP #KYRIESTOMPSBOSTON #raccoonsquad

  • @emjaay80
    @emjaay80 4 месяца назад

    Move out the way, Joe Mazzula! This guy is taking over 😆😂😆😂

  • @Scotty2413
    @Scotty2413 4 месяца назад

    I like fans who can respect their opponent. Like give kudos to both teams don’t be a hater