Besides Steph's phenomenal masterclass performance. Let's give major props to Wiggins, Payton, and Looney for playing outstanding tight defense (especially limiting Tatum & White to under 33% shooting) and crushing the boards where the Warriors outrebounded the Celtics on both ends by 13 altogether!!
If the Warriors win it should be because Wiggins and Looney reach into their athleticism and size to become the rebounding beasts they were in this game.
I don’t understand why gp2 and looney aren’t getting more minutes. Looney should be getting 30+ and gp2 should be getting 20+. Take some minutes away from draymond and Poole/klay when they’re having a rough night
@@Willy72070 It’s not always that simple. You have to balance defense with scoring ability and prevent over exhaustion. When they play lower minutes, they can be more aggressive and extend more energy. Everything is a give and take and there’s a reason why they’re playing the minutes they are. Honestly, we just don’t know enough as fans to really comment much on rotations as they can depend on so many factors that we are blind to.
Take a moment to appreciate Steph's Greatness: Averaging 34 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists a game Shooting 50 FG%/49 3PT%/86 FT% from the field And that doesn't even do his finals performances justice, because he didn't play a full quarter in game 2 (where he had 29 but probably would have wound up with close to 40 if he played that 4th quarter at home). HE HAS 137 POINTS IN 148 MINUTES Scoring almost a point a minute, shooting the lights out in efficiency, against the #1 league defense when everyone in the building knows he is the only consistant offensive option for the warriors. We are witnessing greatness Look at Curry man so inspirational
Wiggins defensive and rebounding masterclass. This man in one year has put all the potential with his length together, he’s chilled with the scoring, which he can do to be a better overall player and think it deserves a lot of credit
@@iAmpedrosilva That’s what I’m saying, he was nice. But was always a scorer, now he’s took a step back from that (still good) and put the rest together especially defensively where most his potential was seen
What amazes me about the Curry game was that he twisted and tweaked his ankle the game before. I don't think he was even 100% physically, but he was 100% mentally.
Yeah, it's not a super bad injury, I never said it was. I have played through hurt ankles before and you don't really think about it when you are playing, but whenever I have played on a hurt ankle I have always played sub-par. It wasn't a super serious injury, doesn't make it any less impressive though.
ik what you mean. i think he’s getting older in the sense that even tho he’s physically fine, he starts to show up big time in super duper meaningful games where no one’s got it. dad on court and off
Boston’s drop coverage is the reason why Draymond is having so many issues, but also why Steph is able to play so damn well. Will be interesting to see if they switch up their strategy.
Yup its almost like the Celtics are asking Steph to beat them, because if they trap him warriors will be playing 4 on 3 on every position and draymond is great at that, and klay and wiggins would be shooting wide open easy shots
@@christhompson6010 People should’ve learned from the All-Star Game. If you let Steph shoot and let him get comfortable he’ll beat you 9/10 times. Dudes got way too much skill and confidence to be left open like he has been. But I can’t complain as a warriors fan
Not to mention all the little things GP2 does. Great defense and the intelligence to act like he's attempted a 3, little bounce pass to Steff, set a screen and allowed Steff to hit the 3. Brilliant!!!
I've listened to A LOT of sports commentary throughout this b-ball season + series & you are ALWAYS spot on, you don't show bias & you know what you're talking about.
Steph had great games in game 3 of the 2019 finals and game 5 of the 2015 finals Game 3 of 2019 finals 47 pts, 8 rebs, 7 asts, and 2 stls But took the L Game 5 of 2015 finals 37 pts , 7 rebs, 4 asts and 2 stls And took them ahead 3-2
Game 4 2016 38 6 and 5 to go up 3-1 in the infamous Lebrons a bitch game!!! Where after the game, Lebron cried to the NBA to suspend Draymond and they did the next day!!🤬
I just wanna see the Warriors step it up as a team too. Their teamplay is their greatest strength. I think when Steph gets an easy 30 but everybody else(or at least 1 or 2 are having a really good game9 is playing well that's when they're at their best. I know the Boston Defense is good but poole and Klay and Draymond have to have some games where they increase their offense from what they've done so far.
A lot of it depends on what Boston wants to do. Boston has been doing drop coverage on Curry, allowing him to space to shoot and he's been torching them. But what the drop coverage does do well is maintain defensive positioning and structure preventing other warriors from finding looks. So it's no coincidence that the others are doing poorly based on Boston's defensive scheme.
yeah, folks forget how good Curry was in the Toronto series cause they lost, and yeah, boston just starts to panic when they in the 4th and down, just start threwing up 3's, that's what they did in GM1, but they were falling and they think they can do that every time.
Some were saying GSW needed KD, like any star couldn't ride GSW gravy train...won 67 wins in 2015 and chip before KD, then beat KD himself to join their 73 win team 😂. Even if they lose to Celtics, need KD? They're in Finals 😂 .. also Steph always performed, if you at playoff stats, but good time to average 34 ppg 😂
KD in spite of Draymond should've stayed at least 1 or 2 more years to learn from Steve Kerr pick his brain and then leave and maybe it may have been the Nets in the finals rather than Boston remember Warriors have been out for 2 years.
@@lawrencetucker1505 Warriors were injured.. first year healthy right back in Finals. Not sure why you'd say Nets when they not been past 2nd round back to back years now..
@@lawrencetucker1505 i agree, kd think because he one of the best scorer, he can win title. Surprisingly, nets destroy by the system. One single best player in the world cant beat the whole system. Even the final match up between one on one wing defender system from ime vs off ball movement sytem from kerr. But i understand he play in the shadow of best shooter ever. Just like kyrie play in the shadow of one of the best player ever lived. But tell both of them that coach matter. Even MJ play Phil triangle system.
Watching horford drop consistently on screens that are set for steph are making me go crazy, you can’t keep dropping when you’re guarding the best shooter in the world. You’ll live with whoever is the screen setter making their own play just make someone else beat you, you have to smother curry as soon as he comes of that screen and it’s mind boggling watching them let steph comfortably male all these deep shots which he’s capable of doing.
Golden State is specifically targeting Al Horford, they know that he cannot guard curry 1 on 1. If Al steps up curry will just blow right past him, it’s really just pick your poison in that situation, and Boston seems like they’d rather take a contested 3 than a free 2 points
The best answer is probably to give him different looks by doing both approaches at different times in the games. Most teams smother curry on the pnrs, and the warriors are extremely experienced with this. They just have Steph pass it to the short roll man who goes downhill and immediately makes a pass to the open player in the paint or the 3pt line since two players have committed to steph way outside the 3pt line and have no time to recover. It really is pick your poison.
The Celtics change the way they play in the 4th quarter when they are up. They just start chucking up dumb shot after dumb shot and start rushing a little bit. They need to stop the Warriors from getting offensive rebounds and the Celtics need to clean up the turnovers especially in the last couple minutes of the game. Keep up the great work with the vids Kenny.
The way I see it is they get nervous when their shots don’t fall the first 4 minutes of the quarter and resort too Tatum and Brown Isolation where they put their head down and chuck up bad shots to “save the day”.
Tatum is annoying to watch and that drop coverage the celtics are doing is whats making them lose even worse ime udoka gotta switch something up instead of praying curry misses
@@Tralala535 I think their plan is let curry go and make sure he gets no help, which failed miserably when Thompson woke up and wiggins grabbed like 6 rebounds in 6 minutes.
2:46 I'm a neutral fan but this sequence by the C's made me want to scream it was so frustrating. JUST STOP SHOOTING 3's!! They weren't even down very much, and there was a ton of time, just DRIVE TO THE FREAKING BASKET ONE TIME!
I was rooting for the celts but man Steph has earned my respect what a man and what a performance. Showing there are levels to this taytum looks out of his depth at this stage while he is shining. Wiggins was the real underrated MVP though his rebounding tonight was crazy.
Hey Kenny I'm pumped Steph was cooking and put the team on his back and willed them to a win to keep the series alive. Steph, Wiggs and team was awesome. Loved it. I got Warriors in 6. Appreciate Steph Curry greatness while he still plays basketball
The fact that the supporting cast for the warriors has been so underwhelming so far would scar me as a celtics fan mainly because they will eventually catch fire in one of those potential 3 games and i wouldn't want it to be the game that send us home. Only as a hypotetical celtics fan which..well i like most teams but i'm probably rooting the most for giannis ^^'...
@@yp2kk the thing with tatum though is that wiggins has been playing great defense on him so I can understand why he hasn't been shooting well. whereas for the warriors, poole hasn't exploited the celtics' pnr defense. he's a great 3-level scorer with one of the fastest first steps in the league. he should be capable of cooking up the celtics' bigs given that timelord is playing with a hobbled knee.
@@jhdivina im not even talking about him not making the shots for me its more his shot selection and that he seems careless w the ball especially in the paint and i feel like it isnt only the defense though its been great (maybe he is injured a bit like kenny said but that didnt really hinder him too much against miami)
Golden State has home court advantage back and Steph is playing at a level that he’s never played at before. And that level is higher than both Tatum and Brown combined.
I don't like it when people say "they fumbled it." As though the other team didn't work to win. I get it. Celtics could've won. But no team has a perfect game.
In my opinion the mid range game is what Jaylen Brown could be elite in and some games like yesterday he completely forgets he has that. It’s sad to watch at times
His handle isn't tight enough to consistently get good mid range games. The paint gets tighter and he gets less comfortable which is what seems to be why he stops trying for mid range shots.
Game 4 Steph felt like watching Micheal Jordan and the bulls in the early 90s. Back most of the players in that time were two way players and you had to be good at both sides of the ball or you weren't in the league or you played for the bulls. And Jordan had to be responsible for 50% of the win while the other 10 guys shared the other 50%. Kause Steph(and Wiggins to a lesser extent) carried them to win against an obviously better team
For people wondering why Boston don't double step and let Steph beat them by doing drop coverage defense, because if they start doubling him he can just pass any roller to pass to perimeter shooters, much like what happened in 2019 WCF. Also GS now has so many shooters so doubling and targeting Curry will kill them by 4 v 3. They are just playing by statistics.
I'll tell you as both a Celtics fan and a basketball fan I hate this finals cause I'm watching and can't get excited when the Celtics get a decent lead cause in my mind I'm like damn they still have curry and Thompson who can turn a game around at any point
Same criteria you are outlining for the Celtics (shooting struggles, injuries, etc.) are issues for the Warriors. Game one, was a massive let down and the Warriors should have won that game but the Celtics role players had a otherworldly 4 qtr. The story in the series is 3rd and 4th qtr. Warriors dominating the 3rd all series. But, the Celtics have won 2 4th qtrs and that is the difference. Warriors have to close out the 4th qtr and Celtics have to find a way to prevent the 3rd qtr losses.
Yeah honestly as a warrior fan I want to see Payton get a lot of poole and klays minutes cuz they been struggling on the offensive end while no being nearly as impactful as Payton on d. Tho klay been decent on that end.
Klay showed up in the 4th, made the Celtics pay. However I don't like how some say curry didnt show up when mans attracted Tatum and brown on a double team which allowed klay to waltz into a practice shot for the lead. Poole hasn't had that offensive production he had early in the postseason, and gp2 can get you a couple stops. Let's see how they handle it in game 5.
@@Maltesfilm it’s his shot selection that I hate. He shoots these stupid contested one legged midis like Tatum has dumb shot selection but even his is better then klays
Kenny, please don't say "one of the loudest arenas in basketball", none of the arenas in the USA come close to being loud in comparison to certain areas in Europe
@@imrango6543 lol I mean I get your response but to be fair, it has been anyone's game all 4 games so that's what he meant. I'm glad there hasn't been a blow out
The 2nd half was the first time this series the Warriors finally matched Stephs energy. There's a noticeable difference in play when a team follows their leader rather than trying to do them.
Bro you don’t know what you’re talking about. Sorry, but Robert Williams is 1a or 1b with brown in terms of importance. Smart Tatum and horford are all about the same so far. In terms of the finals.
You’re able to play on a torn acl it’s just u can’t cut at all u can run at like half speed can’t really jump but it all really depends on you’re body, but I was playing sports on mine for about almost a year before getting surgery cause it came to a point I couldn’t walk
not enough gets said about Curry's defense man, people's numbers drop when he guards them cause he knows how to funnel offensive players unto help defense
On paper they should be, but their other offensive weapons haven't showed up for understandable reasons. Poole, this is his first finals, and klay is off of 2 major injuries and months later is thrusted right back into big finals minutes. but really credits to looney and wiggins for staying consistent, always fighting for boards, screen setting, and doing the little things.
Honestly I think the only reason green is getting minutes is because of his and Steph’s chemistry You can see the awkwardness between Steph and looney(I spelled that wrong)
Klay and Draymond not even playing well, and now they are going to game 5. Those two wont continue to play bad. I think if C's wanted to win the series, last night was there chance
Did I get sick of the warriors winning before yes but this is so much better they were down 2-1 in the series and curry pops off it’s just fun to watch and the warriors need to win after that.
I really don't like Golden State still, but Curry going through last season brought everything back for me. I remember really enjoying their first run and hoping they kept their win streak going, hoping they broke the win record. But he's been mightily disrespected by people who claim to watch basketball. He has proven to be a player that shows up big in the Finals a great majority of the time. Iguodala's FMVP is obviously a joke to me for keeping LeBron under 50.
The dumbest thing is if the warriors win it all, ppl are gonna be like “well if taytum played well we would’ve won”…..nah dawg, if draymond wasn’t sucking ass and klay was more consistent, y’all would be swept 😂
Last 5 minutes show how experience GWS to press and win it all. I mean if boston have one key player that already win chip (Lebron, giannis, etc) where they can give em the ball and make a play. Eiter make score or right pass. GWS have 3, which is klay, green and of course mf chef curry. Green bad all night long, but make right pass in to curry. Ffs that was real deal. But this is GWS, told you. Nothing gonna be easy. But still, Boston in 6
All these teams that are hurting for an inside presence to get boards, play defense, and set screens, should really consider throwing some money at Looney this summer. Dude is excellent at all the small things that make a difference. Positioning, timing, space on defense. Teams like the Mavs and Hornets would benefit so much from his play style.
The whole team literally rely on steph the rest of the team, especially the young player, are so scared to take even the easiest shots. If he gets injured it’s up for the warriors
Why isn’t GP2 getting more minutes? Dudes proven himself that he’s ready for the big moments every chance he’s gotten. Also Draymond played like shit then went on his podcast and didn’t hold himself accountable whatsoever
He literally held himself accountable tho and said he will strive for improvement int his series and understands why he got benched. People just be hating fr
I feel difference between bron's carry and what Steph is doing right now is that we know that bron has a terrible cast and he still somehow gets it done. Curry's teamates are supposed to be good!!! They've been really good all season up to this point and are expected to play well, but all of the sudden in the Finals they just look terrible
Robert Williams is the most impactful/valuable and I knew it was gona be him before the series started. I kept telling myself "That damn Robert Williams gona be a prob lmao. Jaylen is carrying the big shots but he ain't really carrying dropping 30 n shit, so Id give it FMVP for Rob Will. Without him that paint is open for business and the Warriors could play their natural offense.
It's not Steph dropping 40, The kind of shot he made was mind-boggling and it felt more than 3 honestly. That's what he does man and i hope we win the series but Boston is a very very good team and that's what you expect to be the team who is in Finals. Let's hope we get a good game but as a supporter i pray we come up on top #Dubnation
Besides Steph's phenomenal masterclass performance. Let's give major props to Wiggins, Payton, and Looney for playing outstanding tight defense (especially limiting Tatum & White to under 33% shooting) and crushing the boards where the Warriors outrebounded the Celtics on both ends by 13 altogether!!
If the Warriors win it should be because Wiggins and Looney reach into their athleticism and size to become the rebounding beasts they were in this game.
I don’t understand why gp2 and looney aren’t getting more minutes. Looney should be getting 30+ and gp2 should be getting 20+. Take some minutes away from draymond and Poole/klay when they’re having a rough night
@@Willy72070 It’s not always that simple. You have to balance defense with scoring ability and prevent over exhaustion. When they play lower minutes, they can be more aggressive and extend more energy. Everything is a give and take and there’s a reason why they’re playing the minutes they are. Honestly, we just don’t know enough as fans to really comment much on rotations as they can depend on so many factors that we are blind to.
Even POOLE was playing good defense
Klay thompson had some clutch defense on Tatum and brown in the 4th
Take a moment to appreciate Steph's Greatness:
Averaging 34 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists a game
Shooting 50 FG%/49 3PT%/86 FT% from the field
And that doesn't even do his finals performances justice, because he didn't play a full quarter in game 2 (where he had 29 but probably would have wound up with close to 40 if he played that 4th quarter at home).
HE HAS 137 POINTS IN 148 MINUTES
Scoring almost a point a minute, shooting the lights out in efficiency, against the #1 league defense when everyone in the building knows he is the only consistant offensive option for the warriors.
We are witnessing greatness
Look at Curry man so inspirational
How many points he giving up on defense? Probably one a minute
@@PHXNKVHXLIC no
@@PHXNKVHXLIC Watch the game
@@PHXNKVHXLIC he’s actually been a really good defender the whole year.
@@PHXNKVHXLIC he has been very good defensively if you remove game 3, but every Warrior struggled defensively in that game (other than Wiggs)
Wiggins defensive and rebounding masterclass. This man in one year has put all the potential with his length together, he’s chilled with the scoring, which he can do to be a better overall player and think it deserves a lot of credit
So happy for him. Really hope this was a confidence building season and he just takes off from here.
Took time during game 4 to appreciate getting Finals Wiggins so soon (and Finals Time lord)
Tatum is suckimg because of wiggins
He’s always been nice. He was just casted incorrectly since he was super nice in high school. This is a perfect roll for him!
@@iAmpedrosilva That’s what I’m saying, he was nice. But was always a scorer, now he’s took a step back from that (still good) and put the rest together especially defensively where most his potential was seen
What amazes me about the Curry game was that he twisted and tweaked his ankle the game before. I don't think he was even 100% physically, but he was 100% mentally.
Fax
Bruh everyone overreacting to that lol. He sat on the ground for 30 seconds then started playing again. Not a major injury whatsoever
@@wadewilson3296 prob makes it sore tho🤷♂️
Yeah, it's not a super bad injury, I never said it was. I have played through hurt ankles before and you don't really think about it when you are playing, but whenever I have played on a hurt ankle I have always played sub-par. It wasn't a super serious injury, doesn't make it any less impressive though.
@@wadewilson3296 you sound like a salty boston fan 😹😹
bjelica's defense was so funny to watch this game. brown and tatum were hunting switches on to him and nemanja had them boys in prison it felt like
Fr its almost like they was caught off guard on how nimble he is lol
he was solid on luka in the last series for a few possessions too
This game was a hardwood classic and Steph curry vs the whole city of Boston. What a classic and huge legacy game.
Wiggins was insane in Game 4
He carried defense while draymond struggled
💪🏿
@@basketballislifeform3726 draymond was pretty solid on defense
and flight called him trash smh
@@imrango6543 if you take flight seriously I feel bad for you
Marcus Smart had been chucking up way too many 3s this series and he hits some of them but he honestly has too much confidence right now
He's shooting 38% from 3 this series. He's hit some big time 3s already as well.
I think hes been fine except for the fourth quarter last game. He shot like 2-3 threes down the stretch that were just unnecessary. Love and trust tho
Not going to lie I have thought that his accuracy was falling off the more tired he got but Steph showed out tonight. Very impressive 👍
ik what you mean. i think he’s getting older in the sense that even tho he’s physically fine, he starts to show up big time in super duper meaningful games where no one’s got it. dad on court and off
He ate a banana on the bench lmao, that'll help fr
Tbh it likely has to do with him being bigger adding mass affects your shot I know lmao
@@ollytropics1735 Thats what they said last season, before he went on a historical tear in April.
Boston’s drop coverage is the reason why Draymond is having so many issues, but also why Steph is able to play so damn well. Will be interesting to see if they switch up their strategy.
Yup its almost like the Celtics are asking Steph to beat them, because if they trap him warriors will be playing 4 on 3 on every position and draymond is great at that, and klay and wiggins would be shooting wide open easy shots
Yeah that is interesting. I’d rather make Draymond beat you than let Steph do whatever he wants. Lol
@@udontgotJack draymond can get open looks for the multiple shooters GS has, if they get hot it could be a problem.
yea i can see Udoka saying to Steph lets see you do that again against us . that's the only way we're gonna let you score.
@@christhompson6010 People should’ve learned from the All-Star Game. If you let Steph shoot and let him get comfortable he’ll beat you 9/10 times. Dudes got way too much skill and confidence to be left open like he has been. But I can’t complain as a warriors fan
As a Celtics fan, I can’t hate on greatness. I can only be mad😂
Dubs fan here, we got ourselves a series friend 🤣🤣🤣. This has been really fun/frustrating lmao
Nah fr i love kd/kyrie, steph, giannis, jimmy, but damn when the celtics play them its tough
@@mookiestewart3776 agreed
Not to mention all the little things GP2 does. Great defense and the intelligence to act like he's attempted a 3, little bounce pass to Steff, set a screen and allowed Steff to hit the 3. Brilliant!!!
Game 5 in 2015 enten he dropped 38 with 17 points in the 4th was crazy as well
That was an amazing game. Pretty sure it’s the one where he did the “thizz face” into the camera after a 3 over delly lol
@@mookiestewart3776 Yup that's the one. lol
It was also after there was all that talk of Dellavadova being the “Curry stopper”. Steph took that personally
I've listened to A LOT of sports commentary throughout this b-ball season + series & you are ALWAYS spot on, you don't show bias & you know what you're talking about.
Steph had great games in game 3 of the 2019 finals and game 5 of the 2015 finals
Game 3 of 2019 finals
47 pts, 8 rebs, 7 asts, and 2 stls
But took the L
Game 5 of 2015 finals
37 pts , 7 rebs, 4 asts and 2 stls
And took them ahead 3-2
Game 5 in 2015 was HUGE!!
@@mookiestewart3776 Was the finals MVP
Game 4 2016
38 6 and 5 to go up 3-1 in the infamous Lebrons a bitch game!!! Where after the game, Lebron cried to the NBA to suspend Draymond and they did the next day!!🤬
On one knee!!
Easily already the best Finals series Curry has ever had
I think he’s earned a lot of peoples respect in this series, or at least a new level of respect lol.
I just wanna see the Warriors step it up as a team too. Their teamplay is their greatest strength. I think when Steph gets an easy 30 but everybody else(or at least 1 or 2 are having a really good game9 is playing well that's when they're at their best. I know the Boston Defense is good but poole and Klay and Draymond have to have some games where they increase their offense from what they've done so far.
facts they needa play like the memphis series where curry didn't even play that well, but the others stepped up
A lot of it depends on what Boston wants to do. Boston has been doing drop coverage on Curry, allowing him to space to shoot and he's been torching them. But what the drop coverage does do well is maintain defensive positioning and structure preventing other warriors from finding looks. So it's no coincidence that the others are doing poorly based on Boston's defensive scheme.
Look at Curry man, so inspirational.
yeah, folks forget how good Curry was in the Toronto series cause they lost, and yeah, boston just starts to panic when they in the 4th and down, just start threwing up 3's, that's what they did in GM1, but they were falling and they think they can do that every time.
Some were saying GSW needed KD, like any star couldn't ride GSW gravy train...won 67 wins in 2015 and chip before KD, then beat KD himself to join their 73 win team 😂. Even if they lose to Celtics, need KD? They're in Finals 😂 .. also Steph always performed, if you at playoff stats, but good time to average 34 ppg 😂
KD in spite of Draymond should've stayed at least 1 or 2 more years to learn from Steve Kerr pick his brain and then leave and maybe it may have been the Nets in the finals rather than Boston remember Warriors have been out for 2 years.
@@lawrencetucker1505 Warriors were injured.. first year healthy right back in Finals. Not sure why you'd say Nets when they not been past 2nd round back to back years now..
@@lawrencetucker1505 i agree, kd think because he one of the best scorer, he can win title. Surprisingly, nets destroy by the system. One single best player in the world cant beat the whole system.
Even the final match up between one on one wing defender system from ime vs off ball movement sytem from kerr.
But i understand he play in the shadow of best shooter ever. Just like kyrie play in the shadow of one of the best player ever lived.
But tell both of them that coach matter. Even MJ play Phil triangle system.
kd really thought he was him but like bro you joined a 73 win team with one of the most unselfish superstars ever... steph made that shit easy
Watching horford drop consistently on screens that are set for steph are making me go crazy, you can’t keep dropping when you’re guarding the best shooter in the world. You’ll live with whoever is the screen setter making their own play just make someone else beat you, you have to smother curry as soon as he comes of that screen and it’s mind boggling watching them let steph comfortably male all these deep shots which he’s capable of doing.
Golden State is specifically targeting Al Horford, they know that he cannot guard curry 1 on 1. If Al steps up curry will just blow right past him, it’s really just pick your poison in that situation, and Boston seems like they’d rather take a contested 3 than a free 2 points
The best answer is probably to give him different looks by doing both approaches at different times in the games. Most teams smother curry on the pnrs, and the warriors are extremely experienced with this. They just have Steph pass it to the short roll man who goes downhill and immediately makes a pass to the open player in the paint or the 3pt line since two players have committed to steph way outside the 3pt line and have no time to recover. It really is pick your poison.
Wiggins defense on Tatum have been great credits to him
The Celtics change the way they play in the 4th quarter when they are up. They just start chucking up dumb shot after dumb shot and start rushing a little bit. They need to stop the Warriors from getting offensive rebounds and the Celtics need to clean up the turnovers especially in the last couple minutes of the game. Keep up the great work with the vids Kenny.
The way I see it is they get nervous when their shots don’t fall the first 4 minutes of the quarter and resort too Tatum and Brown Isolation where they put their head down and chuck up bad shots to “save the day”.
Tatum is annoying to watch and that drop coverage the celtics are doing is whats making them lose even worse ime udoka gotta switch something up instead of praying curry misses
@@Tralala535 I think their plan is let curry go and make sure he gets no help, which failed miserably when Thompson woke up and wiggins grabbed like 6 rebounds in 6 minutes.
You mean they couldn't sustain the incredible three point shooting and missed shots
“We’ll it worked in game 1 so it’ll totally work again!” - the Celtics
2:46 I'm a neutral fan but this sequence by the C's made me want to scream it was so frustrating. JUST STOP SHOOTING 3's!! They weren't even down very much, and there was a ton of time, just DRIVE TO THE FREAKING BASKET ONE TIME!
I'm rooting for GSW, but daaaamn Jaylen Brown has impressed me this series. So damn talented.
Brown's most likely fmvp if the Celtics win...although I wouldn't be shocked if Tatum drops 30 in their 4th win and he gets it lmao
I was rooting for the celts but man Steph has earned my respect what a man and what a performance. Showing there are levels to this taytum looks out of his depth at this stage while he is shining. Wiggins was the real underrated MVP though his rebounding tonight was crazy.
Hey Kenny I'm pumped Steph was cooking and put the team on his back and willed them to a win to keep the series alive. Steph, Wiggs and team was awesome. Loved it. I got Warriors in 6. Appreciate Steph Curry greatness while he still plays basketball
The fact that the supporting cast for the warriors has been so underwhelming so far would scar me as a celtics fan mainly because they will eventually catch fire in one of those potential 3 games and i wouldn't want it to be the game that send us home.
Only as a hypotetical celtics fan which..well i like most teams but i'm probably rooting the most for giannis ^^'...
same thing for tatum tho
he hasnt been good so far despite having like 22ppg
@@yp2kk the thing with tatum though is that wiggins has been playing great defense on him so I can understand why he hasn't been shooting well. whereas for the warriors, poole hasn't exploited the celtics' pnr defense. he's a great 3-level scorer with one of the fastest first steps in the league. he should be capable of cooking up the celtics' bigs given that timelord is playing with a hobbled knee.
@@jhdivina im not even talking about him not making the shots for me its more his shot selection and that he seems careless w the ball especially in the paint and i feel like it isnt only the defense though its been great (maybe he is injured a bit like kenny said but that didnt really hinder him too much against miami)
Hopefully the other GSW offensive weapons like Poole and Klay start shooting the lights out
Golden State has home court advantage back and Steph is playing at a level that he’s never played at before. And that level is higher than both Tatum and Brown combined.
I don't like it when people say "they fumbled it." As though the other team didn't work to win. I get it. Celtics could've won. But no team has a perfect game.
I seen the fire in his eyes! Steph was in hyper focus, super passion mode!
I felt that ish through the amoled display!
“Warriors 2 games away from being champions”
People talking about the heat Celtics or bucks Celtics series being the real finals are quiet as hell now. Hell of a finals series.
Wiggs was playing out of this world
Wrrrd
In my opinion the mid range game is what Jaylen Brown could be elite in and some games like yesterday he completely forgets he has that. It’s sad to watch at times
His handle isn't tight enough to consistently get good mid range games. The paint gets tighter and he gets less comfortable which is what seems to be why he stops trying for mid range shots.
steph is just a force
Game 4 Steph felt like watching Micheal Jordan and the bulls in the early 90s. Back most of the players in that time were two way players and you had to be good at both sides of the ball or you weren't in the league or you played for the bulls. And Jordan had to be responsible for 50% of the win while the other 10 guys shared the other 50%. Kause Steph(and Wiggins to a lesser extent) carried them to win against an obviously better team
For people wondering why Boston don't double step and let Steph beat them by doing drop coverage defense, because if they start doubling him he can just pass any roller to pass to perimeter shooters, much like what happened in 2019 WCF. Also GS now has so many shooters so doubling and targeting Curry will kill them by 4 v 3. They are just playing by statistics.
Yeah curry absolutely dominated…dray acted like it was just some regular season game and he could just scream at the ref and miss 13 shots
As a massive dubs fan, that shit pissed me off. I was screaming to the TV "SUB HIM OFFF". Draymond needs to get his shit together.
Idk if he’s having marital problems but he can’t be acting like that
Idk why people can’t appreciate greatness.. just appreciate Steph and lebron both. It doesn’t have to be one or the other lmao
I'll tell you as both a Celtics fan and a basketball fan I hate this finals cause I'm watching and can't get excited when the Celtics get a decent lead cause in my mind I'm like damn they still have curry and Thompson who can turn a game around at any point
You got that right. I ain’t even a big basketball fan but Kenny is the goat RUclipsr and I still watch every video he puts out on every channel lol
Steve Kerr consistently giving bjelica minutes over Payton and Poole in these finals games will never make sense to me.
Same criteria you are outlining for the Celtics (shooting struggles, injuries, etc.) are issues for the Warriors. Game one, was a massive let down and the Warriors should have won that game but the Celtics role players had a otherworldly 4 qtr. The story in the series is 3rd and 4th qtr. Warriors dominating the 3rd all series. But, the Celtics have won 2 4th qtrs and that is the difference. Warriors have to close out the 4th qtr and Celtics have to find a way to prevent the 3rd qtr losses.
Celtics gotta win game 5 cause if they don’t we all know who’s coming in Game 6
Lebron and Celtics fans were sure down bad last night
Yeah honestly as a warrior fan I want to see Payton get a lot of poole and klays minutes cuz they been struggling on the offensive end while no being nearly as impactful as Payton on d. Tho klay been decent on that end.
Klay really showed up on d at the end of game 4. From eye test alone he was pretty amazing.
Klay showed up in the 4th, made the Celtics pay. However I don't like how some say curry didnt show up when mans attracted Tatum and brown on a double team which allowed klay to waltz into a practice shot for the lead. Poole hasn't had that offensive production he had early in the postseason, and gp2 can get you a couple stops. Let's see how they handle it in game 5.
@@Maltesfilm it’s his shot selection that I hate. He shoots these stupid contested one legged midis like Tatum has dumb shot selection but even his is better then klays
Wiggins was solid when Klay and Dray werent besides Steph he really held this game down
Kenny, please don't say "one of the loudest arenas in basketball", none of the arenas in the USA come close to being loud in comparison to certain areas in Europe
This series could have been 4-0 both ways.
I mean no shit?
@@imrango6543 chill
@@Sasuke-xf5mw am i wrong
@@imrango6543 lol I mean I get your response but to be fair, it has been anyone's game all 4 games so that's what he meant. I'm glad there hasn't been a blow out
@@Sasuke-xf5mw game 2 was a blow out and game 3 was a 16 point game.
The 2nd half was the first time this series the Warriors finally matched Stephs energy. There's a noticeable difference in play when a team follows their leader rather than trying to do them.
Masterclass is an understatement.
Looney doesn't wanna give up the center spot to Wiseman lol
Wiseman talent is too great to pass up in all honesty. If he learns to use his length on the defensive end Warriors are gonna be hard to beat
Bro you don’t know what you’re talking about. Sorry, but Robert Williams is 1a or 1b with brown in terms of importance. Smart Tatum and horford are all about the same so far. In terms of the finals.
Robert Williams is 2nd most impactful player for Celtics IMO. He’s played incredible
curry finals mvp regardless if they win or lose
Lmao yeah. Probably wouldn’t happen tho.
HONESTLY JASON TATUM BE OUT THERE PLAYING LIKE HE TRYING TO PROVE HE BETTER THAN JAYLEN BROWN🤷♂
You’re able to play on a torn acl it’s just u can’t cut at all u can run at like half speed can’t really jump but it all really depends on you’re body, but I was playing sports on mine for about almost a year before getting surgery cause it came to a point I couldn’t walk
not enough gets said about Curry's defense man, people's numbers drop when he guards them cause he knows how to funnel offensive players unto help defense
Warriors aren’t playing close to as good as they can right now but they’re the better team
Big facts
On paper they should be, but their other offensive weapons haven't showed up for understandable reasons. Poole, this is his first finals, and klay is off of 2 major injuries and months later is thrusted right back into big finals minutes. but really credits to looney and wiggins for staying consistent, always fighting for boards, screen setting, and doing the little things.
@@manuprasad5354 i said thst
Stephen went off
Looking straight in his pupils😭😭😂😂
" I'm convinced that a lot of you watching this series are not even basketball fans." That's the basketball version of "do you even lift bro?"
Got injured played again and got 40 something points so inspirational
8:00 maybe to cover up his bad play
Been waiting for this one to drop
Bulls in 6
Honestly
I think the only reason green is getting minutes is because of his and Steph’s chemistry
You can see the awkwardness between Steph and looney(I spelled that wrong)
Yeah that one turnover from Looney when Steph faked the defender
everything you say from 2:33 can kind of also be said about the warriors in game 1 4th quarter
If the rest of the warriors wake up it’s game over for Boston
Ooh warriors got all the momentum now they winning the next two and i hate the warriors
look at curry man
My boy got Jordan upside down like he the AntiGoat 😂
Klay and Draymond not even playing well, and now they are going to game 5. Those two wont continue to play bad. I think if C's wanted to win the series, last night was there chance
Did I get sick of the warriors winning before yes but this is so much better they were down 2-1 in the series and curry pops off it’s just fun to watch and the warriors need to win after that.
I really don't like Golden State still, but Curry going through last season brought everything back for me. I remember really enjoying their first run and hoping they kept their win streak going, hoping they broke the win record. But he's been mightily disrespected by people who claim to watch basketball. He has proven to be a player that shows up big in the Finals a great majority of the time. Iguodala's FMVP is obviously a joke to me for keeping LeBron under 50.
The dumbest thing is if the warriors win it all, ppl are gonna be like “well if taytum played well we would’ve won”…..nah dawg, if draymond wasn’t sucking ass and klay was more consistent, y’all would be swept 😂
Cap
If curry wins it this year he’s the greatest PG of all time 🐐🤷♂️
No way he goes from like 13-8th to top 5
@@monke2457 he’s def top 2 and is 1 if you don’t count magic.
@@sebastien3857 isiah Thomas is better than him so he’s 3rd
@@monke2457 who better than Curry All time? Even right now he’s the greatest?
@@monke2457 13-8th POINT GAURD?!?
We better not trade GP2
watchin this 👨🍳 was cookin n wiggs gave us a lot of opportunities
Shoutout to Kenny being on the Pat McAfee Show!
Congrats on the PMS appearance! Hope to see you on there more often. There basketball coverage is miserable.
Klay be choking my parlays
Last 5 minutes show how experience GWS to press and win it all. I mean if boston have one key player that already win chip (Lebron, giannis, etc) where they can give em the ball and make a play. Eiter make score or right pass. GWS have 3, which is klay, green and of course mf chef curry. Green bad all night long, but make right pass in to curry. Ffs that was real deal.
But this is GWS, told you. Nothing gonna be easy. But still, Boston in 6
All these teams that are hurting for an inside presence to get boards, play defense, and set screens, should really consider throwing some money at Looney this summer.
Dude is excellent at all the small things that make a difference. Positioning, timing, space on defense. Teams like the Mavs and Hornets would benefit so much from his play style.
The whole team literally rely on steph the rest of the team, especially the young player, are so scared to take even the easiest shots. If he gets injured it’s up for the warriors
Just here to remind y’all to meditate
Why isn’t GP2 getting more minutes? Dudes proven himself that he’s ready for the big moments every chance he’s gotten. Also Draymond played like shit then went on his podcast and didn’t hold himself accountable whatsoever
Steve Kerr and his coaches know what they're doing frfr you'll see Monday
His lack of scoring it's as simple as that tbh
9 rebounds 8 assists and 4 steals isn’t a terrible game, but he can definitely play better
He literally held himself accountable tho and said he will strive for improvement int his series and understands why he got benched. People just be hating fr
He actually did lol... He praised his teammates and said he could improve.
I feel difference between bron's carry and what Steph is doing right now is that we know that bron has a terrible cast and he still somehow gets it done. Curry's teamates are supposed to be good!!! They've been really good all season up to this point and are expected to play well, but all of the sudden in the Finals they just look terrible
Nah Steph is scaring me Fr as a Celtics fan
I promise😂
Y’all should of never talked
About his wife cooking Celtics fans finna get tourch y’all woke up ultra instinct Steph
@@franciskoroma9441 Ik other ppl Did but I never did bc Ik a series is never over or anything
@@shuylarwebb6497 bro I’m finna tell you rn bro Curry going for another double double night 2 games straight
@@franciskoroma9441 would not be surprised at all but Hoepfully not usually we back after losses as we haven’t lost two straight games in the playoffs
if not for wiggins we might be done. you right gp2 need more minutes.
Robert Williams is the most impactful/valuable and I knew it was gona be him before the series started. I kept telling myself "That damn Robert Williams gona be a prob lmao.
Jaylen is carrying the big shots but he ain't really carrying dropping 30 n shit, so Id give it FMVP for Rob Will.
Without him that paint is open for business and the Warriors could play their natural offense.
Game 5 2015 is slept on for Steph
Congrats on being in the Pat Macafee Show.
It's not Steph dropping 40, The kind of shot he made was mind-boggling and it felt more than 3 honestly. That's what he does man and i hope we win the series but Boston is a very very good team and that's what you expect to be the team who is in Finals. Let's hope we get a good game but as a supporter i pray we come up on top #Dubnation
Are we going to mention the 10 rebounds?
Series is going to seven no doubt. Though I have no idea who’s going to win.
Celtics need to get a big lead early and stay true to their defense. Warriors rarely lose close games.
Everybody’s banged up somehow in this series. Using that excuse for Tatum's a cop out! Can you see the narrative it creates?
Curry was a monster