Warriors motion offense is unbelievably beautiful to watch, each of Stephs teammates are completely in sync with him. They deserve massive respect for their defense this series
@@mbrownie22 When you're the second best defense in the league and you play in a tougher conference, are you really the _second_ best defense in the league?
@@mbrownie22 "2nd Best" is stupid. Rankings are very imprecise - my guess is there was no statistically significant difference between Celtics and Warriors' defenses.
@@RudCh01 I think the answer here is "not in the playoffs when you had guys injured all season." Klay coming back from over two years out. Draymond with back surgery. So the answer is that regular season stats with key guys out for almost all of the season said "second best." When those high IQ veteran got healthy and in sync with each other again and the young guys were playing their roles so well, this was the #1 defense, and it ain't close. What struck me most was how embarrassed Smart was. He's a great man defender but he makes too many mental lapses to be the best in the league. Yes, it is very hard to quantify team defense, but you know it when you see it. And it is much harder to do, since it requires a higher hoops IQ.
What amazes me is they say Curry doesn’t play defense but you can’t get steals if you aren’t playing defense. The goal is to stop the opposing team from scoring. Taking their possession away is the epitome of good defense IMO
@@alitoroganan2442 you gonna call that out but ignore curry not having a single FT other than some random fouls while in bonus… it sure as hell isnt because no one was fouling him :)
That double dribble by Smart has to be the dumbest move I've seen. Celtics need a better PG to run the offense. Also I feel like that Curry nutshot to Smart was payback for hurting him in the season. 🤷🏻♂️
Takes incredible accuracy to hit someone’s nuts so perfectly that they fall to the ground like that. As soon as the play was over, Smart miraculously recovered though. Flop city 2.0
I honestly love that he flopped at that moment because it led to Curry’s “Night Night Three” lmao serves him right for acting like a drama queen hoping the refs would give him another pass, freakin bum
Curry got his revenge against Smart for injuring him and knocking him out for the last part of the regular season. "The best revenge is by winning" the Dubs said (after GP2 got hurt against the Grizzlies)
True. The best thing is, Smart helping them win the games. I'm really tired of watching his basketball (lot more of flops than basketball really). But his obvious flops didn't get calls this time and that leave the warriors open to shoot. Serves him right. He helping warriors score with his flops.
@@yhyh7512 what I hate about smart is that he’s capable of playing defense, but chooses to flop. It’s not like he’s completely overmatched, he has the tools to be great. It’s kinda like harden in the playoffs. Harden is soo good at scoring, but it feels like he’s trying to draw fouls more than actually score in the playoffs. It’s a mentality thing
@@pugward I wish they showed it up-close when it happened (they did on the replay) rather than from a distance because of the Curry stats graphic they placed coming out of a timeout. The Boston crowd didn't boo or complain when Smart went down because they also knew he was (kinda) flopping. haha
@@lik7953 by that time in the 4th, Smart (and the other Celtics) was gassed, drained, demoralized. The realization that they were going to lose had settled in. You love to see it! They got within 8, but the Warriors kept scoring to keep it 10+ and that was it. Wiggins' 3 was the dagger.. Air Canada should have his own "good night" taunt. haha
It was never an argument,KD is a great 1vs1 player but basketball is 5vs5 and curry influences the offense more than any other player probably in history
@@JayzsMr It absolutely was an argument though. Most people in fact said KD was the better player. People acted like KD saved the Warriors, and when he left they called the dynasty over. But like the Celtics, Curry has put that argument to bed. Anyone still arguing KD was/is better than Steph is delusional. KD got swept by the team Curry just beat. KD lost to Steph in their only playoff head-to-head. KD's position was filled by two other players and Steph still won. He won with Harrison Barnes and went 73-9 with Harrison Barnes, He won with KD twice, He just won with Andrew Wiggins. Only reason KD has championships and finals MVPs is because he joined Steph and the Warriors. KD has no legacy without Steph and the Warriors. Yet people try to say KD was the best player on the team even though Curry just showed everyone KD was replaceable.
I think Curry is more valuable to a team However, KD losing on the Nets isn't fair to compare to the better coached Warriors who have better other players overall And finals experience But yes, Curry always meant more for the Warriors than KD did Curry even made KD better 💯
Well, kd is a pure scorer who can bucket but however. Curry's movements without or with a ball breakdown defense helps the warriors other players to get an easy bucket
You know it was a little lucky 🍀 took out Giannis. Bucks has a good chance of beating Heat and Middleton would be healthy for the Finals. Like in 2019, if Kawhi didn’t hit that shot, Warriors might have faced another team that result in Klay not getting hurt.
I was looking forward to seeing Draymond's jumper to end the 3rd in here. Not because it was a technical play, but simply because of how it deflated the building. The warriors were cold and celts were making a comeback. For Draymond to be the one to hit a jumper to quiet the crowd, I was speechless
I totally agree. I was in a bar with a bunch of LA-based Warrior fans, and when Dray hit that shot, it was like the biggest explosion of the night. Just incredible, given the context and circumstances...and the fact that Dray literally had a hand in his face...
When Celtics needed a game 7 against Miami Heat, a team with less firepower, it was clear to me Warriors will win it all. People tend to overrate Celts def, and dont talk about Warriors offense and defense.
I honestly thought the celtics would win in 6 before the series started. But after I saw game 6 against the heat and celtics. I saw Jaylen Brown Brick free-throw and Marcus smart bricked a open 3 all in the fourth. I thought the warriors had a chance after that game.
Let's get real that defense was rated correctly, besides Curry they kept everyone else under 20 points averaging per game.... Curry just broke them and everything they did on defense is why they looked bad... The defense had KD, Giannis and the heat looking bad on extended periods something they couldn't do with Curry who is a very unique player
held them under 100 in 4 games they've won now we know whose defense is more suffocating pair it with mishandling hands of brown and tatum and smart with all of that turnovers.
Your analysis of the warriors wayyy back is why I started watching your videos coach!! Never knew what Elevator doors was until your breakdowns.... and you're still killing it! Looking forward to the Curry breakdown!!!
We all remember the elevator door play with Bogut and Dray for Steph.. back when the league still hadn’t quite caught on just how deadly the warriors offense can be
I just realized I’ve been watching coach for 10 years… the first breakdown I watched was back when Harden was in OKC and hit the step back on Kawhi in game 6 I think🥲 now I feel old…
Exactly, I was actually thinking about the elevator doors play while watching game 6 for some reason. The warriors motion offense is just so dynamic that all their great plays of the past just flood my mind while watching them.
Steph is a unique kind of player. You cannot box his value and greatness with stats and trophies tbh. He revolutionized the game. He is the greatest shooter, and the greatest small player of all time. If you go out and watch kids and youth play, do you ever see them still mimicking the others players you mentioned? NO. They are trying to be Steph. He's the "Like Mike" of his era. Who among the Top 10 actualy has influence on how the youth play till this day? It's foolish that I have to spell this out. More than the stats, Steph and Warriors know playing as a team wins the chip. Steph can go for 50 and ball hog but he isn't cause that's not winning basketball. Cause he's unselfish, the whole team is unselfish. Every relevant OG Warriors player said this. His leadership, exemplary work ethic, gravity, off ball play, mentorship of younger players like Poole said so himself... Draymond said just a few weeks ago--you need selflessness to win a chip and their leader is the most selfless guy around. This is basic Leadership 101, when you shine in your role and let your teammates shine in their roles, you make them better cause they own their roles, see their value and flourish. Current and older Warriors pouring praises for him, defending him, playing for him and confessing so. That is a LEADER. Steph's impact haloes throughout the entire team. It's ridiculous the amount of disrespect Steph gets from these analysts. Just pull out his win percentages and plus-minus stats, and go blow by blow on how much defensive attention he gets. Steph's impact on winning is generational. People be saying replace Steph with so and so player and results would be the same cause he got so much help??? Dude... Dude, those were drafted by GSW who improved with him. Steph took a lower pay that allowed Warriors to get some players in their first run.. Andre said he came to Warriors cause of Steph. Even in those Finals, it was Steph getting double and triple teamed. He was injured along with Bogut and Andre in 2016 Finals but did we hear Steph making excuses? He never made loser talk but you got to put respect on his game. Fact is: Whoever Steph plays with gets better. Haven't we seen this enough?? Even with or without Klay and/or Draymond. Plug in Steph and the lineup becomes amazing. He makes his organization and his teammates better, yes, even KD, and the nos. prove it. They become All Stars and champions. Bob Myers said Steph is everything to the Warriors organization and Kerr echoes this saying none of this works without him. And Golden State has been the premiere organization for a decade now. If he wins two more rings and two more FMVPS (not a stretch given the trajectory of Wiggins and Poole) and bags more records, he will definitely land in the Top 5. Sometimes I wonder if analysts are in the payroll of Nike cause they literally make excuses for every player except Steph and always find everything to nitpick while denying his greatness by overblowing another player or situation. The way Steph even had to say, "What are they gonna say now?!" just show he knew all the doubts and slanders. When it's all said and done, Steph is going to be a Top 5 player. He's literally the most influential along with MJ. Is there any other player we can say has changed how the game is played? There's only the one and only Steph Curry. Steph-Klay-Dray is a unique core. People can try to replicate their play and skills but their character, unselfishness and real chemistry were the foundation of this Warriors dynasty. And at the very heart of it is Steph.
I normally don’t read long comments but i to make an exception. I can’t argue with people who slander Steph at this point you either give him his flowers or you’re a hater. He’s done everything he could’ve done to this point 🤷🏿♂️
💯 Very true, that's what I'm seeing nowadays myself.... but even Curry would tell you fundamentals is where it's at. You take someone that can shoot like Curry plus able to find space, most of the time by himself, and it's lights out.
@@MVuke84 : Very true. And Steph has expounded on the importance of fundamentals often. His father Dell has trained them on it from the beginning, and his coach at Davidson continues with this belief. It shows by how adept Steph is at ballhandling.
Spitting facts to haters and what’s even more embarrassing he’s smaller than LeBron who people keep hyping up. Curry has more impact and less ego that’s why I admire him on and off the court.
That was a great team performance from the Warriors, spearheaded by the outstanding Stephen Curry. When Curry retires, he'll go down as a true all time great.
Everyone made plays and contributed even when they didn’t shoot well. To notice how truly special the warriors are you have to rewatch game and watch things that happen off the ball on both ends that’s where warriors really shine.
There were two older guys sitting next to me at the bar last night watching the game, 2 minutes into the game with the Warriors down 10, these guys were complaining like “What’s wrong with them? Why aren’t they playing better?” And I’m like “Bruh it’s 2 minutes in, on Celtics home court, with a team playing to stay alive! They’re gonna throw everything they got at these guys.” A couple minutes later, they went on a 21-0 run, and the Celtics were demoralized. That’s the advantage of experience. When the Celtics torched the Warriors in fourth quarter of game 1, Curry smiled as they lost. And they came out and played Game 2 as if they’d won Game 1. But Celtics? Down 3-2, as soon as the Warriors put up a fight, they wilted and just chucked clunkers the rest of the game. They were shook before the 2nd quarter!
10:13 This is why I love coach nick's videos so much. Not only the insightful commentary and amazing play by play breakdown, but he always finds hidden gems like this which makes reviewing the plays truly fun to rewatch. ty coach
As a Dubs Fan, I'm glad the Celtics forgot about Horford, White, and Williams after game 1. Celtics tried to out Hero Ball us, and we adjusted our defense. The Celtics can win a chip but they need more teamwork and ball movement not 50pts from Tatum and Brown every game.
This is the experience that beat celtics. Destroy in game one didnt make gws hit the panic button. I pick celtics in this series, but gws experience is just too much to handle. I guess Lebron smiling in cancun knowing that league realize that him and cavs nightmare never kd, it always curry running off the ball 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Honestly outside of games 1 and 3 white was dogshit horford played ok but got cooked on defense Robert was great and smart who won dpoy got fired by curry Robert and Jaylen was the only guys who played great in every game
Chef was smiling and cookin' them :). Greatness !!! Top 5 for sure now ? Or let's wait and see how pieces around them get better and inevitably the carriers of the dynasty. Wow. What a franchise.
He's top 10 for sure, top 5 is pushing it. You've got MJ, Lebron, Kareem, and your pick of Magic, Bird, Duncan, Wilt, or Russell in the top 5. I would easily say he's the second greatest point guard of all time behind magic now
Klay was huge in first half and making shots to get them going. Payton dominated on defense. Porter played great screening and made shots. Looney rebounded. Draymond did it all. Poole played 18 min but is one of best scorers in the nba already he is so fast and has the ball handling and shooting to go with it. Wiggins is incredible. Curry is the best player in the nba and making teammates better. It could have been a worse blowout if warriors had made more wide open 3s.
Pat bev once said if he guard curry he sleep at 8pm no calls no disturbnace and ask if how about cp3 he said that he once take a beer before go to bed hhaa
Just because they won in 6 doesn’t mean it was easy. The people who chose Celtics look too much at stats rather than an accumulation of factors that contributes to winning a title.
@@HypocritesExposd if they didn't choke in game 1 it would have been 4-1 . Celtics should have known that hero ball doesn't work against GSW since they stopped both Morant and Luca.
He averaged 31 6 5 on the leagues best defense with the dpoy on 50 percent shooting and like 42 percent from 3 and 89 or 90 percent from the free throw line easiest mvp choice ever
Great Finals! Interesting to watch… Curry is no doubt one the all time great, tremendous job done to overcome all these last two years troubles… Go GSW!!!
Always love the insight combined with coach's paint and the classic Bballbreakdown soundtrack playing in the background. Thanks Coach Nick as always for your top notch content. I'm looking forward to both your next video and the Warriors Championship parade on Monday.
i think the gsw have the best culture in nba history. its not like playing with jordan or kobe or lebron who are intimidating and demoralizing for some. the gsw are positive as so positive and selfless. can tell everyone feels as they are part of the team. im sure its a pleasure to play with them unlike anything else in basketball history probably.
The sack tap -> three -> taunt combination might have been the coldest thing I've seen since Jordan. Taunting Smart as he fails to stand is just *chef's kiss*.
He's 24! Put him back in this situation in 2 years and he cuts those in half! Compare the 2022 NBA finals version of Curry with the 2015 version and the Cavs don't win a game! And that 3-1 comeback never happens! EXPERIENCE matters!
@@ti84satact12 True. However, I think there's something awry with these players who slavishly follow Kobe's mentality and approach to basketball. It leads to a lot of I-can-do-anything-just-because-I-believe-can type plays...passing over the easy play, the team play, for individual greatness....
Draymond’s play was pivotal in last nights win. Hey Coach do you think Klay is still suffering from the injury because he’s shooting a lot of drift and unbalance shots?
yeah probably just because klay was introduced into the team midseason and after i think 1000 days without professional basketball he is still doing some un-klay-like things like forcing the basket or creating a shoot by himself (with sadly not much success) instead of doing more things klay is/was famous for (less dribbling/creating and more running and better positioning for passes/assists) so hopefully after a full pre-season workout he will come back better also his defense became a lot stronger in the last games of the finals as if he had to adjust himself again so it is even pretty likely that it will be stronger next year
What Poole did with Curry resting in final minutes of the 1st qtr and that 10-0 run, is exactly why he's one of the best 6th man of the year players I've seen in awhile. Granted he gets to be on one helluva team and the fact that GS can bring a guy like Poole into the game makes them so hard to beat..but what I really like about Poole is, even though he's an excellent shooter, he comes into the game and gives 100% on both ends of the floor. You see that happening with Wiggins as well. It's clearly a culture that the Warriors have on defense. Everyone thinks of all the 3s because that's the highlight package, but look at the 1st qtr. After GS took the timeout and figured out what Bos was trying to do..they put the clamps on defensively. Very rarely do you see a home team up by 12 early on and by the end of the 1st they're down 5 and only scored 22 in the qtr. Klay Thompson is another defensive stud. For years he's been the other half of the splash brothers, but he's always been an elite defender. If you have enough size then defense really comes down to grinding effort and education on what ur opponents are trying to do. Steph doesn't have the size and body type, but he makes up for it with steals. I've loved the Raptors for some time and I really wish that injury hadn't happened to Klay the year the Raps won. But Nick Nurse is a tremendous defensive coach. Lowry and Vanfleet are 2 small guards, but their D is very gritty and in ur face looking for steals, strips and drawing offensive fouls. If Kawhi didn't make the dumb decision to sign with the Clippers he might have one more ring cuz the Raps could have beaten Bos with Kawhi in the bubble and eventually beat the Lakers. Off topic now, but I mentioned that originally because I remember when GS lost to the Raptors that year and everyone was writing it off as the end of a Dynasty, while others stupidly pondered if it really was a Dynasty...well, there's no question now. 4 titles in 8 years. 6 finals appearances winning 4. That's pretty special. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Coach nick, plz make sure u highlight currys incredible on ball defense down the stretch in game 6 and in general in the playoffs when u make the curry video!
Congratulations warriors for winning the 2022 NBA Championship, this series should have ended in Five games not six games. GSW played poorly in the 4th quarter of Game 1.
Horford was the mouse in the house for Curry, Celtics are a great team with a great future. They need a more athletic defensive player than Horford and a guard similar to Chris Paul with clutch moments who can help Jayson Tatum. I am a warriors fan, and we had 2 ugly years before this championship.
Yeah but guards like CP3 don't grow on tree anymore fr tho . Tatum need to help himself more he looked like a deer in headlight . The Alpha in this team was Brown he had some major impact on the defdensive and was aggressive asf maybe too much with the over dribbling . Tbh brown seems hell bend to take the bulls by the horns at time he fell but at least he tried in my books i prefer someone who messed up by effort than someone who overthinking and do nothing by fear . Tatum need to believe in his skills and just play . He is young tho time will tell
Horford was not an issue. The Celtics left him on an island with no help defense. There's no big man in the league that wouldn't get torched by Curry on the perimeter
@@fangiscool1 true, not just curry, every guards can out-speed centers/PF, help defense is a must. Horford did his best, even knocking down consecutive 3s to keep them to one digit lead.
I've loved this team since 2011, and what a ride! I believed in this roster so much, that 2 weeks before the pre-season, I placed a $1000 bet on the Warriors to win it all.... at 23-1. This week, I will collect $24,000. Love from Australia Dub Nation. Today we 🍾🥂🎉
Warriors' most complete game of the series, everyone looked _comfortable_, In a closeout game. On the road. At The Garden. In the Finals. _Comfortable_. That's crazy. Boston didn't stand a chance, despite the pre-series narrative, but mad props to a young team and their first year coach for even making it to the Finals. Can't wait to see what happens next year with a healthy Bucks squad in the East and a healthy Clippers team out West!
That last shot with Curry hitting the 3 and waltzing by with the "nighty-night" gesture with Marcus Smart on all fours is just beautiful. I like the Celtics and I hope Tatum/Brown/Robert Williams keep improving, but I can't stand Marcus Smart with all his misplays, turnovers and C-List acting.
Masterful analysis of the Warriors motion offense. I was more impressed by the MVP, Curry's defense in game 6 than his offense...Go figure. Very happy for Wardell Stephen Curry after the 2015 MVP heist and maybe 2018.
The warriors really showed their championship experience in the first quarter when the Celtics when on a 12 -0 run. They didn't lose their composure and played like champs.
Check out the YT Channel named “Dub Nation HQ” for excellent Warriors play analysis with exactly what you ask for. I learned so much watching that all year.
"Why Curry Wins Finals MVP" - not throwing shade at Coach Nick but I don't believe anyone could still ask this question sincerely after what Steph has done this year. 😅
9:55 I think Horford was still in late in the game because he was shooting well. He hit several threes in the second half that helped them close the distance in a game where buckets were relatively hard to come by. Unfortunately for Boston, the Warriors were able to abuse him on defense. It was a trade off that might have worked if they could have kept that run going.
love coach nick, ngl the title of this video is why people's narrative on steph gotta change tho, he doesnt really need an explanation to win the FMVP, soon as the GSW win the chip it should be automatic. no explanation was needed for lebron, giannis and KD
It’s multiple games in the playoffs for example game 3 of the Bucks and Heat series he had 10 pts and games like game 1 of the Heat series and game 2 in the Warriors series where he showed up big in the first half than disappeared in the second. JT BEEN inconsistent this ain’t the first time.
Thanks for covering the whole game. Curry with some knuckles to the center cut. At least 3 times those guys tried to take him out at the legs, I’m sure one of those guys looked like knuckle balls here.
Man! I honestly think they could be back next year. They are gonna be even better next year. When they sign some better free agents. and Get a True Lob Threat back with Their Center. This is gonna be pretty good.
That wasn't a nutshot. That was a poke in the gut which also hurts a lot. KG did that a lot to jump shooters who would crumple to the floor in pain once they land.
Warriors motion offense is unbelievably beautiful to watch, each of Stephs teammates are completely in sync with him. They deserve massive respect for their defense this series
Absolutely, people forget the Warriors had the second best defense in the NBA and held Boston under a hundred the last 3 games.
@@mbrownie22 When you're the second best defense in the league and you play in a tougher conference, are you really the _second_ best defense in the league?
@@mbrownie22 "2nd Best" is stupid. Rankings are very imprecise - my guess is there was no statistically significant difference between Celtics and Warriors' defenses.
Steph, Klay, and Dray are the definition of a dynasty. 🏆
@@RudCh01 I think the answer here is "not in the playoffs when you had guys injured all season." Klay coming back from over two years out. Draymond with back surgery. So the answer is that regular season stats with key guys out for almost all of the season said "second best." When those high IQ veteran got healthy and in sync with each other again and the young guys were playing their roles so well, this was the #1 defense, and it ain't close.
What struck me most was how embarrassed Smart was. He's a great man defender but he makes too many mental lapses to be the best in the league. Yes, it is very hard to quantify team defense, but you know it when you see it. And it is much harder to do, since it requires a higher hoops IQ.
What amazes me is they say Curry doesn’t play defense but you can’t get steals if you aren’t playing defense. The goal is to stop the opposing team from scoring. Taking their possession away is the epitome of good defense IMO
bro this game he was playing defense like his family was at gunpoint
My dad always say: defense is the best offense.
I'm actually impressed the Celtics managed to make the finals without a single player on their roster than can pass or dribble
True. Very true.
uh, that hurts but what can I argue lmao, true
LOL why did I laugh a little too much at this comment
Because they've got size and two good shooters lol. No other reason
that is true didnt think about that
Steph curry was just absolutely incredible and showed his greatness on full display.🏀🏆😁
There were alot of fouls weren't called while tatum attacking the rim😔 lebrum would've whooped gs tricks by himself💪💪💪
@@alitoroganan2442 yeah if he could make the playoffs 😂
@@PunchYaSelf playins*
@@alitoroganan2442 you gonna call that out but ignore curry not having a single FT other than some random fouls while in bonus… it sure as hell isnt because no one was fouling him :)
@@PunchYaSelf he prolly would next season
That double dribble by Smart has to be the dumbest move I've seen. Celtics need a better PG to run the offense. Also I feel like that Curry nutshot to Smart was payback for hurting him in the season. 🤷🏻♂️
He flopped we all know thar
Smart and Horford gotta go, imo
Takes incredible accuracy to hit someone’s nuts so perfectly that they fall to the ground like that. As soon as the play was over, Smart miraculously recovered though. Flop city 2.0
Smart is sneaky dirty
I honestly love that he flopped at that moment because it led to Curry’s “Night Night Three” lmao serves him right for acting like a drama queen hoping the refs would give him another pass, freakin bum
Curry got his revenge against Smart for injuring him and knocking him out for the last part of the regular season. "The best revenge is by winning" the Dubs said (after GP2 got hurt against the Grizzlies)
True. The best thing is, Smart helping them win the games. I'm really tired of watching his basketball (lot more of flops than basketball really). But his obvious flops didn't get calls this time and that leave the warriors open to shoot. Serves him right. He helping warriors score with his flops.
@@yhyh7512 what I hate about smart is that he’s capable of playing defense, but chooses to flop. It’s not like he’s completely overmatched, he has the tools to be great. It’s kinda like harden in the playoffs. Harden is soo good at scoring, but it feels like he’s trying to draw fouls more than actually score in the playoffs. It’s a mentality thing
I mean he gave him a nut shot too, I'd say he got some physical revenge too lol
@@pugward I wish they showed it up-close when it happened (they did on the replay) rather than from a distance because of the Curry stats graphic they placed coming out of a timeout. The Boston crowd didn't boo or complain when Smart went down because they also knew he was (kinda) flopping. haha
@@lik7953 by that time in the 4th, Smart (and the other Celtics) was gassed, drained, demoralized. The realization that they were going to lose had settled in. You love to see it! They got within 8, but the Warriors kept scoring to keep it 10+ and that was it. Wiggins' 3 was the dagger.. Air Canada should have his own "good night" taunt. haha
I TRUTHFULLY can’t see how you could argue “KD> Steph” anymore at all honestly
It was never an argument,KD is a great 1vs1 player but basketball is 5vs5 and curry influences the offense more than any other player probably in history
@@JayzsMr It absolutely was an argument though. Most people in fact said KD was the better player. People acted like KD saved the Warriors, and when he left they called the dynasty over. But like the Celtics, Curry has put that argument to bed. Anyone still arguing KD was/is better than Steph is delusional. KD got swept by the team Curry just beat. KD lost to Steph in their only playoff head-to-head. KD's position was filled by two other players and Steph still won. He won with Harrison Barnes and went 73-9 with Harrison Barnes, He won with KD twice, He just won with Andrew Wiggins. Only reason KD has championships and finals MVPs is because he joined Steph and the Warriors. KD has no legacy without Steph and the Warriors. Yet people try to say KD was the best player on the team even though Curry just showed everyone KD was replaceable.
@@fgj6763 I can’t argue against anything you said. KD dumb for leaving
I think Curry is more valuable to a team
However, KD losing on the Nets isn't fair to compare to the better coached Warriors who have better other players overall
And finals experience
But yes, Curry always meant more for the Warriors than KD did
Curry even made KD better 💯
Well, kd is a pure scorer who can bucket but however. Curry's movements without or with a ball breakdown defense helps the warriors other players to get an easy bucket
Proof that Steve Kerr is a genius and proof of "strength in numbers." There really isn't any defense against Curry...he's simply that great!
I was Soo worried before these finals started but the warriors once again showed why they're the best team in the league by a mile!!!!
You know it was a little lucky 🍀 took out Giannis. Bucks has a good chance of beating Heat and Middleton would be healthy for the Finals.
Like in 2019, if Kawhi didn’t hit that shot, Warriors might have faced another team that result in Klay not getting hurt.
And the dubs would’ve kicked GA’s ass too!
@@calebdmofficial We might see that matchup next year.
Middleton is sick! I don’t believe he’s what would put them over the dubs this playoff series.
I was looking forward to seeing Draymond's jumper to end the 3rd in here. Not because it was a technical play, but simply because of how it deflated the building. The warriors were cold and celts were making a comeback. For Draymond to be the one to hit a jumper to quiet the crowd, I was speechless
He had his ups and downs, but Draymond Green was huge for the Warriors in Game 6 and is now a FOUR-TIME NBA champ. 👏
I totally agree. I was in a bar with a bunch of LA-based Warrior fans, and when Dray hit that shot, it was like the biggest explosion of the night. Just incredible, given the context and circumstances...and the fact that Dray literally had a hand in his face...
When Celtics needed a game 7 against Miami Heat, a team with less firepower, it was clear to me Warriors will win it all. People tend to overrate Celts def, and dont talk about Warriors offense and defense.
I honestly thought the celtics would win in 6 before the series started. But after I saw game 6 against the heat and celtics. I saw Jaylen Brown Brick free-throw and Marcus smart bricked a open 3 all in the fourth. I thought the warriors had a chance after that game.
Let's get real that defense was rated correctly, besides Curry they kept everyone else under 20 points averaging per game.... Curry just broke them and everything they did on defense is why they looked bad...
The defense had KD, Giannis and the heat looking bad on extended periods something they couldn't do with Curry who is a very unique player
held them under 100 in 4 games they've won now we know whose defense is more suffocating pair it with mishandling hands of brown and tatum and smart with all of that turnovers.
@@isaacdebeila8085 Steph was a master at using screens to make shots. And Wiggins took advantage of the attention Steph and klay got and also ate
@@isaacdebeila8085 all off that saying, curry and the system of gsw is another level, be prepared for next year
Your analysis of the warriors wayyy back is why I started watching your videos coach!! Never knew what Elevator doors was until your breakdowns.... and you're still killing it! Looking forward to the Curry breakdown!!!
We all remember the elevator door play with Bogut and Dray for Steph.. back when the league still hadn’t quite caught on just how deadly the warriors offense can be
I just realized I’ve been watching coach for 10 years… the first breakdown I watched was back when Harden was in OKC and hit the step back on Kawhi in game 6 I think🥲 now I feel old…
Factsss
That elevator door is one of the first video that I watch from coach
Can't believe I've been watching coach Nick since several years ago
Exactly, I was actually thinking about the elevator doors play while watching game 6 for some reason. The warriors motion offense is just so dynamic that all their great plays of the past just flood my mind while watching them.
I remember nigga
Steph is a unique kind of player. You cannot box his value and greatness with stats and trophies tbh. He revolutionized the game. He is the greatest shooter, and the greatest small player of all time. If you go out and watch kids and youth play, do you ever see them still mimicking the others players you mentioned? NO. They are trying to be Steph. He's the "Like Mike" of his era. Who among the Top 10 actualy has influence on how the youth play till this day? It's foolish that I have to spell this out.
More than the stats, Steph and Warriors know playing as a team wins the chip. Steph can go for 50 and ball hog but he isn't cause that's not winning basketball. Cause he's unselfish, the whole team is unselfish. Every relevant OG Warriors player said this. His leadership, exemplary work ethic, gravity, off ball play, mentorship of younger players like Poole said so himself... Draymond said just a few weeks ago--you need selflessness to win a chip and their leader is the most selfless guy around. This is basic Leadership 101, when you shine in your role and let your teammates shine in their roles, you make them better cause they own their roles, see their value and flourish. Current and older Warriors pouring praises for him, defending him, playing for him and confessing so. That is a LEADER. Steph's impact haloes throughout the entire team. It's ridiculous the amount of disrespect Steph gets from these analysts. Just pull out his win percentages and plus-minus stats, and go blow by blow on how much defensive attention he gets. Steph's impact on winning is generational.
People be saying replace Steph with so and so player and results would be the same cause he got so much help??? Dude... Dude, those were drafted by GSW who improved with him. Steph took a lower pay that allowed Warriors to get some players in their first run.. Andre said he came to Warriors cause of Steph. Even in those Finals, it was Steph getting double and triple teamed. He was injured along with Bogut and Andre in 2016 Finals but did we hear Steph making excuses? He never made loser talk but you got to put respect on his game.
Fact is: Whoever Steph plays with gets better. Haven't we seen this enough?? Even with or without Klay and/or Draymond. Plug in Steph and the lineup becomes amazing. He makes his organization and his teammates better, yes, even KD, and the nos. prove it. They become All Stars and champions. Bob Myers said Steph is everything to the Warriors organization and Kerr echoes this saying none of this works without him. And Golden State has been the premiere organization for a decade now. If he wins two more rings and two more FMVPS (not a stretch given the trajectory of Wiggins and Poole) and bags more records, he will definitely land in the Top 5.
Sometimes I wonder if analysts are in the payroll of Nike cause they literally make excuses for every player except Steph and always find everything to nitpick while denying his greatness by overblowing another player or situation. The way Steph even had to say, "What are they gonna say now?!" just show he knew all the doubts and slanders. When it's all said and done, Steph is going to be a Top 5 player. He's literally the most influential along with MJ. Is there any other player we can say has changed how the game is played? There's only the one and only Steph Curry.
Steph-Klay-Dray is a unique core. People can try to replicate their play and skills but their character, unselfishness and real chemistry were the foundation of this Warriors dynasty. And at the very heart of it is Steph.
G.B.A.,thank you. Very well said.
I normally don’t read long comments but i to make an exception. I can’t argue with people who slander Steph at this point you either give him his flowers or you’re a hater. He’s done everything he could’ve done to this point 🤷🏿♂️
💯 Very true, that's what I'm seeing nowadays myself.... but even Curry would tell you fundamentals is where it's at. You take someone that can shoot like Curry plus able to find space, most of the time by himself, and it's lights out.
@@MVuke84 : Very true. And Steph has expounded on the importance of fundamentals often. His father Dell has trained them on it from the beginning, and his coach at Davidson continues with this belief. It shows by how adept Steph is at ballhandling.
Spitting facts to haters and what’s even more embarrassing he’s smaller than LeBron who people keep hyping up. Curry has more impact and less ego that’s why I admire him on and off the court.
That was a great team performance from the Warriors, spearheaded by the outstanding Stephen Curry. When Curry retires, he'll go down as a true all time great.
Everyone made plays and contributed even when they didn’t shoot well. To notice how truly special the warriors are you have to rewatch game and watch things that happen off the ball on both ends that’s where warriors really shine.
There were two older guys sitting next to me at the bar last night watching the game, 2 minutes into the game with the Warriors down 10, these guys were complaining like “What’s wrong with them? Why aren’t they playing better?” And I’m like “Bruh it’s 2 minutes in, on Celtics home court, with a team playing to stay alive! They’re gonna throw everything they got at these guys.”
A couple minutes later, they went on a 21-0 run, and the Celtics were demoralized.
That’s the advantage of experience. When the Celtics torched the Warriors in fourth quarter of game 1, Curry smiled as they lost. And they came out and played Game 2 as if they’d won Game 1. But Celtics? Down 3-2, as soon as the Warriors put up a fight, they wilted and just chucked clunkers the rest of the game. They were shook before the 2nd quarter!
10:13 This is why I love coach nick's videos so much. Not only the insightful commentary and amazing play by play breakdown, but he always finds hidden gems like this which makes reviewing the plays truly fun to rewatch. ty coach
As a Dubs Fan, I'm glad the Celtics forgot about Horford, White, and Williams after game 1. Celtics tried to out Hero Ball us, and we adjusted our defense. The Celtics can win a chip but they need more teamwork and ball movement not 50pts from Tatum and Brown every game.
This is the experience that beat celtics. Destroy in game one didnt make gws hit the panic button. I pick celtics in this series, but gws experience is just too much to handle.
I guess Lebron smiling in cancun knowing that league realize that him and cavs nightmare never kd, it always curry running off the ball 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Honestly outside of games 1 and 3 white was dogshit horford played ok but got cooked on defense Robert was great and smart who won dpoy got fired by curry Robert and Jaylen was the only guys who played great in every game
Tatum is so damn predictable. as for Horford, he plays good but his teammates let him guard faster guards w/o help defense.
Chef was smiling and cookin' them :). Greatness !!! Top 5 for sure now ? Or let's wait and see how pieces around them get better and inevitably the carriers of the dynasty. Wow. What a franchise.
top 5 is crazy bro maybe top 10?
Absolutely not top 5
Top 10 for now, if they win another title and Steph winning FMVP, then yes guaranteed top 5 over Bird.
He's top 10 for sure, top 5 is pushing it. You've got MJ, Lebron, Kareem, and your pick of Magic, Bird, Duncan, Wilt, or Russell in the top 5. I would easily say he's the second greatest point guard of all time behind magic now
Top 5 is too much. Maybe if he had 4 Finals MVPs then it’d be a discussion. At this point, he’s arguably top 10
Klay was huge in first half and making shots to get them going. Payton dominated on defense. Porter played great screening and made shots. Looney rebounded. Draymond did it all. Poole played 18 min but is one of best scorers in the nba already he is so fast and has the ball handling and shooting to go with it. Wiggins is incredible. Curry is the best player in the nba and making teammates better.
It could have been a worse blowout if warriors had made more wide open 3s.
Can you breakdown how Curry is the only player in history that is guarded as soon as he crosses mid court.
Unlimited range is real, even Bron said you need to guard Steph as soon as he step out of the car lol
@@eddielim3909 that’s bad defense; can’t even let him get near the stadium.
That’s arrogantly wrong lmao, Damian lillard a few years ago L + ratio liberal
@@garykleinsasser3640 dame ain’t Steph
Pat bev once said if he guard curry he sleep at 8pm no calls no disturbnace and ask if how about cp3 he said that he once take a beer before go to bed hhaa
I can't believe there are people who truly believe that the Warriors are underdogs in this series.
Glad they did, fueled the gsw and now im watching all day dumb analysts eating crows
@@musti7516
Same
It was wishful thinking
Just because they won in 6 doesn’t mean it was easy. The people who chose Celtics look too much at stats rather than an accumulation of factors that contributes to winning a title.
@@HypocritesExposd if they didn't choke in game 1 it would have been 4-1 . Celtics should have known that hero ball doesn't work against GSW since they stopped both Morant and Luca.
Here's the scary thing. He's not done.
Reilly frightening.
Let''s hope so! ONE MORE RING FOR HIM!!!
He averaged 31 6 5 on the leagues best defense with the dpoy on 50 percent shooting and like 42 percent from 3 and 89 or 90 percent from the free throw line easiest mvp choice ever
Been waiting for this for years Coach. Just right in time.
Great Finals! Interesting to watch… Curry is no doubt one the all time great, tremendous job done to overcome all these last two years troubles… Go GSW!!!
'The glance at the rim gets Pritchard desperately contesting...' 😂 Steph's gravity from the perimeter is ridiculous
The opening sequences on this channel where the script, action, and music climax together is freaking EPIC.
"Never underestimate the heart of a champion!"
-Rudy T
Congratulations to The Golden State Warriors.
Love to see a video on the the changes in curry’s game across his 4 championships.
LOL the Curry sack-tap on Smart was icing on the cake
"This guy got no balls man fr"
Always love the insight combined with coach's paint and the classic Bballbreakdown soundtrack playing in the background. Thanks Coach Nick as always for your top notch content.
I'm looking forward to both your next video and the Warriors Championship parade on Monday.
Was waiting all day for this!
🔥🙏🏀
Great send off, coach. Thank you for the wonderful analyses this year!
Steph, Klay, and Dray are the definition of a dynasty. 🏆
i think the gsw have the best culture in nba history. its not like playing with jordan or kobe or lebron who are intimidating and demoralizing for some. the gsw are positive as so positive and selfless. can tell everyone feels as they are part of the team. im sure its a pleasure to play with them unlike anything else in basketball history probably.
The sack tap -> three -> taunt combination might have been the coldest thing I've seen since Jordan. Taunting Smart as he fails to stand is just *chef's kiss*.
Thanks for a great season Nick. Have loved watching your videos and look forward to next season.
Look at Curry man, inspirational
This was an awesome breakdown. Thank you!!!
the craziest stat is that tatum had 100 turnovers in the playoffs.. given he played 24 games, that's a whopping 4.2 TO per game average...
he wants to chllenge Russ
And Harden?
y'all cold blooded .true but coldblooded
He's 24! Put him back in this situation in 2 years and he cuts those in half! Compare the 2022 NBA finals version of Curry with the 2015 version and the Cavs don't win a game! And that 3-1 comeback never happens! EXPERIENCE matters!
@@ti84satact12 True. However, I think there's something awry with these players who slavishly follow Kobe's mentality and approach to basketball. It leads to a lot of I-can-do-anything-just-because-I-believe-can type plays...passing over the easy play, the team play, for individual greatness....
Great video. Attention on every little detail of the game such as player reaction on each other. Great work coach🙏
Draymond’s play was pivotal in last nights win.
Hey Coach do you think Klay is still suffering from the injury because he’s shooting a lot of drift and unbalance shots?
yeah probably just because klay was introduced into the team midseason and after i think 1000 days without professional basketball he is still doing some un-klay-like things like forcing the basket or creating a shoot by himself (with sadly not much success) instead of doing more things klay is/was famous for (less dribbling/creating and more running and better positioning for passes/assists) so hopefully after a full pre-season workout he will come back better
also his defense became a lot stronger in the last games of the finals as if he had to adjust himself again so it is even pretty likely that it will be stronger next year
What Poole did with Curry resting in final minutes of the 1st qtr and that 10-0 run, is exactly why he's one of the best 6th man of the year players I've seen in awhile. Granted he gets to be on one helluva team and the fact that GS can bring a guy like Poole into the game makes them so hard to beat..but what I really like about Poole is, even though he's an excellent shooter, he comes into the game and gives 100% on both ends of the floor. You see that happening with Wiggins as well. It's clearly a culture that the Warriors have on defense. Everyone thinks of all the 3s because that's the highlight package, but look at the 1st qtr. After GS took the timeout and figured out what Bos was trying to do..they put the clamps on defensively. Very rarely do you see a home team up by 12 early on and by the end of the 1st they're down 5 and only scored 22 in the qtr. Klay Thompson is another defensive stud. For years he's been the other half of the splash brothers, but he's always been an elite defender. If you have enough size then defense really comes down to grinding effort and education on what ur opponents are trying to do. Steph doesn't have the size and body type, but he makes up for it with steals. I've loved the Raptors for some time and I really wish that injury hadn't happened to Klay the year the Raps won. But Nick Nurse is a tremendous defensive coach. Lowry and Vanfleet are 2 small guards, but their D is very gritty and in ur face looking for steals, strips and drawing offensive fouls. If Kawhi didn't make the dumb decision to sign with the Clippers he might have one more ring cuz the Raps could have beaten Bos with Kawhi in the bubble and eventually beat the Lakers. Off topic now, but I mentioned that originally because I remember when GS lost to the Raptors that year and everyone was writing it off as the end of a Dynasty, while others stupidly pondered if it really was a Dynasty...well, there's no question now. 4 titles in 8 years. 6 finals appearances winning 4. That's pretty special. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Coach nick, plz make sure u highlight currys incredible on ball defense down the stretch in game 6 and in general in the playoffs when u make the curry video!
Celtics look’s rattled in the second quarter. Warriors is really the better team.
Congratulations warriors for winning the 2022 NBA Championship, this series should have ended in Five games not six games. GSW played poorly in the 4th quarter of Game 1.
How you able to put this breakdown together so quick 😲😲😲!!!! Amazing work. New subscriber
That Night Night taunt is the ultimate soul snatcher. It kills your opponents will!!
IMAGINE THIS: Kerr would have been fired last year if this was the LAKERS
Marcus Smart on the ground looking for a bailout pretty much sums up the Celtics performance.
Horford was the mouse in the house for Curry, Celtics are a great team with a great future. They need a more athletic defensive player than Horford and a guard similar to Chris Paul with clutch moments who can help Jayson Tatum. I am a warriors fan, and we had 2 ugly years before this championship.
Yeah but guards like CP3 don't grow on tree anymore fr tho . Tatum need to help himself more he looked like a deer in headlight . The Alpha in this team was Brown he had some major impact on the defdensive and was aggressive asf maybe too much with the over dribbling . Tbh brown seems hell bend to take the bulls by the horns at time he fell but at least he tried in my books i prefer someone who messed up by effort than someone who overthinking and do nothing by fear . Tatum need to believe in his skills and just play . He is young tho time will tell
Horford is fine, he stopped Poole a few times. It’s just that every big will get toyed by Curry regardless.
Horford was not an issue. The Celtics left him on an island with no help defense. There's no big man in the league that wouldn't get torched by Curry on the perimeter
@@fangiscool1 true, not just curry, every guards can out-speed centers/PF, help defense is a must. Horford did his best, even knocking down consecutive 3s to keep them to one digit lead.
“Was this intentional? Probably” 😂😂
I've loved this team since 2011, and what a ride!
I believed in this roster so much, that 2 weeks before the pre-season, I placed a $1000 bet on the Warriors to win it all.... at 23-1.
This week, I will collect $24,000.
Love from Australia Dub Nation. Today we 🍾🥂🎉
Congratulations on your win as well! 👍👏👏👏💙💛💕
Warriors' most complete game of the series, everyone looked _comfortable_, In a closeout game. On the road. At The Garden. In the Finals. _Comfortable_. That's crazy. Boston didn't stand a chance, despite the pre-series narrative, but mad props to a young team and their first year coach for even making it to the Finals. Can't wait to see what happens next year with a healthy Bucks squad in the East and a healthy Clippers team out West!
2009 KOBE BRYANT Won his 4th Championship and First Finals MVP.
*2022 STEPHEN CURRY Win his*
*4th CHAMPIONSHIP and First FINALS MVP*
When everyone is healthy, the Dubs are a joy to watch.
Basketball won’t be the same to watch when Curry retires... 🐐
That last shot with Curry hitting the 3 and waltzing by with the "nighty-night" gesture with Marcus Smart on all fours is just beautiful.
I like the Celtics and I hope Tatum/Brown/Robert Williams keep improving, but I can't stand Marcus Smart with all his misplays, turnovers and C-List acting.
another great season of breakdwns my man….def gonna miss it
@ 10:15
The Babyface made BabyNuts go night-night
True analysis. Was waiting for this!
Masterful analysis of the Warriors motion offense. I was more impressed by the MVP, Curry's defense in game 6 than his offense...Go figure. Very happy for Wardell Stephen Curry after the 2015 MVP heist and maybe 2018.
The warriors really showed their championship experience in the first quarter when the Celtics when on a 12 -0 run. They didn't lose their composure and played like champs.
From Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
I always see your videos i Can see things that I lost while I was seeing the game
Unbelievable performance by Golden State Warriors defense! Draymond Green and Wiggins put the clamps on Boston Celtics all series long!
Curry with the nut tap on Marcus Smart 😂😂 10:12
10:14 man I can't believe I couldn't see how he hit him in the nuts 🤣🤣🤣
This is what happens when your team got gassed up by stats. and forgot you still gotta show up and hoop lol
Stephen Curry put the whole NBA on notice with the most deadliest shot in recent history, that 3 ball!!!!!!!
Top 10 player of all-time
He surpassed LJ
Not top 25
Top Two!!!!🫡
Coach, can you talk about how the warriors communicate on offense with their hand signals and pointing.
Check out the YT Channel named “Dub Nation HQ” for excellent Warriors play analysis with exactly what you ask for. I learned so much watching that all year.
@@HypocritesExposd great channel I’m subbed to them as well lol
Congrats to the warriors for winning the championship 🏆 on the road overcoming a 12 point deficit in the first quarter!
"Why Curry Wins Finals MVP" - not throwing shade at Coach Nick but I don't believe anyone could still ask this question sincerely after what Steph has done this year. 😅
0:19 nah the lookaway in the finals is CRAZY🤣🤣
9:55
I think Horford was still in late in the game because he was shooting well.
He hit several threes in the second half that helped them close the distance in a game where buckets were relatively hard to come by.
Unfortunately for Boston, the Warriors were able to abuse him on defense.
It was a trade off that might have worked if they could have kept that run going.
think Ime Udoka was praying they go 9-for-11 from 3 in the 4th again.
Big respect to dray to make sure he got that game ball to curry
I think it was actually Iguodala that grabbed it. Doesn't matter much though :)
Warriors is a team that set up for playoffs. Once playoffs is started you would see different level from them
you and thinking basketball have the absolute best deep analysis videos on the planet!!
Yooo 10:16
The finesse with the 'ball tap' 😂
I did not notice that watching it live lmao
Who else thinks this is Back 2 back in the making ?
For better or worse, this man single-handedly changed the NBA 8 years ago
10:14 Brings back memories, those little tricks that I used to do that got me into fights lmao
You always do a great job with these videos. My favorite on yt!!
I learned a lot from this video, awesome job!!
When Warriors drafted Curry, they found their WORKHORSE.
love coach nick, ngl the title of this video is why people's narrative on steph gotta change tho, he doesnt really need an explanation to win the FMVP, soon as the GSW win the chip it should be automatic. no explanation was needed for lebron, giannis and KD
It’s multiple games in the playoffs for example game 3 of the Bucks and Heat series he had 10 pts and games like game 1 of the Heat series and game 2 in the Warriors series where he showed up big in the first half than disappeared in the second. JT BEEN inconsistent this ain’t the first time.
I don't know about greatest all time that is a fetch but Stephen curry is the most skilled offensively talent of All time 💯
Who said greatest all time? Coach? Time stamp please
Maravich is offensively the most skilled
I missed Curry's nuts shot to Smart in live. Thanks Coach! It was hilarious. Definitely intentional lmao
He hit the top of his thigh... another flop by smart
@@jmcclanahan27 : Agree completely. 👍
“Probably traveled but who’s counting?”
-that’s the most accurate description of the nba I’ve ever heard
Thanks for covering the whole game. Curry with some knuckles to the center cut. At least 3 times those guys tried to take him out at the legs, I’m sure one of those guys looked like knuckle balls here.
Which is why I think he totally meant to hit Smart in the nuts.
Man! I honestly think they could be back next year. They are gonna be even better next year. When they sign some better free agents. and Get a True Lob Threat back with Their Center. This is gonna be pretty good.
Yes but gsw have healthy wiseman for lob also so exciting to watch
@@PAREKOYTV-z8k Yeah Wiseman, I couldn't remember his name
The game breakdown were absolutely fantastic.
Yep for 4, 5 & 6 games strait close out. Can't stop Steph!!!!
Looney is slept on guy is incredible for being a 6'9 Center his rebounding this postseason was fun to watch.
"probably travelled but who's counting" got me in tears
That wasn't a nutshot. That was a poke in the gut which also hurts a lot. KG did that a lot to jump shooters who would crumple to the floor in pain once they land.
Nice breakdown😤🤧👍!!!