How the Clippers held Dallas to 8 points in a quarter!
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How did LA lock down Luka Doncic and Dallas's offense in the 1st half of Game 1 of their 2024 NBA playoff series? This watch along reaction film breakdown details Coach Ty Lue's hard-nosed gameplan to take away the Mavs pick-and-roll offense and how they attacked them on offense.
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Tyrone lou is hell of a coach, he and spoelstra somehow get role players to play better then they actually are. After every lou's timeout there's three point play from clipps.
@shaemillington826
Ай бұрын
I don't believe in the" better than they actually are" statement. You should say that they are the best at getting the best out of a player
@bmanjamin
Ай бұрын
@@shaemillington826 so your saying gabe vincent’s run last year in the playoffs had nothing to do with spoelspra so now he’s with darvin ham and sucks maybe darvin ham just makes players worse
@huxleybennett4732
Ай бұрын
@@bmanjamin I don't totally agree with him, but that's not even close to what he's saying. He made his point pretty clear and that's not it
@seamusmooney1308
Ай бұрын
He’s a great coach. His time in Cleveland was unfair to him cause everyone just said the same thing in that lebron is the HC
@N01clk
Ай бұрын
He's on a team centered around Lebron and Ad. There's not room for getting touches, flow and rhythm unless you just fit in the system instantly.. It's very easy to look bad at basketball on a NBA team. But trust me, no one who's ever made one of them has ever been..
Mann fighting over the screens and staying glued to Luka has got to be one of the sexiest things you can see on a basketball court!
@SuperSikarlo
Ай бұрын
You should use different words
@frederickokocha3904
Ай бұрын
He used the right words
@Oppenheimer1967
Ай бұрын
@@frederickokocha3904 ^
@ritamariealan93
Ай бұрын
@@SuperSikarlo let him cook
@RoboticV
Ай бұрын
@@SuperSikarlo You should use different words
An underrated part about Ty Lue's coaching for me is how he was able to reignite Russell Westbrook's fearlessness. Yes everyone praises him for coming off the bench but Brodie legitimately looks like his old self again, he's comfortable in the lineup that he's once again added shooting to his arsenal. Sure the volume's a bit weak and the efficiency is on and off, but he's not afraid anymore. Besides they don't need him to be a lights out shooter, they just need him to be a threat so the volume isn't really an issue, as long as he keeps that confidence to shoot, Clips have got an absolute firecracker coming off the bench.
@shorewall
Ай бұрын
Russ was like an abused dog, taking the blame on the Lebron Lakers. But now he's with a good home, and is doing well. :D
@Loquacious_Jackson
Ай бұрын
Westbrick
@narrow3601
Ай бұрын
@Loquacious_Jackson of course, but better to take your shots than to never have the confidence to even shoot for shit
@OuiAsk
Ай бұрын
That's absolutely correct, it's like somebody knew that they (Lakers) wouldn't win the next year so why not bring russ in so we could use him as a scapegost. 😅 @@shorewall
@dusk6159
Ай бұрын
The superteam failed, Russ had the worst playoffs possible and the Clippers and Lue failed
Ty Lue coaches circles around Jason Kidd
@jjcometa9333
Ай бұрын
While I agree, blames are somewhat on the players as well. Gaff being played off the floor was surprising.
@rafeeqwarfield9690
Ай бұрын
This time. But I think Kidd is gonna wake up next game
@michaelahurt
Ай бұрын
Yeah but that's not even really fair. LA just has a better roster. Ultimately Dallas has a lot of guys who you'll live with shooting so LA did what any competent team should: Take away the easy stuff at the rim and make them take jumpshots Luka took 20 of 26 shots outside the restricted area. Lively/Gafford were 2/7. And PJ took 7 threes. The Clippers can live with that. We seem to re-learn this every year but having lots of two way wings is really important in the playoffs and LA is just a team full of two way wings. Even attacking Harden/Zubac -- ok and now you have three really good help defenders (usually) to make turn that into a Luka mid-range or step back. That's fine. The bet is Luka isn't going to have four 20/28 games out of seven. He's gonna have more 11/26 games.
@kefkapalazzo1
Ай бұрын
@@rafeeqwarfield9690what does that really mean though lol
@shaft9000
Ай бұрын
Indeed. Lue had sharp timeout play calls and made the most of his squad's rotations despite being out their best player.
This game was amazing to watch. Seeing the Clips players fully engaged on the defensive side was a thing of beauty.
The Clippers are a tough first-round matchup for the Mavericks. They're almost uniquely well-suited to slow down Kyrie and Doncic. Tyron Lue is a good coach and the Clippers have been the Mavericks' kryptonite in the playoffs thus far during Doncic's time with the Mavs. The fact that they played so well in Game 1 without Kawhi should be a major source of concern for the Mavs.
@wipe919
Ай бұрын
Dude relax it's 1 game. The mavs won't shoot this bad again
@glcsander
Ай бұрын
The Clippers won at home they did their job, im saving my joy until i see Harden play like he did this game in Dallas im happy for now but until Clippers take one game away from the Mavs then i start to believe the last thing u want is to drag this series to 7 and them having to deal with the young bulls in OKC in the next round.
@pagman2356
Ай бұрын
@@wipe919surely.
@devynlich00
Ай бұрын
@@glcsanderthe only reason the Clippers even won was because the Mavericks didn't have a good shooting night that won't happen twice
@denzel8827
Ай бұрын
@@devynlich00lol casual take there’s so many reasons they lost stop coping
The way you rewind the footage and slow ot down makes it so easy to follow. Very good editing 👌🏾
LOL. But at least the Clips and Mr „Thinking“ Basketball will always have this glorious quarter to reminisce.
Mavs had very little ball movement in the 1st half. Their offense was very stagnant. It’s as if their game plan was Luka and Kyrie taking turns going 1 on 1
@randomf2pplayah768
Ай бұрын
Luka was trying to shoot by himself, find an open man, 2man action, and a single lob. Had some okay looks but didn't really fall.
@ChuckwaldMartin
Ай бұрын
@@randomf2pplayah768 its boring to watch Luka heliocentric dribbling the air out of the ball routine, I imagine its not that fun to play with as well
@astashasta1
Ай бұрын
@@ChuckwaldMartinYa like james harden doesn't do the exact same thing in this game its called a heliocentric offense. Just say you dont like luka
@ChuckwaldMartin
Ай бұрын
@@astashasta1 I hated Harden in Houston, heliocentric flopper, its not nearly as bad now as it was then though. So no its not that I just don't like Luka lil bro
@astashasta1
Ай бұрын
@@ChuckwaldMartin Nah harden hasn't changed at all just has different options thats how it works same for luka. And all I've ever heard from 90% of lukas teammates is that he makes the game so much easier for them. You're just makin shit up
So now we will get your Video on how Luka stonewalled PG, Kawhi, Harden in game 2 right?
@kleinngoga8285
Ай бұрын
Still waiting bro!
@nikolai_art
Ай бұрын
@@kleinngoga8285 don’t hold your breath. These last two games were absolutely devastating for Mr „thinking basketball“ as Luka and the gang absolutely destroyed the Clippers on the defensive end. And thus completely annihilated all of this guys arguments and prejudices.
@isakmaaan0326
17 күн бұрын
@@nikolai_arthe’s in shambles 😂
This has been the best watch along so far, extremely educational Love the video, exited for more like it throughout the playoffs
They did this without Kawhi Imagine when he comes back
@hardywoodaway9912
Ай бұрын
imagine when they in cancun
@PuchuKt
Ай бұрын
How to sum up clippers fandom for the last 5 years:
@OmnipotentSpud
Ай бұрын
That's the problem. I can't imagine healthy playoff Kawhi anymore.
@dolo6474
Ай бұрын
@@PuchuKt I’m a heat fan not a clippers fan but the clips dominated without their best player
@orangetweleve
Ай бұрын
even Kawhi himself can’t imagine
The Clippers just have way too much versatile players on and off the bench to handle and yet the Mavericks are still pulling their weight, it's gonna be a dogfight.
@Enthusiast230
Ай бұрын
Pulling their weight is a stretch, with or without kawhi's presence. If the mavs are gonna allow zubac to remain the second coming of tim ducan averaging 20/15 with harden bombing them with threes ever so often it's not gonna be easy for them. Besides, the mavs lack experience. If you watched the game you would know how pronounced that is. Whenever the mavs mustered up some form of momentum T.Lue made the adjustments that helped derail mavs momentum. Jason Kidd has yet to do that.
@Scyon13
Ай бұрын
Jason Kidd isn't a good coach imo
@elmehdinafia1237
Ай бұрын
No the problem with the Mavs is that they're waaaay too predictable and a one dimensional team. Which means it's easy to scheme against them.
@zsomborszigeti6797
Ай бұрын
@@elmehdinafia1237 Which is once again because Jason Kidd is just not a good NBA coach.
@y2shuproblem
Ай бұрын
@@Scyon13his coaching against the Suns in 2022 says otherwise.
This analysis is better than most of the NBA sports analysts take whose review is just to slander the players for being bad and for losing against the team they hate.
@Callingusa2000
Ай бұрын
*better than ALL of the NBA sport analyists. Ben and his team is the best thing out there right now
This is legit first time ever I'm excited about the clippers and I've been a NBA fan for over 20 years
Alternative title: How the Mavs got their wings Clipped
@Jonathan-A.C.
Ай бұрын
Either that or “got their horns Clipped”, depending on the animal
@tonydavis6487
Ай бұрын
Weird. Going back to Dallas and it's tied up. Not so much. Wild how the Clippers have a decent game, Dallas has the worst game they have played all year and Clippers are going to win a championship after a game 🤣
@Jonathan-A.C.
Ай бұрын
@@tonydavis6487 Well I suppose we’ll truly see after the series is over
@A-drizzledrizzle
Ай бұрын
@@Jonathan-A.C. this aged well
@Jonathan-A.C.
Ай бұрын
@@A-drizzledrizzle How’d it age well? I didn’t make a predication People just be saying stuff
Harden passing Dirk in all time playoff points with him in attendance is an underrated funny moment
On a smaller screen, the Thinking Basketball logo in the bottom right corner looks like a fried egg inside your head.
@waff6ix
Ай бұрын
💯🤣🤣
PJ attacking the clogged paint instead of swinging it to luka so he could swing it to the wide open kyrie is why the mavs will lose this series. The coaching has been so bad, they won regular season games off kyrie and luka being game managers on the court. You could've replaced gafford with ANY decent lob threat and PJ with any other 3-d player. There's no innate chemistry because your game managers dont know how the role players play. Not a critisim of kyrie and luka, but of the coaching. I mean look at the spacing at 7:08 - kyrie top of the key with all FOUR players along the baseline, what is he supposed to do? Lively doesnt know if he wants a screen, kyrie doesnt call for it, why is no one at either of the wings? They recover the ball and washingtons immediate thought is "oh shit get it back to kyrie" with two on him in the corner with 5 left on the clock...... when you've got a wide open hardaway who's FINALLY at the wing! it's nuts!
@waff6ix
Ай бұрын
YEA THIS WAS RELLY BAD SPACING😳💔💔
@nomorepartiezz
Ай бұрын
i mean as good as they’ve looked we gotta remember this team has been together for only 2 and a half months. they probably dont have the chemistry ironed out to the degree youre talking about in a playoff series where its also most of these guys’ first time being here
@Jonathan-A.C.
Ай бұрын
@@nomorepartiezz Very true. They, much like the Bucks in my opinion, are getting set for next year’s Playoffs. Everything will click then
@nomorepartiezz
Ай бұрын
@@Jonathan-A.C. the issue would be the summer and offseason dealing with the slander and shit talking about how Luka is fat and has no excuses and is a losing player
@Jonathan-A.C.
Ай бұрын
@@nomorepartiezz Maybe, but he’s in better shape generally frfr. Plus Kyrie is there for keep things steady, and if anything, it’s probably not as bad if Luka doesn’t win the MVP. It just gives them the idea of a higher ceiling
great video! Thanks for putting this together! I wasn't able to catch the game but when I saw the box scores I was most intrigued by what the clippers did to hold luka/kyrie down in such an offense heavy environment. thanks again!!
Really been enjoying the watchalongs 🏀💪
"the ball needs to go to Hardaway" .... yeah buddy that was the right play but can't blame PJ and Dante not passing to him after he missed a point blank layup
@TheMonjok24
Ай бұрын
The ball should never be in Dante's hands. Lol
@toshirohitsugaya857
Ай бұрын
@@TheMonjok24Worst take I read in a long time. Off night, nothing more
@chiggsytube
Ай бұрын
@@toshirohitsugaya857 Off night because of the defense. Still, you right, only game 1. This idea that Hardaway is not the consensus third option is ... interesting.
@Dukeyyyyyyy
Ай бұрын
@@chiggsytubeTim hardaway is the 8th best player on the mavs in 2024. Luka Kai PJ lively gafford exum are clearly better, and DJJ, Kleber and green are clearly better fits.
@toshirohitsugaya857
Ай бұрын
@@chiggsytube Nah, not only because of the defense. Easy lay and dunks were too much missed. Defense was great tho, no easy 3s. But seriously, it was painful to watch the first half. Second half was WAY better, even if they made the most difficult shot possible. Like I saw a stat they had only like 5 or 6 open shot the whole game
Please do more of these watch alongs. They’re amazing!!!
Moree videos with game breakdowns like this one please. Thanx for this one and greetings from Slovenia.
Love these watch alongs, so informative and makes watching the games live more enjoyable
Very insightful commentary. I love the way you break it down without disparaging any players or coaches. Just basketball!
it pains me as a Mavs fan to say we can easily and realistically will be out coached in this series, luka and ky will have to put on capes
@cronosdimitri4584
Ай бұрын
Kidd did not tell Luka to take those bad shots, you know that, right?
@mileslive3169
Ай бұрын
you have to understand tho that 1. luka went cold for a reason, the clips did a great job making his quality of shots pretty low and 2. when that P&R goes cold Kidd has to do a better job of dynamic play calling, adapting and running plays through our other strengths not just option 1 and 2
@itshurtt395
Ай бұрын
@@cronosdimitri4584kidd aint a good coach
@alexanderjackson8389
Ай бұрын
This is why I would rather have Tatum than Luka... And curry over MVP versions of harden and Westbrook. Curry and Tatum can win without shooting well because their teammates are in rhythm and they can play off-ball. Plus Tatum has good enough Defense.
@mileslive3169
Ай бұрын
@@alexanderjackson8389 idk if i’d go that far, Tatum doesn’t give you the same offensive package luka has with his passing. I do wish luka could play more off ball but a solution to both is great coaching hiding his weaknesses and one that plays good rotational defense and gets a better quality of shot on O
that's why high usage centric offences don't do too well in the playoffs. when everything slows down and defences dial in.. you need a varied offence.
@noahamankwaah9802
Ай бұрын
@@zoobiezaa Huh? The Mavericks never beat the Clippers in the playoffs in the Luka era, my guy.
@pagman2356
Ай бұрын
@@zoobiezaa i love spreading misinformation online
@weathersponge5000
Ай бұрын
It's only Game 1 and we out here talking like the Mavs already failed. This offense is the same won that led the Mavs to the WCF in 2022. Stop overreacting after just 1 game.
@kennn30
Ай бұрын
@weathersponge5000 The offense didn't lead them, it was the Suns putting on the biggest chokejob in game 7 history that led them 😂
@zoobiezaa
Ай бұрын
@@noahamankwaah9802 I meant make it farther than but it right, still went to the ecf and beat them now tho
Nice job uploading quickly ben
Loving the content Ben!
jason kidd getting outclassed like crazy, legit insanity, well, mavs players also ahving a terrible night dont help
great analysis, mann played amazing d
i loved watching this game, it stayed entertaining and it also felt like the lead for some reason wasnt enough of a safety net. It was a greaat game im glad i woke up aat 5:30 in the morning to watch it.
Thank you for this. Please make more of these nba games breakdown for this playoffs
I think Mann did such a good job at making Luka pass the ball and not let Luka get his own looks by just getting up on him
Love this vid
Thank you for this solid analysis!!! Espn and most of the other mainstream media is giving us no depth and subjective lazy take on this series. I want opinions based on the film!!! Great work!
Fantastic analysis!! 🏀
I wish they would’ve forced PJ to shoot short floaters 😭 he’s the one guy that rarely misses them. Running DJJ off the 3pt line is a fantastic idea for any defense tho as long as there’s big help, if it’s a guard as the low man DJJ will just rise up and slam it but clips played a lot of those possessions so well, outside of PJ mavs roll players missed almost every single shot they took the entire game and that mixed with Luka and Kyries poor first half showing just wasn’t gonna cut it. But if I was a clippers fan I would hope they don’t bank on the Mavs having another quarter with just 8 points tho, legit worst quarter for Mavs in almost 40 years
Where's all of those Clippers fans that were talking?! Gonna sweep Dallas, about how they have this elite level defense. Crickets when it happens the next game. Just like Luka told Booker a few years ago. "Everyone talks when they are up"
Thanks for this. I was perplexed watching this as a Mavs fan. I do think we are at a considerable disadvantage at head coach which gets magnified in the playoffs.
This is a great channel
Former NBA role players make up some of the best coaches across the board and it really goes to show there is a lot more to the game than just being talented. When you don't have the luxury of being the star you have no choice but to learn those skills because if you can't maximize your role and play within the system then you're off the team somewhere else.
Thanks!!
Zubac time and time again on the block essentially in an iso situation due to the spacing was, I don’t even have a word for it, it was brilliant in its simplicity and like duh. For a moment and for stretches it was like he’s the best player in the league, or rather him on that team against that sort of modern defense and modern lineup (typical lineup) was virtually unstoppable. The notion of spacing and shooting facilitating a traditional big man low post offense is like Belichick running the ball 45 times that one game. It’s like they reinvented (discovered) the big man and the low post.
@chiggsytube
Ай бұрын
Post game is NBA version of the run.
@t4d0W
Ай бұрын
Matchups are a thing and are magnified come playoff time. In the long run Mavs fans may not think Zubac getting double double nights is a big deal. However if he's flat out getting better production because he's bigger than Gafford/Lively/anyone else the Mavs throws at the front court, that is just free real estate. Mavs offense wise have to account to scoring more than what Zubac can generate off mismatches.
Youngins, WATCH T-MANN His play is a textbook of _How To Defend a Scorer Man-to-Mann_ in the era of switch-heavy D. He's given similar hell to Curry, Fox, JB, Booker, Halliburton, and many more. He was key to splitting the season series 2-2 vs DEN guarding Jamal Murray.
@shaft9000
Ай бұрын
p.s. Notice that hand-checking is *not* illegal. Watch Mann's hand on Luka. Like almost every aspect of the game that is potentially contentious, in the rulebook it's written such that the ref's "discretion" (i.e. fudged at will, memo'ed from league office etc) decides.
Great defense especially by Mann
13:40 That's the first time I've seen Westbrook actually be disciplined and locked-in on Defense! Even in his MVP season, his instincts were always to gamble for steals and he often got lost on D. Ty Lue really is a magician!
look at Kawhi Leonard on the bench when Westbrook scores at 14:41 russ wants to celebrate and flex which is part of him and kawhi who strictly wants to win, never flexes or nothing, as efficient as can be, poor mans knees wont hold up, the man just wants to hoop... when i started writing this comment i was excited, now im feeling for kawhi... still funny af when thinking i know a bit of his personality and playing style, when he waves russ on, hes probably excited, just doesnt show really
@impressiveism
Ай бұрын
just watched it aggain after sending, shits fucking funny
What's so key for Lu this series is Harden/George/Kawhi all having fantastic upper body strength and hands so when Zu steps up to the pick roll or goes for a double, the forwards can be trusted to rotate in to the paint and disrupt the layup before it's even out of the shooters hands.
i been saying this all year, clips in 6 🔥
Insane insane quarter by Mann
I’ve watched clips all season since it’s my it was probably a top 5 performance
also don't disregard the fact that a big part of Lue's gameplan is obviously making sure his players don't bite on Luka pump fakes. I don't think Luka got anybody to leave the ground over the whole game.
@WalkinWhiskey
Ай бұрын
He did like twice
@devilpistons1269
Ай бұрын
luka successfully pump fakes zubac at abt 9:48 in this video
Front office loves terance mann❤
Something is telling me Dallas will have some real solid counters to Zubac drop coverage with Luka going right.
4:34 Unrelated, but it's hilarious seeing a normal sized water bottle in Kawhi Leonard's hand
Thank you for making a clippers breakdown
Kidd seemed confused, while Lue had many angles covered...These Mavs look like F O O D
Mavs players not being able to score helped a lot. In third quarter they scored in less than 3 minutes more than entire second quarter.
¡Gracias!
Great clipper win great thinking basketball breakdown
Keys to this game were Russ and Zu. Zu set the tone in the first quarter, and is really going to be an issue for the Mavs who don't have that big, tall, strong interior presence. Zubac putting the pressure on the interior causing collapses and getting easy buckets starts getting other guys open and allowed Harden and Russ to get in their flow. The reason Russ was so big was just the pressure he putting on the ball, Kyrie and Luka still did their thing but not letting Luka walk into any shots without moving the ball from it's natural position in his shot kept him out of a rhythm a majority of the game.
I'm so fucking confused by the comments here and in the media in general. Why are people expecting the Mavs to beat the clippers? Sure Kawhi is out, but they had strength in numbers all year. They are their best with him, but honestly I expect them to beat the Mavs without him and with him it shouldn't even be a series.
@neutral_10
Ай бұрын
Mavs just won so yeah we were right
Everybody is slandering the clippers...I hope they prove them wrong
Rooting for the Clippers, is just sad knowing that Luka won't go this cold again in this Series, at least I can't see it again
@matthewuzamaki3510
Ай бұрын
😊remmeber kawhi didn’t play. Clippers just have too many defenders to throw at Luka
@t4d0W
Ай бұрын
Luka being cold isn't the problem. The Clippers will take Luka scorching and ready to drop 40+ in game 2 as long as Mann/Coffey stays sticking with him in screen actions. They will also take the rest of his cast trying to shoot jumpers that won't go in because they are making it hard on them too. All while Harden/PG can keep score and Zubac can eat because he's bullying whoever the Mavs have at the paint against him.
Thats crazy how Harden's (the Shot Blocking Machine) paint presence scared Kyrie from passing to his big man for the easy dunk.
Well, game 5 was last night. I would love to know where all these Clippers fans are at right now because LA playoff basketball arrived last night. The typical PG and Harden performances. 😂
with the amount of shots the Mavs front ironed it had me actually thinking the basketball hoop was messed up XD
Adjustments will be made some of the road teams will bounce back
I know that Zu and Harden are the obvious picks for flowers, but I have never seen a gaurd defend Doncic better than Terrance Mann did this game. Absolutely all over him.
I STILL dont understand how the Mavs drew *33 FLIPPING FREE THROWS* but then the Clips drew like 13... At An Away Game Too!
@hoop-td1uq
Ай бұрын
One team was attacking paint
I feel like a big part of the Clippers success here and going forward is getting Russ and James to do things they never wanted to do as MVP's. Both guys have had a difficult time adjusting to not being the guy anymore, and is speaks to Ty Lue as a coach that he's got them playing active off ball defense and buying into the team.
@allenross3050
Ай бұрын
funny enough harden still often times draws the opposing teams best defender
Zubac was the game changer, they had no answer
Well let’s see game 2 , I’m a clippers fan you can’t underestimate Luka and kyrie
5:20 can't agree with you honestly This 3p pull from hezi is pretty standard for Kyrie: he had clear view on this one and overall i think this wide ISO for Kyrie is so + math for the team. Love from Europe!
Love this! I wonder how the clippers are deciding which coverage they use? When does Zubac drop? What happens when the Mavs set double screens, so clippers wings can't hawk luka? I love playoffs basketball
Ty Lue is a great coach
You touched on it but would like to know what exactly changed in the second half because was night and day. Did the clippers just give less effort or was it all about not attacking Zu
@thegame7557
Ай бұрын
They just started managing the game. Let's see the second game if adjustments will work
If Mann can keep playing THAT level of defense, with a returning Kawhi in game 2 or 3? This team just get's even more dangerous.
Bro if Kawhi can be Toronto Kawhi for even A SINGULAR series this team will get REAL far
seems like mavs need a post player when luka sits on the bench. to create ball movment and screening for the other players
Too much dribbling, that is the problem with the Mavs. Passing and cutting is a better way to attack any defense.
Luka as soon as he pass the ball always wants to get it back. What a crocodile. GO play off ball!!!!
to me this breakdown also shows a little bit of how the refs helped the clippers - who played great and deserved the win on their own - pull this off. the kick out foul, also the handcheck at 2:03 vs 6:31 and 6:44. especially with a player like harden, who builds up confidence by calls as the game and the calls go, this is a key factor.
4:30 can we talk about Kawhi’s hand around that bottle?
Watching the Mavs makes you appreciate how important well rounded role players are in the playoffs.
@isakmaaan0326
17 күн бұрын
Mavs have great role players??
Clips did a good job but Dallas are the ones who held themselves down. They just absolutely weren’t ready to play that game. I blame them and the coaches. All are at fault.
Luka gotta understand this is not your regular season games anymore. Teams will take defense seriously. He can not play the ball hogging stats padding game if he want a slight chance of advancing forward.
@JurijPopotnig
Ай бұрын
You surely know it better than him. 😂
@WalkinWhiskey
Ай бұрын
Hes won up to the WCF before he knows
@lanlingwang8489
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@@WalkinWhiskey And he lost 2 yrs in a row against LAC before reaching WCF same year LAC didnt reach playoffs.
@DAV3RAG3
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@@WalkinWhiskeyJalen carried him but hey that’s what our eye’s saw.
@i37no4z
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@@WalkinWhiskey Please, that's like how many years ago? And back then he had Brunson, Porzingis both are all-star caliber players. How did he do since then?
You gonna do an update for this one?
So what is the mavs counter? Or are they an only one action deep team?
Kinda hillarious that Clippers gonna beat Mavs in 1st round again. They are determined to ruin Lukas legacy :D His reputation gonna take a huge hit after they get swept.
Ben was one of the few online personalities who actually chosen the Clippers this series (albiet hesitantly😂)
I love how everyone can break it down after the fact but no one can predict it. If you can’t predict the likelihood, then you don’t know shit
This game is a poster child for the importance of Offensive Versatility. People fussing about teams having multiple playmakers/strong options need to watch games like this.
4:33 is that a 16oz bottle kawaii is holding or a mini one?? 😂
Can you add game sound back? I liked it best when you first started doing these with sound but the game sounds in the watchalongs keep going down and down to being almost nonexistent. Not sure if you're not allowed to or if it's a preference but to me the no game sound is not ideal.
When Luka is not getting calls, I forgot how utterly infuriating to watch. He'd rather whine to the refs than get back on D.
How do Houston and Brooklyn fans feel seeing Harden play defense?
Imagine Kawhi Leonard stay healthy vs. Clippers very interesting series & INTENSE BATTLE