Dwyane Wade On Cursing LeBron Out, Losing NBA Finals To Dirk Nowitzki, J.J. Barea & Dallas Mavericks

[@Kleptide]

Will never forget when Wade & Bron tried to clown Dirk for being sick... That 2011 chip hits different 😎 Dallas loves Dirk like Kanye loves Kanye!

[@TheKos2Kos]

Also won't forget when there was video of Wade punching lebron in his chest for the bs play.

[@Ultimatemonarch]

Lebron and Wade were way too arrogant and they got humbled.

[@MrDoit187]

2011 was a "ball dont lie" moment.

[@jerykomontanez159]

Also shout out to D-Wade for showing JJ Barea some respect.

[@KaiserM3]

Dallas 11 was a storm, just unstoppable, in term of fight...their players always trying to sustain the level, just for Dirk to take it to another level, so JJ Barea was part of it, his job was sensational, i remember i saw all those games and it was fantastic to see Dallas, it was kind of like Duncans, Gino and PArker 's San Antonio playing the ball but with a top tier killer finisher like Nowitzki, sensational. Kid, Terry, Marion, Barea. I remember Marion had games of 19 points and 23 points too, even tyson Chandler.

[@jamespuso1627]

Barea was great, the stats don't show it but to give some speed to such an old team was huge. DeShawn Stevenson turning into an elite 3&D guy out of nowhere helped a lot too.

[@davidpeters3857]

💯

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

You can make an argument for everyone on that team being invaluable. Chandler was vital. Kidd and Marion were needed. Jet and Dirk were obviously huge etc Of course it's all scripted anyway

[@jonathanwiggins5366]

We all though Wade and Bron were "coughing" to make fun of Dirk being sick. Who knew all along they were just choking.

[@cyber6sapien]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I LOVE this comment sooooo much!!!!

[@lawrenceochoa8076]

@@cyber6sapienfr it’s giving 2011 nba memes on Facebook what a throwback

[@RoboCharged]

Lebron choked huge fore sure but don't include Wade in that. He was literally the best player in the whole series go check the stats lol

[@jonathanwiggins5366]

@@RoboCharged That's why he was the "top" in their relationship.

[@30sz98]

@@jonathanwiggins5366 After that season he fell off tbh

[@darrinelliot.]

That 2011 Mavs Dirk team was probably the greatest playoff run in NBA history. LaMarcus Aldridge & the Blazers in the 1st round. Kobe & the back to back defending champ Lakers in the 2nd round. 3rd round it’s KD, Harden, Russ & OKC. Then in order to win it all Dirk had to go through Bron, Wade & Bosh. Nowitzki is 1 of 1. Easily one of the best to ever play the game.

[@bigred9991]

2nd greatest PF of all time. Only Timmy was better and if you ask me I feel Dirk is really close to Timmy.

[@ersteimmobilie7419]

For sure top-3 of the last 25 years.

[@jarhead3571]

The blazers were no real threat and the Lakers weren't playing like the year before but I can't explain how they got passed okc and defeated the heat. I thought they would have won only one game.

[@bigred9991]

@jarhead3571 of the teams mentioned the Blazers gave the Mavs the best fight. They actually won 2 games. They had Aldridge and Brandon Roy. If Roy's knees didn't fail him we would be talking about a top 20 player.

[@247Tongan]

Easily! I have him in my top 5, 2011 Dirk Nowitzki was an Angel! If people think demons are strong, who do you think has to fight them. People go crazy and get strength for love. Nowitzki dominated Heat, his team were playing off his energy.

[@berlingray8058]

Got folded after making fun of Dirk for having the flu 🤡😂😂😂😂

[@jonathaneagle3554]

Dwade balled out 😏 tho

[@rezzyn94]

lmao it’s true though. I wanted Miami to win but you’re exactly right that’s what happened 😂

[@shawny55971]

they have themselves to blame lol the heat had control for the most part of that finals series. mavs made clutch plays down the stretch

[@rockyroad6730]

Haaaasselhoff

[@DrW2023]

​@@jonathaneagle3554but not lebitch

[@blitzme99]

that moment when Jason Terry grabbed Dirk by the jersey and looked into his eyes and said "not this time. We aint going out like 2006". thats when the series changed.

[@brandonrichmondbr]

When was this?

[@aka1721]

​@@brandonrichmondbr in his head

[@Sub-Zero-C6-ZO6]

​@@aka1721no, I remember Jason Terry saying something along those lines on a documentary.

[@MrMathoks]

They had no chance had the heat not been trying to make Wade finals MVP

[@thamesr]

@@Sub-Zero-C6-ZO6 I think you're referring to "Not this time" when they went down 15 in game 2

[@jerykomontanez159]

"We were more talented but they were the better team". Truest words I ever heard D-Wade say.

[@tonycash5550]

One of the hardest playoff runs in NBA history in 2011. Dallas defeated all the stacked teams with the Big 3's. Lakers, Thunder, Heat, etc.

[@sssloe]

Still remember how smug DWade and LBJ were with Dirk's flu. Super glad Dirk completed that run, one of the best in NBA history

[@RobMac-ld2ll]

This is what made it so LeBron will never be the goat

[@Theworkingtitle7]

Dirk was the best player in the world that year (as he was in '05-'07). Greatest individual playoff carry of the modern era.

[@jonathanberrien716]

Do you think it’s better then bron in 2018? Serious question just cause he had multiple hall of famers on that team maybe all not first ballot but they’ll be in the hall

[@bigred9991]

​@jonathanberrien716 it for sure was. It's easier to be great when you have multiple hall of famers on the team with you. If Dirk plays bad in any series they lose that series. There's a big difference between having to than not having to.

[@mybestnugget7514]

Definitely Kobe

[@mybestnugget7514]

Kobe was the best player in all the years you mentioned. Not remotely close either tbh. Dirk would have won 18 games with Smush Parker and Chris Mihm

[@southernflavamaker]

Nothing individual about a team sport....

[@hoco27]

JJ Barea carried that Puerto Rican Team as well. He was legit good! All these small quick shooting PG in FIBA, they have some JJ Barea DNA.

[@peters4115]

He ain’t lie tho JJ was so good that Bynum tried to take him out earlier… Bro was cooking that entire play off run

[@bigred9991]

I thought Bynum should have either been charged with aggravated assault or suspended for the entire year. He could have ended Barea's career on that cheap shot.

[@seoane52]

I remember heat coaching s staff before the series saying that they were guarding him the same way they did with rose that year. I don t understand why Wade acts as if they weren t expecting that out of him

[@michaelbrice5169]

Game 2 was beautiful. Dirk is legend

[@JonCom3dy]

D Wade trying so hard not to say “it was Bron’s fault” in the beginning of the clip lol

[@truthtruth9056]

Definitely lebrons fault, guy was in his absolute prime no injury or whatsoever coming off a strong performance against bulls and celtics then all of a sudden he just average 17 ppg and scored 8 pts in one of the game of that finals and wasnt even trying and getting outplayed by midgets terry and barrea, lebron purposedly did threw his game he didnt want to win the finals with wade being the finals mvp cause that will hurt his legacy.

[@bplayerr1]

💯

[@jjoworld]

Camt blame lebron if you and wade in the team lmao

[@nicktheman1828]

Dallas loves you Dirk!!!

[@InspirationOverImitation]

I'm so glad D Wade mentioned JJ because dudes was giving them buckets off the bench. He looked like an all star caliber role player(the role players that play there role so good they average a good amount of points along the way with a good plus/minus to boot). That lil shrimp cooked them lobsters 😂. Respect 💪🏾

[@WillWigg]

What they get for mocking Dirk as well as all those fouls called on Dallas the first time they played with Wade and Shaq.

[@ranauldogreer2711]

I lost a lot respect for both of them for doing that but especially Wade

[@shwin.]

Too many people take that way too seriously. Dirk was really sick, Lebron and DWade made fun of him by fake coughing. It’s not that serious…

[@DrPGnGM]

​@@shwin.Facts, anybody saying that they "lost a lot of respect" for them in regards to that is insane lmao. Why are you hurt? Ridiculous

[@deKlaw_04]

@@ranauldogreer2711i wasnt a fan of them doing that but dwade already apologized for that

[@ranauldogreer2711]

@@deKlaw_04 That’s true

[@Sebsemzs]

Still feel a chill down my spine when I hear the names JJ Barea and Patty Mills

[@jasminew8835]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harveymitchell5114]

💀💀😭

[@datsapaddlin]

Lebron played like he had money on the Mavs that series 😂. He wasn’t even trying to score at certain points. The weirdest series ever and the one that hurt him the most.

[@christianpaul-cp6746]

Every GOAT debate ends up here.

[@Marc-e3c]

Jason Terry averaged more points than him in this finals. The GOAT debate is a hoax.

[@AsukasButler]

Lebron has always been afraid of failure and being exposed

[@marvinjohnson4118]

i truly believe he threw that series, mark cuban paid bron off

[@gamechanger114]

​@@AsukasButler Nah, at that point in time Lebron never forced anything especially when he had people he trusted. Mavs knew Lebron didn't like to force anything and took advantage of that fact. Lebron definitely learned from that moment because now even if other players are playing well he now knows exactly when he has to force his presence on the game in order to be successful. I think at that time and before that moment, he didn't realize just how overwhelming he was to have to keep dealing with for opposing teams.

[@ramsesdavis3569]

It was The Dallas Mavericks time to win a NBA Championship 🏆

[@rafaelrango]

As a Wade fan, 2011 was a tough loss. He statistically outplayed Dirk & it was really the last year of Wade’s prime (was still great in 2012 but injuries started), so it seems like a huge missed opportunity. Edit: Yes, Wade STATISTICALLY was the best player in the 2011 finals. He was a LITTLE BETTER statistically than Dirk. Wade: 27ppg 55fg% 30%3fg 69ft% 7rpg 5apg 2spg 2bpg Dirk: 26ppg 42fg% 37%3fg 98ft% 10ppg 2apg 1spg 1bpg Wade also had a higher: true shooting percentage offensive rating defensive rating game score PER But, Dirk was of course, better OVERALL in that the Mavs won & he was better in the clutch. I’m just talking STATISTICALLY. Wade was a LITTLE BIT better.

[@olaf6529]

legoat left dwade hanging in 2011

[@nba23ross]

He would've been finals MVP if the won

[@KDogduval]

That was on Bron...pointblank period. Ain't no sugar coating it. 💯

[@ganodeo1331]

Without my goat selling and wade injuries we woulda 4 peated 💔

[@coreythomas3633]

​@@olaf6529THEY ALL GOT OUTPLAYED

[@stupid_bunny6276]

He doesn't get enough credit but Shawn Marion was a game changer in that finals run. His mental toughness I believe helped Dirk and The Jet shake off the demons of the 2006 finals.

[@MidwestPhoenix333]

I remember googling who JJ Barea was after he mixed the Big 3 and got to the bucket I had go google bruh like 👀 wait a minute who him and where him come from 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremybstudentpilot5315]

Jason Terry was a problem for Miami in that series.

[@AlanSosa-dx2hu]

Eddie House was the real problem for the Heat.

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

No, lebron james was. All i hear about is how great lbj is yet we are talking about jason terry and jj barea.

[@DJohnson-bw6md]

​@@AlanSosa-dx2huno LeBraud was the REAL PROBLEM BOI WAS A BUM THEN AND HES A BUM NOW!!

[@mrdkhall33]

Rick Carlisle was a great coach also is Spoelstra but he did get out coached that series. They didn’t have a plan B for lebron struggling which is so rare, even in losing efforts. Didn’t have an answer for a little quick guy out of no where, but give credit the Mavs where a great team, especially adding a healthy Tyson Chandler that season. Just what they needed

[@youngsuit]

If you live in San Juan you know JJ is a very approachable humble guy. Glad to hear him getting his due.

[@onidtubes]

The chosen one became the frozen one - Skip

[@stevey297]

Lmao 🤣🤣💯

[@bradfordmcdermott2063]

He kept passing ball omce thrown to him with look "i dont want it" almost as if he was ordered to throw game away

[@truthtruth9056]

​@@bradfordmcdermott2063Definitely lebrons fault, guy was in his absolute prime no injury or whatsoever coming off a strong performance against bulls and celtics then all of a sudden he just average 17 ppg and scored 8 pts in one of the game of that finals and wasnt even trying and getting outplayed by midgets terry and barrea, lebron purposedly did threw his game he didnt want to win the finals with wade being the finals mvp cause that will hurt his legacy.

​@@truthtruth9056So he rather lose and hurt it even more? You make no sense.

[@micahhill4786]

J.J came out of nowhere 🥺👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@sunsuddy9310]

The doesn't get enough credit at all. The really saved dallas

[@AsukasButler]

@@sunsuddy9310Lol, no. JJ averaged 8 points on 38% from FG in that finals. He only had one good game (game 5) where he scored 17 points and shot 4/5 from 3pt. Dirk and Jason Terry were the ones who won them the championship.

[@leathaleye]

If I remember, it wasn't that he was putting big numbers but more so the timing of when he was doing it. JJ was everywhere and Miami had trouble containing his pace and baskets when Dallas needed to turn the game around.@@AsukasButler Dirk and Jet both were clutch with shots though too, but that was expected of them. JJ was the factor that Miami didn't consider and that's why D-Wade said what he said there.

[@sunsuddy9310]

@@AsukasButler that's the thing. It wasn't the points that made him the savior. He never stopped dribbling the ball and kept the team moving into their best positions. There is no stat for that.

[@AsukasButler]

@@sunsuddy9310I watched the whole series back then. He had one good game, and good for him. The one thing I remember most is the clutch moments with Dirk and Terry making big time shots over and over again in the 4th in most of those games. Jason Kidd was definitely the main playmaker on that team.

[@coachhbosoccer]

I couldn't believe that Dirk performance in those series that year. Along with kidd, Terry and barea. Masterclass playoff run

[@marcusg1021]

That just answered the whole myth that "little jj shut down Lebron" lolol he balled out and shut down the coaching staff, wade, Bron, the whole dang team. MAVS were just amazingly good, and don't get the props they deserve. They schooled Kobes champ lakers, the OKC killers, etc etc.

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Wade averaged 26 ppg on 54% FG while Lebron got outplayed by 6’2 Jason Terry and clamped up by 5’10 Barea lol.

[@marcusg1021]

Not true 🫵🤡 lol. The whole team had no answers for Dallas's role players. JJ is a PG. He guards Chalmers lolol

[@TygerByte]

This Dallas win was the most satisfying. The Luka special vs the suns is second. And I’m not even a Dallas fan.

[@SheriffChuck81-qq5vq]

Everyone knows what happened. The spot light came on and Lebron chocked while Dirk thrived.

[@wilcee238]

@SheriffChuck-qq5vq Even your boyfriend knows what happened!

[@yikes2503]

Lol the thing is when Dirk got eliminated by the 8th seed Warriors in 2006 everyone was calling him a choker too. Funny how that works.

[@meladgoat]

word bro. biggest choke job ever. the chosen one turned into the choken one

[@viperrecords3288]

No way Miami was gonna win. They didn’t even have any experience playing together and made it all the way to the finals.

[@harveymitchell5114]

​@yikes2503 Funny nobody ever called Dirk the goat either

[@andrewdixon4252]

Yo him showing jj love is awesome that dude was a spark plug for the Mavs off the bench especially in the ‘11 playoff run ! Big respect to d Wayde for being a real one even tho im a Mavs fan for life

[@wilburcollier4927]

Thanks D-Wade for letting the world know LeBron wasn't the leader in Miami.

[@TakablePond]

then 2012 happen peak lebron heat 4x all nba first team 4x all defensive first team 2x mvp 2x finals mvp beat player in the world faced of the league advance stats superstar

[@blitzme99]

Absolutely love to see JJ get his credit

[@user78738]

shannon you know what happened your boy froze up and choked while having a stacked roster. you probably wanted to pour honey on him after that game too

[@Trexx1982]

Well I guess kobe tim Duncan and Durant frozen to because they beat all them on that to the chip it was mavericks year

[@grabbaaddict9173]

Freaky ahhh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeffcunningham0389]

@@Trexx1982 all of them played better than lebron in those finals nice try

[@Trexx1982]

@@jeffcunningham0389 I could careless who better ijs everybody lost to them that playoff run but you dummies just say labrin froze just to hate it pathetic

[@Trexx1982]

@jeffcunningham0389 you sound dumb af kobe got sweeped but according to you he played better that series make it make since bra

[@Mentallect]

Either Lebron was point shaving the Miami Heat or he played the worst Finals of any NBA superstar in history. The Heat were favored to win, and then Prime Lebron was outplayed by Terry, Barea, Dirk, Wade, Bosh, and the waterboys.

[@FlyAwayChi]

I'll take the latter for 300 Alex....

[@ryanr20091]

You don't know the history of the game to say it was the worse performance by a superstar. when did you start watching basketball?

[@DrW2023]

​@ryanr20091 for a star caliber player like Lebron, it absolutely was the worse performance in nba finals history. And I have seen many superstar players struggle but not to lebrons level

[@thediseaseisthecure]

@@ryanr20091 The worst Finals of anyone who crowns himself king in history Better?

[@ryanr20091]

You kids need to research the game its been around before you were even thought of

[@819phoenix]

When Dallas played zone it was over. Miami had no shooters other than Mike miller if I’m not mistaken but lil jj was lights out when he came in.

[@popeshopes9973]

Exactly ! Marion was also playing some great help Defense on James , which was pivotal because chandler was excellent in the paint . Once James started missing free throws he absolutely crumbled I actually felt sorry while watching that catastrophe

[@819phoenix]

@@popeshopes9973 it was awesome to watch lbj crumble

[@RyanPrindall]

@@819phoenixstill better than Dirk

[@Allthewayinthe415]

The ring that Dirk got is just as heavy as all 3 of Wade's rings! 😤

[@Damianoutlaw]

Dwyane Wade has never won an NBA championship without an ALL NBA teammate.

[@dapperdon5428]

@@Damianoutlawneither has Lebron 😂

[@RyanPrindall]

@@dapperdon5428laughable

[@lihiko3891]

​@@dapperdon5428 Kyrie and Kevin were neither all NBA nor all stars in 2016

[@dapperdon5428]

@@lihiko3891 he still was already an all nba player before playing with lebron that’s the point genius

[@ricotufts3276]

17 ppg in finals on a super team n people try calling him goat w 6 one sided finals losses. Doesn’t make sense.

[@Lightdion]

As a Mav fan, it was one of the best times of my life. I loved every second!

[@Jonesyyy12]

That Mavs run was legendary look at who they went through (Blazers, Thunder, Lakers, Heat )

[@NicoJJ97]

Lakers were in the second round but yes they had one of the better runs ever.

[@Jonesyyy12]

@@NicoJJ97 never said they weren’t…..

[@texasboi94]

When Wade & LeBron Made Fun Of Dirk, The Series Was OVER!! Dirk Took That Personal! DALLAS MAVERICKS 2011 NBA CHAMPS!

[@jonathanwiggins5366]

Now we know they weren't "coughing," they were just starting to choke.

[@iamwesleyfrazier]

I’m a 1995 mavs fan…..that was one of the most beautiful series next to seeing Texas longhorns over USC

[@airjoca]

GOATS don't struggle through an entire series. They find a way to be effective. "Players struggle" - BS. Not when you're a superstar, not for an entire series.

[@calebbongalos3828]

Agree with this, LBJ got zoned defense.

[@RyanPrindall]

Not you acting like Jordan didn’t struggle against the bad boy pistons

[@soloistdeve]

@@RyanPrindall Lebron could never take a beating like that and get up every time. He complains to refs when somebody breathes on him. You're comparing a lion with a jackal.

[@RyanPrindall]

@@soloistdeve that’s so laughable

[@soloistdeve]

@@RyanPrindall Ok, Nick Wright. I swear bronsexuals are 99% dumb.

[@August-wr8pn]

You had no answer for Dirk. What happened to “ not 1,not 2, not 3” not, nothing!

[@JosemiPR]

Barea is the goat!

[@kaiz3nberg]

Ask him about the 97 free throws in 6 games in the 2006 finals

[@300thNPC]

I think the pressure got to LeBron. He was getting nuclear fallout hate that whole season. I never seen anything like it! Heat were getting booed on the road by almost every team. Also the chemistry on that team was pretty poor. They were good but outside the Big 3 it was just a bunch of last-minute corpse vet minimum players. So whenever they ran into a very well-constructed team with great chemistry like the Mavs, they got outplayed. The Heat came back so much better after 2011 once they got more reps together and actually started building the team with specialists. They also established an actual team identity with a legitimate hierarchy of leadership. I think these facets get overlooked alot when it comes to winning championships. This is why just throwing stars together doesn't always pan out.

[@MrKT410]

Wade had a good series. He was arguably the best player in that series. Lebron played hot potato with the ball after game 3. He wanted nothing to do with it.

[@jerryallover4193]

Wade was awesome in that series but Lebron couldn’t match his awesomeness. I think Lebron was amazed how much better Wade can get when he really wants to and it affected Bron big time. He looked like a role player, while Wade looked like a true leader. Lebron fans were so embarrassed after those finals and they did everything to downplay what happened by discrediting Wade every chance they got. Wade fell back not because Lebron was the better player but because Lebron is useless if he’s not in control of things. From what I saw Wade should have been the 2012 finals mvp because he was closing out all those games against OkC when Lebron would struggle in crunch time. Lebron got his in Miami but Wade and the Heat would of won much more if Lebron sacrificed his stats and let Wade just be Wade at all times.

[@JoshSmith-jq9tw]

Finally some one else gets it! This is also why I hate Lebron. He's a selfish baby with no accountability

[@jaidenknight2358]

@@JoshSmith-jq9twyou hate him but keep talking about him every day and being disrespectful but won’t say anything to his face

[@JoshSmith-jq9tw]

@@jaidenknight2358 lol what is this? No I don't talk about him every day and if I could tell him to his face I would. He's a moron with a childish mentality. Also another reason I can't stand him is because of his fans. They are the most clueless and toxic of them all

[@jasonsandhu3760]

Dirk and a rag tag group of dudes dusted these primadonnas, greatest finals and run ever by a single superstar run. Shoutout to 94 rockets too.

[@Noir_Nouveau]

Lebron saw Wade getting Finals MVP said I'm leaving the chat room.

[@RyanPrindall]

Lebron played better than Wade

[@Noir_Nouveau]

@@RyanPrindall Check the stats from than Final Series, what you just stated is not supported by the stats. Dwyane Wade averaged 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 6 games in the 2011 NBA Finals.LeBron James averaged 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 6 games in the 2011 NBA Finals.

[@RyanPrindall]

@@Noir_Nouveau doesn’t mean that Wade was gonna get Finals MVP Prime example 2014 & 2015 Kawhi Leonard and Andre Iguodala got Finals MVP

[@Mr_Biggie93]

Dam Uncle Shay got Wade deep in the bottle bwaha

[@ricardobjj24]

The fact that Miami made it to that many finals with Mario Chalmers at point guard is amazing

[@toranjames8646]

Exactly

[@jeffcunningham0389]

Lebron ran point dont kid yourself

[@infinitymixtapes9562]

Why do y’all act like Mario’s trash, bro played his role

[@primestarprimetime]

Pfft miamis franchise player, cavs franchise player, torontos franchise player. Don’t change the narrative.

[@marrioburnett1535]

Mike Bibby was the starting PG

[@Sup_bro23]

Great maturity and leadership from wade. Great players and great ppl take ownership of themselves and then make changes for the better

[@meladgoat]

that 2011 choke job in the finals is what took lebron out the goat conversation. Any talk of it after is just fodder for sports show.

[@DerrickDBerry]

Only in your mind.

[@Whatacomedian_]

Won 4 since then and beat the greatest backcourt. A 3-1 comeback in the finals. The 40plus points he was dropping in finals games since then. Idk hes my goat.

[@keel381]

Biggest choke by a superstar in the history of sports , Bron ain’t the goat

[@alanbaker8259]

That series is the reason he can never I mean never be the GOAT…Oh and I was a witness before that series

[@holdlifeinhighregard1939]

The Heat should have the last 3peat in the NBA 2011, 2012, 2013. But they had no answer for JJ Barea and he destroyed them with the pick and rolls and pick and pops. The little guy on the court was playing like he was 6' 6"

[@wess8346]

Dude, thank you for giving JJ his due credit. He has been my favorite Mav ever. He also dismantled the Lakers in that championship run, they couldn't handle him, he was a huge part of the my Mavs winning the chip.

[@Mentallect]

The Heat's coaches gave the Heat a 2 game lead then the coaches became bad or was it just Lebron became terrible?

[@lastshallbefirst5516]

False. Spoelstra’s lineups were wack. He couldn’t coach in pressure situations, he folded. 50 / 50, coaches & LeBron

[@cyber6sapien]

I don't think Miami ever had a 2 game lead. They split the first two games, heat won game 3, and then lost the last two games.

[@steveno7058]

Jordan never struggled like this in a series.

[@RyanPrindall]

Yes he did against the bad boy pistons

[@rileszion13]

Really it was Shawn Marion giving them problems stated as a Wade fan

[@marrioburnett1535]

Exactly

[@LeoMairena-s5g]

Respect to jj barea

[@Mentallect]

Participation trophies created fans who think losing 6 Finals makes you a GOAT, but winning all 6 Finals makes you a plumber.

[@sindilacion]

Has nothing to do with participation trophies. It has everything to do with having the slightest bit of objectivity.

[@TakablePond]

both players in the goat conversation who cares historians don't look a team record for individual impact

[@coachmo2.0]

If you think it's just about the trophies then idk what to say for you. 4 is just 2 off of 6. You act like the difference is miles apart. Sure, he went 6-0 when he finally went, but he played 15 seasons. One player played for the chip 50% of his career and the other 40%. One is a better all around player and the other wasn't ask to do nearly as much. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Mentallect]

@@coachmo2.0 Its an eternity apart especially when Lebron's teams were favored to win 3 series they lost, and MJ's Bulls were not favored 3 times, yet they still won. Winners do not need excuses for their losses, only losers do. GOATs win the games they are favored to win, and they win games they are favored to lose.

[@coachmo2.0]

@Mentallect still making up rules as you go. So he is more of a loser bc he lost 6 finals? The 4 he won don't matter? You do realize Jordan didn't sniff the finals 9 times... what do you call that? It's probably not gonna happen, but if somehow Lebron wins 2 more, what does that say?

[@Cornelius87]

Its true though, the series changed when Barea was inserted into the lineup and I was expecting the Heat to adjust next game but they never did.

[@theworldinaminute1]

I’m here for the “skipppppp”” comment

[@anthonybolden1974]

Great interview

[@AsukasButler]

Pure karma! The glorious big 3 went down in flames, losing to a 33 y/o Nowitzki, 34 y/o Jason Terry, 38 y/o Jason Kidd, and a 5'9" guard from Puerto Rico JJ Barea. And all they could do was mock Dirk while he was sick and kicking their butts! Edit: The only one I feel sorry for is Chris Bosh. He deserved better

[@marvinjohnson4118]

that immature behavior caught up quickly to their behinds

[@coreythomas3633]

​​@@marvinjohnson4118bro they got outplayed. They wasn't immature lame😅

[@marvinjohnson4118]

@@coreythomas3633 so when they were mocking dirk coughing, what do you call that? im all ears sir

[@douglaswalker7707]

@@marvinjohnson4118 yes it caught up quickyl but going to the finals 3 times in a row and winning 2 of them

[@lexis4490]

Karma? Heat won two championships. Mavs never returned. It was just great timing.

[@PT84]

It’s pretty cool to see Wade talk about it. He was always confident in his legacy and his accomplishments. He knew he needed to be the one to take over in 2011. But he kept passing the ball to Bron when he was struggling. He owned it and passed a little odd to Spo 😂

[@Damianoutlaw]

That “better” Miami Heat team lost to the Dallas Mavericks 6 out of 8 times they played during the 2010-11 season and playoffs.

[@dawickednest]

Yes

[@harveymitchell5114]

So you saying the Mavs were better than a team who had the goat in his prime and former FMVP?

[@Damianoutlaw]

@@harveymitchell5114 That's exactly what I'm saying. 8 games is a large enough sample size to determine who the superior team was. Games are played on the court, not on paper or a video game. The 2011 Miami Heat were not that great. The 2011 Mavericks beat the Heat 3 out of the 4 times they played in Miami. If a team can dominate you on your home floor winning 75% of the time....... then they are the better team.

[@harveymitchell5114]

@@Damianoutlaw That's unacceptable for a team to have the 🐐. Let alone in his prime, w/ Bosh who holds many franchise records for the Raps and was top 10-15 as well as Wade who was top 5 and no. 2 at his position. Naw somebody got some explaining to do

[@Damianoutlaw]

@@harveymitchell5114 I'll explain it to you why the 2011 Miami Heat lost....Basketball takes more than 3 players. The Heat had no size and no depth. The Mavs were bigger, had a deeper bench and better shooters. The Miami Heat lack of depth is why they ran out of gas in Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals. The Mavs scored at will on the Miami Heat in Game 5 and 6 scoring 112 and 105 points to win the series.

[@PeaceFan1]

DIRK was just TOO GOOD and yet they Dissed Dirk cuz he was LEGIT Sick.which is WACK and I LOVE LeBron, he is THE G O A T!!! Give Dirk HIS RESPECT!!!

[@marpettwades7913]

Lbj quit bcuz wade would of got finalz Mvp.

[@RyanPrindall]

No he wouldn’t have

[@truthtruth9056]

Absolutely ! Definitely lebrons fault, guy was in his absolute prime no injury or whatsoever coming off a strong performance against bulls and celtics then all of a sudden he just average 17 ppg and scored 8 pts in one of the game of that finals and wasnt even trying and getting outplayed by midgets terry and barrea, lebron purposedly did threw his game he didnt want to win the finals with wade being the finals mvp cause that will hurt his legacy.

[@WoWMaster375]

Sorry but how can Lebron have so many people claiming him as the goat if he choked on a finals with a super team that HE built? It's just nonsense man, getting outplayed by role players? At his peak years? Common

[@BlackPower-qn2js]

Shout out jj barea 👏👏

[@sanjuro2024]

Lejoke and Dfade got owned bruh 😮

[@TMD-g8o]

D Wade thinkin he would have one up on Curry if it wasn't for Lebron

[@cameronfowler2670]

Wade was better in the playoffs then Curry when it counted most. Curry got a lot more help top to bottom his whole career and the two careers are still a debate when it comes to rings and FMVP

[@toranjames8646]

He would only have one chip if it wasn't for bron

[@TMD-g8o]

@@toranjames8646 that's neither here or there I'm only talking about 2011

[@Rypio_39]

"We were more talented but they were a better team" probably sums it up the best. Everyone in the Dallas Mavericks team fought as a Team. You could really feel it, they wanted this not only for themselves but they were also fighting for Dirk and his legacy

[@drdeedeecurtis]

The Mavs had Dirk, JKidd, Jason Terry, Barea, Shawn Marion, Tyson Chandler, DeShaun Stevenson, Peja, Corey Brewer, Brendon Haywood, etc. They were older than the Heat, but they knew how to play better as a team. Kidd was a great coach on the floor. And the line about the Heat being more talented, is not true. They were more hyped, but at that point, Lebron was not better than Dirk. Wade was more athletic than Jet, but not better in scoring. Bosh was not better than Chandler and they did not have a floor general like Kidd or a catalyst like Barea, and their role players were not better than the Mavs role players. The best team won. Give them credit. Player per player, the Mavs were a better team in 2011.

[@jbrow5245]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@MrClebophd]

Great comment, but experience matters a lot in basketball. 2011 was the year when people started talking about losing a series as opposed to winning. The Mavs were a better, older, more experienced and desperate team. Like Shaq says: "Others win championships", and the Dallas others were superior to the Miami others. Only rarely, a worse team with a better star can beat a better team with a worse star.

[@drdeedeecurtis]

@@MrClebophd I agree!

[@tbd407]

how were they 'better'? That Mavs team was loaded. The only thing better on the Heat was their top 3 had more 'talent' than the Mavs top 3. Mavs had more talent 4 through 12 I'll tell you that. Plus you add chemistry etc

[@ramaladingdong4998]

J.j gets a ton of credit he’s the biggest reason we don’t call lebron the goat

[@salvimarlon]

I’m a Mavs fan and I approve of this answer.

[@craigbabbitt7776]

You won't see any other top 10 goat list people that choked like LeBron did in the finals.

[@jlobiafra]

Even the bad series magic had against the celtics when he became tragic Johnson wasn't as bad.

[@FlyAwayChi]

​@@jlobiafraYep , not even close

[@soloistdeve]

Only Lebron. Social media's golden boy.

[@truthtruth9056]

Definitely lebrons fault, guy was in his absolute prime no injury or whatsoever coming off a strong performance against bulls and celtics then all of a sudden he just average 17 ppg and scored 8 pts in one of the game of that finals and wasnt even trying and getting outplayed by midgets terry and barrea, lebron purposedly did threw his game he didnt want to win the finals with wade being the finals mvp cause that will hurt his legacy.

[@ncezar2000]

I love D-Wade honesty, " We we're more talented, but they we're the better team" ..

[@neal99]

The heat were not better Jason Terry's schooled and outplayed LeBron James just like Dirk schooled and outplayed Dwyane Wade they had the dog walkers little fools and put them in their place

[@ryanr20091]

mavs had the deeper team heat were top heavy

[@dawickednest]

Lol wade actually played better then dirk look up the stats

[@GenoStaxxx-bl7bt]

That's mavs team was a all time team that's underated

[@HTgirls-mt1mm]

Nah, Mavs deserved it.. they stopped the circus

[@kingsmitty2043]

Did he not say that?

[@HTgirls-mt1mm]

@@kingsmitty2043 because they think they were better. Lill J has a full name Wade. None of yall are like my basketball Idol,, Kobe

[@alive2583]

@@HTgirls-mt1mmKobe the goat and was the sacrifice

[@RyanPrindall]

@@HTgirls-mt1mmKobe is massive overrated

[@HTgirls-mt1mm]

@@RyanPrindall you must be On something

[@kennethukoh519]

Bron wasn't struggling. Bron was still limited as a player. He didn't have mid range, his 3pt shot was still below average and he didn't have a post game.

[@CWJ0725]

nah, the self-proclaimed "GOAT" choked. JJ Barea locked him up. That's the main reason. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheJudgementofDog]

"They were a better team" is really all that needed to be said.

[@InsaneTrickShots]

Shoulda lost to Dirk the first time if it wasn’t for the refs 🍵 🐸

[@deKlaw_04]

Nah the Heat deserved that title. Mavs had chances and didn’t capitalize

[@InsaneTrickShots]

@@deKlaw_04 nah you don’t know ball

[@deKlaw_04]

@@InsaneTrickShots clearly you dont since you say that the refs lost the mavs that series. Actually watch the games and see the mavs foul dwade every time he attacked the rim. The mavs had no one to stop or stay in front of him. Or just watch dom2ks video on the finals. He shows you wade getting fouled alot. And the again mavs had chances like in game 3 but dirk missed a free throw to tie the game and then game they had a one point lead and fouled wade in the final seconds. The only people that say the refs lost the mavs that series are people that didnt even watch that series and just look at the free throw numbers

[@seandon015]

The look says I gave the “I gave Lebron the reins and he couldn’t handle the pressure” vibes. Don’t lie D Wade

[@stanleyfevrierrealty]

The answer was LeBron was MIA

[@stanleyfevrierrealty]

Also compare this answer to LeBron James recent answer. Dewayne took responsibility: Me as a leader

[@thisisgame]

JJ Barea is Lebrons father confirmed

[@glenn4127]

Those ridiculously opulent chairs, 🤣!

[@nktechnical_9966]

Bro I hate folks keep saying oh LeBron wasn't ready. Like stfu. Dallas defensive strategies and pieces were just perfect. People like DeShawn Stevenson and Tyson Chandler were crucial in the finals. The Matrix had some moments too.

[@harveymitchell5114]

🥶🥶😂

[@CJStew06]

"Ya'll were better" no they weren't

[@Earl_TheSquirrel]

Kobe was swept the same playoffs.

[@marvinjohnson4118]

butt hurt huh

[@Earl_TheSquirrel]

@@marvinjohnson4118 Stating facts. You seem to be the hurt one.

[@marvinjohnson4118]

@@Earl_TheSquirrel were they talking about the lakers? or just you. jordan fan right here though. the dallas mavericks beat the thunder and blazers why didnt you state all the facts mr journalist