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[@andrewashford5617]

Tryna discuss who the best it’s no debatum, I’m bout to pass on kyrie I’m Jason Taytum

[@luthondamase9537]

@@andrewashford5617qqqqqpqq we a 😅 evening a😅. V 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@JohnDangle-f3g]

Luka can’t move side to side cause he’s a big terrible defender. They lost both ball games cause it’s way to easy to go by him.

[@aneesabashir8496]

Wildes has a PHD in instigating

[@blackwidowsm]

True story wildes is a master mixer

[@joeshmoe1293]

That tin man turn to Nick lmfao

[@johncalhoun916]

This is deep truth...

[@kevinadriano815]

Wildes is the Kobe Bryant of Ernie Johnson

[@zeppelinmexicano]

It was more fun when the Patriots were relevant and Wildes could at least get under Nick's football skin a little more.

[@fernandopaiz27]

If they’re going to talk about how the “Celtics aren’t very good at home” then they better be talking about how the Celtics are historically great on the road in the playoffs over the past few seasons

[@SwagDad]

No no no, that makes too much sense

[@Deeznuts-di3ne]

Road dogs stealing one 😈

[@TheDON914]

FACTS ☝

[@user-vn3nh3fj8e]

Undefeated on the road this season

[@adriankendrick4281]

They have been good at home in the playoffs this season. 8-2 and pretty much have romped in most of those games.

[@angelrios321]

Bro I lost it with Wildes going *squeak* *squeak* "Need some Oil🤖"😂😭

[@rogu3tharonin]

Tin Man and Cone mode. Keep Wildes on this show at all costs😂😂😂

[@Bronnnism]

Not even a Boston fan but why is everybody so shocked? Boston has been showing they’re a good team all year

[@DLabri3]

because they played no one in playoffs and the have a SUPER TEAM w my more talent then KD Warriors

[@DLabri3]

And because Kyrie playing so bad

[@cvgodd1432]

@@DLabri3did you call them a super team before the finals? I don’t think so 😂. Who did nuggets beat last season when they won a ring? I’ll wait… 😂😂 keep the same energy. When you got first seed you earned an easier path to finals. That’s how it works bro. Keep crying though 😂😂😂☘️☘️☘️🤧🤧🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@redkem80]

Crazy how it's gone from "Mavs in 5 or 6 with the best backcourt in history" to "Luka needs help" 😂😂

[@greatone275]

He does need help, someone needs to teach him how to stop players from blowing past him

[@isaquered]

@@greatone275they also need to teach kyrie how to score

[@jonm2736]

That’s literally how it goes when your team doesn’t show up- if they show up it’s a different narrative

[@ubadman1]

Low iq analysis. Kyrie is shooting zero percent from three. Kyrie is just a name no performance

[@vic1ous511]

Yeah, I guess Boston defense is too much for Kyrie to operate in the drives

[@RenR70]

Luka may be the best offensively in this series but he’s become a turnstile on defense, both Brown & Tatum are blowing by him to the rim with ease.

[@AtagoSKK]

I want Mavs to win, but yep Lot of delusional Mavs fans think Luka can do no wrong. He's been a massive negative on defense to cancel out his offense. He's hurt, he's tired. Are those excuses valid? Maybe. Does that change the facts? Absolutely not.

[@SanJoseSharky992]

There’s also something to be said about whether Luka can win a championship playing like this where he is an offense to himself and dictates a slower pace every time. Sometimes an offense that is controlled by the entire team tends to win more and have a higher ceiling

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

I mean, you can't ask Luka to be the entire offense and play defense. He's the only reason the team is even in these games at any point. These guys are humans after all and you can't expect a guy to score 30 PPG while also standing in the way of the other team's top players. You'd risk foul trouble too.

[@Wickwatcher]

He doesn't have to be the whole team if they switched up the offense. He pounds the rock and his teammates aren't involved. No ball movement when he or Kyrie has the ball.

[@RenR70]

@@THE_BEAR_JEW It can be done, Jordan, Kobe, Lebron etc. but Luca had been playing better defense going into this series, could be because of the injuries but he’s become a liability on defense that is costing the team.

[@johnkluge3421]

If the Celtics go up 4-0 Friday, Nick will be talking about the Mavs winning in 9. He really has lost his mind.

[@SeanMair-k4t]

Definitely his mind is gone 😂

[@maniravsadhur8409]

He always defends his picks waaaay too much.

[@OrionTripp]

@@maniravsadhur8409No matter how wrong he ends up being

[@SOURJDADDY]

HES THE WORST 🍀🍀🍀

[@jameyregier8054]

😂😂😂

[@gusramos9953]

Jason Tatum basically getting double and triple teamed and is doing other things to help his team

[@hakeemevans7778]

Nobody is getting triple teamed lol

[@prestleyateh7207]

@@hakeemevans7778lmao at all.

[@KBreezy_]

@@hakeemevans7778get a 4K TV you might see it then

[@mikee1424]

Luka getting D up too! And he's still getting 30. Not a gd excuse. Tatum's shot will fall. He's just in a shooting slump.

[@Skiandthstswatitis]

Ur reaching bruh

[@marcrichardson517]

That Tin Man move when Wildes looks @ Nick tho…got me… 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tannerrienbolt3143]

Remember when Nick said Kyrie didn’t have to be great for the Mavs to win the series?

[@TheDON914]

💀

[@Bgreasy211]

These analysts change up more than the weather in nj😅😅😅

[@Bgreasy211]

They said kyrie and Luka was the best and the celtics had an easy road. No the celtics playing the best and haven't loss😂😂😂😂

[@cetinHo87]

He doesn't need to be great like 30 PPG, but he can't be bad. There is a difference.

[@PuertoVerdean]

​@cetinHo87 he said he wasn't expecting Kyrie to average 20 plus and still pick the Mavs to won 5 😂😂😂

[@drg8687]

LOL. Nick is that one dude on the Titanic who is convinced it's not sinking. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@victorsuttom1100]

He said “Lukas in Cone mode”😂😂😂

[@andrewfalconer8599]

That was savage.

[@whatlurks_]

Time stamp 😂😂😂

[@grichkatayou7558]

the people comparing Luka's finals to Giannis are crazy ... we've said for years that Luka isnt the best because he is just not good at one side of the ball... He cant completely dominate a game...

[@X-Horizon-24]

“TinMan Mode” is the best bit ever

[@IrvingDL506]

I like the "Tin Man adjacent." lol, he said it right after, lol. Wildes is a HOF instigator

[@Tariq597]

Tatum long over due for an offensive explosion, what better time to do it up 2-0 in finals ? One or 2 great games all JT needs , he’s still leading team in AST & REB.

[@evelisvicenty266]

And everyone is acting as if JT isn't the player that's getting guarded the toughest in the entire series. He's the only player getting constantly double teamed, but he's not the best player on the team? The Mavs are very aware that no matter how good JB plays, Holliday, Porzingis, and White play, JT is a completely different BEAST when he gets going, hence why they still double team him, and everyone else on defense is looking at him when he has the ball

[@ikeshreds]

I think he goes off tonight. If it was me I would be tired of these ESPN bozo’s telling me I’m not that guy and Luka this and Luka that

[@scottd7222]

Exactly.. he goes out and has a scoring game like he can and it's a wrap...book him for MVP

[@DLabri3]

worst finals stats in history 😂😂😂😂

[@nicknackzz9745]

Will anyone ever credit JRUE for good defense?!?

[@shawnchia3611]

Don’t be dumb, everyone already knows he’s the best two-way guard in the game

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

They’re very reluctant to lol

[@icey2203]

They literally said they don’t see kyrie being great with Jrue on him. Open those ears

[@joeshmoe1293]

Wildes literally said I don’t think Kyrie can play great with Jrue on him

[@imgettingold9407]

Start the video over and actually listen this time

[@randomsockpuppet]

If you look close on the game highlights you can see Nick in the stands behind the Dallas bench and his reactions 2nd half are pure gold

[@onmywayto974]

Yup I saw him behind Dallas team beginning of the game

[@Metal_Mike24]

Surprised he was even there considering that he hates every Boston team, the city & their sports fans

[@dubnation1360]

@@Metal_Mike24horrible fans indeed don’t care abt the city but literally top 3 worst fans in the us if not the worst every single person agrees

[@OrionTripp]

@@dubnation1360Show me every single person 🤡

[@Cje_-yj8ov]

@@dubnation1360sorry, have you met Philly sports fans? As bad as Boston fans but more physically violent and without the team success lol

[@dcdj35]

Last time Nick predicted Mavs in 5, they lost to the Warriors in 5 😂.

[@ScottEviscerate57]

Remember, the series hasn't started yet. So they just need 4 of the next 5 and that's Mavs in 5 😅😅

[@rom8607]

Just wait for Nick Wright to change his name to Nick A. Wrong.......... Nick Always Wrong

[@henryalvarez4146]

I also remember him picking the Mavs to win it all at the start of the 22-23 season, just for them to end up getting eliminated with a game left in the season.

[@36cmbr]

😂

[@Lotus77777]

He meant “Mavs (in Cancun) in 5” 😂

[@TKDodds]

Taking moral victories when being down 0-2 in the FINALS is insane🙃😂

[@MangoCapital]

"I need some oil" 😂😂😂 that guy kills me

[@reezytchala3746]

Nick said Mavs in 5! How does that work now?

[@FaceFamous]

Well Celtics can forfeit the win say the were all on steroids for a day. Give the win to Mavs the Mavs gotta win 4 straight 😂😂😂. NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. it's over!!!

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

5 years?

[@markriedel1977]

the series doesn't start til game 3, duh

[@iLL-EgO]

Nick conveniently left trash prediction out 🤣

[@swarley6587]

time travel maybe idk

[@HastyElderHaman]

Nick has been underestimating the Celtics forever. It's so satisfying no matter how much he is coping at the moment. Calling Tatum's game a D- solely because of his shooting is what's wrong with how media covers sports these days. What about defense, his playmaking ability, his rebounding? Do you think scoring is the only thing he's good at? Yes, he's shooting terribly, but so what.

[@Tha_Trigga]

Right. If assists and rebounds are role player stats, why do we get do hype when sunshine gets a triple double? Shouldn't we only care about the points?? Tatum's issue is too many wildly contested shots.

[@TheBookaa]

Reminds me of the kobe game against the Celtics where he shot poorly did everything else to make up for it

[@samappel5717]

Shooting matters the most by far, if Luka had Tatum’s splits but played better defense, was rebounding great and making all the right plays we’d be killing Luka because he can’t score

[@freemaxb6533]

Exactly

[@rhysagrey]

@@Tha_Triggaand he keeps on missing layups 🤬 he did it in the finals agasinst the warriors as well. I can deal with him missing jumpers but not lay ups. He would have an extra 8 points a game if he made his layups

[@johnkluge3421]

I have to admit that I enjoyed Nick and Brousard's excuse making and goal post moving more than I thought I would.

[@marcelobrozovic9872]

They are watching basketball forever and still can`t realize when one player keep the ball too much other players on the team get cold and it is the case with the Mavs. I am only interested why they have not said a word about Luka`s 4th quarters and his defense ?

[@brettreason484]

@@marcelobrozovic9872 Mavs players don’t want the ball because they are all mediocre. It’s his DEFENSE that sucks.

[@jameyregier8054]

"Forget my Mavs in 5 prediction, I wanna talk about Tatum." Nick Wrong

[@michaelangst6078]

It's a persona dude.. You really think if his life was on the line if he didn't pick the winner of the series in the exact amount of games he would be picking mavs in 5?

[@co2metal]

@@michaelangst6078 Great and he's reacting to the persona.

[@blueflameSM]

The thing about the Giannis comparison and the Bucks run, the Bucks had good role players (Khris, Jrue, etc.) who played a big part in their run. Mavs are concerning because outside of Luka, everyone is selling hard. Especially Kyrie.

[@SuperfanK]

This man Nick really picked Mavs in 5 lmao

[@sean4hero340]

Same idiot who just said lamar Jackson not a top 6 qb lol

[@enoughunwa]

Yeah so? Alot of people picked the mavs. And mainly in 6

[@timocruz510]

@@enoughunwa All wrong lmao Cs wrap this thing up on Wednesday with a win

[@flybynight3512]

😮😅😅😅😅

[@OrdnryChristian]

Think a lot of us did 🥲

[@renewd]

There's no getting around the fact that 12 assists is an impressive total and contributes greatly to winning basketball.

[@chrisranger2370]

Tell the idiot Broussard and nick tht . Because allegedly Tatum played because he couldn’t score .

[@port80764]

Especially when you saving all your energy by not playing defence so you can ball hog and save all your energy for offense.

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

@@port80764you didn’t watch the game. You told on yourself

[@port80764]

@@malcolmhodnett8874 yeah I watched on the league pass. I don't know what you watched. Assist don't mean you not ball hogging

[@S0SH1N]

Too much Boston disrespect. Series is not over and I expect the mavs to clap back in the next few games but my lord. The anti Boston media was letting their hatred go in front of their basketball analysis

[@MoonLess4444]

Mavs are not winning more than one game

[@brandonhale6371]

It's not the hatred it's the Boston globe coming out and saying they are one of the best teams ever. And they aren't in the top 10 historically

[@S0SH1N]

@@brandonhale6371 it is hatred. Prior to the Boston Globe article, it was the constant narrative that the Celtics were actually bad etc and all the panelists were picking Mavs in 4 and 5 without hesitation. The Boston Globe missed with that analysis. But so did the talking heads.

[@calebalexander2359]

Cs in 5

[@SOURJDADDY]

🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@bridgelyferell1350]

Thank you Nick for reminding the audience just who Gainnis is

[@Sierra-Whiskey22]

"Mavs in 5" absolute clowns

[@venomius]

Mavs fans really still belive they can win 4 outta 5 against a seriously better overall deepeer team😂

[@vasquezeli19]

I hope the Celtics gentleman sweep for wildes redemption arc

[@TheDON914]

They win in 4

[@juncarlorodriguez5715]

​@@TheDON914 i agree 4-0

[@grichkatayou7558]

the people comparing Luka's finals to Giannis are crazy ... we've said for years that Luka isnt the best because he is just not good at one side of the ball... Still I think the mavs win at least 1 game. the celtics close it at Home. A sweep is wild

[@ramon8171]

Wildes a fraud hating on Celtics all year ...we don't need him now

[@bertramking4351]

LUKA ONLY HURT WHEN HE HAVE TO PLAY D😂

[@TrueDaniels]

Big Facts the boy is the worse defensive player I have ever seen which is why he’s not a true superstar sorry 😂

[@theseparation318]

​​@@TrueDanielsman I can sleep good tonight 😂I ain't even old but I feel like the old man "GET OUT MY YARD"😂 how you a superstar and ONLY play one side of the ball?!!! You can't convince real hoopers...psst...FOH

[@donniet348]

He hurts them the most on defense. At least Kyrie tries 😂

[@trainkobe2424]

Right.. mf don’t like playin defense at all 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@theseparation318]

@@donniet348 score 37 responsible for 34 on the defensive aide. Not a winning formula...that MF just reach as he gets blown by

[@jay_bird83126]

1:47 a D- game when he was a rebound away from a Triple Double is Crazy haha

[@stevenschaffhauser26]

He was 6 for 22....

[@icey2203]

6-22 and missed an important shot at the end and got swatted the next time down. He was buns

[@JasenMinus]

Because if he isn't shooting well, he's playing bad , no matter what else he does smh. It's crazy considering he's getting doubled majority of the time. And before anyone says it, Luka is not getting doubled!

[@Ben2bwild]

This is why you just can't read stats. He was terrible

[@jay_bird83126]

@@stevenschaffhauser26 still had 18 points, 9 Reb and 12 Assists and plays Defense, but I Guess shooting % is all that matters to y'all 😂

[@brandonwhite4992]

Mavs in 5 was quite the prediction 😂

[@KiLlACaMrOn94]

That was a good flip by Wildes at the beginning 🤣👌🏽

[@Kellastico]

“They’re Mavs blue, because you’re not CYAN a win” C’MON WILDES WITH THE BARS! 😤

[@Efro1632]

That was amazing 😂

[@kriscash2207]

“C’n (Celtics) a win” Double entendre…Wildes a genius

[@irlshinigami4390]

Wildes Hova

[@ZoSo_x]

It would've been but unfortunately for Wildes, Cyan is pronounced SIGH-an not SEE-en 🤷🏻‍♂️ nice try though.

[@danielthompson3928]

Lol, this! I was like… what are they going on about, lol!? 🤨

[@mr.castle]

Lmao Nick thinks disparaging Tatum is gonna help the Mavs..😂😂

[@SeanMair-k4t]

Right dude is such a hater i swear.

[@ArtBykhari]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who caught that pure Tatum hate lol dude said he’d bet his life savings is crazy 😂

[@bustedrav]

The Celtics wouldn't be where they are in the series without the defensive attention Tatum gets, he had 12 dimes in game 2 ffs

[@xBonafidexProdigy]

@@SeanMair-k4tTatum plying like 🍑 buddy get over it

[@thelurkinglegend6354]

I’m a Celtics fan, Tatum is not playing well man

[@FunBox.]

8:05 Hoang Bi intercepting the signal

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

😂😂 i get that reference

[@th3villag3pOp3]

Leading the team in rebounds and assists 🔥

[@kicknowledgesmith8608]

Nick looks like Shia Labeouf

[@nicholas7525]

Wildes about to drop a Wilt line today.

[@timmartin2417]

To dismiss Tatum doing everything but shoot well is odd. Plus you can’t give Luka an A- when he’s getting absolutely cooked on defense

[@joshuabryant9845]

And he had 8 turnovers

[@logicoveremotion3321]

@@joshuabryant9845 🤣

[@IKI11I]

Analysts only care about points bruh. Tatum was a rebound away from a triple double and he gets a D-😂

[@Bgreasy211]

Luka takes all the shots and plays no defense. He is a jock.

[@brandanmyers5305]

Straight facts

[@nateonyoutube9295]

Please give Wildes a raise. He don’t miss bro!!!

[@Gerohmygosh]

No one is beating Denver in a 7 game series…

[@andrewcook1246]

​@@Gerohmygosh He shouod've thrown the *healthy caveat. But yeah. He's called them pretty well

[@cbee__]

he don’t miss but he picked denver to win it all ?😂😂😂 cut it tf out

[@Deeznuts-di3ne]

@@GerohmygoshCeltics would get over yourself

[@GKA11111]

@@cbee__you’re a dedicated wildes hater. Get a job

[@lilbitabouteverythingpocast]

Tatum played a D- game? Wow

[@michaelsturdevant9196]

"The series hasn't even started yet." Nick has his moments.

[@jetGg8819]

Dude, it started 2 games ago. 😂😂😂

[@boblangford5514]

That goes back to the old saying that a series doesn’t really start until a road team wins a game. That’s what he was referring to.

[@venomius]

Yeah but in our defense...he's an idiot

[@deonmac03]

Nick still has the Lakers having 25% of Title Pie😂😂😂

[@averybest9869]

😂

[@StuTheDon17]

Hahahahah

[@carguysunited8186]

​Is LeBron not entitled to a piece of that pie? ​@@averybest9869

[@1FanofTHEECOSYSTEM]

lmao

[@weightpushweight5769]

Nick is the ultimate troll. That’s why we come back to watch him. He is great.

[@trevtev]

"take him off the screen" proceeds to give him a close up 😂😂

[@BillF1967]

Wildes, once again, showing one and all why he’s a national treasure.

[@tjr2312]

Wildes being this hype after he picked Denver to never lose in a 7 game series is sending me 😂

[@AnarchyRules17]

We know this is your burner account Nick

[@KiLlACaMrOn94]

A great team vs a one man show analogy could’ve been the Spurs vs the Cavs and Lebron. Would’ve fit better and make much more sense.

[@SuperfanK]

Hilarious to see these guys back track 😂

[@brightBoss]

This bozo Nicolas was acting like this Mavs were the '96 Bulls lol

[@kylemelendez358]

He really wasn't

[@chili015]

The '96 Finals went 6 games... the Bulls got blown out twice in that series.

[@kevonsidek9737]

@@chili015okay???? You want a cookie lol

[@chili015]

@@kevonsidek9737 - Yep.

[@johnnybaxter1953]

Stretch

[@jerm187]

Luka had 9 second half points. Wish Nick was my professor giving these grades

[@connorgriffin342]

0-2 and he says “the series hasn’t even started yet”😭

[@venomius]

He's as delusional as mavs fans saying they gonna win 4 straight😅

[@javarisjamarjavarisonlamar7517]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@teslacoil8646]

Nick Wrong !!!

[@whatlurks_]

To say that it’s not panic time for the Mavs is crazy. The talent gap is alarming 😂

[@greekmike0]

and coaching

[@SShaBazzz]

Why do they keep saying Tatum is playing terrible? The dude is averaging a double double and playing some of the best defense.

[@truman368]

Averaging a double double doesn’t mean playing well lol

[@Mateo-ph8wl]

@@truman368so just not shooting well but doing everything great means he’s playing bad? You really placing that much importance on just shooting

[@kremerm6139]

@@truman368 so he needs a triple double average to be playing well then? (hater alert)

[@djadondaman17]

Yup russ and Tatum are anti triple double guys in the mind of media

[@timocruz510]

@@Mateo-ph8wl I agree D- is too strong but disregarding his lack of scoring efficiency is also not good

[@ronniekregar3482]

God i hope the Mavs get swept. All this Dirk Nowitzski slander has turned me into a Celtics fan lol

[@kayleneferrell4206]

From a lakers fan from the angle of pure disrespect thrown bostons way the last 2 months and nut riding for Luka I’m not gonna be mad if they win this chip

[@icomeinpeace3756]

Me too

[@diegochavez6203]

​@@kayleneferrell4206lol tatums been stacked since he got drafted 😂

[@ronniekregar3482]

@@diegochavez6203 not like this...Look what Jrue Holiday did for the Bucks. Now he's doing it for the Celtics.

[@colin24447]

When was nicks last correct prediction

[@johnkluge3421]

When he picked the Chiefs. If it wasn't for Patrick Mahomes, he would literally never have predicted anything correctly in his life.

[@Jose-cy2zy]

Kanas city but that’s because KC is actually good unlike the lakers mavs etc

[@Messigoat1033]

Mavs making the finals. Better than most people

[@bgdgdgdf4488]

He had mavs in 2022 against jazz and suns, and he had lakers against warriors last year. That's all I can think of

[@kustud18]

Friday, when he said that Hurley was staying with Connecticut..

[@w00deey12]

Tatum's pride wont let him drive to the hoop to score when his jumper doesn't fall. If he figures that out, then nobody can beat Boston.

[@zacharyminor9593]

LUKA DEFENSE IS THE REASON THEY ARE LOSING, HE, AND KYRIE ARE DEFENSIVE LIABILITIES.

[@OmegaLevelEnt]

Tatum was 1 rebound away from a triple double but played a "D minus ish game" 🤣

[@joshuabryant9845]

Luka getting cooked on D, 8 turnovers, A- Lmao

[@ryanfruge8819]

He was bad. 😂

[@isrealdeshield7906]

​@ryanfruge8819 No, he wasn't. He is doing what is needed. Everyone else is scoring

[@Jay-md5bf]

​@@joshuabryant9845don't forget shot 50% at the line💀

[@theenlightmentchannel3842]

It’s all about who wins the game!

[@leocrux6314]

That Sun's defense was no where close to this team D

[@curtiszyr]

The excuses are piling up 😂

[@chrisranger2370]

💯🚦

[@lancegibbs9795]

No Diddy

[@karlliebknecht2987]

Celtics are closer to 2014 spurs than 2004 pistons

[@scavengertag]

Who else remembers Wildes first day on the show? It was so strange and he had his laptop and stuff. The come up is real

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Another win for Celtics

[@MarvyG23]

Wildes is too funny

[@jessesmith8578]

The delusion is just sickening. The difference is Boston is just Better! They are the number one team for a reason. This isn't a surprise at all it's what should be happening

[@invalidletterdept2662]

It’s funny because the teams that were considered the easy road and Boston hasn’t been tested yet have given Boston more trouble than Dallas in these last two games. That whole “Boston’s hasn’t faced a team as tough as Dallas yet” narrative disappeared faster than a 14 year olds browser history on the family computer

[@jessesmith8578]

@@invalidletterdept2662 exactly. They haven't been tested well they are doing just fine against Dallas. How did everyone think a team like Boston. The number one team should be the underdog? And watch as soon as they win they will down play Dallas as actually good.

[@invalidletterdept2662]

@@jessesmith8578 pretty much, Dallas will lose then everyone on tv that was singing their praises and going on about who the best Mav will be if they win is gonna do a few episodes about how underpowered and flawed they were and a few episodes that Boston was handed the title by a string of easy teams. But lebron beats jimmy butler in Disney world after having months of rest mid season during covid and he’s put on a pedestal. Boston has the possibility of winning a ring by going 16-2 in the playoffs

[@jessesmith8578]

@@invalidletterdept2662 exactly. All they will say is that it was an easy path. Well it was easy because they were that good. They faced who was infront of them. The playoffs consist of the best NBA teams and Boston beat them it's that simple. But they can never acknowledge a new England team just being that good .

[@emersonssbb]

@@jessesmith8578 It wont be a easy path next year when the other east teams get healthy. Hopefully the other east teams are healthy.

[@johnkluge3421]

18-9-12 is a D- game? Nick Wright is just bizarre sometimes.

[@XVlTrey]

Yup while Luka got a B+ in game 1 where he looked like a tired 5th grader whose mom was forcing him to play. I guess just focus on the points scored, nothing else, and it’ll make sense.

[@mr.castle]

His only positives are attempts to diminish Tatum. 😂

[@jaden5843]

Funny how you left out the fact he shot 27% LOL

[@johnkluge3421]

@@jaden5843 I guess shooting is the only thing that matters in a game. All of those assists, rebounds and defense are just for fun or something.

[@jstdun]

He shot the mavericks back into the game. Not everything is captured in stats. Use your eyeballs.

[@Accuracy617]

Being down 0-2 now is not the same as being down 0-2 10 years ago. How offenses are established and run now are completely different. It is more plausible for teams to come back from deficits now more than ever before. I’m a Celtics fan mind you, however I feel as if history cannot paint the portrait of how this will likely turn out…imo.

[@imjustsaiyan4190]

Wildes “ Well that won’t work” 😂😂😂 4:56

[@adamrisch]

There's a reason Mazzulla has left Tatum on the floor for more minutes than anyone on either team, and it's because he's their most important player, even when he's not shooting well. I know Nick wants to pretend that things like rebounds and assists and versatility on defense don't matter, but they do. Tatum's +/- in the two games is the same as Porzinghis' and just 1 behind Holiday for the best of any player. So clearly he's contributed in other ways despite his poor shooting performance.

[@hyaashiredd]

I’m cackling if Jrue sneaks his way to being Finals MVP

[@kremerm6139]

would be sick

[@SeunAdekoya]

Nick is hilarious and a troll man. There’s no panic button yet had the Mavs in 5 😂

[@shinskoala7072]

Luka's stats: 62-12-21 12 TO's 45% FT. Tatum: 34-17-20 9 TO's 75% FT +25. That's Nicks grading curve from A- to D-

[@SOURJDADDY]

CHRIS STOP COMPARING THEM TO THE 2004 Pistons😡😡😡😡

[@ohimeni]

Why is it so important to know who is the best player in a team?

[@maniravsadhur8409]

Because of narratives. Basketball-wise it doesn't amount to much.

[@pmarcig]

Cuz the Celtics dominating all year and being the best team in the entire league thru the playoffs is boring. Need something else to talk about.

[@kevinwalsh4652]

It's not, example: Malcom Butler, Hightower, and Adam Vinitieri all won super bowls with one single play, neither was "the best" on a team featuring TB12 🐐, my point is it's called a team for a reason. (also, Red Sox won a world series solely due to a Dave Roberts steal of second base, definitely not "the best" either ⚾)

[@tjlpartners8263]

THANK YOU! Smartest comment ever. It’s a TEAM game.

[@nolanwoods4173]

Nick doesn't seem to understand basketball at all, he needs to just stick to glazing the Chiefs

[@kevinwalsh4652]

Like Tony Soprano, Nick did not have the makings of a varsity team

[@erichdewald5600]

Chiefs aren't 3 peating so he can glaze and cry next season too

[@Loki_Leftist]

FTF thank you for uploading when I’m On break 💯🔥❤️

[@jasonavery]

Someone on “Speak” said “Are we even watching the games? Dallas doesn’t have enough. My God, the Celtics have too much for the Mavs.”

[@brandoneubanks1550]

The Tatum hate is crazy 😂 Nick needs help

[@cvgodd1432]

😂 idk why it’s like the cool thing to hate on Tatum. Dude wins the game on a bad shooting night and torches them with his passing. D-!!!! 😂😂😂

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Nick talking about Wildes "rick take him off camera!" Nick is taken off camera and it's only Wildes 😂😂

[@peterhjortshj7319]

Third year in a row Nick is going to fail to Pick the right winner in the finals. Nick is not an analyst. He is fanboy who studies stats and try to make them substantiate his argument for why his favorite player is gonna win or why it was not his favorite players fault he did not win.

[@GoodyearSimp]

Tatum still made contributions to winning! I can’t believe we’re crucifying this guy.

[@maniravsadhur8409]

And he'll probably close the deal by producing one great offensive game. He does everything the team needs him too, so I wouldn't be surprised if he won one of the next two games for the Celtics.

[@danielpaquet3963]

He almost had a triple Double, without that they probably would have lost

[@Dsparks7777]

Amen bro. I don’t know what they were watching.

[@koolLivesInside]

Tatum out here shooting like Caitlin Clark

[@anuanachronist1934]

I love Kevin Wildes, man.😂

[@AbelAraya]

This man Nick Wright really compared this Boston Celtics team to the 2004 Detroit Pistons, on top of claiming that Jayson Tatum is comparative to Clyde Drexler. My goodness, the takes this guy has are just unworldly fascinating.

[@mani-xc9rs]

You literally can’t explain what’s wrong with that take. He compare Tatum’s status in the league to Drexler’s not his game. He compared the Celtics to the Pistons in terms of them having a more balanced team contribution as opposed to traditional superstar(s) carry jobs.

[@AbelAraya]

@@mani-xc9rs What status in comparison to Tatum? In 16 seasons Clyde made 1 All NBA 1st team (throughout expansionary 90’s). Tatum has 3 in his first 7 seasons (most dense concentration of NBA talent in league history) Safe to say you’re reaching, my boy. And 2004 Pistons? Let’s be fr here. We’re only choosing to draw dire comparisons here because this is unprecedented territory and no one wants to accept that this Celtics team is 1 of 1. They’re not in comparison with any team, past or present. They are in a unique class of their own because they have 5 guys who can go for 20+, and 2 stars that can get you 30+ on a daily. Detroit doesn’t have that, not even in their best days. And also, Ben Wallace is not a perimeter threat so there’s no one on the Celtics you can compare him to.

[@mani-xc9rs]

@@AbelAraya Clyde was a fringe top 5 player in his prime but couldn’t be a clear cut #1 on a championship team kinda like Tatum. The comparison to the Pistons stems from the fact that both teams had no player that realistically should be in the best player in the league conversation but are instead a balanced team full of talent that get major contributions from a plethora of players as opposed to a consistent duo or individual that’s having to be consistently great.

[@AbelAraya]

@@mani-xc9rs 2003-04 Pistons had only 1 All Star on that team, and that was their center Ben Wallace, and he was also the only player on that team to get any recognition for end of season awards (All NBA 2nd team, 1st team All Defense), whereas Boston had 2 all stars, and 3 players in All NBA selections. Lets stop with these comparisons to teams of the past, and learn to relish what we're seeing at the moment; a great balancing act of 2 superstars, surrounded by elite star role players. This is unprecedented and I think it's unfair to suddenly compare their success to teams of the past.

[@mani-xc9rs]

@@AbelAraya Yeah and Kyrie wasn’t an all star in 2016, wtf is that worth. Chauncey is in the HOF & a 5x All star RIP Hamilton was a 3x All star Rasheed was a 4x All star Prince was a 4x All defensive None of them were even 30 yet, including Ben. We’re not comparing the success of the teams or how they’d fare against one another, we’re comparing the dynamics of them. The comparison makes sense, stop being hypersensitive.

[@clabrayphillips1303]

8:09 the mess up moment

[@christopherdino3232]

What did they say

[@moisturizedkev]

😅 I put my Phone down at that exact moment and looked at it and thought i shattered my shhh lol

[@RollingSixteens]

While I think nick is typically a great sports analyst and i really enjoy the show, every now & then he allows his own personal bias to override his ability to analyze what’s in front of him. They all do it, it’s what brings us back to watch..the suspense of wondering how one will react to the horrible sports take given days prior. Gotta love it.

[@Max2nice]

He’s mad they are going to lose. He picked the mavs and now when they lose it’s oh well Tatum didn’t play well

[@codedomination]

Tatum had a D-?????? Watch the tape he passed out of doubles the whole game??? He had the most assists in a finals quarter since Stockton in 98, but because we got people who can score everywhere he’s not selfish for not playing iso and wanting buckets

[@chrispbacon0842]

Apparently assist and rebounds are "role player" stats. Main stream media is a joke

[@scarecrow66ab]

Luka lost the game by giving up 8 turnovers. Nick never accounts for turnovers because his player King Turnover Lebron leads the NBA with 5211 turnovers nobody is even close to him.

[@michaelmarlowjr7896]

I don’t think Tatums afraid at all. He is playing team basketball right now. Trying to play chip basketball looks different. It’s not all about individual scoring. It’s about winning the games now. Stop being so offensively minded. Win by 1 is all that counts.

[@MacheddieFr]

wait chris said it’s luka vs the celtics but last week the conversation was “this is the greatest backcourt ever.” can’t have it both ways

[@darrenbootay3340]

Everyone complaining how Tatum is not the best player blah blah but if Tatum didn’t get his 18pt they would’ve lost smh 🤦‍♂️ dude playing team balls now one man show like the Mavs

[@iceburgslim411kt]

They forgot The Celtics are good on the road

[@sidydoucoure1799]

“Wildes” I would bet my life savings!!! I’m ctfu 😂😂

[@Messigoat1033]

Jrue holiday has been the best player even better than Luka. If you casual and look at box stat sure Luka got the numbers cuz you overlooking efficiency and TO. However Jrue has been great offensively with 0 TO and been the best player defensively.

[@ozg78]

Jrue playing great but let’s not act like dude is bringing up the ball and creating offense lmao Watch the last game he had like 6-7 easy layups and some of the were even wide open

[@88jaspersimmons]

Nick Wright predicted that the Warriors would be *worse* after adding Kevin Durant in 2016. You have to take what he says with a grain of salt 😂

[@paychecctrades]

“Mavs blue cause yall aint seeing a win” Wilds😂😂😂

[@corywashington9580]

That was a bar 😂

[@albertsebastian4489]

“Lively can cover Porzingis”-Said Broussard prior to gm1