How the Boston Celtics Guarded Dallas Mavericks & Things We Can Learn from the March 1st Game

[@grusilag]

The sheer amount of content Nick is putting out is insane. Like every time I log on to YT there's a new video. Love it and keep it going!

[@KevFactor1966]

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[@lasoota555]

Bro eats, creates content, uses the restroom, creates content, sleep, wake up, create content

[@jeanneyang874]

Let's go Mavs!

[@rekeharris5238]

Celtics fans stand up ☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@bchand9069]

Nick, we are so lucky to have you

[@lasoota555]

Facts Nick is a pookie bear

[@reesemorgenstern4187]

Unreal that we’re in the finals y’all. It’s just rad.

[@sinningtintin3604]

I’m from Boston area and I have to root for my favorite player (Luka Doncic) over my hometown team during this finals… it’s a win win situation really 😂😭

[@jdrgamer27]

My mom watched Bird, who's her favorite player, but she's from Dallas. Win-win for her, too. 😂

[@CarlosGarcia-up9wp]

My third favorite pizza is from Boston and I’ve been a Mavs fan for 6 weeks now so win win situation for me too.

[@LowBrowProgramming]

no one from boston is rooting for luka doncic 😂 fuk u lyin for

[@zeitghost1321]

😂😂​@@CarlosGarcia-up9wp

[@ErnieBert-eg8kd]

Traitor

[@jiteshgupta5333]

a dunk is a very high percentage shot than a 3 pointer. how that percentage swings relatively will be the key factor in this series. glad we have Maxi back now, it is going to be a fun matchup

[@alesksander]

I think Thunder is very similar with Boston. Except. Boston is level higher than them. But in 7 game series? dunks and middy wins it. Also being scrappy and gritty with offensive/defensive rebounding gona be crucial factor. Mavs got here advantages. Boston will blow out coupple of wins but for whole 7 game strech? i doubt it.

[@stephensarmento3529]

Good thing mavs have 2 of the best mid range shooters in the game lol​@@alesksander

[@stevencrowder3990]

We alrdy commenting over there! Mavs in 6!

[@Mrjvc163]

@@alesksanderthis is actually how I think about Celtics. They’re OKC except their top 2 offensive players are at the forward positions. Maxi will be key in this series on defense. This is will be a classic Luka series.

[@z8r0]

What joke as was OKC. They were a bunch of high schoolers and pissed down there leg in the playoffs. Same with Timidwolves. In the Celtics, you are going to be playing a team full guys who have god damn mortgages. They are going to bring it 8-9 deep for 48 minutes.

[@BellcowYT]

I'm just so thankful that we are playing such a classy and respectful fanbase in the Boston Celtics 😂

[@devynlich00]

Oh you have no idea how delusional they are

[@charlesbolstridge3871]

Delusional are you listening to this guy he's contradicting himself every freaking sentence😂 he says that Boston switching will never work yet they beat Dallas both times in the regular season buy an average 19 this season while switching everything😂 who's delusional

[@devynlich00]

@@charlesbolstridge3871 yeah and you want to get something else that was before the new acquisitions got properly attuned to the team the Mavericks are completely different animal now

[@icel7858]

@@charlesbolstridge3871this team is much different but keep disrespecting our team like everyone else has every round.

[@MrOlp93]

Tha k you for considering us classy and respectful. I appreciate it ◡̈

[@jbomc3477]

Gafford needs to get at least 2 or 3 dunks a game, bumping KP’s skinny ass into the basket. Lfgoooo!

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

Afford will get plenty of chances to dunk, and so will lively. . Don’t underestimate Porzingis. If he gets hot with his 3s he’s can be a unicorn.

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

That's why dlive needs to match przingods minutes​@@Tall-Cool-Drink

[@grusilag]

Our lobgoblins are going to have to counter their 3 point shooting. Saw a tweet that said Boston is one of the worst pick-n-roll defenses in the playoffs and the Mavs of course are the best PnR team in the playoffs. On the other hand, we are middle of the pack at defending 3 point shooting teams and Boston is the best 3 pt shooting team in the playoffs. So its our PnR based offense vs. their 3 point shot based offense. We have to hope that they have a harder time defending our PnR than we have defending their 3 pt shooters.

[@Tyler_Durden987]

I think we did a good job against OKC. Boston is a better shooting team for sure, but I think we have a couple games where we shut them down on the parameter.

[@mavsfanforlife3488]

Celtics’ 3pt shooting is the #1 concern. We minimize that, we win the championship.

[@nastyjag9767]

Agree also lockdown brown and taytum

[@z8r0]

Good luck no one has stopped it for 96 games. I expect them taking 45-55 threes average per game. It is a math problem your two versus our threes.

[@joshfontaine8546]

Yeah this won’t happen. The Celtics roll this mavericks team

[@BassYakCam]

Yep. Gonna be very difficult. Everyone on Boston can shoot 3s. They don’t have a Giddey, Dort, Alexander, Rudy that you can just leave open.

[@pieterhemelaer7671]

Nick killin it with the content❤

[@flaviolacerda6513]

I think we're missing the biggest point here in this run to the finals, which is obvious thanks the guys who were THE most important entities in this whole thing. Thanks KUZMA & DINWIDDIE

[@MichaelB12345]

Yes - Yes -Yes. So thankful Dinwiddie wanted daddy more than opportunity.

[@mirkywater8635]

MAVS IN 6 LETS GOOOOOOOO

[@adriftwoodking]

🙄🙄🙄

[@ErnieBert-eg8kd]

Aged poorly

[@lasoota555]

You are the most unbiased and fair locked on host

[@patriksweden9203]

let’s go Mavs

[@coffeehouse1126]

Sweden present. I will be watching games at 2:30 am

[@emilioramirez1745]

Tatum is shooting 29% from 3pt in the postseason ... Holiday and White is the key for Boston. Stop them! KP? I'd say be physical. He's too weak .. Brown is gonna be interesting to watch .. MAVs need to get D-live and Gafford going early. Luka and Kyrie IQ are gonna be the difference makers. They make everyone better.

[@oblivionpro69]

Against horrible defenses too. Tatum doesn’t scare me one bit.

[@emilioramirez1745]

Tatum can get buckets, but his 3pt isn't on point in the postseason. I'd say be careful on the blitz/traps because he's kicking it out too White or Holiday, and they worry me. I wanna see the MAVs dominate the paint and have patience on the 3 ball. They need to lock down and play smart and get easy buckets. Getting the team involved will only help Luka & Kyrie dominate throughout the game

[@minyeongchung]

Best close out team Boston would have seen. Dallas closouts are very good and rarely would they make wild fly away closeoits. They stay grounded and do not bite on fakes.😊

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

You can’t sag off Tatum. If he gets hot he gets hotter than anyone in the league.

[@Mystra]

​@@emilioramirez1745Celtics is the lowest blitzing team this season they almost never blitz anyone

[@integritymatters1752]

Mavs are more cohesive defensively with DJJ in starting lineup along with Gafford and PJ. Coach Kid will put DJJ on Jason and PJ on Jaylen Brown. DJJ did a great job on Paul George, SGA, and Ant-Man. Is Jason better offensively than SGA? No Jason will have problem with Mavs physicality. He's soft. It was tough for all of the teams Dallas beat to score in paint. Interior defense have been SUPERB. If they defend three point line, keep their man in front of them, and protect the paint, Dallas will win in 5.

[@karabomafa5609]

That's going to make Luka vulnerable without Lively or Gafford patrolling the paint

[@karabomafa5609]

That's going to make Luka vulnerable without Lively or Gafford patrolling the paint

[@joshfontaine8546]

Dallas in 5? What is this dude smoking on guys, am I right!? Sheesh I want to be as blissfully ignorant as you someday

[@Smoothbrain420]

Let's go celtics!

[@EnervatedCowboysFan]

I mean that 3 point theory isn’t always true. We hit 6 3’s in Minnesota Game 1 and we still won.

[@republicofcasuals]

This is Gafford's series!

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

He and Lively are keys to this series, for sure. They are a luxury that many teams lack.

[@eb7027]

😂😂😂😂

[@republicofcasuals]

@@Tall-Cool-Drink Yea, they are both great rim protectors, but the screens are a much-overlooked thing and how much space they create for LUKA and KYRIE to work. I honestly don't think old Horford can keep up with both Gaff and Lively as lob threats, and Porzingis doesn't scare me... I used to watch the Wizards when both Gaff and Porzingis played together and he's no threat and just injury prone 😁

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

@@republicofcasuals Horford and Porzingis can do what neither Gafford or Lively can: shoot 3s. The only Dallas big who can is Kleber… and he’s just coming off of a shoulder injury, so he’s a question mark.

[@republicofcasuals]

@@Tall-Cool-Drink Why do we need Gafford or Lively to shoot 3's when we have Luka, Kyrie and a bunch of others who can drop 3's all day... The second your bigs move away from the rim, it's LOB CITY all day! 😁

[@wBreezyw]

Hey, remember when the best case goal for this team was win one playoff series? This season is a W no matter what.

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

If mavs can’t win this they need to blow it up. Every media analyst is picking the mavs. It’s a huge upset if they choke this

[@Mystra]

​@undiscoveredstars1002 what media you watching? 80% of them is picking the Celtics

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

@@undiscoveredstars1002💀

[@dmoney7165]

​@undiscoveredstars1002 blow it up after literally 1 season together after you made it to the finals is INSANE!!! Most of this team haven't even been together for 1 entire season. They've built this finals roster as they fly it. You give them AT LEAST another full season of development and chemistry before you even think about blowing it up. Wtf 😂

[@FCGREGOR]

Nick the Pravi MPV with all these podcasts!

[@larryrussell7430]

Celtics have superior defense, Celtics have a superior offense. That is all.

[@TheMexicanVaquero]

Yo Nick my dude, we don’t play till Thursday you could’ve taken the weekend off at least and we would’ve been ok. You’ve been putting in that work my man🤣

[@LockedOnMavericks]

No way, you all deserve better

[@diogodasilva5]

@@LockedOnMavericksyou’re a hero. 🫡

[@MichaelB12345]

Jason Kidds 3 pt defense will be the series difference. The 2 centers drive Porzingas crazy.

[@rekeharris5238]

Go C’s ☘️☘️☘️

[@bangf1sh]

Yo Nick. I love your dedication and I really appreciate all your videos. But please make sure to eat well and get some rest! We're gonna need you for this next couple of weeks.

[@Yeah.ItsMe.]

He's not a player calm down lol.. gawk gawk

[@bangf1sh]

@@Yeah.ItsMe. HAHAHA! It's a joke man 🤣

[@Alexander-lc7dx]

17:32 Respectfully, what Mavericks games have you been watching? Gafford has played solid Dans has been one of the better close out defenders on perimeter shooters. Based on your expectations you’re gonna be super supposed when Gafford plays good D this series.

[@DerpTradamus]

Celtics in 5☘️

[@gerlanmanzano8162]

Yeah if the celtics play 5 out offense and small ball, the mavs needs a 100% healthy maxi kleber.

[@moses9647]

Not necessarily. Lively is a viable perimeter defender especially on a big who isn't gonna drive by you (i.e. Horford or KP). And Gafford has been a strong close out guy on switches. Kleber will be important to give our own 5 out option but defensively we need to wait rry about the guard/wing screens and staying in front of guys because they'll likely be pulling Lively and Gafford away from the rim

[@devynlich00]

The only thing I could say about this one specifically there wasn't team chemistry built up yet

[@Mystra]

First game was before the trade deadline. Second game Gattford and Lively only played 7 minutes. These 2 games don't matter.

[@wendywyll5032]

Nick is going to need a recovery beer at the end of this season 💯

[@LockedOnMavericks]

You're telling me!

[@MichaelB12345]

Nick, you’re doing an amazing job with information dissemination. MFFL

[@lindoriastreams8446]

Nick is the goat

[@imdbtruth]

I wonder if it's possible that Kidd also didn't want to show everything to the Celtics in that March 1st game in case we faced Boston in the Finals? It honestly wouldn't surprise me if Kidd sandbagged it a little, especially once the Celtics started the game so hot from 3PT he just shut it down.

[@hardywoodaway9912]

and it was in that unexplainable losing stretch. I bet he just tried different stuff

[@johnwild8217]

​@@hardywoodaway9912That was the stretch that Gafford wasn't starting with Luka. They fixed that a week later and the rest is history

[@thazsar]

We were not who we are now. That started March 7th

[@Mystra]

In the second game DJJ and Gattford only played 7 minutes. They were way worse too back then than now

[@Swishh_41]

This series will be a defensive offense, Key Defensive players Lively, Gaff, PJ and Luca. Next important unseen offense that shall come forward is Maxi, Josh Green and Hardy 3 pointers those are crucial. Guarding Al Horford, Tatum & White shall be gaurded deligently.

[@albertoocasio2331]

If they go 5 out and try to kill us with spacing and 3’s, could we play Maxi at the 4 and either Lively or Gafford at the 5?

[@charlesmoore4851]

Mavs are going to have to learn how to give hard fouls to set the tone at times. That's the main difference between Dirk's team and Luka's.

[@playamadetx]

Different NBA then and now too

[@charlesmoore4851]

@playamadetx Well, they spoke about Gafford not being as effective in this series. He can be. Tough fouls on Brown and Tatum. Set the tone.

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Dirk's team had way more firepower on Offense as a team.

[@lorenzocruz3795]

Physical on defense to run them off the perimeter I agree with making them try and finish in the paint. Try disrupt their rhythm. We need to play physical on offense as well. With most points in the paint. Win the rebound on both ends with our bigger bigs.

[@brandontyson8915]

C’s in 5

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

Boston’s bigs’ ability to hit 3s is a concern. Kleber is the only Dallas big who can hit 3s.

[@MrMathsimon]

Dude, I checked Zingis and he is now playing better post game offense damn. I'm scared of these Celtics but in LuKai we trust. Mavs in 6!

[@glennvastine4118]

In three of the four games an under-manned Pacers team was ahead late vs the Celtics. Boston closed them out just like the Mavs closed out Minnesota. Who was a better team this year, the Wolves or the Pacers? I submit Minnesota was better and the fact Boston struggled to beat them, even without Halliburton for stretches, is a good sign for Dallas. Will the Celtics play better in this series than they did in the last one? That’s the question I have because even though they swept the Pacers they weren’t impressive.

[@johnwild8217]

Tbh Boston didn't have KP which is a huge X factor, but hopefully he will be rusty since he didn't play since end of april

[@minyeongchung]

Rusty Kp is the worst nightmare if you are Boston fan 😊

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

@@minyeongchungthe alternative is luke kornet.

[@glennvastine4118]

@@minyeongchung a KP not at 100% defensively would be a killer. He’s paid a lot to just sit on the bench. They’ll feel pressure to get him on the court. Dallas did anyway.

[@anyairo]

I think DJJ should start on Tatum and PJ should start on Brown. Tatum is more lankey and taller, also a better scorer. Brown uses his body and is more physical, PJ will be better on him because he is more stocky. If we can slow down Tatum we have a good chance, and DJJ gives us a better chance.

[@thazsar]

We have NO clue what the Celtics will do. They've been studying our 'new' team throughout the playoffs to decide how to defend. The past doesn't matter

[@MegaMrUnStOpAbLe]

Let’s go Celtics 🍀🍀

[@galaxyvita2045]

The mavs need to punish bostons bench, turning them into a 6 man team. Then they need cook the Celtics big, so this series turns into a 3 point shoot out for the celtics while the mavs can consistently attack the paint.

[@karabomafa5609]

I think the Celtics want to win via 3pt shooting...pts in the paint is a bonus for them

[@alesksander]

@@karabomafa5609 hmm good luck with that. IMO

[@hugokloeppel3596]

Attack the paint relentless

[@D2RGGBuilds]

What about lineups where you stagger luka and kyrie and run maxi at the 4, pj at the 3 and Jones at the 2. That'll leave lively or gafford to rim roll

[@CBarratser01]

The problem with running the Celtics off the line is that there won’t be any backside help. There’s no Dort or Giddey in their starting 5 that you feel comfortable cheating off of like against OKC’s 5-out. They’ll either live at the rim or get open 3s. The Celtics offense is really scary matchup-wise. I think the Mavs might try to match Gaffords minutes with Horford and live with him getting open 3s with Gafford at the basket. If Horford can’t make them pay, Gafford can win those minutes with offensive rebounding and punishing Horford on the Luka/Gafford PnR.

[@mrshaheedmalik]

If they are matching Gafford's minutes with Horford, they are going to let Lively get cooked by Porzingis.

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

With Tatum it’s not how many 3s he makes…It’s when will he hit one. Usually at a crucial time. Ask Indiana.

[@IOSARBX]

Locked On Mavericks, I really like your videos! Let's be friends!

[@dhay03]

I think Gaff and Lively are going to cook the front court of Boston. I think we’re going to have problems dealing with their 3 point shooting though. The Mavs will need to be decent from the 3 to have a good chance I think.

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

Gafford and Lively must stay healthy and out of foul trouble.

[@HelloBastian]

There is nothing they can do switch, not switch, drop, handcheck, football tackles (like dort) anything short of kidnapping him to prevent him from playing wont work

[@quietlike]

Kyrie gonna drop 30 in game 1

[@z8r0]

Yes on 10 of 30 shooting.

[@eb7027]

An mavs will lose by 28 like they did the last game

[@roneteus]

41k subs soon? 👀

[@Gmoney4184]

Porzingis wont last this series. Hes been hurt every playoff run. We know we had him.

[@robyncox9238]

He's going to be rusty too.

[@joshfontaine8546]

This is a laughable way to hold out hope for what will be an easy Celtics series win with or without KP

[@splashgod2509]

It's slightly concerning that the Celtics have won their last 10 games against Kyrie. They clearly do not fear him and I'm scared of the wings switch hunting him like they did in the 2022 playoff serires.

[@williamkent2446]

Nick, you're going eat Keralis' lunch on the cross pods

[@maferreira1984]

Here's what I think game 1 will be like (remembering Kidd doesn't really care much about losing it and will probably be more focused on assessing what he has to do than on winning): Mavericks will play the Celtics exactly like they did the Thunder, with the caveat that while OKC had an elite rim protector in Chet, the Celtics have a bunch of smaller guys and Porzingis, who's more of a gigantic 4 than a classical 5 and should be highly ineffective defending against mostly Lively and, to a degree, Gafford. The idea will be to see if Luka beating his matchup for 25-30+ and Lively getting some 20+ points -- mostly "guaranteed" buckets from alley-oops and post-up game (say 80% TS from D-Live and maybe Gafford) --, plus whatever Kyrie can bring in is enough to offset a bunch of Tatum midrange shots and the Celtics hitting around 2 of every 3 shots from 3 if all goes right for them. If the script is executed to perfection on both ends, this is some very interesting math to work out. However, because the Mavs have been less consistent in the elements involved in that scheme (Luka has had some off nights; Lively has had his share of missing easy finishes; and we've seen some timid or less than ideal appearances by Kyrie) while that's basically what the Celtics have been doing all season and postseason, I see a big chance of a blowout and then coaching staff is back to square 1 for game 2. There's some hope in NBA finals mentality from LuKai and in the extreme resilience this team has developed, but when everyone in the opposing team shoots over 35% from 3, you are always hanging by a thread.

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

2 of every 3?? If celtics shoot 66% from 3 they will win by a million

[@maferreira1984]

@@undiscoveredstars1002 well, you gotta assume the worst case scenario when you are willing to give up 3s as your main strategy. The Clippers kinda did that in game 4 (18/29, 62%) and won by 116-111 (not by a million), but that was an anomaly for them and Luka was playing considerably worse than now, despite the 29-10-10 triple double. (Kyrie dropped 40, but the rest of role players mainly played to their averages offensively -- especially Lively and Gafford, as Zubac is not really an empty paint.) When it comes to Boston, 60%+ is just a good day in the office -- and they shoot 40+ 3s a night --, but if you're considering allowing that, you gotta be ready to counter somehow. Question is whether or not Mavs centers' dominance could be enough.

[@z8r0]

Celtics aren’t going to stand by and let a 20 year old in Lively just alley oop for 20+ LOL. Old man Horford will school him some vet style. He is a man on a mission to get that title in his last season. Porzingis is likely coming off the bench to spell Horford and that will be good enough. But I think you guys will surprised at where Porzingu’s game is both offensively and defensively, since he was in Dallas.

[@maferreira1984]

@@z8r0 taking away Lively alley-oops normally equates to giving up Luka or Kyrie floaters. There are alley-oops and there are Luka alley-oops. Plus Lively's alley-oops are often a 7'1" putting his head at rim-level with a 7'6" wingspan and insane reach. I'd pay to see 38 year-old 6'9" Horford stop that once Lively is up. Maybe Porzingis can do something if he's back and in form, but we'll see.

[@Mystra]

Saying Kid doesn't care about losing game 1 in the finals is insane

[@robertthomas8123]

What did Kidd say in the clippers series?! “3s beat you…2s don’t”…cut off the 3s and contest and I think we will be fine!

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Clippers had the offense but lacked the defense.

[@JTMont21]

Mavs need to crash the boards like lively killing chet on the boards in game 6?

[@newaulk]

The actual term is 'Control group'.

[@Thelostandprofoundpodcast]

Kleber will come thru for Gafford

[@jamsharris207]

Go Mavs

[@rekeharris5238]

☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

Boston beat Dallas when Dallas was still struggling to adjust to their new teammates. . Does stats show that Boston is SLIGHTLY better w/o Porzingis? 🤔

[@Chefyero]

3/2 zone defense should work well for Dallas if and when Boston goes 5 wide just have to know how to rotate

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

Boston have blown up the zone all year, it’s why they lost to Miami and they fixed it

[@CCcan13]

I disagree about gafford. Maybe I favor him because he was huge on my fantasy team this year even after being traded but his defensive presence will deter brown white Tatum all of them and he will take away the paint from al

[@enkee245]

the lineup was trash, thj got 20 mins, green was starter, gaff got 7 min and djj got 7 min, kai was ass and it was like 6 or 7th game they played together after the trade, for this reason i think we have pretty good chance to beat them.

[@jasonlaw1989]

Just imagine Luka being the T-Wolves G5 Luka against Boston…..

[@eb7027]

Just imagine Luka losing by 28 point(oh that is what happened the last game) no imagination here. Mavs are “actually” 0-2 vs Celtics this year…..welcome to the playoffs.

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

@@eb7027get out of here casual you don’t know any ball at all😭 just came here to hate lmao

[@rekeharris5238]

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@alekjumbo8523]

Why Boston they are strongest this year they have so many rings no just ring chanses they are deep strong this time is crazy even plus Holiday and Porzingis why would someone give up holiday and him is beyond me, love Dallas but let's be honest Dalas needs miracle bcos now Boston are Real Madrid in socker

[@ny3793]

Celtics will definitely switch they have 4 defenders better than Jaden when it comes to guarding Luka lol

[@oblivionpro69]

Nick, I actually do expect Tatum to shoot 29% from 3, or thereabouts…. He’s been a bad jump shooter in the playoffs for years now.

[@ElzRayEks]

If you limit Luka's playmaking ability and turn him into a finisher at the basket, you can beat the Mavs in a 7 game series. Celtics in 5, maybe 6! Good luck stopping the Celtics 5 out, drive and kick game.

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

😭😭

[@kornelpodembski3348]

Anything

[@jacrooze0430]

Mavs in 4

[@MrCloud2691]

Boston gets forced into iso ball. Luka and the team gets Boston in foul trouble Mavs in 6

[@MrCloud2691]

Win loss win win loss win Mavs champs

[@Thisisrance]

Celtics already play a ton of iso

[@Mystra]

​@Thomasfrommygirl which plays into Mavs hands

[@MichaelB12345]

Mavs keep playing Kidds 3 point defense, 5-1 series over!!!

[@LockedOnMavericks]

Mavs are going to win 5?!

[@robertj8451]

Boston easily has more talent . But there stars can get stagnent on offense. So invite them to take pull up jumpers dont turn the ball over and you can out excute them .

[@cooldonnyd8647]

Celtics in 5

[@tadejpeckaj1151]

The Celtics are pretty much made to stop the Mavs (or any other team for that matter)… but we have Luka and Kyrie and the gang, so anything is possible 💪

[@karabomafa5609]

They were struggling to stop the Cavs(healthy Mitchell) and the Pacers even after Haliburton went down

[@beeanoo]

​@@karabomafa5609stop disrespecting the pacers, they had the #2 offense in the league regardless of haliburton.

[@bryanfox6726]

@@beeanoo East ain't West ...

[@z8r0]

@@bryanfox6726we will see. The top teams in the West all folded pretty fast in the playoffs and those teams were healthy.

[@Mystra]

​@@beeanooMavs has the number 1 offense left in the playoffs not Celtics

[@kpNov23]

Luka, dont get fat. Kyrie, avenge 0-10 vs Celtics. Kidd, be first coach and player to win the chip for the same franchise.

[@undiscoveredstars1002]

2 people have won a chip as player and coach for the same team btw.

[@thabangmatsepe863]

Im a Kyrie Fan but yoh i need Luka to Win only because i think he's better than Lebron.... that is why they hate on he's game... everyone will have to admit that not even Lebron was destroying folks like this... and if Luka doesnt Choke and wins then he is 1-0... Tatum 0-2.... The real story of Kyrie is not just the celtics.... Jrue Championship experience is due to a Giannis Cheap Shot... but Kyries is only attributed to Lebron being on he's team... this finals might be repeated next season like the GSW... it's giving me that vibe.... all i pray for is health for both sides.... Kyrie and Luka are gonna kill these guys... This isn't Jimmy Butler...

[@kishorhegde7218]

If mavs can sweep the Celtics (which is impossible) then Tatum's legacy is forever gone..

[@Musika809]

But if the opposite happens…. 😬☘️🥷

[@kishorhegde7218]

@@Musika809 it won't affect Luka's legacy much because everyone knows Celtics are the far better team..

[@Mystra]

They won't sweep but Tatum legacy diminished cuz Mavs will win. 6/8 years made it to ecf or later and 0 rings lol

[@Mystra]

​@kishorhegde7218 far better is cap its about even

[@Musika809]

@@kishorhegde7218 Love it how conveniently the narrative is flipped to excuse the other teams if they loose but if is the Celtics the world is ending. LMAO. Ohhhh I cannot wait to see this ending. Lots of people will get some heat if the Celtics win 😮‍💨🤌🏽😅

[@markmccreadie6212]

If either Luka or Kyrie struggle, which let's be honest, Kyrie always struggles bs Boston, the mavericks won't win more than 1 game.

[@Musika809]

Celtics in 5 🥱

[@charlesbolstridge3871]

So funny you say Luca will kill them if they switch everything yet they switched everything when they played this year and Crush Dallas . Boston's going to let Luca get his and no one else will, do you listen to what you're saying😂

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

2 game sample size and only 1 game had the same players and they barely played… stop talking nonsense.

[@Onyxguru77]

The game that they played after the trade didn't have the same starting line-up

[@ryangebilaguin]

The current Mavs team are just too much to handle for the Celtics. If this current Mavs team were assembled at the start of the 2023 regular season, most probably they are the no. 1 seed in the whole NBA.

[@nicholaseaster58]

Delusional 😂

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

@@nicholaseaster58not at all, you’re just a casual. I believe since the trade deadline they had the 2nd best record to end the year behind Boston with 60+ win pace…

[@eb7027]

I love, if, and , or but teams😂. Not teams fans that have actually watched the mavs go 0-2 vs Celtics and get blown out by 28 point with this exact same team.

[@dhay03]

@@eb7027No, they’ve only played this current Mavs rooster once. It was close a game until the 4th quarter too(I think the Celtics were only up by 4 or 6 after 3) Then the Celtics went crazy from 3 and blew that game open. But the regular season doesn’t mean that much in a grand scheme of things and the two teams or playing differently since then. The Thunder, Clippers, and the Wolves gave the Mavs a couple of beat downs too and won their season series but they all loss to the Mavs.

[@eb7027]

@@dhay03 we will see the difference is that Celtics are not those teams. Celtics are the best team in basketball 🏀. And it does not matter if the Mavs kept it close for 2 quarters. They were "blown out" by 28 points. Close is for hand granades and horse shoes.

[@playamadetx]

Mavs in 7. Win it in boston

[@rekeharris5238]

☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@richardcase9165]

as long as Dwight, Maxie and Timmy stay our cheerleaders and never, I say never, touch the court we win easily

[@fruitproof115]

WTF? Maxi is going to be a key defender against the Celtic's shooting bigs

[@richardcase9165]

@@fruitproof115 if he only was the player, you think he is lol

[@moses9647]

​@@richardcase9165he's a good defender, prob the most versatile one the Mavs have as he can viably guard 1-5. And he's shoots like 50% from three in the playoffs. Hes not going to single handedly win you a championship but he gives you the option to put another look on the floor, space things out on offense, and switch everything on defense

[@richardcase9165]

@@moses9647 maybe 10 years ago but it's no coincidence that we make a run with Dwight on the bench, Maxie injured most of the year and Kidd stopped playing Timmy ,

[@fruitproof115]

@@richardcase9165 If you aks me we have been pretty lucky with both Chet Holmgren and KAT shooting very low percentages from three against us. I am not sure if we will be lucky again with Al Horford and KP.

[@charlesbolstridge3871]

Nick where are they going to hide Luka and Kyrie on defense? The Celtics make them look like fools on defense I guess everyone forgot how Luca was on his backside when trying to guard Jaylen Brown. It's funny how everyone in Dallas is saying they got a great defense but no one brings up the fact that two of their starters suck on defense😂

[@AngelPerez-dc7qo]

Good thing you’re a casual and don’t watch Mavs game because they’ve been great on defense this whole playoffs run and guarding star players. Please learn ball and watch games.

[@QuestionMarker83]

This "best friend" thing... I don't know Nick. I personally don't like it.

[@eda2341_]

🦝

[@joshfontaine8546]

Hate to say it but this is too easy for the Celtics. The mavericks just can’t match up with them at all. Will be a boring finals and very quick work for the Celtics