How To Finish A Historic NBA Season

[@Andy_Babb]

Omg I loved seeing Tatum drive and drive and not settle for bad shots

[@Dachoseone]

Threes rule the nba

[@nettlarry]

He drove all naaaa aahhh ite...

[@maartenvz]

Exactly, Tatum has been way below league average on pull up jumpers yet he keeps taking them, little too much of that mamba mentality? Hopefully this series showed him how much more efficient and dangerous he is if he drives the ball. On the other hand, he still took 38 threes this finals at 26%...

[@Aceharrow]

Straight up…. I was screaming at the tv for 4 games to drive the ball instead of settling for stupid shots! It was great seeing him go off to close it out!

[@J-Hue]

His over-driving actually resulted in a lot of bad, contested layups. The best shot available in tough defensive matchups is usually the midrange jumper. His near refusal to take that shot is why he shoots so poorly in the Finals.

[@BigMikasuki]

Tatum put on a masterclass on how to get off the ball and find your teammates. When he was in his passing mode it was quick decisions and unselfishness and I know it surprised Dallas.

[@majimetanuki]

This was boring to some people just because they hate the Celtics. They say it’s a cakewalk? 80-21 is no joke. They bulldozed their way on top.

[@pbyn153]

Gotta give credit on Boston's gameplan especially on Luka. They really figured him out in both ends of the floor. This is why people really need to look at how Boston played and how they won instead of making narratives.

[@alexwitsil7463]

Watching these reviews really show what i don't see and it really helps, thank you for doing them.

[@HoopVenue]

Thanks for watching!

[@webbedshadow2601]

That half court shot was insane

[@jimster7]

yes it was but look right before he shot, traveled like crazy 😂😂 but of course they aint gonna call it

[@Ironfangzu]

From Amazon you get Steph, and maybe Dame Lilliard. If you buy from Temu though, you get Pritchard. Way, way cheaper, and in some ways just as good. If you want a logo shot or a half court heave, I bet Pritchard is top 5 in the NBA right now.

[@Jonteponte71]

The cool part in, they basically subbed him in to heave it. He's made a few of those during the season. It's his thing :)

[@jaroj1112]

@@Ironfangzuplz don't compare Pritchard to temu again

[@jaroj1112]

@@jimster7nah he didn't have full control it was a gather step

[@kbrad988]

This was my first NBA season watching your videos, and I really enjoyed them. I played a lot of basketball growing up, but watching the modern NBA is so fast-paced that I am usually just enjoying the game without a lot of critical thinking. It's been great to come watch your recaps and explanations to contextualize what I saw and add layers of meaning. Thanks for your content! Just wanted to drop a comment to boost your engagement!

[@mdewolfe33]

All in all a really impressive stasticial season. Let’s go C’s ❤️☘️

[@Dimezprod]

This WASN’T a boring finals

[@coolcar7872]

Preach😮

[@marcostenorio496]

I didn't like these finals (I don't like basketball, I find it boring)

[@123fourfive5]

People called the nuggets boring. Boring is just a tool for the narrative

[@Dimezprod]

@@123fourfive5 The Denver one was boring

[@TwoToo_]

It was... Boring as f*ck, Celtics don't look like a team worth rooting for. So it was boring

[@Ronald-xt6xe]

I watch Hoop Venue like old people watch Fox News. I watch a lot of NBA analytic videos but I look forward to watching Hoop Venue.

[@tari19]

Who else is as good as him and Thinking Basketball? I dont know others

[@Ebstarrunner]

Old people would rather not be gaslit I guess lol.. 95% of the rest of the news sure has been wrong on A LOT and have made some extremely bad takes.. But, hatred sells for them I guess..

[@willjensen5595]

@@tari19 I have the same question. These two are the only one's I have found

[@youngking_]

@@tari19watch bball breakdown

[@Mitch_Feral]

I was completely baffled by Dallas' gameplan last night. In game 4 they were sitting their bigs in the paint, and just bombing away bc they were so confident they had the rebounding advantage - and they were right. Last night, a hobbled KP got in the game and Dallas seemed completely fixated on running at him, abandoning everything they had been doing well. And the drop off in defensive intensity when they werent getting that sweet whistle they'd enjoyed the entire series was wild. Kudos to Luka, he really looked like he was working out there, but mostly alone. Kid desperately needs to work on his fitness. How does he expect to go a whole series against the Boston Celtics, a team that does nothing but change diapers, work on basketball, and get to bed early?

[@prod.snqwfall1347]

That’s such a fascinating description of the Celtics. It’s a team of adults who’ve gotten over themselves. They don’t ONLY care about basketball, but when they’re playing basketball, ALL they care about is winning.

[@Ironfangzu]

If you noticed, the Mavs were hitting at something like a miserable 28% rate from 3, so the bombs away tactic of Game 4 just couldn't work for them. In the end it really wasn't a game plan thing. Let's face it, ALL the Celtics can shoot. They can all defend. For the Mavs, Luka and Kyrie could score, but their defense is mediocre. Lively and Gafford could protect the rim, but Lively got eaten up by Tatum when he drove (too quick for Lively), and pretty much all Mavs not named Luka or Kyrie couldn't generate their own open shots. The Celtics have at least 4 guys in Tatum, Brown, White and Holiday, who could easily beat most Mav defenders off the dribble. Mavs were a flawed team with 1 superstar, and then an All Star, going up against a much more complete team with talent everywhere. Celts would have won a 7 game series, a 9 game series, or a 21 game series. They were just a more consistent and talented team. What happened in Game 4? The Mavs played like their lives were on the line, and the Celts eased up on the gas pedal whether they admit it or not. These two teams are not that close.

[@akllls617]

Celtics made them switch their plans up it wasn’t that they weren’t sitting their bigs in the paint it was that the Celtics movement stopped them from doing that .. there’s a couple break downs in a different channel that’s makes it clear what happened and how the Celtics stretched Dallas bigs on the court

[@NguyenNguyen-xv8li]

What a way to watch and enjoy the playoffs thanks to you. Thank you for all of your hard work in pumping so much detail into your videos and turning them out so quickly

[@HoopVenue]

Thank you for watching!

[@hungo7720]

Congrats the Celtics on clinching their 18 titles. Their consistency and tenacity were the linchpin to the success while the Mavs were not good enough.

[@johngault4790]

I just found this channel and I'm very happy I did, I can see what happened anywhere but you do a great job of explaining why it happened. Thank you for the detailed analysis.

[@BaM_F22]

This wasn’t a boring finals fkr Celtics fans haha I absolutely loved every second of it! I wish it can to longer!! I’m Gunna miss basketball. Can’t wait for next year!!

[@maartenvz]

Brother, you did a phenomenal job this season! Your analysis have a depth I've seen on very few other channels. Much appreciated! Kind regards from the Netherlands!

[@jayfoe1679]

🎉🎉❤❤🍀🍀🍀 well deserved. Let’s go back to back baby

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

Great breakdown as always. I wondering if you make another top 25 player series for this season? The one one last year was great

[@HoopVenue]

Yessir, coming soon!

[@Aiamnobody]

The reason they put Irving/Doncic on the weak side corner (something they often do and that was emphasized since Game 2) was to avoid low help coming from the corner like Jrue did at min 6:50. The Cs wanted to close the lob threat by sealing Lively/Gafford and sending help from the weak side corner (Horford was the most reluctant to do it since he is too slow to recover on the corner, even though they could switch with the defender on the center). Of course Cs responded to this tactic by helping more from the nail, but helping from the nail is something Luka/irving can easily read and they can respond by going on the empty side (away from the nail) or by picking up the dribble early and have access to the lane (remember the low help never came from the center defender). I think the MAVS space was following this process: 1) if the pick&roll was on the right side, then you empty that side (even though since Game 3 they were putting someone on that side too so to have less defenders on the other side) and targeting Horford/Proz (Cs wanted Doncic to go right, so they emptied that side) and Irving had to be on the opposite corner (in this case the nail help is useless i Doncic is going towards the sideline); 2) if the pick&roll was on the left side then MAVS needed Irving on the wing (2 gap 90 degrees to stretch the floor) to create a driving lane. This of course was one of the many tactics during this Finals (of course this is my personal perspective).

[@litojonny]

thanks for your analysis, see you next season

[@HoopVenue]

Thanks for the support!

[@cashoutAbu]

Tatum at his best when let’s the game comes to him instead of shooting bad 3s💯☘️

[@edgarsnake2857]

Excellent breakdown. Thanks.

[@ScrabeMan]

Absolute dominance that’s what this finals was

[@carterbowles6664]

goated videos

[@HoopVenue]

Thanks!

[@michaelhowell2809]

Can you do a video going over the team since Brad stevens first became coach. It has been an amazing journey lol

[@vh448]

It went according to script. They won at home with their family and fans. They literally were just playing with the Mavs, Celtics in complete control of series under the guidance of their brilliant young coach. Now they are favorites to repeat.

[@rig-zag]

What most people don't understand is that it was obvious to all the analysts at ESPN that Boston was going to dominate the playoffs. So they came on TV telling viewers that Boston was suspect, their competition was weak, Dallas was unstoppable and had the best backcourt in history. Thats how 89% of all bets placed on ESPNbet prior to the Finals were for Dallas to win, even though Boston was a heavy favorite according to Vegas. ESPN made a fortune trolling y'all and most of America fell for it, hook line and sinker. And most of that 89% are the "I do my own research" crowd. 😂

[@ryanjung4416]

Straight facts. Everybody who said mavs in 5 were shook after game 1😂

[@julienroy6192]

Love your content man. With that defense C's can Win at least 2 more. White, Jrue and 53 yo Horford are exceptionnal and too precious to these 2 stars. Jrue had so many off. Rebond and big shot in this series. Big lost for the Bucks Fr. But the real problem in this series is Jason Kidd. He had no solution whatsoever. I don't understand the switch everything strategy and these rotation and timeout where terrible in my opinion. As a Celtics Hater, I think it's going to be really tough for me in the next years to come. Happy for Horford though and I bet on Them to Win at the begining of the season because it was to obvious. I hope I lose that bet next year!😂

[@ValleyBoysSportsNetwork]

Tatum was spectacular

[@JeremySoAnnoying]

HV, I would like to see a breakdown on how the cavs made a 3-1 comeback

[@Flatearth69]

They certainly made it look it easy! Unbelievable, historic title run! Now lebron will try to sign with boston but they wont

[@kenaut7075]

The Celtics adjusted their defense against Luka. Kyrie still has the Leprechaun curse.😳

[@yennyburgos82]

As a celtics fan this is the great finals in nba history

[@aerotechboy]

I love when he said " I just don't get it " lol.. Go Celtics!

[@kingdaiquon18]

Tatum and brown are gonna take huge leap next year. Now that they tasted if they add some more decent mostly defensive Bench players . And a back up big for tingus they can get 70 wins easy!

[@NickMachado]

Greatest team in nba history, LFG!!!

[@thePeoplesChief]

I don't know why Kidd didn't stick to the game plan from Game 4. Also Mavs need a wing capable of cutting off ball and knocking down 3s at at least 37% to increase the potency of their offense for next season.

[@juichiii11]

after being a contender to win the chip for 6 years, they finally didnt choked out

[@couldntcareless2602]

It’s tough to beat a team where EVERYONE is a shooter. This team has the potential for a dynasty

[@seanaes]

LETS GO CELTICS. FUCK THE HATERS

[@SensAIGo]

Holiday was great. Really punished the lazy switching with his off-ball movement, especially in the beginning.

[@Monmonfg]

Wish tatum plays like this going forward! less step back threes more attack the paint not alot of guys can guard him. 🎉to the champ

[@MaximumEfficiency]

how about a video why Dallas didn't defend the 3pt in losses against Celtics? or why is Brown MVP?

[@quintfl]

Hopefully next finals will be a rematch

[@Desertbiker617]

Mavs in 9!

[@Jetsonn]

Lmfao

[@kristofferrecio427]

Stop it. Get some help. 😂

[@ajthehandle9126]

Tatum shouldn't settle so much. His best game was when he was driving. This finals wasn't boring to me.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Boston Celtics back-to-back champion 🏆 ?

[@elmarzytzx9756]

Al fin.

[@ltanella3404]

This ending is kinda sad, i mean the Celtics have won 18 times... so the mavs are the underdogs, it would have been cool to see them win.

[@chadbinette3201]

So before the finals started it was " Celtics haven't played anybody, they haven't been tested, Kyrie and Luka are the best backcourt ever ( after being a 5 seed and winning nothing) " majority of media picked Dallas and after Celtics handled them now they're a "superteam" have 5 all stars , blah blah blah. Tatum and brown are all stars but horford hasn't made an all star game in like 14 years and was literally sitting at home before Celtics traded kemba and got horford back. Holiday has made 2 all star games TEN years apart and made his 2nd a few years ago because Middletown was hurt and bucks were still a top 2 seed. Porzingas has been traded away 4 times? And white was on the spurs with arguably the best coach in the NBA in Greg popovich and he didn't see the potential I guess cause they traded him away. The Celtics won because everyone put team and winning first and once brown got snubbed for all NBA and all defensive teams man was on a mission and literally had Luka gassed and walking up and down the court in the 3rd quarter of game 5. Tatum played good all around but not exactly up to his standards. Monkeys off their back everyone's back next year and should only get better.

[@von4774]

He looked great up 3-1

[@Docrivershater]

if he was to play bad up 3-1 you'd be the same ppl saying he cant close games out lol

[@von4774]

@@Docrivershater he comes up small in high leverage moments. Always has

[@Docrivershater]

@@von4774 Just lying to yourself, hes averaging 27/9/6 in over 17 playoff elimination games with a 11-5 record. Not to mention he holds the all time record for most points scored in a game 7 with 51 points, you dont know ball.

[@von4774]

@@Docrivershater ok. Guess my eye test failed like a whole bunch of other sports analysts the last few years watching him disappear and play scared in big moments. He showed up against Miami in game 7. I’ll give him that

[@Docrivershater]

@@von4774 Once again you're lying but stay ignorant

[@mohammadalameen1683]

I don't need to kill myself now that the celts won

[@yourstruly3820]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@k21im]

💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️💚

[@martinleavitt6094]

Greetings...the future looks bright folks.with MVP-GM....Stevens, ready-steady coach Joe,a talented, battle tested squad....proof positive that...you guessed it.....TEAM BALL IS WINNING BALL!!!!!!..ENJOY BANNER#18!!!.. ☝️😎🤙☘️💚🏆

[@MoonLess4444]

Dallas was cocked all series long...😂

[@Averagedre]

Boston had a all around dominant season even with their easy run statistically they stack up with some of the greatest teams in the NBA history (not saying that they are better than these teams) this was such a great season as a Celtics fan 🍀🏆

[@thegreenbean6518]

I hate when a team plays like a team

[@BazookaJoe1028]

BoOkeR wiLL hAve a NeW BrotHer 🤪

[@coreyperdue37]

its almost like the Celtics purposefully played a bad game in game 4....

[@kcabriol5643]

🎉

[@Michael-vw4cg]

It’s crazy how many people were picking the mavs 😂 even after going up 3-0 and Dallas picked up a game people thought they were gonna win somehow 😂 yall drunk

[@roronoaDzoro1111]

mavs in 8🤣🤣

[@lucaslonchampt613]

So it ends 4-4?

[@cappy1.890]

19th

[@johnrouguine3090]

Greatest finals ever! Suck it, Dallas 😹

[@coreyperdue37]

im happy they didnt give tatum mvp... they'll be back next year for it.

[@adripos]

Are you still a Gobert worshipper?

[@-deedee]

You gotta make a video about Luka and the positives of his finals and playoffs cuz it shouldn’t go unnoticed. He still is the best player in the world. His team choked.

[@Chris-zi6ki]

lol he is not the best player in the world 😆 😆

[@monjlee]

No defense, so he is NOT

[@CAMRIVERSROASTROOM]

J kidd is a horrible coach

[@waff6ix]

ABSOLUTELY BRAIN DEAD COACHING STAFF💯

[@drich008]

Got them all the way to the finals and ran into a 64 win team with possibly the most versatile lineup we’ve seen in the last decade, wouldn’t call him a bad coach because if this lose. He definitely could’ve made more adjustments and better decisions overall, but J Kidd’s coaching is one of the reasons (along with Luka/Ky and mid season additions) they were able to turn their season around and make it this far

[@senorsoloq]

HE IS THE REASON WE ARE LIVING IN NORTH KOREA 🇰🇵

[@darrenmontrose524]

He could’ve did better yes but it wasn’t mainly a coaching issue Dallas just didn’t have the personnel to compete with the Celtics

[@alexlarsen2464]

It must be nice getting 16 of your rings when the nba had like 8 teams and was full of plumbers.

[@alexlarsen2464]

Just like the maple leafs in hockey.

[@Bone_youtube_soft]

Must be nice to make uneducated basketball posts instead of learning your history

[@CzarsSalad]

ESPN has failed the audience with their terrible and embarrassing finals coverage

[@gangstaxu]

Yep look at all these people calling the finals boring, y’all know why? Cause when LeBron retires, the league is gonna be boring

[@javierromero9163]

First

[@HoopVenue]

W

[@truthhurts79]

Grow up

[@FLORIDABOYY-x8u]

​@@truthhurts79you kid

[@addavis3365]

It’s “AN historic”

[@HoopVenue]

It isn't.

[@lucaslonchampt613]

Formally, the word historic begins with a consonant sound and so the form a historic is preferred in formal writing. However, many people prefer the form an historic in informal writing and speech for personal reasons.

[@joecesh]

Boring Finals because West is too weak

[@Max.Hartmann]

Love your non nonsense narrative Analysis. No "Best Offensive backcourt ever!", No "Finals are boring", No "Tatum is this and that!" here. 👍🫡