Jason Kidd Explains How The Mavs Slowed Down Lebron In 2011 Finals 👀🔥

[@danielocean3699]

He said it best at the beginning, “that’s a question he’s gonna have to answer.” The only thing that locked him up was his own mind.

[@rafaelmeza725]

He lacked the mental toughness that was needed to win at the time. All that criticism and hate got to his head, and it showed in the 2011 finals

[@PaperChaserLa]

@@rafaelmeza725 and then he redeemed himself

[@danielocean3699]

@@rafaelmeza725 something clearly got to him. I am hesitant to blame it on pressure or hate or whatever only because of how he performed for the other 3 rounds of the playoffs that year. He was DOMINANT. I don’t know what to blame it on but it was clearly something. And I’m not willing to fully give the mavericks the credit for what happened, though I do give them some.

[@KI7ES]

@@danielocean3699 yea i really dont know what it is that got to him cuz its not like he hasnt faced teams with similar game plans prior to that series. I think maybe a part of it was he didn’t think of himself as the alpha at the time and thought it was d wades team still

[@thebigmanufacturer]

No lmao it was the Mavericks defensive scheme. Kobe played the worst (statistically) playoff series of his life and got swept by Dallas in the same postseason. Did he have the brain worms too? Did he lack the mental toughness to win?

[@kingdarryl7592]

Fun fact.. Jason Terry was the Mavs 6th man and he not only had a higher ppg avg than Lebron in those finals, but also a better shooting % as well.

[@shanedrayton7662]

Facts

[@seanswinton6242]

I honestly thought Jason Terry was going to be MVP of that series. I was a huge Dirk Nowitzki fan at the time. That series was awesome.

[@damianpresha9833]

That's a stat for Wade

[@connorjackson9819]

By .2 points

[@kingdarryl7592]

@@connorjackson9819 - Yes .2 points, however Lebron shot 47.8% from the field while Terry shot 49.4% from the field. And Terry played 11 minutes less each game than Lebron which says a lot.. A guy plays almost an entire quarter less than you and still outscored you and with a better percentage.... Ha ha ha ha.

[@vince5417]

JJ Barrea the one name that sends chills throughout Lebron’s body.

[@ihateithere9298]

I'm from Dallas and during the entire run, I was like "the tf is this dude" 😂 but also yelling GO MAVS

[@augzftw798]

You know if you actually watched the game. Barea BARELY guarded him lol. They had to double and triple him. Still had a POOR performance in his end but y’all act as if it was ALL Barea lol. When that is not even REMOTELY true.

[@youngerudit2524]

@@augzftw798 they know this. They just love to believe this. It’s makes them feel good🤣

[@PrinceCortezJones]

​@@youngerudit2524 facts lol

[@Lo_2xx]

Lmaoooo

[@calvindarling9309]

Shawn Marion and Jason Terry dont get enough praise for that championship

[@deni8814]

Helps a lot when you have one of the most underrated defenders in Marion.

[@NZENZN]

DeShawn Stevenson was on him more

[@lukamagicgod]

​@Beery turtoring my scoring 1 jumpshot?

[@RobinXlone]

@@beery6659the nigga barley avg 20😂

[@RobinXlone]

Tyson chandler was dpoy and all nba in 2012.

[@masonhernandez6225]

Lebron fans always got excuses always

[@gjslaughter]

J Kidd being humble with his answer. They gave LeBron the blues the entire series.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

No, they DIDN'T. Lebron had ONE 8 point game. In a 6 game series, that will bring your average down. If you eliminate that game, he had a good series. He had 25, 9, 5 in Game 1 on 9-16 and 4-5.from 3. In Game 2, he had 20,8,4 on 8-15 shooting. Game 3 he had 17,3,9 assists. Game 4 was the 8 point game. Game 5, he had a triple double, and Game 6, he had a 20 point triple double. That 2011 Lebron tried to be a strict point guard and didn't attack the paint as much as he is capable, but he wasn't as bad as revisionist history makes it.

[@walterhowardiii460]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Go look at his ppg in the 4th quarter. He was not good.

[@gjslaughter]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 -LeBron James himself would admit that he struggled in that series, thanks to defense.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@@gjslaughter Yeah, they zoned him and he attacked it CORRECTLY by picking it apart with the pass. All the games were close, and the Mavs made their shots down the stretch and the Heat didn't.

[@Johnkoth]

8 points in a game. Thats terrible for the best scorer in the league at the time.

[@jameswestfield7057]

The title run Dallas had was highly underrated the way people disrespect that title run it's crazy

[@Ma1q444]

No it’s not underrated it’s overrated

[@dayra6425]

That Dallas team was one of the worst teams to win a finals in the last 40 years

[@RobinXlone]

@@dayra6425are u dumb? Dirk was a super star. Tyson chandler was all nba and dpoy. Then u had Jason terry and Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion and u had shooters like Peja. Gtfo that team was stacked.

[@shafo4384]

​@@Ma1q444I agree. Only reason they won is because LeBron choked.

[@G1stGBless]

Only morons underrate what they did and who they beat ON THE WAY to the finals. And who really cares what morons think

[@execdecision2647]

Have to credit Tyson Chandler. Dude changed every shot at the rim.

[@NZENZN]

DeShawn Stevenson locked Lebron down

[@MNLQC]

It was the deshawn stevenson and lebron beef they had since the cavs vs wizards

[@quetzalcoatlus0820]

That team could've been a dinasty. Too bad some of them were past their prime (Kidd, Stojakovic, Marion) or demanding more money (Chandler) so went to other teams.

[@youngrich718]

@@quetzalcoatlus0820nah Bron just choked. Everyone knows this including him and all Mavs players that year . If Bron wasn’t in his own head, Dallas would’ve gotten swept tbh with you.

[@RobinXlone]

He was all nba and dpoy the next year in 2012

[@Reecesavage-Alwayswin]

I mean Dirk went into 🐐mode too

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

He got some big time help from the officials. He only averaged 26 points on 41% from the field in that series He shot 46 free throws to Lebron's 20.

[@Thebestoutthere]

He’s not even the best player in that series. Dirk indeed showed up because he was their superstar. Only difference was his teammates also showed up. Jason terry averaged more points than lebron if I remembered correctly.

[@munoz1692]

​​@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Heat had no rim protection, so they fouled him a lot. Lol ref help is what the Heat got on 06

[@thoughtrover6400]

​@@emmanuelenyinwa1443yeah like in game 2 where he scored 9 and had an assist in their legendary 22:5 run. What did lebron do there except bricks?

[@jusbertmeza4424]

@@thoughtrover6400 lebron averaged 25-7-7 besides that one bad 8pt game so stop the cap 😂 and tell the full story that the Mavs were playing out their minds they just got done sweeping Kobes lakers and only lost 3 games leading to the finals but you don’t tell that part because it doesn’t fit your propaganda 😂

[@jmcgee39]

Dallas had a game plan for that series. Pack the paint to stop Lebron from driving the ball and force him to shoot, which at that time he couldn't do real well. Everything else was just putting body after body on him to slow him down and make him work for his shots. They played a great series and that can't be denied.

[@pjhall3671]

Ehh even J Kidd said in this clips Bron has to answer that question. i think he means they didn’t really stop him he just stopped himself

[@jmcgee39]

@@pjhall3671 🤣😂

[@ahjrome]

@@pjhall3671 that’s called being pc

[@D_-zj4nz]

If thats the recipe why doesn't everybody else do it in fact why doesn't j-kidd coached teams stop him you rant think any team can stop any great player any top 30 player for that matter

[@johnnyporter5605]

@@pjhall3671 why when this dude loose his fans make up excuses they just lost he didn't beat himself kid never said that that's you opinion Dallas beat them facts I'm not even a Steph curry fan but he got four rings on lebrick watch clay Thompson will be ready all this season I hope they punish LA so you girly fan hearts will break because y'all make me sick with this guy if it wasn't for all the twelve or so Hall of famers he played with or the super teams he needed in order to win this guy would still be in Cleveland begging for help fake ass wanna be goat (small g)

[@e.t.cetera7035]

The greatest choke job by a self-proclaimed GOAT.

[@simonhowell4486]

So if he lost 4-2 and is considered a choke artist, what does that make 2-time defending champion Kobe Bryant who was swept by that same team

[@christopherorrante289]

​@@simonhowell4486LeBron on a super team still couldn't beat the Mavericks

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

@@christopherorrante289exactly. Bron fans don’t understand logic

[@alsegvi9574]

Kobe wasn't on super teams by those times? Lol LeGoat haters are funny with all his nonsense comparisons ​@@christopherorrante289

[@sanz694]

​@@simonhowell4486Kobe with wade and bosh would be a diff story

[@dapper892]

Knowing kidd was a part of that was awesome. All the way from lottery pick in Dallas, to make it all the way back at the end of his career to beat the heat was sick.

[@imdbtruth]

I agree. Unfortunately most people who were Mavs fans in 2011 weren't Mavs fans in 1995, so they have no idea what it meant when Kidd was drafted, nor how much it hurt to lose him for a role player like Finley. If Kidd could've played with Dirk all those years, then we'd probably be talking about a dynasty team.

[@dapper892]

@@imdbtruth yep, people don’t know that before Dirk, Finley and Nash, that first they had the trio of kidd, mashburn and Jackson in the middle 90s. Shoulda been better than what they were.

[@booprice5473]

Stackhouse is the real og mav

[@P99-v6n]

​@@dapper892like GSW with Run TMC. Just a bit ahead of their time

[@TheSands83]

Jason Kidd as an old man put the clamps on lebron in that series

[@ChillydontCap]

Ok so was it Deshaun Stevenson, JJ Barea, Jason Terry, Jason Kidd, or Shawn Marion? Cuz the more comments you read, the more you realize it was a team effort but each fan gives credit to only 1 person as if 1 person played D on Lebron. Make up y’all mind’s.

[@LouieRamos24]

Miss this era of basketball

[@hectorcotto1161]

JJ was the key 🔑 🔥 5’11 killer

[@diegomunoz5554]

5"8

[@jamesssdasds]

LeBron saw the zone defense and then dipped 😂

[@Phoenix-nl2ut]

Facts

[@jagofjokester1127]

yeah he kneeled

[@jusbertmeza4424]

@@jagofjokester1127 stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@temiadeyinka3675]

@@jusbertmeza4424 Kobe didn’t decline as dramatically as LeBron did; the Mavericks weren’t this unbeatable team, the Heat were clearly the better and more talented team. I find it amusing how LeBron fans try to portray the Mavericks as this unbeatable superteam, but in reality, the main reason for their loss was LeBron James’ underperformance. Dwyane Wade was arguably the best player in that series; Chris Bosh played well too. The only reason they lost was because LeBron was playing like a role player

[@spongedudeZ]

That 2011 Mavs team went through: LAL- defending champs that season OKC- who would be WFC champs the season after MIA- had 3 of the top 15 players in the NBA at the time

[@justtimes9257]

great resume

[@jddang3738]

Remember though Kobe reinjured the “worst” ankle sprain he ever had (he called it that back in March of that year), and his knee was bone on bone. They swept the Lakers, nobody will take that away. But Kobe was on 1 leg. He went to Germany and got PRP treatment which at the time was novel.

[@Mjjjjjjjjjjjj]

@@jddang3738bet but keep that same energy about the nuggets sweeping the lakers this year, cus bron was on one leg too

[@damonmeier3652]

@Thatsmynametoo217 points in the forth quarter with a 4 point play to. That was Roy’s last great game as a blazer

[@johnkolokoy23]

jj barrera sounds like a boxer

[@xanderdiwa2996]

he's a cousin of Marco Antonio Barrera

[@AkiraYuki5150]

JJ Barrera probably is a boxer :D but this was JJ Barea

[@xanderdiwa2996]

@@AkiraYuki5150 hahahahahha loko loko yung isa eh barrera daw

[@gagandhaliwal9391]

They made bron fold like a lawn chair even with his stacked super heat. 😂😂 exposed his ass nicely in those finals.

[@tw3314]

What happen next year

[@liamstark1390]

How exactly were they a stacked super heat?

[@Zenkaijuice05]

@@liamstark1390Lebron,Wade Bosh all in their prime with good role players. Explain how they weren’t.

[@kenesealo7982]

@@Zenkaijuice05I can’t stand lebron. But they weren’t no super team. They had three really good players. That was it. Their role players were mid af. Dallas won because they ran zone knowing that the heat were infested with broke ass jump shots. When you have udonis haslem not only starting but playing a shit ton of minutes, your dust.

[@nathanwhyte9048]

@@Zenkaijuice05go look at the 2011 roster, they had no supporting cast. Then go look at the 2013 roster

[@socialistbatman1211]

Lebron was letting Terry blow by him and even let Kidd guard him in the post multiple times. Shit was wild

[@Johnkoth]

Lebron was not even a decent post player back then. It is his worst area.

[@GodzWarriah]

Terry was peeling the net off!!! Everything her put up went in!!! That team was so special 🏆💯

[@kingdavid8657]

He being nice. They made LeBron say "no mas" took his heart in that finals

[@kevinconroy6606]

Nah, they got in his head. He was confused by their defense. All season he had the whole league in the palm of his hands, he could do whatever he wanted. Then came the Mavs who really made him overthink the game at a time when he did have some flaws in his BBall iq. He always had the court vision and knew how to play team ball but that loss turned his career into where he went full on into point guard mode. From that point on he kept sharpening his playmaking and ability to read the D and control the game from end to end.

[@emericas9]

@Beery U have absolutely zero basketball knowledge if u don’t realize how complex basketball is

[@tw3314]

@Beery 🤡

[@kylemitchell5512]

@@kevinconroy6606 I thought he had the highest Iq? 😂😂 he was 27-28 years old In 2011!! Smh

[@sportstalkonly1442]

@@kylemitchell5512 he was 26 in 2011. he developed into that

[@christiankeil7845]

Can you imagine Jordan in year eight on this Miami team and they are losing?

[@oj1291]

He would’ve swept them

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@VaughnMcGregor]

I always said to stop LeBron you have to have dogs on your team who's not scared of him. DeShawn Stevenson wasn't scared of LeBron and that was the pillar of that series.

[@johnnyfelipe8260]

Kidd cannot explain because he just Choked!

[@094640]

For my money that finals was the best ive ever seen. Granted i have been a mavs fan since birth but still it was an absolutely AMAZING series. Dirk played his heart out and willed them to that ring.

[@damonmeier3652]

Word is lebron sheds a tear every time he hears a jet in his vicinity

[@jandrashriker5861]

BAREA CLAMPED LEBRON BAREA CLAMPED LEBRON BAREA CLAMPED LEBRON BAREA CLAMPED LEBRON

[@nathanwhyte9048]

GET A LIFE U GET NO🐱

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@jandrashriker5861]

@@jusbertmeza4424 no loser. I make it about Barea playing All NBA level defense

[@rocketcityclassiccars3969]

@@jandrashriker5861No he didn’t. If that was the case he would’ve been the primary defender for LeBron. Hell, he would’ve received a max contract. I challenge you to go back and watch the series. Dallas played effective zone defense and there was always 2 guys spying on him with help defense.

[@stackntax1308]

I’ve always found it funny that Lebron has 6 finals losses and this is the only one ppl wanna admit is his fault because it’s the most blatant one 😭😭

[@FireAngelChris]

Lol what other one you want them to admit is his fault ? I mean fans basically point out his 6 final losses all the time. They say it’s all his fault

[@invincible0463]

@@FireAngelChris 2007 he shot 20% from midrange. 2014 he was poor and statpadded end of games.

[@FireAngelChris]

@@invincible0463 Lol 2007 he had an inferior team against the spurs. He literally played the best out of everyone on his team,nobody else got close. 2014 again damn sure wasn’t because of him why they lost that series. Lol you prove my point folks blame him regardless yet never hear how anyone else performed.

[@bfns2353]

@@invincible0463 2007 he was by himself and 21 years old against prime Duncan Parker Ginobli Finley Bowen and coached by Pop

[@bfns2353]

@@invincible0463 2014 he avg 28 and no other player on the team avg more than 15(Bosh avg 15 and Wade avg 14 on 40%fgp) every other player besides Bron, Bosh, and Wade avg less than 8 pts a game. How is that Bron fault

[@pettybetty2699]

Anybody who was old enough to under the game in those times knows … JJ barria won those finals for the mavs that 5 foot tall guy was unstoppable for some reason

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

He averaged 8 points per game on 38% shooting. Yeah, he really "killed* them.

[@MightyMind137]

​@@emmanuelenyinwa1443you don't get it, JJ was the reason they swept the Lakers and that was the spark that team needed to believe they could win a championship. It started from that series not the finals.

[@Shamsx8]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443I’m a laker fan and I was hella excited to see Kobe 3peat again. But that Cuban hermano caused so many problems that series (that entire playoff run, no one had an answer for him). He was such a problem, Baynum quit in game 4 and just clocked him for an early trip to the showers. Some things go beyond points trust ,that man, that year, that run was a PROBLEM

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@@Shamsx8 Lol. I gave you his MEDIOCRE numbers. It was the two Hall of Famers and DPOY that did the damage, along with their long, mobile wings, Shawn Marion and DeShawn Stephenson who ran the zone to perfection.

[@Shamsx8]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Lol. I'm old enough to remember those 'stats' in real time. You should watch those games; back and forth aside, the second round on is probably some of the best playoff basketball. ///// About the 'stats', if you take away the first round - Because everyone struggled even Dirk and Terry by their standards had a dip in numbers that series - JJ would've averaged more points at a more efficient rate (10.5pts @45% shooting vs 8.3pts @35% shooting) all while playing 15mins less than Kidd. ////// If you take a look at each series, you'd notice JJ had a game or two where he about 20 or over. Those games in particular were flat offensive games for the Mavs and out of no where this guy off the bench would kick start the Mavs offence by being able to penetrate the opposing defense. From there its a pass, shot or Foul draw but the point is if it wasn't for his dribble penetration they don't make up those points. ////// Having him guard the High post was a nightmare because it'd confuse players. Good basketball would teach you to take advantage of the mismatch but the Mavs would invite the high post up as bait to funnel you to their bigs waiting at the rim. Even with that he was crafty enough to draw charges. Thats why LeBron had an 8point performance in the finals with JJ guarding him. ////// I could go on and dissect every game but its just better to watch them. Dude was certified as undrafted FA.

[@Iceagesid1]

Jj, and Terry really was the killers on that team honestly, they had you cringe every time they made a 3 or went to the free throw line.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

Barea averaged 8 points on 38% shooting in that series. Yeah, he "murdered" them.

[@Iceagesid1]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 why you doing that now did I say that?? Mtfs puttin words in my mouth. When I say they were the "killers" I simply meant that whenever Miami was making a run, Terry or Jj always made a couple of huge shots to neutralize that, being a "sparkplug". I was hoping not to break that down smh 🙃

[@Adkb123]

I loved that Mavs team so much. Dirk, Jet, Kidd, Tyson to make a few. But ofc, watching that finals Heat narrative change to Dirks first (and only) ring narrative was sweet.

[@saidesimon3144]

Nobody mentioning Shawn Marion….

[@finishyabreakfast21]

rough start for the heat in 2011, rough ending for them in 2014

[@EmiliosFather]

And Shawn Marion

[@kennyg3055]

Huge Bron fan here. Its not that fact he lost to the mavs after playing pathetically that series, it’s the fact how he left us (cavs) after saying he needed more help to win a ring just to get the help which was way more than enough. Then get to the finals and then the team was looking for him for the help and he folded. Smh then he went after the series was over and talked about how we the fans can go back to our normal jobs ect while he will go back to his mansion millionaire life. That was the day I gave up on defending him and seen what a lot of people who hate but was also correct about how he carried himself. He made up for it today but that will never be forgotten.

[@MoSuli96]

Bruh LeBron was like only 25-26 in that Mavs-Heat finals with the pressure and hate of the world at his neck. Let go because it’s not fair to hold those remarks from a decade ago forever. He’s directly inspiring and changing thousands of kids lives and opportunities while being squeaky clean off and a role model off the court for 20 years. Give him a break dude

[@kennyg3055]

@@MoSuli96 lebron was 27 going on 28 lol. He’s was more than mature enough to handled that differently. He was that age with millions don’t make that as an excuse for how things went.

[@MoSuli96]

@@kennyg3055 oh big difference between 26 and 27 lol dude shut up. When an all time great superstar player’s biggest criticisms comes from a press conference or interview that’s when you know people are charmin soft. He told the media pundits who’ve been raining down to question his will to even play the game and then to even question his personal character, yeah big fuckin deal dude tough break. Move along.

[@CuzJohnson]

What the fuccin fucc I stg this is my very first time ever hearing someone (and J. Kidd NOT just anyone) speak and reference D mf Steve. That's my guy. He's been to my house to eat my mother's cooking (rip ma) along with Chris Jeffries. I went to every single one of his high school games (yes, home and away, scrimmages, tournaments, reg szn, playoffs valley to state and can't not mention the games/tournaments throughout the off-season with his AAU team; EBO. DaShawn and DeShawn together, hardest duo, insane athletism in the bacc court (fun fact; they both played for Union and EBO). I remember claiming him as my favorite NBA player when drafted from Union (Washington Union HS in Easton, CA, pretty much Fresno, CA) basically my alma mater (c/o 08'). I was only 10, 11 years old when he was drafted so don't judge me lol. I could talk or write about him for awhile and as I can see for myself, this comment is waaaayyyyyyy too long as it is. Sorry everyone who may have read or skimmed. Lol. Much love.

[@Thebestoutthere]

Even jason kidd knew that lebron forgot how to play ball in that series 😂

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@lukewo5067]

He said it all. That's a question he has to answer. Aka he stopped himself when they made it hard on him.

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@mtb4l673]

JJ Barrea was the reason 🔒 up the 👸🏿

[@KenpoKid77]

I like how he shouts out the role players like Stevenson and Barea who gave quality minutes all year long.

[@ndeamonk24]

That's a question he's gonna have to answer. That's saying he choked

[@jevo4360]

My goat can’t related to this type of chokeness

[@acemercado5763]

Brian Cardinal took them offensive fouls on a regular. Roles and sacrifice. That roster was the perfect representation of the word team

[@peytonlong5573]

Lebron 3 worse finals easily are 1. 2011 no showed in almost every way 2. 2007 horrendous efficiency 3. 2014 seemed already mentally checked out of Miami

[@thestrika]

2014 reach

[@peytonlong5573]

@@thestrika it’s worse than any of his 15, 17 and 18 finals so how’s it a reach

[@footyroll8678]

2014 is absolutely not. spurs were simply on another level. same can be said about 2007. he was jsut 22. thats a rookeis age these days@@peytonlong5573

[@Eoj24]

Multiple mavs have mentioned jj barea being important in that series

[@seanrolle6860]

Jason Kidd rebounds assets.

[@jamaals4445]

Heard that " you just cant give him freebies"

[@DakotaDebwe]

JJ did a lot more then take a charge or 2 he kept them in the series fr especially game 5

[@Rjzkickz]

jJ was the second best player on the mavs in that finals

[@abdulallahi1083]

Jj barea the bay area legend also Kidd a bay area legend they got a chip in Dallas

[@seanrolle6860]

Kobe hates Quiters

[@aaronhutchinson885]

He quit himself. Game 7 v the Suns.

[@allainangcao28]

The series where JJ FUCKING BAREA was locking LeBron up like it was nothing. 😭

[@ronaldsmith6871]

Look that's why Mj is the GOAT because he never scored under 20 points in any finals series and the king was younger?

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

It's because they have top on-ball-defense at every position. Like Kidd said, there were no freebies.

[@xrcoh]

Y'all have to remember this was a ringless LeBron, the kid from Akron with the world on his shoulders. Dudes nerves were definitely through the roof.

[@prince1187]

Was not his first finals. Remember the decision? Hes a joke and your a joke if you think hes the goat after 17 ppg in a finals series lol.

[@xrcoh]

​@@prince1187I'm an MJ fan you dont have to be so salty LOL MJ fans can enjoy LeBron for his phenomenal talent you just have to learn to not live a bitter sad life.

[@Michael-tl2fv]

And dirk went crazy they had no answer for him

[@ELGUAPO732]

When he realized his first ring would come at the expense of D-Wade getting Finals MVP= LeFlop

[@rickeyuscg]

That's the series that proved that Lebron was no goat

[@lllightskindude]

He wasn't in the goat debate until 2016 so no 2011 has nothing to do with anything

[@jaeaustin7362]

Dude had his Mom held hostage at gunpoint or something...that was not Lebron James in the finals..he played like a scared little kitten

[@isiahbruce4309]

“He’s gonna score, He’s gonna get his attempts, you just cant give him freebies “

[@AnthonyCavitt]

Can’t stop him but contain him

[@averywashingtonjr3528]

It’s like Bron lost his confidence in that series honestly and his bag wasn’t as big as it is now

[@SmokeDog1871]

Perfect answer, lebron was scared back then and the mavs werent

[@musiciz]

After 8 points in a finals game where you are the favorite, you ain’t the goat lol

[@whartonarseino8849]

The single biggest chokejob by a superstar in NBA history.

[@ChillydontCap]

So Nevermind the fact this same team swept the back to back defending champs and KB? 😂😂😂

[@whartonarseino8849]

@@ChillydontCap Thay had no business beating the Heat, and the only reason they lost is because LeBron gagged harder than any superstar in the history of basketball.

[@brianalonso9188]

I hate how everyone mispronounced Barea, as a teammate that’s unacceptable

[@seanrolle6860]

Rey Allen Kyle korver specialist.

[@youlovechika]

shawn marion is criminally underrated ; bro clamped bron so much bron had to pick him up as a teammate

[@wassup4294]

That Dallas team proved that you don’t need a stacked superstar team to win a chip. One superstar one leader and supporting cast that play team ball. Jason terry stepped up

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

That heam had DPOY Chandler and two Hall of Famers. They blew out the Lakers and Thunder, too.

[@eduardopedro02]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 bruh they were out their prime stop with the bullshit they weren’t allstars that year the heat literally had a superteam with 3+ hof and still choked

[@Dannyduzit77]

That one ring is worth more than any ring that Lebron won. Just a really good team that worked together to defeat a super team.

[@tw3314]

L

[@Dannyduzit77]

@@tw3314 nothing but W’s nerd

[@tw3314]

@@Dannyduzit77 🤡

[@whileimhere.6177]

This is very telling , when you make Lebron really work for his shots , he doesn’t play as well. A lot of games . These young’s guys are like in awe of lebron, letting him score at will

[@Resist_Oppression]

Kinda true, but the Bron then isn't the same one that went back to Cleveland and Bron in L.A.

[@erwinhouser7704]

Absolutely stand up to Bully Ball. Most can dish it out but can’t take it.

[@nate8604]

Nah, Bron was going through the motions, Kidd basically said it wasn’t much they were doing.

[@FireAngelChris]

Lol this simple not true especially now

[@masterroshimagazines4354]

You stupid if you don't think they're trying to make him work for his shots every single time.

[@TheOne-ry6mt]

After that loss Bron started to learn his post game

[@SergiosGame]

They also did this to Kobe in the last few games he was shooting 20 and then 17

[@Jacobpierce69]

J Kidd finna look like Mike from Breaking Bad in abt 35 years 😂

[@mintruth]

J Kidd played AMAZING defense on Lebron in that SERIES!!!

[@nickvin7447]

Imagine casuals calling you the "GOAT" and getting crushed in the finals and out played by JJ Barrea.

[@basketballenforcertv5214]

Mark cuban answerd it btw, jkidd doesnt want to be technical on this answer

[@sanz694]

90s players vs the goat

[@MIDTOWNE1]

Basically, he said they did nothing special to slow him done.

[@gringofr06]

LBJ performance in these finals is the biggest mystery in sport's history. Especially considering how great he played against the Celtics just before ...

[@Johnkoth]

Mavs was a team with more experienced players and they played smarter. Heat got out coached. The chemistry of Lebron, Wade and Bosh was not there 100%. Also Heat had a weak center and a weak PG. Mike Bibby was more washed up than Kidd. Kidd provided 3 shooting, passing and defense. More than Mike Bibby. Tyson Chandler is easily a better center than Joel Anthony. Much better defender, rebounder and higher FG%. Tyson Chandler was top 5 defensive center of that time.

[@harrysalt5277]

In his prime LeBron too

[@FreeOfAllFear]

Tyson and Deshaun changed everything

[@atlhawks2013]

Well said coach!!!

[@mcm2366]

Lebron choked big time in those finals. Miami local and I still remember waking up to the picture of Mark Cuban partying at LIV with the trophy! Jordan the 🐐 🙌

[@amanmuhammad14]

Dwayne Wade my favorite player would of had that finals mvp if they won b/c he averaged almost 30 a game

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@strikercurry339]

He just lost it no excuses that dude was not focused or whatever it was but he just didn’t get it done that time round.

[@alonreid]

Jason Terry embarrassed LeBron

[@darrentaylor4022]

Then proceeds to trade most of the players the following year 😂

[@vicshephard9231]

Cuban was slow for that one.

[@tw3314]

They weren’t going to win anything again lmaoo

[@jimbros3541]

Because he doesn’t have a “killer instinct “😂😅

[@malikalihudin6460]

Only I remember LeBron got 4 points after Jason Kid guard him

[@wavyptv]

Bron lost to Bron. The pressure was too crazy and the Dirk was starving for that Chip 😂

[@williamwatson5088]

That's something they could never do against Jordan. Think about it🤔👍👌

[@janirosario5751]

You are correct 👍

[@tw3314]

Cough cough bad boy pistons

[@michaelblaydes2259]

The 80's Mavs had his number, though. He struggled against them every game.

[@williamwatson5088]

Detroit yeah, but the 80's mavericks no and the mavericks with Jason Kidd hell no🤕

[@requiem9749]

Like how Jordan got beat by young Shaq and Penny

[@chrislee3904]

so called goat!

[@jusbertmeza4424]

⁠ stop the 🧢 Mavs played incredible they SWEPT KOBES LAKERS and only lost 3 games leading to the finals. You only make it about Lebron losing because it fits your narrative 😂

[@nate8604]

Miami was getting by off their talent up to that point. Dallas made them play a half court game, and D-Wade, Bron, and Bosh, hadn’t really perfected that all season. I think Bron didn’t want to overstep on Wade since Miami was his team before he got there.

[@harunalsamet3436]

kidds iq was just on a diff level

[@Red-Hood]

36:30

[@angelrambojr4587]

Anyone else think he looks just like Pitbull

[@jalenad11]

They did what the Suns did to Kobe. Give him a revolving set of different fresh defenders and make him have to figure out how to beat all of them.

[@kinggbackup5392]

Michael Jordan would never lose w that 10-11 heat team, he would average 25 right along w Wade

[@urbaindelva7869]

Maybe he would have. Maybe he wouldn't have. We'll never know.

[@777gers]

I remember Spurs strategy againt Miami Big 3 is make them busy in Defense

[@herbertleret6233]

Imo it was Wade outplaying him the first 3 games that led to his collapse.