Kyrie Irving's support for Luka Doncic was CRITICAL in Game 1 vs. Wolves! - Brian Windhorst | Get Up

On Get Up, Tim Legler, Brian Windhorst and Alan Hahn join Mike Greenberg to discuss how Kyrie Irving's supporting role impacted Luka Doncic as the Dallas Mavericks stole Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on the road over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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[@adingdingdiiing6740]

Legler's the only one on this network who really rolls with Dallas. Everyon else is panicking, watching as many highlight clips on KZbin so they'll look like they've been paying attention.

[@jasemsultan7131]

Except for legler and jj no one on espn really knows basketball and it shows.

[@nikolasmav8842]

@@jasemsultan7131 Windy too

[@styleemusic]

Facts, this year has really shown me how garbage these sportscasters really are.

[@danielmedjedovic7068]

Now that Jokic is out ESPN can now fully focus their hate on Luka

[@captaincaveman2400]

Did not hear anybody hating on Luka. Some people are perpetual victims and hear what they wanna hear. Looks like you fall into that category

[@JayCity10]

Don't worry, Jokic will get another title, before Edwards.

[@danielmedjedovic7068]

@Captaincaveman2400, no they may praise Jokic and Luka but they never really mean it. When Denver won it was always about what did their opponent do wrong instead of praising the Nuggets, they never praised Luka, always kept him off from MVP discussions.

[@captaincaveman2400]

@@danielmedjedovic7068 lol so even if they're praising Luka and Joker in your mind they don't mean it? Funny how you leave off Tatum even though you can find multiple clips on ESPN get heavy criticism despite having the best record in the NBA. Like I said, some people thrive off being victims despite evidence to the contrary

[@danielmedjedovic7068]

@@captaincaveman2400 Yeah they dont mean it, they are disrespectful towards them, I cant comment on Tatum but I do know Celtics have alot of preasure on them. Just look at Stephen A, Kendrick, Keyshawn etc, no respect or credit

[@Hotsportalk]

Why ESPN kept calling Kyrie a supporting cast. Ky is a champion a 5 times conference final appearance. Kyrie averaged over 30 points in 3 NBA finals.

[@LonghornsLegend]

Even Luka called Kyrie Batman but leave it to ESPN to try and diminish him in any way they can. Luckily Kyrie doesn't care about false narratives anymore

[@Tl-mh7gq]

Because it's luka team

[@Tl-mh7gq]

​@LonghornsLegend that's called being generous. It's clearly luka team. Luka literally was in the mvp race, also made all star and 1st team all nba. Kyrie is jokic Jamal Murray

[@LonghornsLegend]

@@Tl-mh7gq neither of them care about the narrative "whose team is it". They are two elite superstars, both scored 30. Both dominated. If you want to argue about stuff that doesn't matter go ahead. Jamal Murray wishes he could be Kyrie

[@thekingbradable]

5 times conference final appearance isn’t an accolade according to you guys so don’t bring that up for Kyrie if you’ll ignore it for other players.

[@ALPHA_153]

It’s hilarious how ESPN will do anything but give Luka the credit he deserves

[@notpoliticaljustarealist3969]

They don't support white people. American or European lol.

[@Youtubetroll86]

Luka is regular season great.. Playoffs he’s ok

[@aGuUU27]

@@KZbintroll86 That does not make sense but ok

[@carlocalingasan998]

Because.....Luka Magic

[@puhbrox]

​@@KZbintroll86 You probly have 0 friends

[@mrvhz7]

espn with their tails in between their legs giving Kyrie props so that they can downplay Luka, Exactly like last year when they made Denvers supporting cast better than the 96 bulls to downplay joker,, what clownssss 😂😂😂😂

[@SquidysTents]

Total fergingggg CLOWNNNNNNS 🤡

[@AJXO-30]

Bro wait, isn't kyrie putting more points in the playoffs or am I tripping?

[@marckusduverger9776]

@AJXO-30: Luka is putting up more points in the playoffs, Kyrie has like 4 games with 14 points & under. With that said I think Kyrie has been adapting his game to situations a lot, doing a lot of little things & has taken on a huge leadership role to this team

[@bodilly6221]

@@AJXO-30don’t pay bruh no attention. He’s the one that wants to downplay kyrie to give Luka all the credit. Kyrie and the supporting cast has clearly been carrying. Mavs don’t even make it out of that thunder series without Pj Washington

[@bodilly6221]

@@marckusduverger9776yea it’s more ways to impact a game besides scoring. Y’all need to wake up

[@dubdub680]

Espn won't give luka credit for anything, they've decided they hate him and that's it

[@IGotTheNewness]

Kyrie has been the best teammate for Luka from a mental perspective! Luka has been able to control the floor because of Kyrie as a person on his side. I remember hearing the court reporter saying something to the effect of Luka saying Ky being so important to him from a mental and helping him understand how life is more important than basketball. That chemistry is blossoming to the fullest! I have tickets to Game4 and I can’t wait to watch these guys in person!

[@jeanpayano1506]

This isnt a Batman and Robin Dynamic this is a Batman and Superman dynamic they both nuclear offensive scorers

[@jesleal72]

That's what I've been saying..

[@MistaWordz]

Forget Batman and Superman. Batman ain't got powers. LuKy is more like Superman and Martian Manhunter.

[@Davidstone568]

Luka was the most fit player on the court. He smoked everyone in the 4Th for the W

[@nukiajra3233]

Minnesota prepared for two years to beat Denver and Jokic, and they forgot that there is another Serbian-Slowenien Luka Doncic, they are not ready for him

[@karenboliboli9138]

We'e😂😂😂

[@AJXO-30]

Bruh, it's just game 1 lol. No one knows who's gonna win. Everyone swore by Denver, even me, and they lost

[@HawkDude22]

ESPN hates Luka, all he does is prove them wrong but he still doesn’t get credit

[@JamesJiansen]

Wolves don't have a Luka stopper like Dort. The Don's gon cook this round.

[@randomuruk7230]

There is no Luka stopper, Luka's knee kept him cold and he warmed up in game 5 and 6.

[@JamesJiansen]

@@randomuruk7230 I used it in jest. No one can realistically stop Luka, but the media was glazing Dort to be him. Wolves have no one like that.

[@XiJinPingEatShit]

Dort didn't stop Luka ... Luka was hurt and Dort flops like a mofo

[@kaysheye7784]

@@XiJinPingEatShitsaying this like Luka himself doesn’t flop as well is funny

[@carlocalingasan998]

Lou Dort is Dorty. He's gone next year to another contender.

[@scottwright1799]

Am i the only one that hates when ppl refer to D Wade as a 1b or supporting teammate? The man was the first champion out of that 2003 draft class as THE MAN on his team. 3rd best SG all time behind MJ and Kobe. He aint no supporting character.

[@fingfangfoom2399]

The only reason DWade has any ring at all is because the Mavs played 5v8 in 2006 and Wade had to get LeBron to win anything else. Wade is one of the most overrated players in NBA history, right next to KD

[@ignacio2763]

@@fingfangfoom2399good trolling wouldn’t have realized unless I saw all your other comments

[@hendrikdalnoot2821]

Ur mad about them referring to him as 1B when that was literally what he was? He literally told LeBron to take over and he would be the 2nd option. Who was the won winning MVP & FMVP’s? Y’all offended about the truth when D-Wade was the one who creates this narrative.

[@ignacio2763]

@@hendrikdalnoot2821 I’m not offended from him being 1b way after his prime after playing with arguably the best player in the history of basketball. Let’s not take 3 years as his whole career

[@abdullahkaanturker4656]

And Lebron stole 1 ring and 1 fmvp from him in 2011

[@Toulimen283]

What does that mean: Kyrie's support for Luka? Once a hater always a hater: always remind people that's Kyrie is just a helper.

[@Sam19509]

Anthony Edwards poked the bear by saying he got Kyrie on national tv after beating the Nuggets in Game 7. Kyrie turned into Uncle Drew when Mavs barely hit any threes and still won. Edwards looked tired and washed up and he is only 22.😂😂

[@vangtk10]

Anthony Edwards said, "My matchup is going to be Kyrie. So that's going to be fun. We're going to see what I can do versus him." He never said anything about locking him down. Any half brained person knows what Kyrie can do and Antman was looking forward to the challenge. But sure, go and create your own narrative to make yourself feel better. 😂

[@twiss9341]

@@vangtk10Commenter didn’t say Ant said he’d lock him down.

[@leonardovillegas5712]

​@@vangtk10Ant is a trashtalker. He trashtalk Durant and Jokic... We know wjat he meant when he announced that he will be guarding Kyrie. His thought just never happened.

[@3Cosmic6Journey9]

If we had back to back white finals mvps they will start saying it’s racism 🙄espn will go crazy

[@foreverbMT]

Kyrie has always played D . Most overlooked part of his game

[@Only1Purplo]

some of us didn't forget how yall treated Kyrie

[@ericp166]

Biggest story is the evolution of Luca’s defense.

[@Darealstreetmoney]

Kyrie is one of the best players ive ever seen period

[@bangf1sh]

Kyrie is great, but can we talk more about Luka? Or we on the anti-Luka Agenda again?

[@John-od7ps]

Besides Lue Dort being strong and being into Luka physically, there were two other factors why Dort was more affective: 1. Dort is a reckless defender. Each time Luka beat him he had one eye on him worried that he is going to get hacked from behind or Dort is going to fall hard into him. Dort was literally all over the floor playing football while everyone else was playing basketball. That second guessing what Dort will do once he beat him made Luka miss lots of shots cause his focus was divided on the shot and Dort crashing into him. 2. You could see Luka move much much better the last 2 to 3 games of the OKC series. He is physically better now.

[@Flivex-ld4bw]

playoff luka is coming back, 2 teams had their chance of eliminating him when he was playing badly and injured, now you deal with the consequences.

[@robertvrhovec9696]

100%

[@SquidysTents]

I’m rooting for Dallas, but let’s not forget what Minnesota did to Denver. It’s only one game. Let’s calm the brakes just a little bit. Hoping Mavs can keep the Ws coming though

[@MistaWordz]

Let's also not forget what Dallas did to #1 seed OKC with Luka injured almost the entire series.

[@kimchi2780]

I love how Luka looks so slow but yet is so fast.

[@zbennalley]

I had a chance to talk to Kyrie a few months back at a community event. I asked him candidly, "How was his first year in Dallas? He said it a little rough but not due to the city or team it was mostly personal things that he was dealing with, and he laughed, saying Luka was a tough cookie to crack but he's like a brother now. I honestly think thats the change this Mavs team is a family.

[@brianlev-ari1222]

We can also say that Kyrie is shining since he plays with Luka, Maybe Luka's positive energy created the great chemistry, great to see how they develop and achieve...

[@ds2k15]

Losing 5 straight game 1's (before last night) under Kidd is wild.

[@raisinmancereal]

I know the Nuggets are out now and everything, but this shows how much of a difference it makes to play with another all star. All stars deliver in every game. Hopefully they get Jokic some help for next season. The bench especially needs to get revamped.

[@ericheffner112]

It's working because they're both humble and are playing the game the right way. Simple.

[@ericheffner112]

Tim 🥶 The first to call it back in like February or March.

[@strawhatsanji4985]

The reason they are working good is because the built chemistry. The media criticizes players when they don't build chemistry immediately which causes fans to say the samething. Its the samething we saw last year with Timberwolves Rudy Gobert, the two teams the were most critical of are in the finals this year. This year we saw they criticized the Suns and Clippers. All the media care about is making someone a star now and give that person all the credit or all the blame and the rest of the team none.

[@mclovin2k12]

The media told me Minnesota defense would clamp Luka and kyrie 😭😭😭 #ThisIsAmerica 😈

[@pg13pacernation30]

Kyrie's growth as a leader and a mature superstar has helped him clear all the wrong narratives about him. Older and wiser 🧠All we want is for Kyrie Irving to win another ring 😭💪🔥

[@kingkillerj123]

Luka is the closest thing to lebron minus the athleticism. At this age Luka basketball IQ is higher than 25 year old lebron. If you like/love how lebron plays then you should support Luka. The only reason why black people dont support him is they can’t stand not having a person of their color the face of the league.

[@Dawah99]

I don’t know what type of weed you been smoking

[@jodyBellafonte]

@@Dawah99 It can't be weed that mf smoking.

[@jodyBellafonte]

You weird. Get off the internet, go touch grass.

[@robertvrhovec9696]

There is something about that for real. I think some black folks just don't like the idea of slow white magic man killing the black hyper athletic dudes in basketball game 😅

[@ashokathegreat4534]

Luke will never be the face of the league with his free throw acting

[@Aaron-ej6wj]

its actually disgusting to see the media putting kyrie's meat in their mouth, after saying he should retire multiple times in the past, ESPN has no shame.

[@The512Dude]

ESPN needs to go on an apology tour for the Mavs and Luka

[@fearlesskingdom4051]

Y’all doing AntMan dirty. Putting him up on a pedestal, comparing him to MJ, and saying he was going to surpass LBJ as the face of the literal NBA is some nasty work. So desperate to dethrone LeBron that you’re willing to damage AntMan’s brand if or when he falls short.

[@Dinkdoo96]

Says the people who said he was going to LA, then when it didnt happened, turned around and said him and Luka wouldnt work out

[@brooklynblack9015]

Kyrie is the goat

[@sergeayissi939]

Now let's see how long Kyrie keeps that smile on his face!

[@3Cosmic6Journey9]

I seen Luka move lue Dort 2 feet backward! Stop it

[@IrvingDL506]

I loved the suppprting actor Oscar analogy, those players deserve credit and not only the 'Batman' player

[@josevalenzuela5261]

We are witnessing Batman & Superman cooking here.

[@Maruiti]

It's crazy how ESPN can basically talk nonstop only about kyrie while calling him second fiddle to doncic Truth is, both are the batman, this is not batman and Robin, this is batman and batman Luka is prob the second or third best player in the league right now, but nobody giving him his flowers cause he is European, and kyrie is not a sidekick to anybody. He is a full on floor general in his own merit, who just happened to meet a guy a guy that is so great that they both can defer to each other.

[@Johnwicked-q9z]

So theyre like saying kyrie is alfred,luka is bruce wayne.so who's robin

[@tuckerkline4142]

Timberwolves will win this series in 6 games

[@ashokathegreat4534]

You said it would be a sweep first didnt you?

[@tuckerkline4142]

@@ashokathegreat4534 no I thought it would be 4-1. Now I think I will be 4-2 kid do your research.

[@JaySwavo]

Everybody complaining about Luka like he’s not playing hurt. He ain’t impacting the game as much as Kyrie is as of right now. Not saying he ain’t effective but Kyrie has to takeover as the Veteran Champion. And remember Antman ( “New Face of NBA” ) is Kyrie’s man. Luka also called Kyrie “Batman” so he’s gonna get more recognition regardless

[@vijay00071]

Kyrie didn't make any mistakes nor does he regret making the decisions he made cos he cared about his health

[@EjinPagh]

ESPN, I'm not Wade's fan but that guy is or was beast. He wasn't a supporting cast. What he did was called "Leadeship" when he took a step back. Kyrie saved LeBron's legacy and was balling like a mvp. Same goes to KD. U guys always but this man down.

[@capitanawesome44]

Dort better defender for Luka. McDaniels better for KD. You can be an elite defender/scorer but one happens to have the better match up.

[@jrod132]

The Mavs are beating the T-Wolves in 5 or 6 games. Kyrie has been balling in the playoffs. Edwards ain’t no Jordan or Kobe he’s Toronto’s Vince Carter. Edwards still has too many "meh" games like this and Game 7 vs Denver to be the FACE OF THE LEAGUE. He has everything else you need but the consistency. Just so you all know, the more Kyrie wins this year, the more meaningless the Warriors' 2015 "ring" becomes

[@Lee-fc3yf]

WTH is he talking about? Luka has been a Professional Basketball player since his early Teens in foreign countries. He does not need taking care of, just give the guy his flowers honestly it's pathetic.

[@rf226]

The only one still bringing up Kyrue past "issues" is Greeny

[@J-Hue]

That headline makes it sound like Kyrie is the help.

[@Knight93King]

#LuKai is the best duo in the league and need to make it known. #LETSGOMAVS

[@The_Niburu]

And luka's support for kyrie was major. Say that.

[@giffondhall9214]

Don't jump on Mavs bandwagon now espn keep that same energy

[@sxz62]

Come on, the Heats was Wade's team wehen Shaq joined the Heats. Shaq was part of Wade's spporting cast.

[@nikolabrasanac1656]

Kyrie and luka my goats!

[@sydneydance]

All I want to see is JJ Reddick as Head Coach for Lakers and Tim Legler be one of his assistant coaches. Make it happen LBJ!

[@ashamsthomas2490]

Lol. They'll still be a play in team

[@CharlieAlexander-z9h]

Kyrie was smart for standing up to the wokeness of vaccination. Vax free babe!!

[@jimcoldiron8563]

ESPN, your narrative has grown old. Anyone but Luka.

[@leonardovillegas5712]

Edwards is not even worth to be compared to an old Jordan. Even a 45 yr old Jordan will not TIRE that easily.

[@heirsperry870]

Media always try to son kyrie in some shape or fashion. Luka’s LEANING on kyrie heavily thru this playoff run. Stop the bs

[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

Kyrie >> Steph Curry >>>>>>>>> Dame. If Dallas wins the title...kyrie made Luka into a defensive player.. Luka could make 3rd team all defense next year at this rate.

[@ericmarden8481]

Everybody but Edwards showed up. I thought the rest of the team did a good job for lack of a leader. So much for shutting down Kyrie by the way.

[@turdferguson8175]

Luka legacy series

[@idkbroidkasdf]

espn: this is how its going to go. it doesnt go that way. espn: this is how it went.

[@EStephensII]

Was pairing an all star veteran guard with an all star young guard the answer to super teams this entire time?

[@DemonetisedZone]

these company men pundits should be apologising to Kyrie for the disgusting authoritarian garbage rants they went on about him during Covid

[@notpoliticaljustarealist3969]

Mavs never win game 1. Look out. They are starting to click more and more.

[@CraigCharley]

Where are all the ONE AND DONE PLAYERS OF THE NBA? TALENT IN AMERICA HAS DIMINISHED ENTIRELY.

[@4747da]

The reason they work together, is that everybody around them either shoots the three or is a lob threat, and both of them can pass. If that wasn't the case, they'd be the suns...

[@MistaWordz]

I think a bigger reason is that everybody around them is a monster on defense.

[@4747da]

@@MistaWordz absolutely.

[@gondolin999]

if we made our 3s like usual. we would’ve won by 10 or more.

[@XiJinPingEatShit]

You could tell kyrie and Luka switch role yesterday ... if you watch mavs all year, ky usually play first 5-6 min and Luka plays almost the whole quarter, same goes 3Q ... yesterday told was switched and good it works!

[@karldaplush]

Is there a bromance between Luka and Kyrie?

[@dxwallace55]

2:47 It's ESPN and the media that made all the "mistakes" pertaining to trying to smear Kyrie's name. And they are the ones who are trying to correct their mistakes and get on the bandwagon. I still think they are all praying the Mavs don't win a championship. You all tried to Break a strong black Man down and failed, so the next best thing is to latch onto his success. Pathetic......

[@sfb1219]

KYRIE IRVING IS A CHAMPION ... HES A UNDERRATED SUPERSTAR ... A LOT GUYS LIKE BRAIN W WERE HUGE KYRIE HATERS, INTERESTING HOW THE TONE CHANGES ... STEPHEN A SMITH IS A HORRIBLE ANALYST ...

[@marquesmurray]

Keep calling offensive fouls "seperation". Lol Its crazy that they allow that these days. Luka isnt the only one. Play good defense just to be madden trucked is wild.

[@apexaffairs3524]

props to Ky 🙏🏽

[@heirsperry870]

This actually awful considering how Kai (CHAMPION) stepped up his leadership and buy in to a team that’s won nothing. 😂 see media easy fix

[@Kobe824-cz2wg]

KYRIE " MAMBA MENTALITY"

[@Christo01]

luka is the best in the world by far and anybody who says something else is just a salty hater!!!

[@alkebulanlion6198]

Kyrie is unstoppable and Luka unstoppable the wolves gotta stop the role players

[@glennsawyer836]

They are setting kyrie up to take the blame for Luka.

[@Kobe824-cz2wg]

ANT MAN #23 VS KYRIE #8#24 GRAB YOUR POPCORN 🍿

[@eeg209]

I thought the success was due to the trades made at the deadline?

[@ra.p92]

Wolves get cooked. They can’t stop Kyrie & Luka.. nice. Gooo Mavs 🔥

[@onidtubes]

Kyrie will do to Luka what he did for Lebron. Win a ring.

[@robertvrhovec9696]

Luka can do it for himself, he's better than LaBumm and Kyrie is just a support, 2 option in this team, let's be real

[@onidtubes]

@@robertvrhovec9696 He can't do it by himself. Nobody does.

[@michaelhiggins8082]

@@robertvrhovec9696you sound dumb without kyrie Cancun

[@ashokathegreat4534]

@@robertvrhovec9696Well Luke had problems going to to finals all 6 previous seasons. Euroclown.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

@@onidtubesluke went by himself to the finals every season according to that guy

[@waveywave6175]

I want Kyrie 😂😂😂😂 well you got him

[@buckwyld218]

Is kyrie going to be wearing a emotional support jacket, while playing with Luka?

[@Neogamingz]

Kyrie helping the nike out

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol it’s probably hard for espn to give Kyrie any kind of credit we know that company hates him with a passion 😂

[@ploxxybb]

there is a whole bunch of armchair experts in the comment section LOL

[@dragonverde188]

Lmaoo how the turntables now, wasn't ESPN asking Kyrie to retire like a season ago? losers

[@Mellobrown25]

Brian Shut Up! He isn’t a supporting cast! He’s him! 1a;1b type rotation! Getting annoying listening to y’all speak basketball

[@williecatch9]

Comment section is the weirdest place today 😂. People made for no reason.

[@juniorcorporan3399]

All of these clowns are being exposed by kyrie. They were all talking so much 💩 last year and look at them now riding kyrie 😂. Love it

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

LET'S GO MAVS SEVEN MORE DUBS TO GO AND JOBS NOT FINISHED