Luka Can’t Do This Alone

In this video I breakdown and provide my analysis of Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals. Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics.

[@GOATiology]

As a wise man once said, a series doesn’t start until the home team loses!

[@hardywoodaway9912]

some say it starts when the road team wins

[@nonameking4874]

ICE THE SCREEN!!! YOUR HELP IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR!!!

[@nonameking4874]

FEET SET DEFENSIVE STAND SEEING BALL SEEING MAN!!!!

[@sebastiantheanalyst248]

Then this series is never going to start Celtics in 4

[@BulletAgario]

@@nonameking4874JASON KIDD is the reason why we are living in NORTH KOREA vs CELTICS

[@Vivaildi]

Kyrie said he'll bring a championship to the Celtics, he didn't lie.

[@duatchol7710]

Damn 💀

[@mattpassos5689]

How great would it be if after this finals with the celtics winning he just gets respected in boston again, never bood instead he's cheered every touch 😂

[@DANJUMA9]

If this happens, this will be the most underrated comment of all time

[@minecraftkid2182]

That’s so wild bro😂😂😂😂😂

[@iamchaunceman]

I hate you But that’s funny Go Mavs

[@yoshikigrg8]

It's confirmed. Luka needs to put at least 60 points to have good chance of winning any game in this series.

[@jaco7071]

Fr at least 40+ 35 and under ain’t cutting it unless kyrie step up

[@akwesirobinson1710]

They had a chance this game if they could make free throw and cut down the dumb turnovers mainly from Luka and y’all got to play fast like the pacer he doing Celtic want do it’s remind me of harden vs the warriors in 2015 and 2019 where they mad James ha😅go one on one and yes kyrie got to step up to for y’all to win y’all to play fast to get kyrie to get him going to have kyrie to go against holiday or white even brown and Tatum one on one with out a advantage is dumb and Luka and kyrie got to step up on defense to and y’all could win.

[@akwesirobinson1710]

Like this ain’t new like Luka couldn’t stay in front of Ant or shai or anybody the difference is when they do help they are leaving 40 shooter..

[@chriscote601]

Boston in 5. Luka can score whatever he wants, but as long as he dont get assists its over.

[@Book.of.Treason]

they had a great chance to win yesterday

[@kornelparoczai1763]

The squad depth for the Celtics is insane, hard to compete against a team with 6 players constantly in double digit points

[@orlandowilliamson691]

They literally stacked, and Derrick white is so annoying 😂

[@charlie_541]

@@orlandowilliamson691 how is my bald king annoying?

[@LC-jq7vn]

Its damn near to the point I start scratching my head and start asking if it should even be legal. It's like a darn monopoly.

[@julianj9830]

​@@LC-jq7vnEh, those kind of championships are never remembered in history, anyways. Let them have it. Good for Boston. They'll lose all these players and be trash for the next 10 years after this.

[@charlie_541]

@@julianj9830 me when i make shit up

[@birukdegefegn2782]

This isn't Kyrie's redemption time against Celtics, but Jrue Holiday's against Bucks for trading him for Dame. He was vital for their championship and they discarded him for nothing. Now both Bucks and Holiday will have same number of championships.

[@bigoofinthechat5496]

This is the Celtics redemption arc against Kyrie and Porzingis against Dallas.

[@hua..]

"discarded him for nothing" when they got fucking Dame in the trade is wild

[@eczotiic8026]

Idk why yall keep saying this. Jrue was horrible offensively when he was with the Bucks in his final 2 seasons. When they needed him to step up offensively (with Khris injured), he wasn’t producing the way he should’ve been producing. That was the reason he got traded for Dame. Bucks needed more offense so they went and got more offense. Jrue’s role is lesser now which is why he looks more effective

[@flednanders4601]

That’s a great point. I would take jrue over dame ANY day. Dame is good but not practical for winning a championship without a completely formed team around him. Jrue is everywhere and can do anything.

[@THE_HORSEYY]

@@hua..it’s really not wild when Jrue is better😂😂 don’t disrespect Jrue like that

[@bubbasernie5762]

It’s so frustrating as a Mavs fan to watch Luka give everything he has and his m8’s aren’t supporting him. Ffs!

[@akwesirobinson1710]

Sometimes you got to give up the stats say he had 25 and 10 with less turnovers and played faster to get pj washing derrinck jone lively and kyrie in transition y’all got some athletic player and he not having them run and playing defense because half if not most of the Celtic point Luka was involved in it

[@bryan.flores]

He gave a great 8 turnovers and went 1-7 after starting 11-14😊

[@irlshinigami4390]

Well the Mavs supporting cast played pretty good defense, but Luka's not exactly playing perfect games either. Good by normal standards but he's gonna need an efficient 40+ game with 5+ assists on good efficiency/low turnovers for his efforts to be truly Herculean. In any case, the talent disparity is too glaring. The Mavs are completely outmatched

[@HenryCorya-oe4tc]

He has to score 40 points to win less game and 47 points to win game 1.

[@dojo8627]

@@bryan.floresand his team is shooting like 15% from 3

[@goldensperm7182]

Time for Luka to put that headband on

[@frewtlewps1152]

He about to go for 60 points in a playoff game

[@kettlemypedals]

@@frewtlewps1152he can’t if his teammates don’t keep the defence honest.

[@ldean7845]

Hell nah. I’ll never forgive what Jaylen did to Luka 😭😭IFYKYK

[@deeshotcha2250]

@@ldean7845 cross that boy out his shoes & headband 💀💯

[@beaubergeron6369]

That isolated video effect was so cool!

[@dr.dinosupes]

Yeah, never seen anything like it 🫣

[@danielbaker1510]

it was made by dallas' social media team

[@MrE_]

@@danielbaker1510 yea that editor deserves a raise

[@keziahbrutus]

Absolutely wicked 🖤

[@The-Legend-of-P]

I said the same thing! It looked so badass

[@edgarbenjoseph3879]

Kyrie is choking hard. He stomps on their logo, gives the fans the finger and now he doesn't have the killer instinct ? C'mon man, wake up.

[@benjimiguel17]

out of every city, boston sports fans probably deserve it the most

[@FutureDreamZz]

@@benjimiguel17yeah we definitely deserve to win

[@Bluebirdfalling]

he will.

[@LloydAlmighty]

It’s coming

[@Kobean24]

Derrick jones air balled a wide open 3 smh

[@somewheresick]

That shit had me cackling in the bar 💀

[@Kobean24]

@@somewheresick I was pissed off then I started laughing cause I knew we not winning this game.

[@Amas-ev7fp]

As a Celtics fan, it annoyed me how bad Jones played, if Mavs invest in better role players, they’ll be in the finals again. Also Luka didn’t have one assist the first game not because he wasn’t passing, they missed just about every single open 3. Keep Washington, Kyrie, Luka, Gafford, Lively… and ffs find others to give the other minutes too.

[@Kobean24]

@@Amas-ev7fp Exactly

[@huxleybennett4732]

@@Amas-ev7fpDJJ has earned his role after this season, I’d at least give him another year before deciding this is who he really is. He’s a young player who’s been riding the bench most of his career, and now he’s been a starter through a playoff run to the finals guarding every team’s best players and still being relied upon to produce offensively. Unless there’s a great role player on the market to replace him I’d be more than happy to keep him

[@badger297]

I really like where the NBA is right now. I'm not saying it's perfect, but I think it's way better than having 2 super teams end up in the finals every year. There's top teir talent all over the league. It's been a blast to watch

[@LC-jq7vn]

I mean the Celtics baiscslly are. They have 3 stars, 2 are super stars, and the rest of the team is insane.

[@MrE_]

@@LC-jq7vn yea but their stars are inconsistent enough for them to be beatable. Tatum is inconsistent, brown sometimes disappears, jrue is hit or miss offensively, kristaps porzinjuries. On paper theyre an unbeatable superteam, but in real life, they can be beat

[@sleepmoneyken9234]

Celtics is a 4 man Super Team .

[@glitch-ify]

NBA has too many cases of rigging.

[@NoCopyrightMusicsss]

Celtics have been in the Eastern Conference finals 6 out of the last 8 years and in the finals 2 out of the last 3 years. They're the super team and I'm tired of seeing them

[@badger297]

Luka being a part of every point scored for Dallas, either by assists or scoring, is actually fucking wild.

[@ozyssah]

he wasn't that was just the 3rd qtr

[@wayno42]

@@ozyssah a whole quarter!

[@Trashpanda887y]

Woahhhhh no he didn’t. And to think the guy that start’s literally every single possession with the ball in a pick and roll offense did that isn’t surprising to do for a quarter. Casual fan take.

[@lilbatwood4932]

“Alexa play lonely by Akon”

[@nonameking4874]

FEET SET DEFENSIVE STANCE SEEING BALL SEEING MAN!! YOUR HELP IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR!!!!!

[@slurpyfinesse]

@@nonameking4874LMAO

[@ericpena7173]

So lonely

[@ericpena7173]

I'm so lonely

[@ericpena7173]

I'm ahhhhhhlllllll By Mhhhyyyyselllllllllllffffoohhhhhhj

[@nonelars]

gotta give credit to joe mazzula, he had the perfect timeouts both game when Mavs were going on a roll. each time he stopped the hot streak.

[@LloydAlmighty]

Nah Fr Perfect Timing

[@blicleak1101]

He’s completely outclassed Kidd so far. But also except from Luka and PJ and somewhat Gafford, NOBODY was even a net positive for the Mavs. They are all GONE completely. Kai is lost, DJ is AWFUL, bench guards like Josh and Dante are just barely NBA level players at this point. Watching Dante dribble that ball like raging bull end to end is so frustrating

[@diogotxx]

And then someone says Luka in hurting his team while holding the ball and making plays, even though all this absurd talent. Imagine the Mavs without him, it would be a 190-70 game.

[@CarlosLins1]

Without Luka Dallas wouldn't even be losing the finals, they would have lost way earlier

[@diogotxx]

@@CarlosLins1 that's true

[@cawffee-rh1lf]

easily. Luka is the only reason the Mavs are in the game. without him, they would be getting blown out by 40+, especially with Kyrie playing like ass and their teammates not showing up

[@diogotxx]

@@cawffee-rh1lf agree

[@darkkiller11100]

​@@cawffee-rh1lf I agree. Those guys who said Luka's killing the Mavs with those turnovers is spitting bullshits. Luka's never gonna have a perfect game if nobody on the Mavs is gonna show up.. and it's hurting his rep real bad. Those turnovers almost got him a quardruple double and making him focus all of his energy on offense is hurting him on the defensive end.

[@Lnels229]

I originally came to KZbin to just see some game 2 highlights forgot I was subscribed to the GOAT, perfect timing keep up the great work

[@KevinReillySV]

There’s a lot of reasons I like to live in Massachusetts, but one of them is how we almost always have a team that’s performing well in almost any sport, whether it’s nba, nfl, nhl, or mlb Boston always brings the heat in one of them.

[@cvgodd1432]

Yessir!! I watched like 10 championships ! I remember the day Brady stepped on the field and when Red Sox reversed the curse! Epic!

[@jackm4457]

Okay, Mr. Wise man, the home team has lost, so the series has started but it's just about over.... oh wait, we still have to see those INTANGIBLES kick in.

[@NotOmni]

As a Bucks fan who was pissed that we got rid of Holiday, this feels like getting alcohol poured on a wound watching him do exactly what we loved him for, for another team.

[@PeteringYT]

Jrue planned to retire there. Y'all can celebrate rewarding Jrue with another ring with us.

[@tillitsdone]

Jrue was the missing ingredient for Boston. I think he's series MVP so far.

[@henbobaggins]

It's like the Celtics winning is a bad thing. "Luka can't do this alone." - such a villainizing quote on both ends. I am seriously at a loss as to how literally EVERYBODY became D1 Celtics haters, but breaking down the Mavericks team and each and every possibility as to how they could "potentially" win is next-level villainizing against the Celtics. Maybe instead of making the narrative about the Mavericks 24/7, we could make the narrative about the SUPERTEAM WHO MADE HISTORY THIS SEASON? Like hello? Can everyone put their hatred aside and give the Celtics their congratulations EVER? And I bet that when they win, the most lights on switch up is going to occur, and ya'll will just follow along like sheep. Realize it now before you get disappointed, folks.

[@rigamole]

Throat has been doing it all series. He can't cope with the fact that he picked the mavs to win so now he's making up fan faction about them winning in 6 of 7.

[@Corgiॐ]

Throat Goat can't get off the Mavs he's already neck deep in 🤦😂

[@njmksr8686]

This is why I'm not subscribed to this channel. Bad breakdowns guised with pretty music and game clips. YDKB, "GOAT"!

[@ChoperJoJo]

I believe its because celtics got mad luck playing against teams that didn't had their star, and also Celtic fans are shit xD

[@GeneBoards]

It's not like Kyrie hit some sort of magical wall on offense. He just can't beat this Celtics defense. But the fans chalk it up to "the vibe is off" lmao.

[@JayZoo-tj7zc]

I dunno man Kyrie missing open or easy shots this series

[@The-Legend-of-P]

He has been getting locked up but he should be able to break down a defender or two

[@Henry-gd6vw]

He’s so rattled

[@vandalissimus]

He was the same against the Okc, only the people kept saying it was by design

[@jay_bird83126]

What's not getting talked about a lot, the fact that this is Mazullas first season as the HC with his staff and system and that it's Jrue and KPs first year. As long as this squad stays together, they're only going to build better and better chemistry and get more comfortable in this system.

[@PeteringYT]

Brown and Jrue are locked up. KP is all smiles so I don't think he will leave. Al Horford and his wife love the Celtics. JT and White are next.

[@user-pm4ko9uk8g]

They can even afford Tatum to suck too. Crazy.

[@The-Legend-of-P]

This squads been together for awhile tho and haven’t been able to win it b4. I think this year is definitely there year but I wanna see how this Celtics team would fair against a nuggets or T wolves team rather a Mavs and 1 note luka doncic team

[@njmksr8686]

​@@The-Legend-of-PThis squad is almost entirely new players, with a new HC.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@njmksr8686almost entirely? Yeah no

[@jimc.goodfellas]

What a disaster....i wasn't that worried about Dallas after game one, but now they are really on the brink

[@spiegeltn]

Bad pass by Luka and the missed foul call from Jaylen Brown shoving Washington in the back before he jumped to throw him off cost them dearly at the end. @ 3:04

[@charlie_541]

@@spiegeltn how bout the fact that yall missed like 20 free throws 😂 that effected the game much more than those two plays

[@spiegeltn]

@@charlie_541 "Y'all"? I'm a Grizzlies fan, I just want to see good basketball.

[@benjimiguel17]

@@andrewashford5617”most mature boston sports fan”

[@isolx3043]

Luka didn’t get to the finals “alone” now that his team is losing all of a sudden he’s “alone” give the Celtics their credit they’re simply defensively able to neutralize or shut down ANY TEAM

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

Well yeah they’re great on defense but you can’t tell me that Dallas is shooting well on open looks because they’re missing those too. So yes their only chance of keeping up these last games has been Luka so in that way he is “alone”

[@ozyssah]

​@@ituoiocchisudeme6606yeah bc the celtics shot soooo well yesterday, missing open 3 after open 3

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

@@ozyssah they have a deeper roster and like I said they played great defense but you’re missing the point. My point was that Luka is the only one on the Mavs that has played anywhere near good while the Celtics roster have all done their part besides maybe Tatums scoring

[@bobtheominc4838]

⁠@@ozyssah percentage wise Mavs shot worse still, especially if you take out everyone not named Luka Doncic, all other Mavs shot at 11% with only two made threes. That is 27% below their season average. Luka had twice as many three made with less than half the attempts as the rest of this team. Boston’s playing great defense, but after Luka had 24 in the first half Mavs got some wide open looks when they blitzed him. But that’s by design… why guard the people who aren’t scoring verse the guy who’s hitting everything. That’s the reason for the narrative Luka can’t do it alone. Regardless of whether it’s Boston’s defense or match up, or bright lights, someone on Dallas has to overcome whatever it is if they have a chance of even just staying alive, because Luka is still getting a 30 point triple double and they’re still losing, even on a night where Boston struggles from deep too and Boston’s typically best player has a poor scoring performance.

[@Red4350]

Luka got 1 assist game 1 ...thats never happened...no Celtics defense is defending missing open looks

[@aliiali6263]

great break down as usual bro , man it feels like we got cornered and being beatn to a pulp. ky having this mental block vs CLE is holding him alot and the pressure just keep on adding up. i hope the arena on wed to cheer their hearts out they really need it. either case win or lose they need to know we have their backs regardless off the outcome.

[@IdontlikeWhytepeople]

That’s what I’m saying. Just need some confidence

[@aliiali6263]

@@IdontlikeWhytepeople man we relly need something atm to jumpstart or get them in that head space

[@deeshotcha2250]

@@aliiali6263💀💀

[@jonathanponnudurai9421]

"MaVs WiLl BeAt BoStOn" - delusional banwagon mavs fans before the series🤡🤡🤡

[@aidanpeck180]

I get that was a missed call but let’s be real the Celtics were in the driver seat for 3 quarters of that game. It was a grind it out kind of game and the Celtics played bad but the Mavs played worse. No missed call is saving them there, when they are shooting 66% from the charity stripe. Kyrie has got to step up, and give the defense their credit they have been locking down on Kyrie hard. The Celtics have been making the Mavs play their brand of basketball. This makes sense the Celtics have been the best team all year they won 64 games this year and are the most offensively efficient team in history. I think this is more of a reality check for some of the trash people have been talking through out the playoffs.

[@paulostatic8497]

There's also a blatant travel by jones which was not called with under 2 minutes to play.

[@aidanpeck180]

@@paulostatic8497 I mean yeah but 1 its the NBA they travel all the time, and 2 with 2 mins to play and a somewhat tight game in the finals no less they aren’t going to call nearly as much. They can’t catch everything.

[@RevKali]

Went from “Mavs in 5” to “Mavs vs Refs” and “Luka needs help” 😂😂😂

[@gdgjjjkkk]

R u saying he doesn’t need help? Have u watched any of the games?

[@mahatmaghandi5494]

@@gdgjjjkkk Its more of a reality check for all the people who thought the Mavs would breeze by a 64 win team.

[@cartierr6717]

@@mahatmaghandi5494 Well it is hard to predict Kyrie not showing up at all, I had Mavs in 6 but if Kyrie continues to struggle shooting, this series is over.

[@infinityxentropy7778]

​@@cartierr6717not really if you paid any attention to Kyrie's games against the Celtics 😂

[@gdgjjjkkk]

@@mahatmaghandi5494 I understand that, but we prob woulda had a better chance if our second option didn’t go from avg 30pts to 10 on 35%fg

[@therealdarrell282]

Mavs fans said prior to the Finals that Luka and KI was enough to win a chip. Never heard any of their fans talk about Mavs role players.

[@gallants4527]

to be fair if Kyrie turned up or at least somewhat showed up the game would be closer

[@billybangs]

@@gallants4527 Kyrie playing awful in Boston is no surprise though.

[@therealdarrell282]

@@gallants4527 To win the chip, you still need your role players to play well. Boston has too many guys that can be relied consistently on both sides of the floor.

[@Red4350]

" Never heard any of their fans talk about Mavs role players." are you serious...wtf, where u been since the trade deadline...its been talks on Gafford, PJ and Lively...they get mad love

[@julesm5892]

first, mavs fans have talked about their frontcourt a lot since the trade deadline, gafford, pj washington and lively have been talked about maybe more than anything else and second, even if luka and kyrie wer all that were needed they only got luka right now, kyrie is missing

[@seeanthonyn]

Your videos are really well made. Love the format where you say a point then show clips to emphasize

[@Teej89]

Bro is gobbling up the Mavs HARD lol

[@normstewart67-99]

Right. This woman sounds like she’d do anything possible to pretend Luka isnt getting eaten alive out there on D.

[@GeneBoards]

Give the Celtics their flowers, they've been hated on and doubted all season and they're letting their game do the talking.

[@weplaydk2343]

Thank you. Im not even a Celtics fan but boy were they hated on

[@strictlyTechno]

Nobody is hating on the Celtics. It's just odd that a team doesn't really have a clear star player. You can call this hating but it's rather catching people by surprise. They're a great team and have multiple all NBA players, no hating there.

[@billybangs]

@@strictlyTechno lol a lot of people have hated on the Celtics. Them not having a star is one thing but people have made shit up about them all year. In this guy's Finals preview (where he picked the Mavs to win) he used Tatum being "upset" about Brown winning ECMVP as a reason for them being "immature." That was just a random thing some dude at ESPN said to create another dumb narrative about this team that isn't true. People pile on the Celtics with false narratives more than any other team in the league aside from maybe the Lakers.

[@hectorlumbagoCringe]

@@strictlyTechnothere’s a mass amount of hate lmao

[@fliksterrr]

There’s a reason people hate the Celtics

[@playboipatrick]

derrick white's block on pj isnt a foul due to the rule that if the player's hand is on the ball, it is a part of the ball, as pj was going up for a two handed dunk white is allowed to slap his hand the way he did

[@Outlander19]

he was still pushed by brown which is a foul

[@Pixslim]

I believe the foul is on the push in the back, pj hits the ball straight to the rim cause of the push.

[@bigoofinthechat5496]

@@Outlander19 Those touches have been deemed marginal all season. Especially in a finals game with so much at stake. The block was clean.

[@Harmonvl]

@@Outlander19wasn’t pushed his momentum didn’t change

[@playboipatrick]

@@Outlander19 thats not what hes talking abt in the video, he said missed foul on derrick white

[@noahjz]

Jason Kidd saying Brown is the best player is the press conference equivalent of "accidentally" spilling soda on the court to get a free timeout

[@JJ-ln2qg]

lowkey did work considering Tatum chucked so many shots

[@danr13]

You took the mavericks in this series, right?

[@GenusMusic]

Everyone did 🙄

[@victoralmeida4276]

Is that suppose to mean something?

[@One_with_bodie]

It’s clear that he is biased. Plus when you call that a foul and not marginal contact, it’s at least open to DISCUSSION. That’s just POINT

[@User-zl9pj]

We all did. We don’t fuck with Celtics , not likable at all

[@ZootedOnMarz]

@@User-zl9pjSo you’re a bandwagon and only cheer for the team that everyone tells you to cheer for? It was clear as day to anyone who actually watches basketball that the Celtics are winning this series with ease. All they have to do is stop Kyrie (which they’ve done) and make Luka do everything else (which they’ve done) and they’ll win. It’s a team with a starting 5 that’s full of defense and each of them can go off for 20+ at any given time. The Mavs defense can’t keep up with the Celtics offense and neither can their offense brother this series is over.

[@Ok_Igwe]

This game to game coverage and summaries are really good for this channels growth! Keep it it GOAT!

[@dpain951]

I’m sorry but Kyrie Irving needs to shake off whatever it is. I can’t stand to see Boston treat him that way and him not do anything. He needs to use that hate for motivation

[@buzzerbeaterbuzzerbeater9001]

You got a good point, that s what we from Balkans do and Kyrie has to learn to re- direct this energy in HIS favour 👍🏻

[@terrykinbors3748]

lol, maybe he wouldnt have bad luck against boston if he didnt stomp on a leprechaun named Lucky

[@dpain951]

@@andrewashford5617 andrew 🤣🤣🤣 good god delete your account. You off brand Ryan Sheckler. Holy shit 💀💀💀

[@rage761]

I'm sorry... but did the middle finger? or the stepping on Celtics logo not exist? I mean there are a lot more reasons why he's hated?? And you can't shake off good defense.

[@Trashpanda887y]

0-12 now, kyrie is mentally fragile and will never overcome this.

[@pg13pacernation30]

The Celtics kept fleecing teams with one-sided trades until they had a roster that was ready to win it all: Received: Jrue Holiday Traded away: Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, two first-round picks Received: Kristaps Porzingis, two first-round picks Traded away: Marcus Smart, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala, second-round pick Received: Derrick White Traded away: Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford, first-round pick

[@MoonyD911]

I’ll never understand why the Milwaukee Bucks chose to trade away Holiday. He was one of their best defenders.

[@ClamDickson]

Mazzulla has been developing defensive skill for Tatum, Brown, Pritchard, and Hauser for 3-6 years! This is his legacy, and getting Jrue and Tingus was just the icing on top!

[@thomashoyt8757]

This dude said the Mavs had a better team than the Cs before the series, now hes saying Luka has no help. Lmao this guy so biased

[@GOATiology]

I think you might need to get your ears checked.

[@SurrealExposure12]

He literally said fhe opposite but ok

[@onkel44lekno]

A European here who's neither a Celtics nor Mav's fan. I just want to see some good competitive basketball. Allthough I like both teams. Both have players who's amazing to watch. The Luka can't do it by himself, is of course true. But that goes the other way around, as well. JB and JT can't do it by them self either. The Celtic's are way, way deeper than the Mav's. The Mav's we saw against the T-Wolfes has been a no show in game 1 and 2. Boston's defense is amazing. Causing Luka to make 8 TO's and locking down Kyrie, causing him to make mistakes like I've never seen. If Kyrie had scored more points the Mav's could have won game 2. But if Tatum had scored more points and/or they'd not struggled as bad from behind the three, it'd been a way bigger win. I see great ball movement from the Celtic's and very little ball movement from the Mav's. The Celtic's are making Luka a huge liability on defense. I really can't see it going any other way than Boston winning. It's more a question of, will it be in 4, 5, 6 or 7.

[@nehemiahsaint2956]

The bias for the Mavs is strong 😂

[@benjimiguel17]

everyone likes an underdog story. no one cares for the celtics

[@saucegodnas7318]

@@benjimiguel17 Ofc but you gotta give credit where credit is due. This Boston team is far better than people give credit for and it’s crazy to me that folks overlook that.

[@nightskylights730]

@@saucegodnas7318 Every baskeball youtuber has a bias. The opposite of this is Thinking Basketball he absolutely hates Luka and doesn't give mavericks credit.

[@iamtheonlywilly]

Paul Pierce looked like was waiting on his verdict in a courtroom

[@CYMotorsport]

3:10 But remember before game 1 in your video you claimed "you knew who'll win the 2024 NBA Finals" you said the argument in favor of the Mavs was a gut feeling Luka and Kyrie could handle things better than Tatum and Brown. But now it's about how overpowered top to bottom the celtics are? Just keeping things honest for words used. "Derrick White and Jrue Holiday are one of the 5 best backcourts in the NBA. & They are basically the Celtics 4th and 5th best players offensively." People DID show up. EVERY SINGLE STARTER for dallas outperformed their playoff average thus far in game 2, except Kyrie - who made exactly one shot fewer than his playoff average. Luka had twice the turnovers he normally does this playoffs. Kyrie could, and likely will, get things going in Dallas. But you've been wrong since the jump is your assessment distilling it to those 4 guys like I warned initially. Dallas' bench in game 2 accounted for 9 points across an average 12 mins vs boston's 17 over an average 15 mins. delta being +7pts BOS in the net game score vs +9pts BOS in bench delta while boston shot an atrocious mark from 3 as well at 25% and took SIGNIFICANTLY more of them. The Mavs LIVE AND DIE by the 3 ball. they can't create all around vs this defense in boston and aren't deep enough to compete strategically off the bench. They've averaged 12 made 3's over the past 19 games (last night dragged that much further too). Game 2 they made half that. IT's not just about making 3's of course it's about creating the open looks. the shots are significantly more contested. If you want to analyze this game and create a path for dallas, it starts and ends with shot creation especially to stop the momentum swings of Boston who is insanely streaky, more often than not for the better. Anything else you're adding is confusing people into thinking Mavs players aren't showing up. You're incorrect. statistically it's objectively a fact they are. Kyrie can do more. but that's not going to make the difference is what you still don't get. Dallas is just lucky Boston has shot so piss poor. imagine what they'll do to them when they are finding the mark if they are STILL beating them.

[@RyuBoy123]

"One of the biggest what ifs" for a hand on the back is CRAZY, gang.

[@ELICOL31]

Just like the thumbnail Luka can't do this alone!! I consider Kyrie one of the best players there have ever been but he has been playing like garbage. Hopefully game 3 at home the Mavs will play a little bit better. Go Mavs !!! Another great video goat Consistently 🔥 videos

[@RJ-gk4rt]

The switch up😂😂😂☘️🏎️🏆🧹

[@cow5794]

Mavs in 6

[@codeblue6925]

@@cow5794 Nah in 7

[@EmperorNonya]

@@cow5794that’s crazy. Ain’t no way they’re gonna give them 4 Ls in a row.

[@victoralmeida4276]

Tf u expected, him to report the mavs won when they didnt?

[@deeee4663]

@@victoralmeida4276lmao fr 😂😂

[@DanielHernandez-si4ug]

Loved it. I want the Celtics to win but really want an interesting finals. I’m exited to see what Luka will do in game 3 and if Kyrie will stand up to the challenge

[@tastewraith]

The way you switched up from last video is hilarious. Stay on that side bruh 😂🍀

[@EnthusiasticLock-hn4qp]

That holiday move was so big. at the time, it felt like he just fell into their lap.

[@Trashpanda887y]

Luka is also a LIABILITY on defense. Which is a major reason they lost, but people act like basketball is only played on offense.

[@MrNinja543]

Bro gets boards and steals. Doesn't sound like a liability to me

[@RussellBeattie]

The Celtics know that they can get back every point Luka scores by simply challenging him on defense. Luka makes an incredible shot? The Celts simply give the ball to whoever he's guarding the next possession, since he'll be winded, limping from landing on the floor again and not paying attention because he's bitching at the refs.

[@chesstournament6271]

⁠​⁠@@RussellBeattiewatch the game and then make comments, have a mind of your own instead of just going with what you read

[@Jay-qb9gi]

@@MrNinja543definite liability. He gets fried by JB and JT every drive and gets the occasional bonehead turnover called “steals”. He can’t turn up on defense and he’s expending it all on offense.

[@BlvckMidas]

@@RussellBeattieyou know ball. This is exactly what is going on. Luka has to defend every point if not double what he scores and its tiring him out very quickly. This + his useless teammates, he has to work for almost every bucket, then defend on the way down

[@deecool47]

Went from "Best backcourt in basketball" to "Luka needs help" Yall are wild.

[@chriscote601]

I love this channel but I’m feeling some Boston hate from the narrator here 🧐😒

[@ivanleon6164]

who doesnt hate those mfs.

[@saucegodnas7318]

@@ivanleon6164 They didn’t do anything yall just hate on great teams lmao.

[@uploadsdum5642]

@@saucegodnas7318 great. debatable, good for sure.

[@jonathanwarner8696]

0:48 - That edit was slick

[@GeneBoards]

Okay, let's say they call that foul on Washington. Hell, let's even be generous and say he makes both free throws (mavs were 66.6% FT on the night). Still not enough to win...

[@mungriyaw]

Milwaukee really messed up letting go of Holiday and Holiday making his way to the Eastern Conference was really ironic. This Boston roster gonna dominate the East for a long time.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

Let’s not get ahead with of ourselves

[@tehsd8143]

Big change of tone since your meat eating of the mavs in the last vid 😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielbaker1510]

somehow dude is still tryna force it tho

[@billybangs]

I stopped taking him seriously when he used Tatum being "upset" at Brown from winning ECMVP as a reason for the Celtics being "immature" lmao

[@deeshotcha2250]

@@yamao4938 wtf wrong with you 💀💯

[@kdc5572]

I thought this channel was a great find but the weird backhanded comments at the Celtics is super distasteful…

[@kdc5572]

Skip Bayless type of vibe with the Celtics what if scenarios and slander…

[@cilo468]

@GOATiology , I recognize that you're rooting for the Mavericks, but be a bit more impartial. I'm a Celtics fan, but what made me fall in love with this channel was how you highlighted the incredible from every team from almost every angle. I just watched at least 8 minutes of pleading for the Mavericks to step it up and help Luka. Barely any credit given to Boston. No credit given to Payton Pritchard for playing excellent defense on Luka, a guy 6 inches taller and a lot heavier than he is. Or highlighting how we almost always forced Luka and Kyrie into multiple bodies. It's not just that we are extremely talented, a talented team can still suffer tremendously if not well coached. We played great defense and played unselfishly and put our players into positions they can shine. Something Jason Kidd isn't doing. The Celtics are beatable we've shown inconsistencies all year, but we are actually playing really well and acknowledgement from the GOAT and more perspectives other than eight minutes of "help Luka" would be nice :)

[@nedkelly5688]

This is quickly becoming my favourite basketball channel

[@Qalcuchimacc]

Paul Pierce is looking more like Beetlejuice as he ages.

[@mffchris]

this series reminds me of 2015 lebron vs gsw😭

[@michaelkodlubanski5249]

and 2018 cavs lebron

[@festusaniemeka3350]

That’s not true watch the game all u hear is different players getting past Luka forcing help

[@mffchris]

@@festusaniemeka3350 true he ain’t a defensive juggernaut but offensively he’s giving everything he got with injuries. kyrie and the rest of the team haven’t stepped up

[@akwesirobinson1710]

Half of the Celtic point was either of his turnovers or just straight up attack like why ain’t Luka playing fast you got a bunch of mega athletes play fast that.what give bosh trouble even Boston said they was more challenging than the mav even without Tyrese and I die to them playing fast and for some reason he not and forcing you mega athletes to play in the half and kyrie obviously can’t take Tatum brown white or jrue so you got to get him in transition on where he got an advantage and the passes he through wasn’t fatigue or injury those where just dumb pass and him trying to dribble in between a double team

[@akwesirobinson1710]

And bron did have mega athletes on his team where it kyrie where he could play fast with them if 2016 or 2018 bron on this team they get a game it 1-1 times and he not the reason for half of the Celtics points

[@faieziabubakar207]

Smart.. they can't stop luka so they didn't..they stop the others

[@ktdagoat1289]

Lebron losing Finals with worst team: “It’s cause he’s not a real goat”.. Luka losing with a better team: “Luka still a goat he just needs some help” Look man we have to be honest the Mavs just aren’t good.. Luka a good stat stuff but.. So was Russell Westbrook, but that doesn’t make a good leader or champion.. Cs in 4, 5 max 🤷🏾‍♂️..

[@djkido316]

Except Luka has already made the finals in his 6th season, Westbrook has not made the finals as the number one option in his 16 years career lol. Luka is averaging 31ppg and none of his teammates even averaging 15ppg that's why they're loosing, Clearly a dumb celtics fan won't understand that.

[@dhruvcv9771]

You don't need to disrespect Luka like that man?

[@ktdagoat1289]

@@djkido316 Ky didnt average over 15ppg before the finals??? Y'all LEGIT was STFGGGGG "Ky and Luka the best duo ever" right??? Stop with the excuses.. LeBron made it to the finals twice and his SECOND LEAD SCORER aveaged 15ppg.. Hell with Cleveland LB averaged 33 ppg and his 2nd leading scoring averaged 13... And wtf are you talking about??? KD Russ and James Harden made the finals in like 2012 or 13.. How much of a "not real NBA fan but pure Luka glazer" are you????

[@Spvceman_]

@@djkido316 uhm Westbrook KD and harden made the finals early in they OKC days buddy.

[@WFPtothemoon]

If we go game per game. Lukas first 370 and lebrons first. Luka is outdoing him on Pts, rebs, asts, fg, 3p and ft. I don't want to write out all the numbers so i'll just display pts reb and ast. 10,488 to 10,074. 3,169 to 2,538. 3,013 to 2,439. Luka is 25 and not prime yet.

[@King-bs8og]

Kyrie has to channel his inner 2016 GOAT mamba mentality. No more “nice guy.” He has to be that killer he was in the 2016 finals

[@phutimoabelo9933]

Kyrie soft right now man...I don't understand him being soft to Celtic fans... He needed to keep same energy hrs been keeping since he left man..

[@phxmiller]

I thought Luka and Kyrie were the best backcourt in basketball. What happened?

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

Kyrie hasn’t showed up that’s what happened. Did you watch the games?

[@kiranchhetri4538]

This is like rewatching nugget series against wolves when jamal went missing and jokic needed to do everything to win a game.

[@EmmanuelAniTheSchism]

Wild how GOAT is caping for the mavs when the issue is that when Boston wins people will say JT is the worst superstar for doing the arduous task of...leading both teams in rebounds and assists while playing great defense

[@bronsone]

Luka has been a plus defender throughout these playoffs, but at this point he's been beat up for so long that it's tough to maintain while still having to carry the entire offensive load

[@PaM07675]

I thought they had the best offensive backcourt in NBA history? Now Luka is all alone? My my

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

Hmmm it’s almost like Kyrie isn’t playing good?🤔 and if Kyrie doesn’t show up wouldn’t that mean that Luka is the only hope they have of winning a game?

[@MrNinja543]

Casual take vs reality

[@tastewraith]

@@ituoiocchisudeme6606Now imagine if Tatum was scoring like he usually does lmao

[@PaM07675]

@@ituoiocchisudeme6606 Its almost like people were wrong to make that statement in the first place is my point, that “Luka and Kyrie are the best offensive backcourt in NBA history”. If thats what they are, this shouldnt happen to Kyrie

[@ituoiocchisudeme6606]

@@tastewraith yeah we can use our imagination to imagine both him and Kyrie playing like their normal self but unfortunately that’s not the case:’) would make for a better series

[@Benwazworld]

why is paul pierce always look like he recovering from a hangover

[@obi3924]

It went from “Best backcourt in nba history” to “Luka needs help” 💀

[@juststrolling7647]

Why we acting blind you clearly see he needs help

[@bigoofinthechat5496]

@@juststrolling7647 He has a fully competent team though. They're just falling prey to the Celtics defensive scheme. Its called getting outplayed.

[@wetsaapbrehh7839]

@@bigoofinthechat5496for real man the better team is just winning so far. Luka doesn’t need more help that boy needs to play some defense. How can you be the best player in the world and a complete defensive liability?

[@The-Legend-of-P]

@@wetsaapbrehh7839being the best offensive player in the world and being able to cook anyone 1v1 has nothing to do with defense lol. I do agree that this is a wake up call for luka to get better at defense, but he’s doing everything on offense so it ain’t really his fault. His teams missing wide open 3’s and free throws the entire game so what do you expect

[@The-Legend-of-P]

@@bigoofinthechat5496everyone on his team misses wide open shots from Lukas passes. If his team actually makes shots and kyrie knows how to play basketball and stops letting his team get carried by a 25 year old then the mavs can at least win a game or two. They beat the timber wolves

[@RussellBeattie]

I saw someone point out the fact that Tatum and Brown spent their first couple years in the NBA playing against Kyrie in practice. They know his moves down cold. I don't expect him to make much of a difference during this series. (I might end up eating those words, but I hope not.) *Tatum. Needs. To. Stop. Whining. At. The. Refs!* In the third quarter he gave up a bucket because he was still bitching at the ref instead of paying attention to his man. I thought he had matured.

[@MrkrabbyDkrabs]

actually good point yo

[@nonameking4874]

ICE THE SCREEN!!! YOUR HELP IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR!!!

[@SeanCombzz]

THIS IS NORTH KOREA

[@AK--if1su]

Ky has gone through this Celtics mental block for a while now. Fans are great when they win and can be really nasty when they loose. Especially if it was someone like Ky that they lost. Although they have done well without him, i do think Ky has to overcome the blockage and see the motivation in Luka's game. Luka is the next best, and he needs a valid push from a certain role player to feel like he can do even better and bring the cup home!

[@thearbiter3369]

Milwaukee fucked up trading depth for dame

[@chase5298]

ok lol

[@veryape13]

I cant lie the Celtics are just a far better team than we are. Amazing run regardless. I have hope we can still win but itll be a tough road

[@schneckeimschlamm1390]

its not even that big of kyries fault its just that boston is really good at defending the mavs

[@jamesmarr5196]

4:03 first mistake I’ve ever heard in these amazingly produced videos the last 6 months I’ve been following this channel

[@SuperDunk1000]

“Can’t do this alone”? He’s a huge reason why they’re down 0-2. His defense is a problem

[@Edogawa199X]

He averages 31/10/5/1.5 but hes the reason they down 0-2 what a dumb statement. Nobody on Mavs averages more than 15ppg. Boston has 6 players average double digit. You dont know basketball

[@martinvonheimann7261]

Good stuff as usual. .Looks like more analysis in goat video = even better goat video. Excellent job developing this format man, thank you.

[@NikadaNK]

your analysis makes this so much more interesting

[@billybangs]

It's pretty base-level analysis tbh

[@vraalten]

Great analysis! As much as I want the Mavs to win, it is clear that Boston has way more depth and momentum. Mavs do not have the luxury that role players and stars underperform. They have to fire on all cylinders for the rest of this Finals run. As always, miracles do happen.

[@curtiszyr]

The defense assignment for Dallas is killing them . Luka is ass , they don’t know how the defend the spacing the cutting, rim pressure and inside game holiday and brown provide. Even if both teams start knocking Down 3s Celtics still win

[@MrChiggz]

I have to admit I was caught up in the romance and the storyline for Mavericks magic at the time. It seems they have met their match. Alas they have their backs against the wall, Kyrie has to get out of his way, and we can just hope Luka and his injuries don't get worse. Here's to an all out game 3. Enjoy!

[@MarcoS-ox9ej]

ball hog all games all year, then expect teammates to carry?

[@isaaclee1964]

Yo that edit of just Luka and Gobert tho and the crowd fading in👏🏻 It’s just Luka baby!

[@Oubaitorii]

??? Was GOAT always a Luka fanboy? Luka's 8 turnovers were horrible for the Mavs. Y'all really think Luka played no part in this loss. He is their best player. He shouldn't be hitting 50% on FT and giving up 8 turnovers. Can't watch this. unsubscribed

[@drex5160]

The only person who can help Luka is Peter Griffin... *_"corner three"_*

[@nonameking4874]

STOP GAMBLING STOP GAMBLING! HEDGE HEDGE!!

[@eli_sp]

the narration, the writing, the editing, the ball knowledge 👌 THIS is basketball content PERFECTED 💯 thank you, GOAT 🙌

[@Hooperlounge]

No one wants to admit Luka can’t guard anyone

[@yamao4938]

Cause everyone knows it changes nothing about the fact that he carried the whole fxcking Mavs team. Tatum couldn't shoot shit and you'd hear everyone with green on their shirt shill their ass out about how he's some kind of generational talent. Luka is just way more important to his team than anyone else on both end of the court.

[@Edogawa199X]

And nobody can guard him either

[@Hooperlounge]

You both sound like you’re in denial

[@djkido316]

Luka actually playing OK defense, Celtics are shooting 7-14 with Luka as the primary defender meanwhile Celtics are 12-15 with Kyrie as the primary defender, If mavs lose its not on Luka rather on Kyrie who has been god awful on both offense/defense.

[@HunchoTooClean]

@@djkido316watch the game and stop repeating the same BS Luka gets blown by every Possession

[@ZaweehTV]

I love this. This is good.

[@michaelcadieux]

mavs in 5 crowd awfully quiet rn

[@julianlopezsikahall704]

We went from best offensive backcourt to luka needs help pretty quick, Cs in 5

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

for the record if its a sweep, i called it.

[@realjoshb]

Jones Jr’s 7 point run was the best Dallas had to offer outside of Luka and I’m sure the Celtics answered with a 10 point run of their own.

[@AyeJHawk]

Took Boston two games to take this man from declaring Dallas would win the series because of buzzwords like "teamwork, chemistry, and brotherhood" while implying Bostons statiscal dominance was irrelevant because "the game isnt play on the statsheet" and "who do you want taking the final shot?".......... to stating "the mavs will be celebrated for the attempt" while comparing them to some of the worst teams to ever make the finals. This channel is absurd

[@nikki-op4xj]

Luka is great on away games , he has some crazy stats to show - lets be real not many players are like that there is solid chance that mavs and that includes Kye will show up with their back against the wall in Dallas . but GOAT is right this is must win game ... no one climbs out of 3-0 hole . great vid as always

[@Landon-f2y]

what happened to mavs in 6 boys 😂😂

[@Spvceman_]

Mavs in 7💀

[@talliban7862]

well lets get back to this comment after