Luka Dončić vs. Steph Curry - Nick makes his pick for the WCF | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

The Western Conference Championship series begins tonight and Luka Dončić will lead the Dallas Mavericks to face off against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors for the chance to appear in the NBA Finals. Nick Wright breaks down why he's sticking with his adult Slovenian son, and why the Mavericks are an awful matchup for the Warriors.
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Luka Dončić vs. Steph Curry - Nick makes his pick for the WCF | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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[@hadanokuroi]

This did not age well.

[@jorgegamboa5821]

Had to come back to this gem after the Warriors just went up 3-0 on the Mavs lmao oh Nick! 🤭

[@christophershaffer3921]

🤣🤣🤣 We told them "We aren't the Suns."

[@weswalks8449]

Look at all the old comments talking about the mavs…no one dares to come back in here and be held accountable😂

[@Philly-tt3we]

The disrespect to Steph is at an all time high, it’s almost like their paid to not give him any credit

[@cameroncole8588]

I swear it’s become a trend to act as if steph isn’t the reason why the warriors are good🤨yeah they got klay and draymond but CURRY is the soul of the team

[@normanzara6448]

It’s viewership and high ratings they’re after. That’s Media and how they get their revenues. 😂

[@bobt9705]

This aged very well. Steph FMVP.💪💪

[@simpsoy]

It’s 8:40pm, PST Warriors beat Mavs 109-100, up 3-0. I shall now wait for Nick Wrong’s reaction in the next 7-8 hours…

[@whyusojelly7989]

LMAO, what will the Warriors do about Joker? Grizzlies are young and hungry! what about Lucka? Boston is the most complete team in the NBA. SMH @ hot-take Nick.

[@Paulmacllc]

Everybody has been wrong about the warriors since before the season started. Said they would limp into the playoffs. If it weren’t for their own injuries they would have finished first in the west. They were number 1 in the west half way through the season.

[@RaymondMeunierMusique]

This is by far the best team they’ve played so far

[@Seddysaid]

Stop with the underdog story.. the warriors have been the favorites in the west since the begging of the season. Lakers were there too. Suns became the favorites after the first month and everybody was talking about the warriors and the Suns meeting in the western conference finals all year

[@zer0pulse156]

i beg to disagree, without those injuries, Poole might not explode like he is now, the chemistry of the 2nd unit might not be this strong

[@patrick553]

@@RaymondMeunierMusique No it was the Grizz

[@AllBackends]

you’re just making stuff up lol the Warriors were favorite behind Phoenix to come out of the West for almost the entire season

[@daanwlt]

going back to this after the gsw are up 3-0 is cracking me up

[@antoniogreen9176]

LMAO IM DYING BRUH

[@ifade26]

Going back to this after the game 1 blowout is just funny. Apparently, even Curry clamped Luka not once but multiple times.

[@alimaxion2005]

The only convincing win Memphis had was as a result of GSW players thinking Memphis has given up already, and we all see how Game 6 ended, they played their heart out but still loss the game. The terrible thing about this GSW team in this playoffs is, you can play your A+ game and still lose and GSW can play their B game and still win, but all these analysts won't tell you the truth because they want the views.

[@Aj-pi6ip]

Facts

[@FlexinPythons]

You put my thoughts into words

[@christopherpaul7588]

"The Mavs dominated them in the regular season..." That's just not an argument now. Against Denver the Warriors were 1-3. Against Memphis the Warriors were 1-3. Forget the regular season. This is the playoffs! Go Dubs!!

[@scottym3233]

Dallas had lost 11 straight to the suns before beating them in the playoffs.

[@ktillman2002]

Facts... I also wouldn't call it dominant. Last two match ups warriors had big leads and let it slip away in the closing moments of the 4th. Also let's not forget that the warriors plotted out a line starting 2 rookies when mavericks made a come back in those "dominant" wins

[@313drepeso313]

@@scottym3233 oh yeah!!! Wow

[@313drepeso313]

Facts!!!

[@SHOTGUNHENNY]

That was regular season and the warriors weren't healthy

[@donnalising6600]

im here after Game 1. warriors winning by 25, steph not playing the entire 4th quarter. nick wrong😂

[@angeladelmundo6678]

Yeah and waiting for his analysis later

[@djm55]

Gotta love Nick: "Good luck with that!" I think it's very hard to predict who will win until we see them play a couple games at least.

[@alimaxion2005]

People forgot Memphis, Denver and Dallas beat GSW 3-1 in the regular season, and in those games, none of those teams played fully healthy Warriors team. Going by the post-season stats alone the only category Mavs can boast of is shooting more 3s than GSW, and we know the best team with best stats always prevail 80% of the time. Most of these pundits were only picking Mavs because they want views. We will know how the series will play out tonight

[@soapa4279]

“Nobody can guard Luka” is right. That’s why it’s a team effort and the Dubs collectively held him to 20.

[@joedaget777]

😂😂I’m watching this after the warriors just drug em through there. I honestly couldn’t even watch Luka this game, he was such a cry baby, complaining about every call, literally turned the ball over and cried to the refs about it, warriors in 5

[@soapa4279]

@@joedaget777 Yeah I’m a Luka fan for the most part, but his flaw is complaining too much. He needs to not be Harden 2.0 and just play.

[@joedaget777]

@@soapa4279 for real, I would never wish failure on anybody but he will go no where playing like that, but he is young he will grow out of it

[@victorsullivan9107]

If the Mavs win, I think it has to be in 6. I’m not sure they could win another road game 7, especially against a team that actually knows what it takes to win.

[@rayfinkle5048]

This right here. This I why I think ultimately GS will win. They have the pedigree. The suns have 0 players who know what it takes including CP3. I have said it before the Dubs are the only team in the past 20 years that can say they are 3 time champs since the lakers and the spurs.

[@ezequielmartinez238]

@@rayfinkle5048 everyone forgot how GS choke without KD, they let the Lebron Cavs comeback from a 3-1 lead in the 16 finals, and can't do anything against Leonard and the Raptors in the 19 Finals, even with that experience from the Warriors core, the Mavs could make a big upset in this western conference finals

[@loganerb3952]

If it gets to game 7 the best player tends to win and Luka is hands down the best player in this series. Plus they have game 7 experience (in which they won)

[@Charon58]

What it takes to win in 7 is legs. The Warrior’s core is just a little old to be going 7. Paul was really good for a couple of games against Dallas, but at 37 he started to wear down and at the end he was an old man getting thrashed. Could the Warriors win the series? Sure. But anyone who’s betting on them is living in the past, not paying attention to the present.

[@dacoryowens14]

If luka gets to a game 7 it’s wraps!! Best game 7 performer ever based off numbers 🤷🏾‍♂️ mavs are underdogs so them getting to a game 7 will have luka confidence sky rocket

[@AegisReflector]

Curry laughing with his 12 rebounds tonight

[@robertkwanga]

Golden State lost the season series to Nuggets, they lost the season series to Grizzlies and they lost the season series to Mavs... They've already beaten Grizzlies and Nuggets.... Mavs stand a better chance, but no matter what, GS is so experienced with dealing with players like Luka that I can't write them off...

[@RAZGR1Z]

Injuries.....injuries.... are the Warriors going to injure Luka? It would fit the pattern of how the Warriors win in the playoffs.

[@raymondmercado5637]

Nope I disagree

[@dr.boolin8296]

Yeah Warriors have been pretty lucky so far. They ran into the Denver Jokic, the Ja-less grizzlies for half a series, and now they got Luka, Brunson, and friends. If they win, they’ll win in 7 and it will be a hard fought 7 game series.

[@ariestonsantos]

@@RAZGR1Z wtf are talking about??? They whipping the grizz by 20 pts even before ja injured himself,warriors are leading the standing until injuries happened to them.

[@chayimclark2270]

Plus you can’t trust what the warriors do in the regular season. Kerr experimented with Curry minutes and the line up the whole regular season. He was just trying things lol

[@blitz0623]

I love Nick and his love for Dallas but he conveniently left out the part that Steph was alone when he faced the Mavs in the regular season. Now he has everyone with him

[@weswalks8449]

Exactly. Regular season matchups are useless right now. The warriors haven’t been healthy at all until these playoffs. He brought up Steph’s free throw percentage against the mavs as if you can guard the free throw line…warriors haven’t been playing up to their potential until This point…it’s only a matter of time until they find their rhythm

[@kaipeng4034]

I agree. Regular season means jack since Warriors didn't play at full strength. BUT Mavs is a brand new team since the Unicorn trade. We are a smaller team now with better D at the moment. May the better team win!

[@HalfUnder]

Nick just can't bring himself to pick the Warriors because if they win, Steph, Dray, and Klay all have as many rings as Lebron.

[@mrmillennium2697]

Steph is the best player remaining only top 5 player currently playing

[@johnnycoop8694]

Klay played

[@joshuadesautels]

The Warriors are 7-0 at home in the playoffs. The Warriors have at least 1 road win in 25 consecutive playoff series. The Mavericks CAN'T assume they're going to sweep the games in Dallas, I don't know how you get "Mavs in 5" out of that.

[@LoneRanger1445]

I don’t think there’s anyone in the league that can consistently guard Luka he’s just that good. I remember hearing how bridges was going to completely shut him down and we all saw how that turned out. I think the Mavs are going to surprise a lot of people again.

[@reggienovenario2864]

He makes it look so easy too.

[@gamez4408]

If you have followed Warriors basketball, you would know they will allow him to get his and target the role players!

[@tjmcgough5333]

@@gamez4408 than Luka will have 100 lol

[@nelsonaquino4301]

As a Mavs fan and that has watched a lot of their games, the only one I can think of that can consistently defend and stop Luka is Ben Simmons.

[@nakudu4847]

Had you listened to Broussard you'd by now remember these Warriors faced Apex Lebron. And don't get me wrong, Luka is legit, but Lebron back than was on another level and they had to overcome him with an overall better roster than the Mavericks

[@marcosgonzales500]

Unlike other teams warriors don’t panic when they get down. That’s what makes them tough to beat because they are hard to close out.

[@VonAndrade]

Hard to close out when they have Kevin Durant but not this season.

[@joshuacruz2007]

@@VonAndrade Do you even watch basketball? 2019 Warriors closed out Portland and Rockets in the West when Durant got injured. They lost to the raptors because Klay tore his ACL.

[@weswalks8449]

@@joshuacruz2007 warriors are the most disrespected champions and Steph is the most disrespected superstar in the nba. People will continue to pick against them and they’ll continue to prove everyone wrong. I can see the warriors going back to back and winning 2 more rings without KD before they start to really decline

[@TheRealAldo]

@@weswalks8449 95% of media is picking warriors. they aren’t the underdogs here by a long shot

[@noel4ya]

@@TheRealAldo right! it’s nick against everyone lol

[@lorenzojones6700]

This was a terrible take for nick 🤣 tomorrow’s episode should be good

[@williamcreager6434]

Lol, after years and years of the Warriors winning at least one road game in every playoff series, Nick really thinks this Mavs team will be the one to end that streak? That’s a bold take

[@michaeljenkins8679]

Nick is obviously a Warriors hater

[@carl_tuckerson9701]

Hindsight 20/20 Steph didn't score 35 and Poole didn't score 25......dubs win by 25 regardless!

[@Seddysaid]

Curry only had 21 points and they still blew the Mavs out by 30. So Nick was way off in his biased analysis per usual

[@tigera6]

Nick act like GS never see Luka before and doesnt know how to play him, but forgot how GS played against Lebron and Harden who were similar as well.

[@Seddysaid]

@@tigera6 I don’t Luka is the threat. It’s the rest of the Mavs actually even though they don’t get credit. The rest of the Mavs shoot over 40% from 3 but shoot like Curry and seems like they don’t miss. They also play good defense without Luka

[@garneroutlaw1]

I can't believe the Mavs are in contention. Earlier this season they looked boring, dull, unmotivated, and questionable to even make the playoffs. Amazing job by Kidd.

[@pacman7658]

If game 4 was properly officiated ... Then suns would've won in 6. But we all seen how that turned out

[@bboyobsessive]

I am confused by this series because I have no idea how well Dallas's defense will perform. Will it be like the first two games of the Suns series or the last five. The best analysis of the Suns series I saw showed CP3's offensive efficiency in pick and roll fell off the map as soon as Dallas started hunting him in pick and roll when he was on defense. Dallas might be able to do that to Curry too, or it might not matter because the Warriors run a motion offense and Curry is one of the best off ball players ever. I just hope it's a good series with some close games.

[@karabomafa5609]

Mavs have a top two defense since the all star break..and you saw how vicious they can be after the Phoenix games

[@RAZGR1Z]

Curry's biggest weakness is he gets gassed especially when he gets attacked defensively.

[@marclogan218]

@@RAZGR1Z curry’s known to have some of the best conditioning in the league

[@bjensen]

I expect Mavs defense to take a couple games to figure out GS offense, just like they did in last two series. If Mavs D can figure it out by game 3, Mavs can win.

[@norjihads.4144]

@@marclogan218 remember also that Curry is getting old..Just like Cp3 he will have moments where he will be gassed up

[@ZimMill]

This Why GS Is Almost Impossible To Beat When They Have Home Court Advantage: GS Has Won A Road Game In 21 Straight Series, So Its Safe To Say They’ll Win At Least One Road Game Vs Dallas… So That Mean In Order For Dallas To Win The Series, They Gotta Steal 2 Games In GS… & That’s Hard Asf To Do It Aint Gone Be Easy But I Got Dubs In 7… Nick Is Outta His Mfn Mind

[@shehlaal-tamimi5593]

It’s really annoying that the Warriors don’t care about stats, that’s why you see Steph sits down although he needs only one or two baskets to reach 40 or 50. So, they could’ve won at least 3 of the 4 games that they played against the Mavericks in the regular season. Warriors in 6 🔥

[@kinidiosodlosios6892]

As a Mavs fans this is just from game standpoint a 50-50 match up but cause of home court slightly advantage for Warriors but if Luka keep playing like this they have a chance in 7

[@gcabs8507]

The mavs won by -25, great prediction nock wright!!!

[@jonathanst-pierre1462]

Wiggins is so underrated in this series and has an amazing playoff run so far

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Hey Nick…your wrong..plus the game is in San Francisco NOT Dallas! 3 :43

[@yurrski227]

how Nick explained it got me optimistic of who’s winning now…will be a fun series

[@kimlove5760]

I NEVER like Nick. His voice annoyed me.

[@tylerk4641]

It could go either way. But I think Mavs do have the edge in series and I'd take them in 6

[@camprinceton2471]

Mavs in 7 but I agree could go either way

[@treyroyal8214]

Hahaahah

[@roku89107]

Fill us in because I know for sure you don’t watch the actual games

[@moneyboysentertainment9311]

Who’s ur supplier ?😂

[@pfunk1992]

Mavs in 5

[@giannizhang8932]

This ages well after the warriors win it all.

[@angela1504]

Can we now laugh at Nick’s take? 🤣😂

[@easymoney2320]

Luka's the best player in the series. As long as Brunson and Dinwiddie step up, I'm taking Mavs in 7.

[@ethanial3671]

I don't think the mavs could win a road game 7. If they win it will have to be in 6

[@Kowboy1911]

Luka cant guard the following : - klay … too great off ball and luka is not chasing around all the off ball screens and still being as effective on offensive - draymond … will get lost too often in transition - steph … come on now - wiggins … ehhh, not bad but wiggins is athletic with a decent handle and can get him in foul trouble - poole.. come on now

[@emfbat]

As hard as it may be to accept for many, since 2015 when the warriors are healthy they only barely lose when the league suspends one of their players. Yeah they have lost when injured. Good luck to the mavs. But it isn't Luka's time yet. Unless the warriors get injured. It's upto the basketball gods

[@danny_daphantom]

Warriors are not the same team bro

[@BlakeAlexander12]

You have everything backwards

[@YungLanxx]

So much irony in this comment lool

[@tonyrodriguez2722]

The warriors are old haven't even made playoffs in like 3 years your living in the past

[@michaeljenkins8679]

@@tonyrodriguez2722 it's been 2 years.Learn how to do math

[@ImDTH]

Mavs in………….5?!?!?!? The disrespect is on an entirely new level.

[@asoldierstwocentsrawuncut9611]

“Hunt Steph” “No one to defend the rim” “Bad matchup” People having been saying this for almost a decade and yet, it has barely worked!

[@Shzzaam]

Because they had KD lol. I dont even think Luka was in the league last time GS was a championship contender, people have to realize they won a title 4 years ago THEY ARE NOT THE SAME TEAM.

[@princecheck11]

how has it barelyy worked when curry lost up 3-1 & he hasnt won a chip in over 3 years

[@homeboys751]

Luka, Brunson, Dwiddie in ISO against Steph, He cannot hide now, Mavs playing 5 out offense whose gonna help him now? If they send help someones gonna be open in 3s

[@asoldierstwocentsrawuncut9611]

@@princecheck11 they’ve been to 6 WCF in 8 years.. come on now.. 🤦🏾‍♂️.. I would consider that barely working.

[@hollyprice4351]

@@princecheck11 You can't seriously count the seasons when there was no Steph (played only 5 game), no KD (injured in round 2 and then left), no Klay (injured in game 6 of the finals and out for 2 plus years) or 2016 when Steph injured in round 1, Draymond gets suspended, Bogut is out with injury, and Iggy has back spasms in the finals. Also, please remind me how many finals MVP's or Championships had KD won in the 9 years before he joined the Warriors? What is that you say? NONE. (oh yeah, right).

[@tshokoboi]

Someone kidnap Broussard until the end of the series so he doesn't jinx the warriors lol

[@livelifels2726]

Well Nick was certainly wrong on game one…. 😕

[@tranformersaddiction]

Even if Nick might be wrong, I like his reasons for his takes. It’s Real Xs and Os rather than Broussards ‘warriors offence is just better….suns were intimidated by the mavs’

[@shizzleshareef]

Facts. This series is a toss up to me, I don't know who is going to win. Nick's point on GS's lineup issues has me leaning towards Dallas a bit.

[@no_handle_found]

Everyone are going Nuggets had Jokic, Grizzlies had Ja, GSW beat them both. But what Mavs have is a solid defense, best offensive player and nothing to lose mentality. It is never going to be easy!

[@Facedamusic]

Nuggets series wasn’t impressive. No MPJ or Jamal Murray.

[@sands201]

They beat them in 5 sooooooo I guess it was easy!

[@fcc950]

If the 3’s don’t go down for Mavs, GS in 5

[@Eschatonx]

Lol, watching this after seeing the games and how they unfolded... it's like the Warriors went out of their way to prove Nick wrong on every single statement he made. Draymond scored 17 in a game and Looney 21 in another. Wiggins torched Dallas for 27. Poole did not need to average 25. I couldn't even keep track of all of his wild and off the wall predictions.

[@F4tD4bR1ps]

I really want to see Luka win but I don't think the Mavs have a chance. Warriors have been here and they are hungry from the 2019 injuries. They know what this moment means I think... Would love to see the Mavs do it though

[@michaellas6083]

Don't have a chance? Wow

[@MA-rq3qu]

@@michaellas6083 Warriors will be swept.

[@joezenone5491]

They also said that to Phoenix.. it's okay.. Mavs vs the World again 😏😏😏

[@TElias5]

@@michaellas6083 1 all star vs 4 lol warriors will easily win

[@michaellas6083]

@@TElias5 wildin

[@walterthekid8872]

Wildest’ face when Bru said water bois 😂

[@weswalks8449]

Everyone doubts them now but when the warriors win in 5 the narrative will be “They should win! It’s Luka by himself!” They’ll never get the credit they deserve. Golden state didn’t play up to par in round 2, but when they find a rhythm this round, Dallas won’t have much of a chance.

[@YDallDay]

yeah that is how they turn

[@deleted--]

As it should be. They are clearly the favorites regardless of what nick says. Mavs have nothing to lose in this series

[@dponedeep]

It should be because everybody had mavs swept against suns

[@weswalks8449]

@@deleted-- I agree they should have been the overwhelming favorites. A lot of haters and curry doubters will tell you otherwise. “No one can stop Luka” or “warriors need KD”

[@deleted--]

@@weswalks8449 well these people on the shows do things for ratings. But there was no one credible who actually believed the mavs could or should win. The warriors have a guy coming off the bench who would be the 2nd best player on their team. You guys literally have a cakewalk to finals... and if you win you'll get mad when others bring up said cakewalk

[@SosaTheGOATOFN]

Nick has a hard time with waiting his turn to speak

[@sleepmoneyken9234]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dskwared2u610]

My heart will be with Dallas but Vegas thinks the Warriors are favorites and I'm reluctant to doubt a motivated Steph & Draymond.

[@johnjay2717]

Nick is knowledgeable and I'm respectful of his view and analysis. I'd like to see the Warriors at their best and also know that Warriors rise up to greater challenges that come with better teams like the Dallas Mavs. This presents us with higher expectations of watching great basketball at its best! I getting ready to enjoy it fully!

[@princecheck11]

we wouldve like to see a lot of teams at their best against the warriors just how the cookie crumbles

[@AdelekeAfolayan]

I'll give it to Nick Wright, sticking to his guns and backing it up with some stats. It should be a tough series but Mavs in 5? Are the Splash bros + Poole Party a joke to you man? If Mavs win, it'd be in 7.

[@nailfelagund7508]

Nick's analysis is actually good, but I don't believe in Mavs' supporting cast to be consistently good. If they step up, the Warriors are in a world of pain.

[@jaelenloche5695]

yeah, he also left out that the Mavs didn't see the combo Steph, Klay, and Draymond in any of the games they played, allowing them to trap Steph more.

[@nailfelagund7508]

@@jaelenloche5695 these are not peak Warriors and they are facing long athletic defenders. Easy with the praise there.

[@detectivejimmymcnulty1676]

This comment of yours isn’t based in disrespect so I’ll be respectful too when I say I am tired of the narrative that the Mavs don’t have a supporting cast. We have 4 guys shooting 40+% from three. We have long, athletic wings that play great defense, we have 2 or 3 bodies going for rebounds on every shot, 3 great ball handlers, bench depth and a coach who has found a dynamic defensive scheme. Mavs supporting cast is almost as good as Warriors imo.

[@nailfelagund7508]

@@detectivejimmymcnulty1676 I am not saying you don't, and I actually think they are good players, but Spencer can give you 30 or 5, depending on how he feels on a given night. The same goes for DFS, Kleber and Bullock. Brunson is a bit more consistent. That's my worry for the Mavs.

[@bobbytasir4394]

@@jaelenloche5695 curry in 5

[@Anex9286]

8:28 Nick Wright cold as ice "yea, good luck with that!" 🤣

[@kristofferiversen6732]

This is so funny to watch after the finals hahaha

[@joshuadesautels]

The Warriors also went 1-3 against Denver and Memphis this season.

[@willzsportscards]

Mavs in 5? lollllllllllll. Nick hasn't been watching GS. They've been bored all year, just waiting like a cobra to strike when it matters. And now it does.

[@coops1992]

Yep and Grizzlies were even better than Mavs. Mavs is just another Denver Nuggets with one star player who is bad defender at the same time. Dubs in 5

[@Indiana-r9b]

Warriors should win this series pretty comfortably, I don’t care who is guarding luka, just defend the Mavs straight up and switch everything because the Mavs doesn’t have any unstoppable big like Giannis or embidd. So the X factor to win is who got better offense, steph as a superstar must cancel out luka doncic, and then they got draymond and Wiggins, all star level in their prime, and then klay and poole, I believe will be inconsistent, but still more than enough to win. Don’t double luka at all, just try to play best offensive game should enough to out score the Mavs. If they lose this series, they better beg KD return to help them because they are not good enough to win anymore.

[@tarmaskhalifa871]

Kd most probably waiting for Bob myers to call him. Had he not signed that extention it might have happened. But we need giannis

[@Indiana-r9b]

@@tarmaskhalifa871 ya if the warriors fail to win this season, steph definitely need another superstar.

[@dennisdixon2062]

Throughout the whole post season Dreymon has been way undersized against his matchups but has totally won against them. The Warriors know how to make adjustments. It’s going to be a long series but it will be warriors and 7.

[@JuicemanGravy]

your take but mavs in 7 and its 100% right ;)

[@5toolplayer21]

warriors in 5

[@SirJorge.]

It’s Luka. Draymond can’t guard him nobody can

[@RELLMGN]

@@SirJorge. draymond can guard him

[@homeboys751]

@@RELLMGN How? Luka will put him to the blender and foul trouble. Green is effective against the big man but quicker guards he's not up to it.

[@bapp40]

Everyone talking about how they gonna guard Luka, what they gonna do with Luka. Bruh, how they gonna guard Steph/Klay/Jordan. Luka 'finna end up chasing one of them dudes.

[@kgar5]

He plays no defense with the emphasis on no defense

[@HezzyEastside]

Suns fan but I said if the mavs beat us they are going to the ship. I rolling with Nick!!

[@borood1188]

You’re right, Wright!

[@crazytarantulacruz2041]

"YOU DONT WANNA SEE US NEXT YEAR" -stephen curry

[@rickeyjones729]

Yeah cause they going back 2 back. And the youngsters going to be just as dangerous. The 2nd unit is going to be as equally dangerous as the first unit.... Celtics and the league are not ready for what's coming...

[@rickeyjones729]

I'm interested to see what kuminga becomes u can see give him time he is going to be nasty.

[@bradyhoeper7929]

I feel like everyone made really solid points. I'm pretty biased and would love to see the mavs win, but I don't see how they can win in less than 7 games.

[@elianenriquez826]

appreciate nick for pointing out the different scenarios matchup wise for gsw against dallas.

[@eduarded2670]

I predicted Dallas winning against Utah and the Suns... this one. is tough. Dallas dominated in the regular season.. still it says nothing. Could go either way... I got Dallas in 6

[@dponedeep]

Same

[@KapitalElement]

Luka Legend!

[@ian-ds1uv]

How is this a bad matchup for the warriors they do not have a big man they are all out on the perimeter

[@bobgodd]

Nick Wright has become insufferable. He's taking the Skip Bayless pathway of taking a stance (opinion) and stating it as fact. There's minimal intelligence behind any of his gibberish, it's just sensationalism. No sensible intelligent analyst thinks the Warriors can only muster one win... What a clown.

[@litany21]

He’s a worse Skip Bayless, for sure. Playing a character on TV

[@rajanpalgill]

Nick forgetting kuminga 😂 that boy nice

[@skywalka02]

I got Mavs in 6. Same games as Nick said but I got them Splitting the first two then home court wins out from there…

[@townbidnesz5315]

What happened lol

[@sactownizzy9312]

🤡🤡🤡

[@ajg2149]

Mavs in 6 luka goin to the finals. Miami vs Dallas part 3

[@giancarlo2953]

Nick, you were wrong.

[@no_handle_found]

Mavs will win first two games, Gsw will take next two, Mavs will finish them in next 2. Mavs in 6.

[@michaeljenkins8679]

You're obviously a Warriors hater and have no basketball knowledge if you think the Mavericks are going to win games 1 and 2 on the Warriors home court

[@Alexanderthepraised9]

Lyles sounds like the dad from modern family just more stressed 😂

[@romesuperman]

Little Nicky - GET SOME OF THAT BEATDOWN

[@christophershaffer3921]

Well now, this is awkward. I mean...he literally was wrong about everything except the number of games.

[@Chris-de2qc]

Keep it up Nick!!!

[@mrmillennium2697]

Jordan Poole+Splash Brothers = Waterboys

[@djwafu_fk8]

Im not saying Luka is at Lebron's Level already but i think he can carry the team against the Warriors i'm picking Dallas in 6-7

[@ryedye335]

luka is not close to being the goat yet, wtf u talking about

[@tdl8472]

@@ryedye335 when did he say luka the goat? R u slow

[@ryedye335]

@@tdl8472 lebrons is the goat, if he can reach lebrons level that would mean he would be the goat… you good bro?

[@tdl8472]

@@ryedye335 wow you’re actually tripping. First off he literally said ‘IM NOT SAYING LUKA IS AT LEBRON LEVEL’ like did u read it? Second off, you THINK lebron is the goat. That’s ur opinion. Most ppl think jordan. So once again ur buggin

[@ryedye335]

@@tdl8472 what? he said lebron bc lebron is known for carrying teams. i doubt the person i responded to has MJ as the GOAT. also he’s implying it’s close by mentioning it, i’m saying that it’s not so why mention the two together. calm down

[@chuckbarkley2755]

both teams are gonna target there best offensive players on the defensive side. who ever can make that star more tired will win in my opinion

[@RELLMGN]

Warriors are gonna win regardless

[@marvinthefilmnerd9259]

@ChiTown4131 when is the wake-up call?

[@ramabelemodiga8404]

Broussard come through clutch with that new name. Definitely messing with the WATERBOYS

[@kingkope8999]

Wiles take about gsw have to not let luka get his 4s actually makes sense and is a pretty good take

[@antoniogreen9176]

When you watch this after game 1 its like comedy 😭😭😭😭🤣

[@Informationuncoverd1603]

Nick gave the Warriors bulletin board material. Chris, extend him an olive branch. Lol.

[@dylancaylor1386]

I like “The Waterboys”😂

[@rommelmedina6567]

Well, Nick missed this one again.

[@popopopo4981]

nick still putting season stats again on this playoffs..

[@pfunk1992]

😆

[@jaclark4535]

(#1 in this series) luka is averaging 31pts (47%) (#2 in this series) curry is averaging 27pts (45%) (#3 in this series) brunson is averaging 23pts (47%) (#4 in this series) klay is averaging 20pts (45%) mavs always took option one or two away (curry or klay), and then rebounding and size difference goes to dallas, so do bench supporting case… warriors wouldn’t be able to score like the mavs will be able to in all aspects of the game. not only is luka going to attack curry and poole, brunson is also lookin to do the same exact thing, and dinwiddie. awful day to be a warriors fan bc this is honestly unfair. the only advantage they have is experiencing this already. but they had to have started somewhere. i have stuck next to nick this whole time. nick has hit on every role, why wouldn’t i go with him. warriors road here denver and memphis mavs road here utah and phoenix… underdogs in both series, what was it utah in 6, suns in 4.

[@josephguerra5037]

Lol

[@jaclark4535]

@@josephguerra5037 🦦

[@Camefromnone]

i don’t know who’s winning but it’ll be at least 6 games

[@sypherd.3771]

Dallas loses in 5. Maybe 6. In order for them to win, they need CONSISTENCY from Brunson, Dinwiddie, and ALL of the shooters. I don’t think they’re all that reliable. Jokic almost averaged 30 pt triple double. Ja averaged 38 and was still down 2-1 when he went out. Luka Can average 35+ and if no one else steps up, they lose handily. Mavs have a chance, but that chance depends on the inexperienced role players being consistently effective against one of the best playoff teams and playoff coaches of all time. I don’t trust them.

[@parka9945]

GSW in 5 the only game they will lose is game 3 @ Dallas

[@LuckyLuka771]

Bold statement, nick wright

[@francogibbs]

i love nicks confidence! lets go mavs!

[@GoodyearSimp]

Wildes picked GSW! Mans win!!

[@cesarlastres]

As good as Draymond is, lets not forget what Luka did to PG13, Kawhi and Pat Beverly TWICE y two separate playoff series. Luka will get his. Dallas wins if the other players step up.

[@williamcreager6434]

Lol, the utter disrespect to Draymond to even imply Bev or PG13 are in his league defensively. Just stop

[@cesarlastres]

@@williamcreager6434 I used Pat Beverly as an example of all the people LAC threw at Doncic with little success. I agree Green is a better defender than PG13 and Kawhi, that doesn't diminish what Luka did to them.

[@rightlane-4516]

GSW win 4-1 or 4-0 it depends on Klay, if he's bored or not😂