Luka Doncic vs Kawhi Leonard - All 1 On 1 Plays | 2021 NBA Playoffs

[@captainsimp8864]

And people talking about how Kawhi Leonard's defense is just off reputation, just shows how completely stupid they sound and what little knowledge they have

[@MixedTone]

He saves his stuff for playoffs so cant blame kawhi being unoticed on t their instant gratification radar.

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Yeah, of you have a little bit brain amd if you ever watched sometimes in your life only one Kawhi's highlight, not more, just one, than you know that his defense is insanee, incredibly good.

[@nikeday4256]

Exactly. People see Kawhi get scored on once and be like oh his defense is trash. Gtfo he can’t make his opponent miss everything 😂

[@fl3782]

well, on box score it may seems so, because in current NBA offense is just beating the crap out of defense no matter how good the defensive player you are. But Kawhi is still a top tier defense guy. Just not as good as his old self after Zaza's feet appeared under his feet

[@captainsimp8864]

@E 20 Okay and? He is still an Elite one-on-one Defender

[@HistoryBro100]

Kawhi's defense is insane.

[@Jay-zb1iq]

damn verified with 3 likes.

[@mcmerry2846]

he is a robot

[@mono0288]

His still the best defender in the league when he tries.

[@kgisabeast]

Clippers are gonna be nasty next year

[@User9527_]

@@kgisabeast people said the same this years ago😂

[@laurenceaustinc]

Doncic used screens get get rid of Kawhi, while Kawhi used screens to get to Doncic.

[@abdullaiamir9642]

😂

[@estebantu2563]

As a Donçic Fanboy, I need no admit it Kawhi is a beast

[@OMGYasuke]

Luka BBQ chicken to Kawhi lol.

[@power_upxxx3913]

@@OMGYasuke luka played better then kawhi this series so no

[@russellwestbrick1754]

@@power_upxxx3913 lol no he didn’t. Sure he scored more but casuals like don’t know that the nba is more than just points. Luka was also very inefficient

[@poly_g6068]

Kawhi Leonard was designed to have exactly one weakness. His durability. The basketball gods deemed it so.

[@michealperry23]

Lol like Achilles literally

[@mcmerry2846]

That's just lack of training

[@hastensavoir7782]

@@mcmerry2846he can’t train to death. He needs to preserve his body for the biggest games.

[@josephvernon21]

@@hastensavoir7782no he is genetically fucked

[@courtesylicking9312]

i guess everyone forgot that golden state injured him lol

[@MixedTone]

This how Luka imagined the NBA defense was gonna actually be like growing up.

[@李承翰-y5l]

While thisday the league belongs to a lot of soft egg

[@LOL-ro9ef]

other than kawhi and some few others nobody play D

[@johndave7395]

Maxi klever

[@mjdagoat5440]

He still shot well against Kawhi and averaged 35 ppg

[@christopherlee8499]

@@mjdagoat5440 35 pgg against clippers not kawhi

[@dajanatumbas8756]

Kawhi was unguardable this series he averaged 32-8-5 on 61-43-90 shooting splits

[@TheBronzeBomber38]

You left out the 52.9% FT which brought his overall efficiency down to 57.2% True shooting. He was great but don’t get carried away. He was attempting 28 shots a game to get his 35.7 ppg. Kawhi averaged 32.1 ppg on 72.3% TS on 19 shots a game. Luka had 49%fg, 41% 3pt and 53% FT shooting splits. Kawhi had 61% FG, 42% 3pt and 90% FT shooting splits. Give Kawhi 28 shots a game and he averaged 40 in his sleep. That first round series, Kawhi had efficiency on par with prime Shaq.

[@trapdrippy2781]

@Lucas Walker lmao L take

[@beastyboob7834]

@@TheBronzeBomber38 do you want kp taking Lukas shots, do you want Reggie taking Kawhis shots? Stfu about shot attempts put luka on clippers and take Kawhi out and kawhi gets swept

[@back2back379]

There's a reason why Kawhi's GameScore for the series was significantly higher than Luka's.

[@lando9670]

@@TheBronzeBomber38 Must be nice to have a good team to not have to take that many shots lmaoo

[@freezydmx7820]

Luka is insane but Kawhi hunted Luka while Luka was running away from Kawhi doing screens. Thats the difference.

[@jayjayclamps1406]

Why wouldn’t he use screens who would 1v1 kawhi

[@victoriousloser5973]

@@jayjayclamps1406 Durant, LJ, MJ, Kobe, players that are at kawhi’s level

[@emmanuelmoses7249]

@@victoriousloser5973 Even they would rather get Reggie Jackson on them lol

[@mariotanojr.8194]

@@victoriousloser5973 Agreed Luka needs more experience to be on their levels..

[@mingkunsun2973]

@@victoriousloser5973 LJ is not 1v1 on Kawhi

[@sheebasuhail4133]

5:43-5:52 is just pure art.

[@vyncz7451]

Yep, that was just perfect defense

[@captainsimp8864]

That was absolutely amazing defense

[@dantezekubara2047]

I can watch it all day! That's Mj Kobeish defense!

[@duyingge98]

That's goat level offense and goat level defense. That dribble, footwork, spin, fade away from Luka, and that glue defense from Kawhi. The ball could go in or out but that's beautiful basketball from both sides.

[@mansimransaini4751]

when you get the perfect 2k animations

[@keenh1075]

I know Luka can't stand going up against Kawhi in the playoffs so often, but it's only forcing him to become a better player which is scary

[@Defense701]

Look at him know destroying everyone his literally hunting great defenders bridges crowder next Wiggins green kawhi made this men better but kawhi is coming next year to see how great his student has become 🖐

[@MrJed010]

Funny that people said Luka owned Kawhi. Luka hardly scored on Kawhi while Kawhi scored with ease on him.

[@retna1x363]

Luka had a 42 percent fg on kawhi and kawhi had a 38 but sure whatever u want

[@MrJed010]

@@retna1x363 how many of those were giveaways? Kawhi let him scored multiple times when the game has gotten away from the Mavs.

[@MrJed010]

Let Kawhi take 40 shots like Luka and he'll score 50. Luka scored 40+ points on almost every game because he is taking nearly 40 shots, stop being delusional.

[@captainsimp8864]

@@retna1x363 most of which were empty buckets cuz the game was already over

[@shazazy4137]

@@MrJed010 When you have PG13 on your team, it will make a difference. Also, I see you have a vendetta against a 22 year old lol.

[@mariotanojr.8194]

Deymm Kawhi Can copy any moves tho.. no wonder he's an all around player He even make luka taste his own medicine stepback soo EPIC.!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@xXXdaniel210xXx]

Love watching fundamentals still alive in these stars

[@Bonescratcher]

Kawhi literally has no weaknesses (other than being injury prone). But Luka is a rising star and will get places

[@datstuff1002]

Playmaking tbh

[@Bonescratcher]

@@datstuff1002 yeah he could improve in that area but I wouldn’t call it a weakness. He is just an average playmaker.

[@datstuff1002]

@@Bonescratcher yeah I agree I’m a Kawhi fan but playmaking has never been his strong suit but he’s elite at everything else

[@Bonescratcher]

@@datstuff1002 yeah true. It’s a real shame his career is getting ruined by injuries. Looking at his total skill set offensively and defensively I think he could have reached close to Kobe level of greatness if it wasn’t for these injuries. But yes agreed about playmaking

[@datstuff1002]

@@Bonescratcher yeah true

[@LandStrider23]

Damn injuries robbed us of a Kawhi v Giannis or KD.

[@miketalkstoomuch]

We got Kawhi vs Giannis already and Kawhi won lmao

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

@@miketalkstoomuch I’m a kawhi fan too but that was 2019 bro Giannis way better now 😂

[@darioblazevic2430]

@@Matthew-oq1hx way better? He was the mvp that year, bucks had 60 wins and were favorites to win the east / or win it all. Klaw is back to his old self finally rn and i wouldn’t say giannis is better.

[@jahblemanuel7733]

@@darioblazevic2430 The most recent playoff version of Giannis can score 35-45 points against a number one defense in Boston, Giannis in 2019 was struggling to score 25 against Toronto on bad efficiency. Also having Jrue Holiday gives Giannis more freedom to drive to the paint than having Eric Bledsoe in 2019. In 2021, that year was the year when he figured out how to counter the wall as Milwaukee swept Miami 4-0 with the help of a better roster. Unlike in 2019 against Toronto and 2020 against Miami. I think ever since the 2021 playoffs, he has proved himself to become a playoff reliable superstar.

[@khashmoney6985]

When Kevin Durant is unfazed by good defense, Kawhi is unfazed by good offense.

[@wuslayer6849]

if u make luka airball thats crazy defense lmao

[@mdsaiyan6076]

Luka is insane but hes still a kid at the end of the day. This video proves Kawhi is still levels ahead

[@realtruth1448]

A kid? He’s like 22 years old

[@midgetporn9735]

@@realtruth1448 and Kawhi was on his prime. This was literally Luka's 2nd playoffs with a bad team yet he still made it to game 7

[@realtruth1448]

@@midgetporn9735 kawhi > Luka until further notice

[@mono0288]

@@midgetporn9735 Kawhi and Doncic are probably now the two best players in the league.

[@musieadane5873]

seeing this after espn was saying kawhi couldn’t guard luka lmao

[@leanmeanmenace1744]

They’re so stupid lol. Luka was constantly calling screens when kawhi was on him

[@musieadane5873]

@@leanmeanmenace1744 exactly

[@paolo5816]

Kawhi over Luka forever broh

[@lebroni3225]

Kawhi straight up sonned Doncic, he's the best perimeter defender ever.

[@julianworthy9417]

Facts

[@beastyboob7834]

He sonned him but he averaged 35 9 and 9 at 22 on his teams head😐🤨

[@Fraudkovic]

@@beastyboob7834 on like 40 shots lmao plus Luka ran away using screens. Need I remind you what happened in the 4th quarters of game 6 and 7??

[@juancastrence8638]

@@Fraudkovic in 0 games did Luka shoot 40 times. He averaged around 45% in this series. Kahwi defended him the best out of all the Clippers players but to say “sonned” isn’t really right. You’re not really sonning someone who’s giving you 35 9 and 9 a night and pushed you to a 7 game series playing with border line G Leaguers.

[@andrewa8161]

@@juancastrence8638 except Luka wasn't giving Kawhi 35 9 and 9, when Kawhi was guarding Luka his shooting percentage dropped massively

[@sheebasuhail4133]

Kawhi had Luka in a straightjacket in game 6 and in the second half of game 7...Same thing is about to happen with Donovan Mitchell.

[@nikkrelj471]

You know that sometimes you just miss the shots you normally make, stop making it about kawhi when luka has an average shooting %. When he cooks them you dint ever mention how he cooked kawhi you always go to ohh he didnt guard him much and your just waiting on a bad game from doncic. Every player has a bad game once thats just the truth. So if luka had 99 great games and 1 bad one you woukd come oit and say ohhh kawhi LOCKED HIM UP that game. But what about the other 99 huh?. If luka didnt get hurt for game 4 in which he was obviously injured, ut was a struggle for him to even lift his head up and he couldnt look left he would have averaged 38.5, 10.5 and 9 and kawhi locked him up huh? Dont be stupid

[@victoriousloser5973]

@@nikkrelj471 wow i like Luka but your delusional when it come to him. Did you see the games?? Luka ran from kawhi with picks so he would get other players that weren’t as mobile or big. Kawhi had his number defensively, Luka got a few buckets on him…but come on… you have to admit kawhi shut him down more than not.

[@nikkrelj471]

@@victoriousloser5973 I would say this, he slowed him down but nobidy can shut luka down or stop him. Doing pici and rolls and choosing who to attack is a skill its shows your iq, dont dislscredit him buy saying he ran from kawhi. If he can get easy buckets on beverly, pg and zubac why wouldn't he do it, anything to get your team to win. Of course your gonna choose the easier path it would be dumb not to. Plus your saying like kawhi just guarded him one on one and clamped him. They were double teaming and triple teaming him, trapping and blitzing getting the ball out of his hands, so you camt just say oh kawhi shut him down that's ignorant. Its not like kawhi slowed down luoa but couldn't slow down Mitchel who has a much better team so you cant even double team him as much which makes Donavans job easier. He slowed down Mitchell as well and he would do the same to booker

[@MrJed010]

@@nikkrelj471 cooked Kawhi? since when? he hardly made baskets on Kawhi. Go check his stats when guarded by Kawhi. It is inflated because Kawhi just let him score either when the Clippers were already up big or Kawhi was on foul trouble. When it mattered the most, games 6 & 7, Kawhi put him on clamps. Don't come at me and say Luka scored 40+ points, he did most of his damage in the 1st half and didn't do shit in the 3rd when the Clippers were running away.

[@captainsimp8864]

@@nikkrelj471 how stupid you sound Kawhi Leonard had a luka doncic in a straitjacket for most of game 6 and in the second half of game 7 this shows how much you know Luka was scared of Kawhi Leonard throughout the series he took the least amount of shots against Kawhi than any other player on the Clippers including Paul George because while they are Elite Defenders they're not as good as Kawhi on defense luka did not want to challenge Kawhi and luka never cooked him shows how much you watch

[@dajanatumbas8756]

Luka averaging 35.7ppg-10.3apg-7.9rpg on 49%fg-41%3p at only 21years old vs one of the top 5 defensive team in the league is crazy

[@blainessster2994]

doesnt matter bc he still lost

[@ChaposShoota]

He only did that when Reggie Jackson was guarding him lol anytime Kawhi knew it was winning time he said ok lemme got lock up luka real quick lmao

[@viktorkopinc4055]

@@ChaposShoota good Idea let's make a video of a kid bullying and James Hardening the shit out of the Claw like there's no tomorrow. Believe me there's 5 min material only playoffs. Of course the rest of the Clippers would ad up to an hour of highlight reel

[@asmith4549]

*Luka gets a 40pt triple double in the playoffs against a contender, and hits game winner at 21 years old* Shaq: “I’ve seen that before”

[@y2shuproblem]

What I like about this video is that it shows everything, good or bad.

[@YourTechHomeboy]

Can’t wait for my boy Kawhi to come back and show the league how to have pride in defense. Shout out to gp2 also

[@Jayherbo23]

I watched the whole series 80% of the time when Kawhi was on him luka was calling for a screen

[@hakshustletv]

80% is definitely a number you pulled out of thin air & yes, it’s a pick and roll game.

[@Jayherbo23]

@@hakshustletv pick & roll game ? Kawhi was hunting him on offense & taking him one on one while doncic was scared calling for screens

[@hakshustletv]

@@Jayherbo23 You’re talking about Kawhi, I said the game, meaning I’m talking in general, yes it’s a pick and roll/ pick and pop game nowadays. That’s pretty much all teams run since the post game has been almost removed. No need for a double screen leading to a corner free like Gregg pop used to run or a triangle offense like Phil Jackson when you can just set a screen, step back and shoot lol if it doesn’t work run another screen or let someone else have a go

[@casper4753]

Yoww I missed this series, but Kawhi won on my eyes👌

[@Derr95]

Kawhi is from the another World!💯💯🔥

[@TheBronzeBomber38]

Beast !

[@TheBronzeBomber38]

Efficient!

[@bt3913]

Luka was 21/22 years old at the time of all these highlights… that’s how good this guy is

[@CANTHATEmeNAME]

Weird looked like he was getting cooked to me 🤨

[@bt3913]

@@CANTHATEmeNAME clearly you missed my point about him only being 21/22 years old… plus we all know Luka isn’t known for his defense, but Kawhi is and Luka was still hitting some crazy ass shots in Kawhi’s mouth

[@CANTHATEmeNAME]

@@bt3913 There was like 7 shots the whole series and mostly misses meanwhile Kawhi looks like Kobe out there 😂

[@fastcars514]

@@CANTHATEmeNAME Luka isn't in his prime yet and carrying stfu

[@CANTHATEmeNAME]

@@fastcars514 Imma say what I want you stfu

[@JROCK50054]

Your definition of 1-on-1 must not be the same as mine. But I can't blame you, since you're tryna make content. If we counted only the true 1-on-1 baskets Luka scored on him, there would only be like 4 or 5 for the whole series. Screens and late contests don't count as 1-on-1 at all.

[@jaredmartin851]

I also think that but yah he was just doing all plays that involved Luka and Kawhi the most I don’t like to count plays where Kawhi gets screened and when he just does the running contest

[@slickboxingidentityveritas1932]

Get through the screens, that's a skill to have

[@Chaos_Nova]

@@slickboxingidentityveritas1932 yea but still not a pure 1-on-1

[@slickboxingidentityveritas1932]

@@Chaos_Nova Why doesn't he do the same. Curry is one of the most skillful at running dude's ragged tryna chase him through screens. Defenders are losing their matchup assignment with him.

[@travisealy3512]

@@slickboxingidentityveritas1932 going through screens is tough and draining. Especially when you have to go down on the other end and get a bucket for ur team. That’s why Scottie was the primary defender for Jordan

[@Cluez31]

5:43 - Thats a master class on defense

[@kerke4639]

Bruh people act like Kawhi does not take the best defensive assignments. Every team is trying to get their best ball handlers and scorers on another defenders because Kawhi is unbelievable. There are many great defenders on the NBA right now but only one who can absolutely erase you off the game and his name is Kawhi

[@oscarorozco4639]

Luka’s only option is to shoot the step back three, off the screen three, score once your down by double digits in the last minute because kawahi is letting you go

[@MemoryUtilizer]

Or flop

[@MrGeoffreylau]

now we know how good Kawhi is.

[@MarkLaw13]

Kawhi held Luka to 31% before Game 6. Overall it did rise to 42% cos he let Luka score empty baskets.

[@hansdampf3576]

he barely guarded him on the series…

[@MarkLaw13]

@@hansdampf3576 he did

[@nikkrelj471]

You just cant give the guy credit huh? You have to discredit him by saying he got empty buckets

[@MarkLaw13]

@@nikkrelj471 so scoring points down 20 points in the 4th quarter with 1.45 are genuine points? A blowout win in Game 7 which was that was reduced to 15. Please STFU and go somewhere else.

[@nikkrelj471]

@@MarkLaw13 brah they were down 10 with 2 min to go and luka hit a stepback three in kawhis face to brimg it to 7 with 1:50 to go, thats a game, so you stfu and watch the game first amd dont talk such bs

[@mono0288]

Kawhi and Luca are the two best players in the game today!

[@Defense701]

Agree

[@ВладимирИльин-б9о]

facts

[@razatiger22]

Luka is good, but hes got a lot to be desired on the defensive end. Never forget that basketball is a 2 way game and even guys like KD and Lebron were once beasts defensivly before they got older. Guys with insane offense and no defense barely win in the NBA unless your name is Steph Curry. Lillard and Harden were both offensive monsters like Luka but they are both a liability on defense.

[@isaacalzate8262]

Damn khawi was NOT letting luka a break dude had like 4 steals on luka in just ONE game

[@safekeeping2923]

Probably the best series of the 2020-21 playoffs.

[@ghostaccountlmao]

People say Kawhi is injury prone but the man literally gets run into by other players while he's going full power, of course he's gonna tear something of his own. He's not like AD who literally sprains his ankle after landing on the soles of his feet.

[@weneedhim526]

well yeah kawhi is not soft

[@BblDrizzy17]

Luka really fooled everyone into believing he smoked kawhi

[@joaquinmisajr.1215]

Not really

[@1capatter]

Kawhi's defense is top-notch, but don't act like Luka wasn't scoring on a 65% clip on Kawhi

[@captainsimp8864]

He really did 😂😂

[@captainsimp8864]

@@1capatter he wasn't tho... took the least amount of shots against Kawhi than any other player on the Clippers

[@jimmyalghazaly5264]

A very unique defence style... And so effective

[@marvinydj]

Luka for his size needs to be a better defender !! Damn

[@dajanatumbas8756]

He averaged 35.7ppg-10.3apg on 49%fg this series and you talking bout his defense

[@nirdeep07]

@@dajanatumbas8756 they will start winning more games if he develops D.

[@TreyTruth619]

@@dajanatumbas8756 defense wins championships 😟 You think Golden state made there runs on 3s alone ?

[@nirdeep07]

@@TreyTruth619 fr they played team ball. Mavs rely too much on luka

[@hakshustletv]

Trey-Heru that’s actually a false statement, the stats actually show the last teams to win chips over the last decades were teams that ranked higher in offensive rating opposed to defensive ratings. Although it’s extremely close, it shows better offense beats better defense

[@Regalkay]

Kawhi owns Luka

[@Defense701]

Damn kawhi is the only guy I’ve seen luka look uncomfortable around he can’t push him kawhi is stronger he really was scoring off screens only while kawhi was attacking luka.but luka is still a goat 🐐

[@osmar7621]

Kawhi added a new son. Lebron and Doncic

[@dustinkline196]

I'm seeing plenty of Luka going right at Kawhi, but people are acting like Luka was afraid of him. In all honesty Luka probably put the chances of winning the series over him wanting to hunt Kawhi all series long knowing he could make his odds better by getting better matchups.

[@ballsandbeats5922]

2 Basketball prodigies going at it. Love it.

[@victorwong6976]

Luka is a beast! Kawhi is still the people’s champ though! Not dodging no smoke!

[@hunterances2656]

Thank you!!!!!

[@Adventuregutta2929]

Kawhi Leonard is the best all round basketball player when healthy right now.

[@realtruth1448]

I agree, his offense plus defense surpasses anything KD curry giannis harden or lebron does, kawhi is the best player in the league now

[@robertkwanga]

@@realtruth1448 Respectfully disagree. Kawhi is a great offensive player, but everyone you called is an all time great offensive player except Giannis, with each have an argument for the greatest offensive player ever. Kawhi's defense does not make up that gap.

[@realtruth1448]

@@robertkwanga yes it does, you clearly haven’t watched kawhi play, he clamped lebron and got a ring over lebron, he was competing against the warriors as a raptor, watch his highlights, his defense+offense is above everyone in the league, kawhi is the best player in the league right now

[@robertkwanga]

@@realtruth1448 Kawhi is great but using Lebron's 2014 to argue does not make your point. LeBron averaged 28, 8 and 4 on 57, 51 79 shooting.....his numbers in the 2014 series were just fine. Kawhi's 2014 finals showcased his defence but arguing he clamped LeBron is an extreme reach. The Raptors reached the 2nd round without Kawhi in 2018, In 2019, they went 17 and 5 without Kawhi, so they were a really good team, Kawhi took them to the level they needed to be but the Raptors could compete with the warriors cus they were a good team, Kawhi was the person who took them over the top, best player on the team but them winning wasn't cus his defense covered the gap, his offense + defense doesn't make up the gap these offensive players have. It brings him very close but the impact these guys have on offense is greater. I watched the 2019 finals and I don't have Kawhi lower than 5th in any ranking, but I really find it hard to see him as number 1.

[@realtruth1448]

@@robertkwanga you sir are delusional, lebron shot 39% when guarded by kawhi, and.. he lost

[@kheok2841]

Prime Kawhi vs 21 year old Luka, Kawhi was better but idk why ppl are disrespecting Luka lmao. Luka averaged more points on better TS% and better PER than Durant, Kobe, Lebron and Jordan at that same age in playoffs lmao

[@jsmooth4116]

Didn’t people like SAS and perk say they kawhi is only an elite defender by reputation?

[@m-dlg9272]

lets all call Kawhi, Kawhidementals

[@kinghaha7685]

Appreciate this video!

[@someblackguy6477]

Kawhi had him some possessions. Luka had him some possessions. Overall Luka shot 10/19 on 2pt field goal attempts guarded by Kawhi. And 6/19 on 3pt. Thus making Luka 16/38 when guarded by Leonard. Not the absolute best but definitely not the worst either. Kawhi did the best possible job you could ask for on a guy like Luka. In my personal opinion though I would pick Luka as the best player in this series simply because him being able to excel with the talent behind compared to Leonard. He was able to elevate the guys around him dishing the dimes and making the best reads. Ik this is long winded but this was two cents and I know no one asked for it.

[@MrJed010]

Inflated. At least 3 or 4 of those shots were giveaways as you can see in the video.

[@emmanuelmoses7249]

Kawhi played great defense on him in the last two games but yeah Luka was the best player in this series.

[@AnimalLover-co4lx]

I Agree 100%

[@abdullaiamir9642]

@@emmanuelmoses7249 nahh Kawhi was the best player in this series, he shot 60% and shut down luka when the team needed him to. Also I count couple buckets where Kawhi was in foul trouble and let luka score without a contest

[@Daskippabalta]

@@abdullaiamir9642 🥱🥱🥱

[@hector509]

I Remember when they used to call an Illegal Screen !!

[@phillipbremerjr.754]

That’s all luka does

[@kbreezy2025]

@@phillipbremerjr.754 What’s your excuse for Lukas stepback? Or for Lukas post fadeaway? 😂

[@hector509]

@@kbreezy2025 Nobody's playing defense anymore either !

[@slickboxingidentityveritas1932]

@@hector509 They are, just offense has evolved too much.

[@pabloye9086]

Kawhi made luka look sorry..

[@yohaykares]

amazing defence by Kawhi. Better decision making on offense and is top 10 in history. I think the Black Noir character was inspired by him..

[@ryankabir7582]

Said 1v1 matchups but quite a lot of screens for luka

[@jseay12487]

Kawhi is that dude . Can’t wait for him to come back next year and send Luka home again 👀

[@paligula.]

Too bad ur suns couldn't do it

[@akkshaysharrma9991]

he shot 8/13 against luka

[@alexandercrazythunder5233]

In the comments….Only white people sticking up for luka… i might be a lil racist but that’s funny

[@ThoughtsOfLyes]

That was unnacessary.

[@motorcycleworld5941]

Luka is overrated, kawhi is obviously destroying him

[@realtruth1448]

Exactly luka is overrated

[@vutran3758]

Damn imagine these two on the same team

[@uberrobi]

Plus giannis. That would be a superteam for the ages. They could outplay a healthy nets. ☠️

[@vutran3758]

@@uberrobi if only they had the cap space

[@zaveionhallcham5482]

@@vutran3758 Bruh that’s lame

[@marazali1816]

@@vutran3758 kawhi giannis and luka hardly makes 100m next season while nets big three is making about 116 because doncic is pretty cheap

[@Defense701]

😂 he said nets if kawhi was with luka their 3 peating

[@hereforthebeans]

can't believe people say he's not a premier defender anymore lmao

[@ianmarkooo]

Now it's 2024 season. Luka is entering his prime.

[@PlhPatrick]

Luka had no help offensively or defensively, kawhi had others to pass to and help defend.

[@Rain_zhong]

I wanna watch kawhi play again so bad

[@diallo-rz9ed]

Ok kawhi is Answer

[@penguin2362]

Luka is amazing but Kawhis been that guy.

[@Stromoney]

It’s a tie for me yea Kawhi played better D but Luka still was scoring on him and it’s a few times he played good D on Kawhi maybe I would give Leonard the edge but this is still good to see 2 stars going at it

[@threethemartian]

You must didn’t see how many screens Luka needed throughout these matchups tho? You gone get a bucket every now and then but those stats don’t speak on the defense Kawhi did alone

[@overlordjenkins8885]

Kawhis son

[@viktorkopinc4055]

I have never imagined a dude like that would actually happen. Like being un athletic but basketball savant. I never thought one of the greatest mistakes in my life is that I didn't befriend this kid when we played back in 2012, him being the most charismatic kid ever even wanted to connect. I was in awe, thinking if he is so good how elite are the kids around the world in bigger countries. How wrong I was, no second year player does this to the favorites to win it all. Imagine if he never stopped being hungry like he was when he came to Spain. You can tell, NBA ain't his thing.

[@Red2Nicee]

Youre saying Luka's not hungry anymore? Thats why his conditioning is so poor?

[@dylansmith6986]

Leonard owns doncic

[@BlueGrovyle]

Kawhi wasn't his primary defender on a single shot attempt in the first game? Do you know how absurd that sounds?

[@javiqm2331]

I like the people here saying "Kawhi held Luka" while Luka put up 35 ppp. Of course he was able to stop him sometimes, but, people, Kawhi could rest during the game offensively and defensively, however Luka was doing everything on offense, he only rested on defense, which means Kawhi had more stamina to do great defenses

[@dasaucee9296]

Yeah luka never pass it to KP when luka was double team.

[@tcpeterson6832]

We don’t care 😂 luka lost give it a rest kawhi still the best defensive player I’ve seen him and pat bev it’s actually crazy how good they are at it

[@surkymun.8173]

Man wat u saying is foolishness because kawhi has to score atheist 30 every game and also lock down the other teams best player kawhi guards Luka every possession Luka didn't even gaurd kawhi because Luka doesn't play defense all Luka has to do is score and assist he doesn't play defense im going to predict it right now that Luka will never make an all defensive team u need to stop making excuses

[@jacksonsheldon41]

@@surkymun.8173 kawhi didn’t guard luka all series he couldn’t do both. Luka still avg 36 on 46% from field n 42 from 3. He held his own 1on1 but ain’t like he did it all game every game

[@javiqm2331]

@@surkymun.8173 The difference is kawhi put 30 but he had easy and open shots, which luka not, why? Because he runs the offense of the team, something that kawhi doesn't do. But you people don't want to understand it 🤷‍♂️

[@saruulbatdorj399]

1on1: Kawhi Overall team influence: Luka. Kawhi is more like Jordan/Kobe-esque. Luka is more like Lebron/Magic-esque. Both have different type of impacts, both a championship material if not injured. So, it would be dumb to say one is better or not. It is like comparing a lion with a crocodile. In water, crocodile wins, on land lion wins.

[@packball7854]

Dammit! Thats a faqs. they are different type of beast.dominate in different ways

[@TheRiddam]

I would like to agree with you, but for a Lebron/Magic-esque figure, Luka is hogging the ball WAY too much. He has the highest playoff usage rate in league history. Luka is not really a pass first type of guy in the same way that those 2 guys are.

[@vlogsbyalejandro]

I like Luka, but Kawhi is an annoying mosquito on the defensive end.

[@josephivaniboromulo8891]

Healthy Kawhi is Luka's daddy hahaha

[@pedrogarcia2899]

I would love to see a championship of 1v1 during the All Star weekend instead of the game so we see who dominates the most in the league

[@ScreamGhostface2000]

Luka mostly used screens tbh while kawhi was more one on one

[@austinneveau9387]

I get Luka is gonna be one of the next generations superstars but 1 on 1 decision making is piss poor.

[@jonvicmamon2529]

grate offensive play of the dallas mavarick coach on luka to put too many screen on a locked down defender like kawhi leonard. but you still see all the defence when kawhi do to luka he misses lot of shot and efficiency without those play set by jason kidd as maverick coach. but kudos to luka doncic too.

[@realtruth1448]

Luka’s defense is terrible, he’s below average defensively, his offense is definitely one of the best in league but he’ll never be a top 7 player in the league with such terrible defense

[@redpillproductions7187]

Cap. Luka already top 5. Top 5 requires only 3 traits my guy Talent Carry Clutch

[@realtruth1448]

@@redpillproductions7187 luka is not better than: 1.Lebron 2.Curry 3.Kawhi 4.PG13 5.AD 6.Joker 7.KD 8.Giannis 9.Harden 10.Kyrie 11.Dame 12.Joel 13.Jimmy

[@marazali1816]

@@realtruth1448 bro you put pg and ad too high and giannis and embiid too low

[@realtruth1448]

@@marazali1816 bro no, I was just listing players better than luka.. not a top tier list

[@oblivionpro69]

L....He's clearly a top 5 player in the league, and every NBA analyst you talk to know would agree

[@erensari169]

did you noticed luka fouls instantly if he bout to score for sure, euroleague professionalism

[@dmb0940]

coming from a mavs fan & a big kawhi fan, he made luka work every possession they matched up. fatigue & the being the only consistent scoring threat were the reasons luka didn’t have great 4th qtrs in this series. hopefully luka w/ in better shape & the front office finding another playmaker there’s different results.

[@natedy966]

Im seeing alot about Kawhi defense against Luka’s offense, but not seeing any Kawhi’s Offense vs Luka’s defense. Like as Kawhi did give Luka clamps for most of the series, Luka could not really stop Kawhi from scoring.

[@realtruth1448]

Because luka’s defense is completely garbage, how can anyone claim this guy is even top 10 in the league when his defense is worse than the average player, he’s like a Russell Westbrook too me but better efficiency & significantly worse defense

[@natedy966]

@@realtruth1448 Luka can defend… but hes not a good defender. But if your factoring defense… Curry is a worse defender… so wouldnt that mean Curry isnt top 10???

[@realtruth1448]

@@natedy966 curry is an above average defender he has a steal champ and has been one of the best pick pocketer’s in the league since 2016, you sir are delusional, luka is below average defensively, he’s not even close to average, if curry defense is rated 7 luka is rated 4

[@natedy966]

@@realtruth1448 Curry and Luka are on the same wavelength of defense. Steph averaged 1.3 spg to Lukas 1 spg… this year… that’s something you wanna count on when considering defense???

[@realtruth1448]

@@natedy966 averages means nothing when you only use 1 season, you clearly don’t understand basketball at all, Curry’s defensive rating: 107 Luka’s defensive rating: 110

[@mono0288]

This was the real finals match last year. If kawhi didn't get injured, they win the chip. If mavericks had never faced the clippers with kawhi, mavericks would have won the chip. Kawhi and Luca are the two best in the NBA right now.

[@donnylp6240]

pls don’t compare these two 😭

[@oblivionpro69]

Your right, there's no comparison. Kawhi could have never lead this years mavs past the Suns. Not in a million years

[@hashbrown4278]

@@oblivionpro69 wrong. The amount of stupid things you people say.

[@Ben2bwild]

Luka generally targets the weakest defenders (as he should). He would rarely go against a guy like Kawhi without screens

[@finneganwalsh8937]

These cardboard cutouts in the stands are gonna look wild to people in 20 years

[@gerdanbombales]

Its is a legit equal matchup

[@Ben2bwild]

No it's not. Luka using screens 😂😂

[@drewc1179]

Basically, one on one, Kawhi pretty much locked him down and made Luka take terrible low percentage shots, other than a couple step backs. Luka needs screens to score while Kawhi could get any shot he wanted against Luka. Luka is more like Bron offensively, elite off of pick and rolls but not very good one on one.

[@nomolos314]

Luka is a terrible defender lol

[@Ac3Badger]

Idk why y’all are acting like Kawhi was clamping him. Luka was just missing. He still got to where he wanted to he just wasn’t hitting.

[@andresgarcia2394]

Kawhi d-fense 🔥

[@Triumphator616]

Luka is too bulky. If he lost weight and gained more muscle, he'd be faster with the dribble. He has great handles, but not enough lateral quickness. Losing weight, but only few pounds while strengthening the arms the legs and the torso would make him unstoppable. All the bullies like Kawhi and Lebron have that body type.

[@Hak616]

Actually I think Luka wasn't confident enough to score against Kawhi's intense defensive pressure.

[@mainsuspec]

When luka has a elite defender on him he can't really score cuz hes scared. The reaosn why that series went to 7 is because they wasnt putting kawhi on him. Yes he had a couple buckets on pg but thats basketball pg has to worry about offensive stuff cuz he know kawhi cant do it on his own. Nobody can

[@abdiabdi3387]

kawhi dominated luka

[@AnnoyingApple86]

and some ppl is saying luka will be mvp next season

[@realtruth1448]

Not a chance, luka is a solid player but he’s a ballhog who has a high iq for the game, with a nasty step back 3, nothing else, his defense is too trash for him to win mvp, even harden had to step up defensively when he got his first mvp plus the rockets had a solid win record, nikola stepped up defensively as well when he got his mvp, luka’s defense is extremely below average, luka is the worst defender for someone who has superstar level stats, if he doesn’t step up defensively and takes elite defenders head on he’ll never be a top 5 player

[@fastcars514]

He is 22, he has a LOT for improvement he is gonna be mvp

[@realtruth1448]

@@fastcars514 he could win mvp once he steps up defensively, he’s pretty much at his peak offensively as of now, once he becomes a better defender he’ll be top 5 in the league

[@presimirmikic9016]

They reduced each other to pickup game level.