Mavericks advance to the Western conference finals

Dallas Mavericks have bested the Oklahoma City Thunder in game 6 of the NBA playoffs. Luka Doncic had another triple double and was helped tremendously by his teammates. Derek Lively being a major reason as to why this win was possible. The Thunder simply couldn't get stops and lost the momentum. Shai Gilgeous-alexander had a great game but there simply wasn't enough offensively to stem the tide of the Mavericks.
#mavericks
#okcthunder
#nbaplayoffs

[@t-god2439]

I’m so tired of players leaving my hornets and going in to be important pieces else where. SMH it’s like we draft the right player but never use them right

[@frederickdelius1106]

Maybe it's the water...

[@t-god2439]

@@frederickdelius1106 lol maybe

[@DSKxMonkey]

PJ needed to get traded. Both Dallas and Hornets won during the trade deadline. PJ has still stayed inconsistent during his Dallas games, but he definitely has tried harder in a winning/playoff team. He did not have the same motivation with the Hornets is all. Nothing to feel bad about lol

[@t-god2439]

@@DSKxMonkey I mean it was monk them pj I’d even say kemba won more after leaving us even tho he got hurt Gordon Hayward was better before we got him smh we just can’t win but we do have a good future

[@DSKxMonkey]

​@@t-god2439I dont know much about the Kemba days since I only followed the Hornets when LaMelo joined. I was sad when Malik Monk got traded because he was a bucket, but he didnt do much with the Lakers. Glad he worked out with the Kings. Everybody that has been traded that played with Melo have been bench players or third stringers being useless. Many may have been starters with the Hornets, but not for the teams they have joined afterwards. Kelly, PJ, Dennis Smith Jr, and Malik Monk are the only ones I can remember that left the Hornets and continued to be valueable 🤔 Kelly and Dennis reportedly even wanted to stay but the Hornets didnt want them 😢

[@CobiOnTheRocks]

Lively has been sensational for the Mavs and Kyrie’s speech sounds like he showed…dare I say, leadership

[@astashasta1]

been like that since the season started honestly

[@theheebs100]

kyrie has never been a problem. the nets were a toxic mess, and the celtics were a problem because tatum and brown didnt want to fall in line behind him.

[@dsmith2420]

@@theheebs100I wouldn’t go that far. He was plenty problematic for a while post-CLE though it was generally off-court. Ky becoming my 3rd favorite Mav ever was literally not a possibility in any universe one year ago haha I wouldn’t mind Ky giving one of those speeches before a game instead of halftime every now and again though lol

[@lv_lambo3162]

KAIwas never the problem! Many of his teammates have went on the record to mention this. Racist Boston and their negative media, NY and their toxic media and Cleveland attempting to use him as a scapegoat for the team’s shortcomings tryna appease Lebron were the problem. He’s always been this way. Dallas media just knows not to dive into personal issues and keep it strictly basketball. Even if they did KAI is more guarded with his beliefs/opinions so he would avoid the mistake of trusting media now. Also… I can tell by ur comment that ur only riding the wave bc the Mavs/Kyrie is winning. Stay over there bro we don’t need nor want that fair weather energy over here ✌🏽

[@dsmith2420]

@@lv_lambo3162 I mean, yeah? That’s how sports typically work. I just admitted I didn’t expect this aka I was wrong. There’s no question DAL media vs BOS/NY media is a huge difference. But you can’t blame all of it on the media. We don’t have to pretend none of that ever happened though. It is in fact possible to say some of it was bad, some was way overblown, and he probably has always been a good dude regardless.

[@milosmevzelj5205]

Thanx for respecting Lively. Nobody is talking about this great rookie.

[@roboninja3194]

I wonder what he would look like on a different team. I say this because the team a player goes to is such an important thing. The coach, the teammates, the offensive scheme, etc all come into play and on a different team Lively may look like a completely different player. I wish more fans would understand this. Lively knows his role really well and does exactly what the Mavs ask of him. Rebound, rim protect, and catch lobs. Put em on a diff team and they may be asking him to do diff things, things that he isn't good at.

[@malaktourrevan5850]

This year nba playoffs have definitely been a very spicy meatball!

[@SpFlash1523]

Two game 7s tomorrow!

[@jjcometa9333]

​@@SpFlash1523crazy were gonna see both conference finals matchup after tomorrow. Offseason is coming😢

[@johnwild8217]

​@@SpFlash1523If Denver loses, one of the 4 young G's getting his first ring Luka/Ant/Tatum or Brunson

[@Mark-db1ok]

​@@johnwild8217 Yeah, I hadn't thought about that yet... This is going to be exciting!

[@johnwild8217]

@@Mark-db1ok Or Haliburton * forgot they still have game 7 left to play 👍

[@theemotionalremix]

This game left me breathless. It had absolutely everything you could hope for in a close out game. If there's one thing I've learned from watching, it's that the Dallas Mavericks have FIGHTING SPIRIT!! 🔥🔥💪💪

[@jhoeofhoe]

Fr, my team isn't in the playoffs but the mavericks are showing so much underdog and fighting spirit and it makes me want to root for them

[@Mark-db1ok]

• I swear man, this video is just 7 minutes, and you did a more informed, more thoughtful, more unbiased and overall better job than anything that espn will throw together about this series. I hope you get a zillion subs and get rich. • Thank you for the special call out to Derek Lively and the recent loss of his mom just weeks ago (I know you can relate). His dad was already gone, so he's lost both his folks by age 20. • Kyrie really seems to be happy here. The team respects him and listens to him, teammates love him, and the fans appreciate and love having him here. Add that to his own maturing, and this is what we get.

[@DoBull]

0077 Luka did it again with Kyrie Skywalker and Lively Hood

[@CJmidnightreactions]

Big love for Lively. Dude lost mom. Mavs battled. Kyrie being a leader. Great video bro. Fast drop ! I want the Wolfs and Mavs in WCF

[@ajgonzalez8451]

Luka should have been the MVP this year. Not that Jokic didn't deserve it, but Luka carries his team through injuries and is the leader of the organization.

[@justinekyle28]

from nothing to 5th seed then upsetting the no.1seed Sheesh with 70 triple double this season fck #LUKA MVP

[@johnwild8217]

Jokic will always have a mvp case, but I don't understand why standards for Luka getting his first are higher than for Jokic getting his third. Luka had a far better season against a much much more cimpetitive western coference than Jokic had in both his 1st mvp season and second mvp season

[@dustykh]

Because Luka is ranked lower in every advanced statistical category?

[@johnwild8217]

@@dustykh the "advanced" metrics you are mentioning don't factor in teammate productivity, toughnes of shots being made, how much guarded, focused, doubleteamed, blitzed a player is. Luka is light years ahead of everyone in the league in doubleteams per possesion and blitzes per possesion. Luka is not only one of the top assisters he also leads the league in assists that didn't lead to points and hockey assists. Dude was also forced to play high volume minutes and hard carry for more than a month due to his whole starting line up being injured. The above average minutes he played due to that is the sole reason why Luka didn't lead in PER this season. Any person with an actual brain can see Luka deserving it by far the most, bust most of you are unable to see more than 3 things

[@dustykh]

@@johnwild8217 oh so if advanced metrics don't factor in teamate productivity then the Mavs BPM should be much worse without Luka, right? It wouldn't be around the same, right?

[@S4ge_1400]

This season was a massive success for OKC regardless of the loss

[@galexcabrera3449]

errr many said the same thing about the kings last year, massive success yet lost to a 5th seed? and to think OKC fans were saying "sweep" after game 1.

[@jessemaldonado9612]

​@galexcabrera3449 It's good for their development. This is the first time this core made the playoffs. So theoretically, they should be able to do better with more experience. Also, we should probably trade Giddey

[@TheJudgementofDog]

​@@galexcabrera3449Remember how nobody had OKC getting out of the first round? Or how about the beginning of the season when everybody had OKC finishing as a play-in team? No real OKC fan was calling for a sweep of Dallas. The only "fans" calling for a sweep against Dallas were the casuals.

[@richborn6700]

OKC got annihilated by Minnesota in the second play in game last year. The following season they're the #1 seed and go six games in the semi finals. That's a pretty solid turnaround

[@wills.364]

Derrick Jones was big for the Mavs this game

[@adergas1]

And last game as well .

[@Mark-db1ok]

That dude has mainly been a journeyman until now, but Dallas has to do whatever they can to keep him. I love what that guy brings.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

​@Mark-db1ok Fr, he is a role player, and he was their lowest scoring starter during the regular season. However, apparently he activated playoff mode

[@DPF420]

Luka Doncic has everything it takes to become the face of the NBA

[@waldo_9338]

lol

[@DIBSonMandyRose]

@@waldo_9338?? What an odd response

[@TheUncancelable1]

​@@DIBSonMandyRose dont worry about him hes a troll

[@RJupiter]

Talent wise for sure but he's white

[@marshallbeck9101]

Would prolly need a tan first

[@turner1291]

Gafford, PJ, DJJ, Luka, and Kyrie with Maxi, Exum, Lively, Hardaway, and Green coming off the bench is probably one of the most complete teams in the NBA other than Celtics and Knicks

[@peterakin5793]

No one will care but everyone used to say Kyrie was a locker room killer and that he he can never win anywhere w/o Lebron and him proving yall wrong is being swept under the rug

[@Jeice612]

I agree but bro still has to beat the Nuggets/Wolves first you getting ahead of yourself tbh

[@jrkularatne2900]

It’s a team game lebron wouldn’t have won without kyrie

[@hydra2966]

​@Jeice612 Tbh you half right, I will agree that they still gotta face the nuggets/timberwolves and than the celtics in the finals because like Kobe once said "job not finished". However the fact that this is the first time Kyrie has made a conference finals at all for the first time without Bron (last time that happened was back in the 17 playoffs) should not be downplayed.

[@jacobc3166]

He hasn't won anything yet

[@peterakin5793]

@@jacobc3166 Not even two playoff series

[@RSYIEM-zu5fi]

Words can't do justice to the joy I feel for Kai and Luka. I'm grateful to witness this 🔥

[@ClassicGameLover101]

Seeing a FT merchant lose to FTs is funny as hell im ngl

[@Mark-db1ok]

It's glorious

[@TheJudgementofDog]

Luka didn't lose.

[@AtracBreezy]

@@TheJudgementofDogLuka is a whiny baby but SGA is a serial flopper

[@TheJudgementofDog]

@@AtracBreezy Do you have any original thoughts of your own, or do you just parrot the same silly nonsense everyone else hears from mainstream media shills? He's not any worse than most NBA players are.

[@chuckyjamesamartin1968]

​@TheJudgementofDog Yeah, but he's up there for sure. Like Tatum, Harden, Embiid, Smart, and Booker are all a cut above the rest.

[@milosmevzelj5205]

Luka with 4th triple-double in this playoffs. 7 out of 7 FT. 29-10-10. Derrick Jones Jr. 22 pts, as Irving. Dereck Lively II with 12 pts and 15 rebounds. Statistics is not lying: team effort.

[@claytonphillips85]

This was a good ass series I'll tell you that. This was probably the best series out of the entire playoffs

[@nunyobusiness7676]

My favorite nba creator talking about my favorite team going to the conference finals. A very good way to end a very long work week. Thanks Commish!

[@Mark-db1ok]

You and me man! Rough week, favorite NBA creator, great win.

[@chill6789]

I think OKC has every #1 draft pick til 2028 they are going to be stacked

[@AkagiRedSun]

Each team can only have two max rookie extension players so they gonna loose players unless they start trading. Also if the League expand two extra teams it will take significant talents from the young teams like OKC.

[@RiceDaddy07]

Losing that game last season to draft Derek Lively was genius.

[@jpizel1070]

For real. Dallas got so much flack for this but it worked incredibly for them.

[@rjlafleur_]

This was a pretty fun game, Derrick Lively and P.J. showed up

[@Mark-db1ok]

Crazy how PJ got into early foul trouble and didn't do much offensively..... Until he went and won the game at the end.

[@jpizel1070]

PJ only had one field goal plus the key free throws but his defense was Aces.

[@justinekyle28]

from nothing to 5th seed then upsetting the no.1seed Sheesh with 70 triple double this season fck #LUKA MVP

[@TheCyledacosta]

Everyone on the mavs played great and stand proud okc you were strong also respect to Lively rip his mom and rip yours dymmno i love your videos

[@fyoutube9410]

Lol, that opening edit cracked me up with muting the thunder.

[@matthewporcel5431]

I also love this type of informative content ❤

[@sikor618]

Respect for Lively. Lost both his parents.

[@stephengrinkley9889]

Kyrie and Luka are the best duo since Wade and LeBron.

[@cowboyschad5x778]

Great team win!!!

[@danielj9779]

2 game 7's sunday. OMG 😱

[@kowaikokoro]

nobody is gonna give kyrie his credit but dude is arguably the greatest 2nd option in all of nba history to have on your roster in an closeout game, his 14-0 record in those situations speaks for itself as the best record in such games. But dude really decided to buy into the dallas system!

[@fullsetsunk4090]

It's bizarre how only one person included Lively in the top 3 for RotY, the guy is such a huge part of the mavs success! +71 on a playoff series as a rookie is crazy!

[@frederickdelius1106]

My furst thought was im going to a mavs game in san antonio! But yeah big ups to the team building of this team.

[@robertandsarahjones9347]

MY TEAM MY TOWN MY MAVS MY STARS AND MY RANGERS... great night for my City!

[@wojak-sensei6424]

Kyrie of all people is leading a youthful squad deep into the playoffs and showing maturity, grace, and wisdom. Where the hell was this KI in Brooklyn? In Boston, too?

[@AlexStayFly20]

Were you mature/wise all your life before you had experiences to learn from? You do understand people grow right?

[@wojak-sensei6424]

@@AlexStayFly20 It was rhetorical.

[@LegendMkr7]

I graduated top 5% in my class, the only time I went to school in the summer was to take some exams to get me exempt from having to take Spanish classes since I was already fluent and the scene was depressing. Even summer school classes in college that I took just to get a bit ahead were host to some depressing scenes of an extremely empty campus. So I get the analogy, no one wants to be at school in the summer months.

[@yeehawidv4618]

The fact its looking like luka has now actually recovered from that knee injury he got should be terrifying for whoever they play next

[@timometsanoja9666]

OKC has crazy potential to compete for years and years. I just hope they don't "do dumb" this off-season and they will be just fine. They are basically a good solid block of man short of a really good team. Someone who can guard the big boys and keep things honest with his play... Don't know who that is, but that is the part they were missing against Dallas and it would have been an issue against Wolves and especially against Jokic and the Nuggets... Other than that the OKC roster is fine and with the ages on their players there will be a lot of natural growth over the years, so as long as they can keep this team relatively intact, they will be competing sooner rather than later... Winning the west race for the top spot and all this hoopla of being the youngest this, youngest that, can lead the players to be complacent which can hold the natural growth, but we'll see how that turns out.

[@maulik.m]

Really reminds me of Cole Anthony tbh

[@phoenixprotocol7]

Despite the lose, Im happy for how the season went, the team exceeded our expectations this year and are only going to get better. And it feels great to be considered contenders for years to come.

[@TheRbruin10]

OKC gave the Mavs some serious competition. It still amazes me that they are a young team. That team each year is only going to get better

[@peterakin5793]

This is just how i feel, but I think the reason Kyrie & KD "didnt work out" in Brooklyn was bc Adam silver sabotaged their szn in 2021 bc he didnt want KD to win a title that year and set an example for other players in the NBA to request trades every few yrs like he does.

[@TheUncancelable1]

How did adam silver sabotage anything? They all requested trades bro

[@wilderac2250]

Oh yeah, Adam silver definitely made KD’s show slightly bigger than usual so that it would be a two instead of a three. Not only that but he also made it so Harden and Kyrie legs got injured so that they wouldn’t play. And worse of all he had the monstars take Joe Harris’ shooting ability after game 2

[@peterakin5793]

​​@@TheUncancelable1I don't even think you understand, the Nets has 38 different players take the court that szn because they were hit the hardest by the "Safety Protocols" and they couldn't get enough cohesion throughout that year at all.

[@peterakin5793]

​@@wilderac2250what are you even talking about? Did I mention the playoffs?

[@TheUncancelable1]

@@peterakin5793 that's kyries fault if anything

[@ceebee312]

In the famous words of Conor McGregor, “WE’RE NOT HERE TO TAKE PART! WE’RE HERE TO TAKE OVER!” Truly is the era where the league is being overrun by foreigners in Giannis, Luka, Jokić, and soon to be Wemby !!

[@mattiusbattol]

So good to see Kyrie happy and focused. Man is an incredible talent and it was such a shame watching his shenanigans tarnish his career

[@cow5794]

Arguably one of the best game 6s in the past decade

[@patrickbateman9115]

Need more of a shout out to DJJ. Revitalized his career

[@jasonsandhu3760]

Mavs in 6 was never in doubt lfg !

[@Dottor_J]

No more horrible OKC ball now Thank god

[@RwandaBob]

2:58 “kinmanship” alright dude

[@marilllover2177]

another thing to add is that both the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks are in the western conference finals, and both teams beat their opponents in 6 games.

[@LL-iy7bg]

💪💪💪💪

[@patconlon7835]

okc had no major injuries all year---avoided lakers in playoffs--got new orleans without zion and ingraham hurt--got dallas without maxi and had the refs and league trying to steer them into the conference finals

[@MichiruYami]

I'm super excited for a Luka v Joker or Antman. Tbh this season is a win win for me. Iol

[@Gamersal77]

Cool

[@lanelesic]

I predicted OKC will not get further than the 2nd round. Looking forward for the Mavs versus Nuggets WCF.

[@YFM_bluc]

For a young team, they did amazing. Just sad their season ended today but they most definitely have a bright future ahead tho

[@lanelesic]

@@YFM_bluc Yep, this was a great experience for this young OKC team and they will be even better next year. Its also a reminder of importance of experience in playoffs.

[@gambitacio]

@@lanelesicExperience and patience. The rosters for most teams now are balanced instead of too top heavy and divaquit basketball.

[@tdup191]

Nuggets aren't winning tomorrow

[@gambitacio]

@@tdup191 Yo, where’s SGA? Cancun.

[@roboninja3194]

Remember the foul call against Myles Turner at the end of the Knicks/Pacers game, the offensive foul call, so many fans and analysts said it was a terrible call and everyone wanted players to decide the game not the refs. But at the end of this game everyone seems find with a ref blowing the whistle with 2.5 seconds left and that called decided the game.

[@kishorhegde7218]

So refs should let players smack each other's arm while shooting a potentially game winning shot.. Remember what happened when they didn't call that foul on Tatum for smacking LeBron's arm on that layup??

[@RamonChiNangWong078]

Timberwolves and Nuggets is a chess match. If anyone find an opening a weakness or make a mistake, the loser it going to get their ass whoop, It's not going to be close I hope it's the Nuggets. but either way, doesn't matter who. The Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves vs the Dallas Mavericks is going to be GOOD

[@dustykh]

After Shaqs comments I desperately wanted an OKC Denver WCF, but this is fine.

[@David-hi8og]

I can see OKC winning a ring 2-3 years from now

[@straitbeats]

If Luka didn’t sprain his knee the mavs would look like world beaters right now. Either way they’re legit contenders

[@Unbounded7]

Lets say sga doesn''t foul, its a pass to a dunk dallas still wins

[@falkovon9135]

The young OKC overachieved this year. They'll be back better next year

[@jarodjohnson4357]

Ive always been a Celtics fan but ngl I'm lowkey hoping the Mavs make it to the finals and win the chip this year

[@artur583]

Never a fkin doubt boys. I would honestly love nothing more than seeing n beating Brunson n the Knicks in the finals 😤

[@KKOPPONG]

Credit to OKC man👏🏿

[@demonreacts7816]

Before the season started, I didn’t see Dallas goin to the playoffs, especially with how last season went.

[@patrickbateman9115]

The fact the Thunder give up the most corner 3s and lose on a corner 3 is poetry

[@LegendMkr7]

Also sorry to make a double post but when PJ Washington of all people made those clutch free throws I thought back to those 90s Jazz teams and thought "Karl Malone, watch this".

[@LPjunemark]

Dwight Powell will be the X factor

[@AnteGV1950]

i lost my mother from cancer 3 years ago also

[@magnaortusars3342]

I nominate Lively for POTG. If it weren't for him, there's no way the Mavs win. He was killing it on the boards

[@colored_lonely]

Are you ok? All things you said were positive.

[@kurosan0079]

I need a Balkan WCF! Denver, please!

[@just-a-kollector1568]

Nuggets for the win tomorrow. Minnesota is not quite ready yet.

[@Supernova2464]

Both tenets of the American Airlines Center advance to the Western Conference Finals!

[@Deltaaaaaaaaa]

Man I got made fun of so damn hard for saying Kyrie was going to stay in Dallas. Look at me now.

[@FreeOfAllFear]

I want word out on the street, WE BACK UP #MFFL 🤝🔥

[@AmandaabnamA]

Whack to end on that free throw call and I'm not an OKC fan

[@Frazier16]

I really wanna see kyrie get a eing without bron. And see Luka prove the media wrong

[@jd_dagoat]

commish is back

[@saiwaqa2573]

Ironically, the thunder helped the mavs get gafford and lively hahahaha

[@ro229time3]

SGA could put the game up by 20 at the beginning of the game wen they were hot. But SGA kelp passing the ball. Then the mavs caught up. Then he wanted to score. Could have made a big difference.

[@GuySmithSmoke]

ESPN gave Mavericks a D- for Kyrie trade.

[@DATGUY6996]

Luka won me my parlay

[@ragescript8125]

And they will still say that sga is better than luka SMH

[@drdnobody]

EXPECT SHAI AND DEM BOYS IN THE NEXT YEARS TO “COMPETE” FOR CHIPS. OKC HAVE STRUCK GOLD AGAIN!!!!

[@dominiquewashington2553]

Ark my words thunder won’t be anywhere close to this good again

[@bamidelakin-np2ub]

​@@dominiquewashington2553 they're going to have to prove they're like the 2010s Thunderr

[@god_when333]

​@@dominiquewashington2553 mad hater 😂 u just sound scared that some good young team is up and coming

[@dominiquewashington2553]

@@god_when333 o could care less but I just don’t buy into the hype just like the kings were supposed to be up and coming

[@ghostdog45]

Geez did I get my predictions wrong this year. Shot out to the Mavs!

[@sasori7438]

Of course we only get some time on the channel if we lose, commish hates us here in OKC

[@DanTheMan4176]

Give us Denver 🔥

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Kyrie antics seems to be behind him for good maybe moving to Dallas was a good thing for his career.

[@TheKikchinchief]

My motto: Be lazy and do it right the first time.

[@sammylogic1313]

It seems like every team is building something, okc, mavs, wolves, pacers,new york , AND THEM YOU HAVE THE PISTONS 😂😂😂

[@JetEngine85]

OKC with a real center like Adams or valenciunas and then holmgren at 4 would be troublesome..

[@jeshuamathis9013]

Let’s go MAAAVS!!!! Kyrie is the best basketballer.

[@bobjones3399]

cant bet against the defending champs + reigning MVP on their home court especially when the other team has KAT, give me denver

[@minuii]

Dont hop the wagon when mavs win the chip..

[@JustARandomDudeOnline]

Shai is Bradley Beal it's the same player and people dare to compare him with jokic giannis Luka like no he is not close he should have never been in the MVP talks

[@KaiserInGilroy2K]

I lost my mother 7 months ago to cancer. Wow, remember 30 years ago when the Mavericks and Wolves were frequent lottery teams? Now both are in the CF.

[@milosmevzelj5205]

Nobody is talking about, so, I will wriite it down: Mavs are playing

[@kingtomador5655]

OKC should have traded their draft picks and giddy but they did nothing

[@dotdottheconnector8795]

Kyrie will forever be my guy for how he stood on business during the vaxxine Mandate fiasco. Set the standard