NBA Finals Game 1 Reaction: Celtics CRUSH Luka Doncic & Mavs, Dan Hurley to Lakers? | Colin Cowherd

[@clootscalhoun9481]

Jaylen Brown might be my favorite player in the league. Love his style of play. Also cool that he’s like certifiably brilliant.

[@marklumar2034]

Same i was so sad when he got his deal last year cuz it killee my delusional of him ever being a Laker 😭

[@Jonteponte71]

He may not be Celtics best all around player. Thats still Tatum. But Brown has been betting better and more consistent every year of his carrier. To the point where he is the Celtics most consistent player now. Maybe together with Derrick White :)

[@Nunya7211]

Lmfao the fact that you believe that his certifications make him better than anyone at anything besides basketball. He is not a particularly intelligent person. You could say accomplished academically, and that would be closer to the truth, which is that he and any african american you see that way are a product of where they live, parents, and wealth. Next time you hear someone went to Berkley, MIT, or ESPECIALLY Harvard, realize that they are not more “brilliant” than anyone you yourself know.

[@barrybands3897]

Biggest issue for the Mavs is the fact Boston doesn’t double team, which takes away their lob game. Hence 9 total assists

[@ortsacerdi1423]

You nailed it righg there they let Luka do his thing and depended the other players including Kytie

[@Hurmspeedy]

Yea mainly playing man to man for Boston Is going to keep the mavs in trouble, I don’t think will play that bad again but I don’t think he will have a great series either.

[@gdv7151]

But the C's cant keep doing that coz Luka will adjust and will start punishing them until they are forced to double Luka, I am a Celtics fan for all my life but this Mav's team is scary, for some reason Luka and Kyrie thrive when their backs are against the wall on the other hand JT and JB not so much, i have watched both crumble when it gets tough and i just hope this time they are tougher and have matured mentally.

[@greenm0bsta889]

​@@gdv7151literally not scary at all

[@saads1984]

Over/Under 2 mins Colin makes an NFL comp

[@seanpickard7059]

Definitely under 😂😂😂

[@johndarius18]

1:40 😂

[@timesize]

100% makes a family analogy and puts me to sleep 😴

[@TREK1305]

I’m betting the house, wife, & kids on the under.

[@kermonwilliams2180]

Witnessing what a real Organization looks like S/O Brad Stevens.

[@christophercarrigg3775]

Can't forget about ainge

[@nicholas7525]

It's as simple as: If Kyrie is the 5th/6th best player in this series than the Celtics will win in 4 or 5. He and Lively need to play better.

[@jimmyjay689]

I was telling everyone Holiday is better than Kyrie

[@BratatoChip]

@@jimmyjay689at what exactly

[@Heemkeem_9]

@@BratatoChipeverything but scoring lol and he can get u 15-20 on any given night . Kyrie is an amazing scoring talent but tht can be neutralized as u can see

[@BratatoChip]

@@Heemkeem_9 I agree , holiday is better at distributing and defending forsure

[@Heemkeem_9]

@@BratatoChip rebounding

[@Trapinoutdaband]

Sounds like it’s the first time Colin watched a JB game

[@Jonteponte71]

And perhaps also a KP game? He wasn't a bad locker room guy in Washington as far as I know. He was there for two years...

[@cvgodd1432]

@@Jonteponte71everyone loved him in Washington. Especially his teammates he had one of his best seasons in Washington

[@CtFletcher-eg5zj]

The mavs biggest problems is Luka and Kyrie are forced to play defense affecting their offense last series the timberwolves had come off a seven game series and had old mike Conley and young ant it was a breeze for the mavs. Luka and Kyrie won’t be resting in a zone this series the Celtics can shoot.

[@reemoe9374]

Bingo

[@venomius]

Well said

[@johnnyblaze337]

LOL...100% that Colin recorded that Draft Kings ad with Celtics in 6 AFTER the game was over.

[@eddsuperstar]

We got a whole Week of Media $hitting on the Celtics. Praising the "Unstoppable" Dual of Luka and Kyrie

[@wallbangingkapone]

Yea star power does that....the Celtics are far more complete of a team.

[@marklumar2034]

And for good reason. All their bad games have been them just missing shots, not someone stopping them

[@drdrew4457]

colin just waited to see what happenned in game 1 to now pick tthe celtics...he was leanng towards the mavs last week lol

[@AEMG777]

he literally picked mavs in 5-6 lol

[@scruffd0g193]

Yeah who makes their after after game 1? Someone who refuses to be wrong.

[@samuelpetit6183]

If you watch his show he picked the Celtics before the series to win in 6

[@venomius]

Yeah he picked the celtics in 6 soon as the mavs/wolves series was over

[@ye6973]

@@AEMG777he literally picked Celtics in 6 lol

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Simple stat: when the Celtics shoot 33.3% from 3 or better, they are 67-7 including 11-1 in the playoffs. Celtics shot 38% from 3.

[@gg456stormy]

Celtics getting rid of one dimensional williams and smart and replacing them with porzingus and holiday unlocked everything. Celtics now are versatile, long, athletic, and talented at every position now. If celts don't turn the ball over or go ice cold from 3 they can't lose.

[@Dbo_Sports]

The difference in this series is that Lively and Gafford will be liabilities rather than strengths and Kyrie will not go off like he did in the west… because the Celtics KNOW him. The Celtics wings are bigger than you think and you can’t help off of White, Jrue or Horford. It’s a nightmare matchup.

[@PeteringYT]

Kyrie averaged 15 against OKC. OKC has good defenders and so does Boston.

[@venomius]

Kyrie has lost 12 straight to the Cs

[@BladimirRivas-rh1ty]

@@PeteringYTBoston has more weapons defensively. SGA and Dort their two best defensive players but Boston aside from Pritchard can go toe-to-toe with anyone

[@SamuelTorres-zm3un]

Great sports talk. I got my earphones on, working on my 1969 Fender Stratocaster Guitar and enjoying the show Good stuff. GO CEL LICKS!!!!😂

[@sheraldhill2728]

This guy ran the Celtics down all year and now he’s a fan of how great the team is… ridiculous

[@Bkknicks]

That's sports media brother. That's why nick wright gets respect.

[@sheraldhill2728]

@@Bkknicksagreed and it’s funny how much crow Nick is eating now that LeBron called Mazulla a “genius” on his pod after Nick had cut Mazulla down for the last two years.

[@Gnofg]

I watched Brown win the high school championship in GA. He dunked from almost the foul line. GA has great basketball players.

[@spenser6353]

Georgia known more for football

[@spenser6353]

Georgia known more for football

[@Gnofg]

@@spenser6353 total football state. These hoopers are ignored. Brown and Ant are just two of the players

[@spenser6353]

@@Gnofg I forgot ant was from georgia

[@Gnofg]

@@spenser6353 Two of my friends who played for my high school went to the game. Brown is from Wheeler. My son went to Norcross. These two schools are the top high schools in the state for basketball. The year that Brown scored the winning points they had an OT game with Norcross for a berth in the championship. Jodie Meeks and Jeremy Lamb went to Norcross along a number of pro’s.

[@noone1704]

The Celtics have too many good players for the Mavs defense to deal with it's not just Ant

[@BladimirRivas-rh1ty]

Yeah Minnesotas offense can be shut down, but Boston has too many weapons 1-8

[@James_18739]

“Celtics have had an easy run. They’ve only beat injured teams.” Pacers were much harder than Mavericks. Mavs or OKC were the two teams Celtics would’ve wanted before the playoffs. Lakers, Nuggets, Wolves and Clippers would’ve been harder matchups.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

FR

[@horacepollard368]

All the national media that hated on the Celtics all week are eating crow and will be throughout the series. BANNER 18

[@therealdarrell282]

Let’s stay humble and level headed.

[@barrybands3897]

@@therealdarrell282hahah exactly

[@dominicdecoco7950]

Buddy, you may turn out right but just be careful taking a victory lap after game 1

[@joshmack]

Yall were the biggest finals favorites in history lol. Stop with the underdog story

[@i_DayDream_]

Who hated on them though?? Last time I checked, MAVS are serious underdogs 🙄

[@ZChoate]

Is KP the most realized unicorn in the NBA? Surely Wemby will pass him, but right now, I think he's the most actualized and skilled, when healthy.

[@Jonteponte71]

Right now, he's the grown up Wemby (body and age). But I am thinking Wemby is even better at putting the ball on the floor if he wants to.

[@cvgodd1432]

@@Jonteponte71yea Wemby dribbling is better but KP shooting is what separates him! You cannot leave him open at all, he shot 63% from post up mid range. First in the league! 😂 he just abuses smaller players and doesn’t really post up big men. If they’re putting a big man on him he usually just blows right by him. KP is very fast for his size, you saw how he chased Green for that block. 😂 KP is the man in Boston!

[@christopher_munn]

I feel like it wasn’t discussed enough this year how broken it was for Boston to get Holiday in the off season.

[@Mckreign1]

The focus was all on Dame

[@venomius]

Broken??

[@drewn5271]

They had to give up Marcus Smart

[@christopher_munn]

@@drewn5271 An unexpected upgrade because Drew became available after the Dame trade.

[@ernestoplaganas9564]

Jaylen Brown is my favorite NBA player

[@BeanTwnJ]

GO CELTICS!!! ☘️☘️☘️

[@ssic_network]

Betting on the Celtics to win this series I got nervous leading up to the game but the one thing that gave me confidence and it even showed last night…..this team is built for Tatum to play bad and still win !!! Tatum played bad and they were up by 29 !!! Celtics in 5 !!!

[@TakinProfit]

Mavs wishing they didn’t trade Porzingis right now.

[@jd2616]

Kyrie's problem, Boston played good defense on him, they let Luka have 30, they knew that wouldn't beat them, but controlling Kyrie was pivital for Boston and they did it.

[@raleighstein9227]

Finally after 20 years. Let's go Celtics. They got to win NOW.

[@laurentbfree]

It's only been 16 but yeah feels like 20.

[@akeemMagic01]

HAS IT REALLY?

[@venomius]

Yeah 2008

[@ye6973]

@@akeemMagic01 Yep. Only 4 of the 18 titles post merger and one in the last 30 plus years. They won before over half of the NBA existed lol

[@HairForceOneTre45on]

2 goats on this pod!!!

[@that_celtics_fan]

Something people forget about JB is he broke his hand right before the playoffs last year and couldn't shoot at all in the playoffs because of it. This man us healthy this year and he's on a mission

[@that_celtics_fan]

@ye6973 hes shooting 54% from the field and 37% from 3. How is 54% bad? haters gonna hate 😂😂😂

[@Blender_and_Chirp]

Didn’t Collin call the East the Kiddy Table and the T Wolves vs Denver the real finals. 😂

[@rascol109]

They have good chemistry these 2 keep it up

[@WhyYouMadd40]

Jaylen brown is the finals mvp the best player in this series. He can’t be guarded but he can guard 1-4. 12-26 to get 30pts is horrible😂😂😂 all them strips I thought buddy was a pole dancer. Luka can’t guard a park car

[@wilkic2]

12-26 to get 30 is decent. Kyrie was the one who cost them the game

[@MrCorner21]

​@@wilkic2Boston's defense on Kyrie*

[@wilkic2]

@@MrCorner21 if you’re a great player, you score despite great defense. Basketball rules favor the offensive player. Kyrie couldn’t overcome the defense despite that fact, which is his fault/his failing.

[@tbd407]

46% shooting is horrible? Ray Allen's career average is 45% genius

[@Nikkerman]

This would be the first time since the 04 pistons in my mind where a team wins a chip without a top 5 player in the league at the time, but it's interesting how much of a team Boston is and how that might win them a finals

[@nocturne311]

2011 Mavericks. Dirk wasn’t top five at the time. Also, Tatum is top five in my opinion.

[@venomius]

If you don't think Tatum or Brown is a top five player you haven't seen them ball...as a celtics fan sitting up 2- 0 ...I'm saying Jaylen Brown is playing like he's a top 5 player .....and I don't hear anyone arguing..

[@Titanvol91]

Calling a timeout when the other team is clearly going on a run is not that special, anyone watching the game from their couch can feel when a team needs to call a timeout to stop a run.

[@LuisReyes-pr7lx]

You’re absolutely right!. But… that was a big criticism of the Celtics coach. He would never call timeouts . So that’s been a big adjustment for anyone familiar with the Celtics.

[@philll.1358]

Mazzula was judged way to harashly as a coach last year with the circumstances he was under. First time Head coach, youngest in the league, brought in right before the season, had championship expectations, didnt have a solid game plan nor his own coaching staff. Bro had every disadvantage. This is what Mazzula is really capable of as a coach.

[@bpdmf2798]

It looked like a first round matchup.

[@bossp6624]

Notice Colin said the NBA loves the Knicks. He forgot to mention the Lakers too. Which is why the media is also talking about those teams and want to see them win

[@jorgeramos3240]

Every star in the league needs support. What team has won without a good to great supporting cast. It’s funny cuz if Boston wins the narrative is gonna be that the jays needed a lot of help. Idc because so has every other star to finally win their championships

[@barringtonbennett2387]

Boston is a complete team. That main guy from Dallas had to defend like he never did before in these playoffs. The easy ride he had on the defensive throughout these playoffs is over. Welcome mister!

[@ye6973]

Man. You just don’t know basketball do you?

[@sportspodcasts4616]

😂😂 Colin doesn't know ship!!! He said Shaq and Jordan couldn't play in this era. He hedges his bets by saying, "new data" comes in, I change my mind. 😂😂😂 Most NBA fans know Shaq would average an easy 30 in the small ball era.

[@2cents250]

Zion gives them fits when healthy imagine what Shaq would do. If they can’t guard Ant….. Prime MJ and his defense is on a whole other level.

[@BladimirRivas-rh1ty]

Celtics switch defense and still can play 1-1 is the difference. They dont need to send help unless they know they can secure a trap

[@robertpiller3791]

You guys are very good 👍 👏 👌

[@TREK1305]

Bonus bets have to be bet back several times. The probability of winning several bets consecutively collect bonus is 1 in a ZILLION.

[@cje6129]

if you have 4 guys that play really good defense, you never get them into rotation. When those 4 can also get to the paint like the celts, it forces the other team into rotation and the D is forced to play 5 on 4. Open high quality shots are the goal. Celts are playing a different style of hoop and the media is having a tough time explaining it in their “he’s the best and he’s the second best” POV.

[@55BROB]

IQ. Brown is a genius .He teaches at MIT

[@christophercarrigg3775]

I swear colin was picking against boston last week

[@bossp6624]

When Colin is talking about what the league wants to see and what they prefer or not, I listen to him then. That's why the NBA has been keeping the Celtics from winning. It's why people always trying to split up Tatum and Brown. I thought the goal was to put the best roster together so you can be the last team standing. And they followed the rules set by the NBA. So why is the NBA so upset with the Celtics??

[@chrisrankin228]

Colin “ I don’t want to overreact” then he proceeds to completely overreact😂😂😂 We got 6 more games!

[@JasonJackson-r3s]

I think the maverick to small vs a great offensive team

[@RENATOJRTIPAN]

A Celtics hater

[@FawkesRobert702]

Boston built through the draft🤷‍♂️ then traded those picks and players to get white, holiday, porzingis

[@animeextremequest]

That is because Porzingis palyed a good game in game 1. That will not be the same every game.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Put some respect on Joe Mazzulla’s name.

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Dan Hurley =‘Billy Donovan 2.0

[@robertspivey4631]

I was so tired of most of the media crapping on the Celtics. Now their praising them 😂🤣😂

[@mattwatts33]

Just as I thought. Everyone jumping on the Celtics bandwagon 😂

[@godschild4158]

F the Cs but money is money and it's easy money

[@femiademuwagun7442]

A lot of people don’t know basketball. Jayson Tatum deserves the MVP. Jalen Brown gets his looks because of JT. The way JT is guarded does not compare to how JB is guarded

[@mookiestreet746]

JB better

[@dovsdont1706]

Funny how those tones change. Colin certified Celtics hater.

[@TheodoreNicklas]

Porzingus is the DIFFERENCE...BIG 3 vs BIG 2

[@spenser6353]

Mavs didn’t even have a big 2 yesterday. Kyrie was a no show

[@joeytrees]

This isn't going to be a great series for talk shows especially if you set it all up to be a big referendum on Jason Tatum. Celtics are just loaded 🤷‍♂

[@Drew_F1]

Colin had Lively over Porzingis 😂

[@jarrodjob]

Luka, like Jokic, played Celtics pace….which was a running match/foot race. Luka when he can slow down the dribble drives and dish it’s when things start. Only in the third did we get a taste of it. Celts looked tired during that stretch.

[@rolandocedillo5685]

Way over analyzing Start praying buddy 😂

[@sharperhawkeye5556]

Imagine the Celtics getting tired by watching luka play isoball on one leg lmao

[@Dbo_Sports]

That was a stretch where they were allowing the Mavs to be Uber physical and get away with the same nonsense that they got away with against the T-Wolves. Once things calmed down and they started calling fouls again, Jaylen Brown did what he did and it was over.

[@fs6688]

The Celtics weren’t tired loooool

[@GMCvideos2012]

If length and size is the winning recipe then why arent the T-Wolves or Nuggets in the Finals?

[@Hurmspeedy]

Well the Celtics have a mix of everything length, size, shooting, defense, rebounding, play making, depth, spacing. The Timberwolves had bad spacing and not many shooters and Denver had no rim protection and bad scoring from the role players. The Celtics do those things great.

[@4daclout882]

Because they went to war vs each other and MIN was tired after Denver for sure

[@tbd407]

If this is the Porzingis you're getting, he should win finals MVP

[@Nomah1979]

The Cs are solid on defense and offense 1-5...if you double, help or get caught in no mans land they will find the right guy. They are the real deal, sad thing is even if Boston wins the series, people will spin the narrative and it will be more about Dallas underperforming somehow.... Cs in 6

[@chris78253]

Funny how most media members like Colin are coming out now saying KD going to the Warriors was bad for the league. I remember when this move happened him and others would spend segments trying to tell listeners that it was good for the league and we should enjoy watching teams play against them that had no chance. I guess them trying to advertise the product. Most fans were pissed when that happened not because the Warriors were winning but it made the league boring for the 4 years.

[@chrisrich5006]

WOAH WOAH WOAH.......Colin Literally said last week the Celtics werent a serious contender and Dallas should win? DA FUQ???

[@Dbo_Sports]

In regards to Hurley… the Lakers right now are run by “mommas boys” on the player’s side… in the short term it’s going to be a nightmare situation for Hurley. But once Lebron is gone, he can then build properly. But until he’s gone, that dynamic is going to be trouble. When has Lebron welcomed authoratative men into the locker room? Hurley has to tread lightly in the beginning… which is a shame.

[@brianhenry7983]

Mavs traded porzingis for dinwiddie 😂

[@2cents250]

he was right about luka too.

[@ianszcze]

Jason knows everything basketball but for him to crush it he has to mesh with Colin. Show your personality.

[@brettthomas6327]

Jason is great, idk what ur talking about

[@Officialjohnnyrose]

Even if the Celtics wins they still don’t deserve the wining that’s how much people hate the Celtics

[@venomius]

That's a ridiculous comment...

[@Anthony-uf3oz]

*even if the Celtics win *the winning > is that sentence English ?

[@gregleavitt1255]

Simple math: Dallas is not going to beat the Celtics 4 times. That's the 5th game in a row that the C's have won against 'em. Curtains, baby 👊😎

[@costasmanoleas3527]

Colin ehat are you talking about? Brown’s game is aesthetically far more pleasing than Tatum’s. Far more fluid

[@UncleReamus]

Jason Timpf is better than Nick Wright in every way. Nick would somehow talk about the game and then find a way to praise LeBalco.

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Soon as dude said, "it's a big man's league", I bounced.

[@stillwaters4097]

Kyrie and Luka need to average 30 a piece a game to have a chance. Kyrie only had 12 points last night.

[@Ethangraves11]

Jason knows ball 10x more than clownherd

[@spenser6353]

Colin is an overrated so called expert

[@ClaireFabulous-sd5wm]

​@@spenser6353 And he doesn't give a fuuuuuccckkk. Laughing all the way to the bank

[@SmashKing17]

Dude was hating on the Celtics all year! Celtics are the most complete team offense and defense that we have seen in years.

[@pete3198]

This is the precise reason why I always say Kyrie is overrated. Kyrie is an incredibly skilled offensive player, but that's really all he is. He's the guard version of Carmelo Anthony - he's not a great defender, he's not an above average rebounder, he's not a great playmaker. When he's on fire offensively then he's a huge impact guy, but when he is struggling offensively he becomes a liability on the court because he really can't do anything else to positively impact the game. This is not the first time we've seen this of Kyrie. This game was pretty much a 1:1 reproduction of the Celtics vs Brooklyn nets in the 1st round a couple of years ago. The Celtics smothered Durant, made every single shot he took difficult and also forced him to play defence on the other end...and KD was so overwhemled that by the end of the series he just fell apart because it was too much for one man to handle. Kyrie was supposed to be the big time wingman who was meant to take that pressure off KD, but when push came to shove he choked against the Celtics defensive pressure and the end result was a Celtics series sweep. This game was pretty much exactly like that series. The Celtics focussed on make life as hard as it possibly could be for Luka by making him work for every shot, and then also forcing him to work on the defensive end - and by the end of the game he looked gassed. Kyrie was supposed to take pressure off him, but again he fell apart against the Celtics defence and became a complete non-factor. This Dallas team is 100% dependant on the idea that Luka and Kyrie are going to combine for an efficient 55-60 points every night. They NEED that to win, because they just don't have enough depth. Kyrie is Kyrie, and it's inevitable that there are going to be two or so games in this series were he's going to off and score 25-30 points, because no matter how good the offense is he's just that talented that those nights are going to happen. And those couple of games will be hard fought. But the other 4-5 games in the series he's going to struggle immensely against the Celtics defence, and in those games Luka will struggle under the pressure and the Mavs are going to get spanked.

[@Biz613]

Colin Casual Cowherd.

[@Von199X]

Boston plays small ball though plus Porzingis is a bonus.

[@AS-qj4bj]

LOVE all this Boston love. Everyone talking like they already won the series. They held game 1. Other than a massive early run, they looked avg at best. EVERYONE GO BET THE CELTICS, THEY WILL NOT LOSE THE SERIESOK?????

[@bimosunupoernomo7120]

Sir, There is NO DOUBT Mav is DONE; we only have 3 more basketball in 2034.

[@andrewzhou3749]

I think Denver was the only team that could stop Boston … mainly cause jokic would just wreck Porzingis. Don’t think anybody else matches up well with them

[@wuwuisaac]

agree. they beat boston both times in the regular season

[@fs6688]

@@wuwuisaac barelt

[@fs6688]

They wouldn’t have either. They looked crap all postseason, and as you saw from last night, it takes more than one star to beat the Celtics

[@Mckreign1]

They’d be a better match up for Boston

[@2cents250]

not the way they were playing with mpj and jamal. no depth.

[@nicholasmartinez6043]

This years Celtics are built like a poor man’s KD warriors

[@wilsongaye2437]

Facts

[@nicholasmartinez6043]

Kristaps is KD, Tatum and Brown are Steph and Clay and Al Horford is kind of like the Draymond

[@jamesmoy1214]

It was never a KD Warriors team

[@nocturne311]

The difference is this team doesn’t have superstars like Steph and KD but every player in the top six is a good defender and three-point shooter and this Celtics team technically has more weapons than the Warriors since White and Holiday can also go for 20+.

[@nicholasmartinez6043]

@@nocturne311 true. Wiggins was like their Jrue Holiday

[@DarkDamien978]

The same Jaylen Brown that y'all swore up and down all last season had no left! Y'all bandwagon fans and media personalities alike are bogus as hell! Keep that same energy y'all had after he had a rough series bashing him and saying he wasn't good enough to be a 2. Comical. Now he's the finals MVP? 😂

[@christopheryou5040]

To be fair they blew them out in the first quarter. The second quarter was competitive and the Mavs won the third and fourth quarters. The Celtics were clearly incredibly well rested to start the game. I expect Game 2 to be close.

[@spenser6353]

If Celtics shoot the three ball well it’s gonna be hard for the mavs to win

[@venomius]

The Celtics crushed the whole first half...the mavs got ruined the second half of the 3rd qrtr 14-2 and they lost the game by 18....how you figure they " won " anything???😂

[@christopheryou5040]

@@venomius by the eye test they got crushed but by the box score, they out scored the Celtics in the 3rd and 4th. The 4th is hard to gauge due to roster changes towards the end.

[@vuhquach]

After Q1. Score was 70 - 69 Celtics

[@stuartdamon3610]

🏀💦 There is only one Steph.

[@Paulo-1999]

No, size only matters with talented tall dudes. Small ball was Curry, yes, plus a team that had huge chemistry with Curry and talent to support Curry. The Warriors won a lot because they were more talented than the size and length on the other size. They were better. Period. Small ball is real if you have talented people to play it.

[@Archangel0582]

If KP plays decent (like tonight), Boston wins in four. If KP gets hurt, Boston wins in seven. I'm not a Boston fan. It's just easy to see the issues with the Dallas D. Luka and Kyrie have to score 30+ to beat the Celtics. The Denver Nuggets would have beat this Celtic team.

[@arbikoum805]

Once Denver got out of the picture, the path was clear for Boston to win. Dallas doesn't match well with Boston . Gafford and lively won't be effective in this series bcz the Celtics bigs play well on the perimeter.

[@fs6688]

Y’all overrating the Nuggets, they were not as good this year and had no depth, plus Murray was trash for most of the playoffs

[@2cents250]

How would Denver beat the Celtics team that is top 3 in offense and defense with jokic and an inconsistent Jamal Murray. They cant guard Boston. 😂😂😂

[@jamesmoy1214]

Denver wasn’t good enough to get to the finals therefore it’s a moot point! Boston got better and better and may have beaten Denver or Minnesota but we’ll never know now!

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Denver couldn’t beat the Wolves who got waxed by Dallas. Nice cope.

[@EliColgan]

Luka and Kyrie don't have stamina to play both ends if the floor for more than a few minutes at a time. They can get away with that in the west conference not against the Celtics.

[@ATDUB-ty9nc]

One minute in and Colin already misses the mark. For one, the small ball revolution is not nonsense. It makes a lot of basketball sense and is alive and well. And two, Draymond and the Warriors are not responsible for the small ball revolution in the modern NBA. That would be Erik Spoelstra and the Heatles

[@spenser6353]

Heatles couldn’t shoot like the warriors

[@GreenFoo72]

Don’t forget that Dallas also lost game 1 against OKC by 22

[@alixus10]

That series went 6, and Boston is a suped up version of OKC. Like multiple tiers better and yet very similarly built.

[@BratatoChip]

Comparing Okc to Boston is fucking hilarious

[@waynepalmer8598]

OKC is young. Boston is experienced full of vets who've been here before. That's the difference

[@KyleKennedy-bb7fr]

Mavs are playing possum they will win game 2 with the momentum watch

[@BratatoChip]

@@KyleKennedy-bb7fr Celtics only lose game 2s. Celtics in 5

[@BigBuffalo76]

18

[@PutXi_Whipped]

LA will always be a Lakers town. Nobody GAF about the other teams and sports.

[@garrettsiike96]

The amount of times Colin talks about players bodies is kinda sus.

[@isaacmboup1881]

Wat h them Hamilton the Mavs when they win Game 2

[@Dotachin]

Talk about hostage to the moment porzingas has 0 pressure and he don’t even have to be the 3rd best player any given night. This is just like the Wiggins stuff

[@spenser6353]

He’s not their best player. He’s not supposed to have pressure

[@Dotachin]

So why are ppl glazing him like he’s living up to is lottery pick status for 6 yrs ago It’s just like Wiggins and the next yr they were talking about him bad again

[@nocturne311]

@@DotachinPlease don’t compare Porzingis and Wiggins. One guy struggled due to injuries. The other has clear psychological issues.

[@Dotachin]

@@nocturne311 no one cares why you didn’t pan out just that you didn’t

[@h2oussama988]

Colin is crazy he doesn't know anything about basketball, he just says the same thing every time but its always entertaining