NBA Finals: How CONCERNED should Luka & Mavericks be? Start of Celtics dynasty? | Hoops Tonight

[@nateisinvincible]

If I'm being honest, there is not really an adjustment the Mavs can make. Boston has 6 guys that can shoot well from 3, get their own shot, and play great defense. That's hard to beat. Both Luka and Kyrie have to go nuclear every game to even have a chance at winning this series. If one of them go cold, just like we saw in Game 1 with Kyrie, the Celtics are winning in 5 (at most)

[@mirkovujovic4324]

Boston barely beat Indiana a couple of times.Dallas is gonna be fine.

[@asmrvish8871]

@@mirkovujovic4324you do realize they did not gave Porzingis 😂 and also that the Pacers are a much better offense than the Mavs?

[@MihoyMinoy-si8fb]

@mirkovujovic4324 I would make the argument that Indiana matches up better with Boston than Dallas does. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The Mavs were the ideal match up for the Celtics, they dodged the two teams that would have gave them the most trouble (Nuggets and Wolves)

[@jonnyk7593]

@@MihoyMinoy-si8fb i get denver but minnesota’s whole defense is depending on a non-shooting big so rudy can roam the paint. kristaps would make him guard perimeter. on the other end, rudy can’t space so kp or tatum can protect the rim against Ant drives just like dallas did so I don’t understand how they would be a better matchup against boston

[@MihoyMinoy-si8fb]

@@jonnyk7593 Fair point, however Naz Reid by himself is better than any big the Mavs have match up wise with the Celtics and even though KAT was awful he can also stretch the floor. However I still believe that the Wolves would have at least bothered the Celtics more than the Mavs can.

[@ThunderPhant]

Jason, your whole response to the "why is Jaylen Brown is underrated question" was based on context, but also you said in last years player rankings that you can't do hypotheticals and take players out of the context they're in - you said this when you were justifying Jamal Murray's placement. Considering that criteria, I think you do need to have Brown top 15, I'm not a Celtics fan, but his defense has stood out all season when he's locked in as being better defense than most of the guys you have top 15, and his dribble penetration was the key to holding off Dallas in G1 - he seems to be better at that than Tatum, or at least have a better understanding of who he is as a player, leaning into it more often. At the end of the day, all I ask is you be consistent with your criteria this year.

[@tiredbasketballfan]

I understand your point, I think maybe he sees them differently because the responsibility in Boston is more distributed between their top players. Either way, in my opinion it's wierd that people respect it more when one player is dominant than when a team is dominant, since this is a team sport. Even when it seems one player carries more of the responsibility, any accomplishment is always a team effort, yet some people attribute it to that player as if one player can beat 5.

[@davidbright8913]

I lost some respect for Jason. I’ll take one person. Halliburton made the third team. JB would easily be the best player on that team. End of argument. Lost much respect for Jason.

[@OGC558]

Tatum and Brown have 2 completely differemt jobs lol

[@TheDON914]

​@@davidbright8913FACTS

[@TheDON914]

​@@OGC558Tatum the boston choker in the finals , can't wait til Brown leave that overrated bum an get his own team .

[@mikotagayuna8494]

No Celtics dynasty talk until they win please. This will just invite justifiable ridicule. This coming from a Celtics fan.

[@xavierb9061]

Yeah if celts win..crazy offseason co ing to catch up

[@rollind2456]

Please no dynasty talk until they win 2. I’m tired of hearing dynasty talk when a team wins 1

[@bench111ful]

Even 2

[@phantom_isle]

I love the glimpes into your interests outside basketball. both the star wars and guitar sections were amazing because it's always fun to see somebody geek out over what they love. Keep up the great work Jason!!

[@Jerm0116]

People gotta realize the team runs better when they offense is flowing through jaylen brown

[@TheDON914]

BEST COMMENT ☝ Hell even the bench is playing like Brown when they Consistently drive to the basket an shoot a small percentage of 3s , if the system was build to cater to Brown style of play ? The Cs would be a 60 plus to 70 win team EVERY season.

[@TaJaviousJackson]

Come for the basketball, stay for the Star Wars lore

[@boblully5053]

Matchups make games if Denver or Minnesota played it would be way more competitive but this is a horrible match up

[@karimzakaria9621]

Minnesota has the defensive personnel to matchup against Boston, but I just can’t see Ant out executing Tatum, Brown, Jrue, White and KP by himself. Denver would have been a great matchup though

[@boblully5053]

@@karimzakaria9621 Jaden McDaniels on tatum and Edwards on brown

[@TopDeckKaloy]

​@@karimzakaria9621Denver, yes. Minnesota??? No, reason their centers will have to play outside the pain and they will be useless.

[@joseph7696]

Idk who controls the audio but this is how most videos should be recorded. Shouldn’t need to have video on max volume to hear. Great video Looking forward to the remaining coverage of the NBA finals. Go Celts!

[@JasonJia909]

Came here for the bball, left knowing a lot more about Star Wars. Thanks, fellow Jason!

[@shamthe1417]

Shooting really well = shooting your yearly averages. Definitely news to me

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Going into the Finals, many people were favoring the Mavs because of unknown factors around the Celtics going into game 1: 1. What contribution could KP make, if he even played? 2. Given the weak Eastern Conference and the injury riddle'd playoff cake-walk, if the Celtics are not really as good as 76-20 and their net rating suggests, how good are they really? The fundamental logic mistake was taking the answers, which should have been, "We don't know", and turning them into some version of "No". Now we have some more direct information about both questions: 1. KP might be close to his regular season effectiveness, 20 pts in 30 min per game, with significant offensive and defensive contributions with spacing and rim protection. 2. One of the most consistent things that was said about the Celtics all season was "They have the best 'starting' 6 in the league," and that seems to hold. Another consistent thing was that they have the best perimeter defense in the league, with four players, and that also held in game 1. Especially for Holiday and Brown. Perhaps it is time to accept that the Celtics are good enough to beat the Mavericks, and only the Celtics are capable of beating the Celtics.

[@esSDeeThunder]

Steph Curry’s children should win this series

[@bobtheominc4838]

I would counter that a little. I think Boston’s proven themselves to be clearly a better team throughout history with all their success, but that I wouldn’t take all of it as written where if the Celtics lose the Finals it’s because they beat themselves. Outside of the first quarter, the Mavs kept pace with them pretty consistently with some swings (down 20+ to end the first quarter, game final score differential was 18). Kyrie had one of his worst nights going 6/19 and 0/5 from 3, and the Mavs starting 5 outside of Luka went 1/10 from 3. Some of these were contested and great defense, but the Mavs had a lot of open looks as well Boston gave them because they were more focused on Luka. The Mavs defense showed they can have an impact during their run, and Kidd in the past has shown he’s great at game to game adjustments. The Mavs got blown out early by the Clippers in game 1, and they won that series in 6. In the Minnesota series, the Mavs role players played terrible until they got home, and then were killers from then on. I think the lights are bright for everyone on Dallas but Luka and Kyrie, and Boston’s more adapted to it. I’m not saying Dallas is going to come back or even win or anything, but I think the narrative that only the Celtics can beat the Celtics is a little reductive. The Celtics can go off on any night and look like one of the best teams ever, but consistency is apart of the game, and obviously the other teams defense factors into that. If Porzingus struggles more into the series even for conditioning or health, that’s will be part of the game as well especially as they are reliant on a less deep bench than Dallas (obviously not as talented, but that’s how they stacked their hand), just as much as Boston’s road to the finals was valid despite beating teams with their injured stars. The Celtics are favorites to win, and for good reason, but if they lose in the end, I think thats unfair to say it’s Boston beating themselves just because they have the on paper talent more broadly proven than Dallas. In the regular season, Boston was 0-1 against the Thunder, 0-2 against the Nuggets, and 1-1 against the Clippers across the season. Dallas has made some good acquisitions, have great coaching, the top ranked defense since the trade deadline, and good stars in Luka and Kyrie, and have earned their way out the West, where Boston struggled against some of their better teams across the regular season. Since the trade deadline, Dallas was on pace to be a 60 win team as well if they were to replay the season from then.

[@marqueshunter695]

@@bobtheominc4838The Mavericks would lose that Clippers series in 5 if the Clips had a completely healthy Kawhi Leonard.

[@bobtheominc4838]

@@marqueshunter695 perhaps, but Luka was also injured in that series, if you’re taking away injuries you’d have to replay it all. but my point I made earlier stands, that’s a hypothetical, and how it played out is how it played out. The Clippers stacked their team around four aging stars, one a superstar with a history of major injuries that happened to plague him again in this series. Just like Boston with the three teams they beat with injured players, that doesn’t mean Dallas is any less deserving of the win. That’s my point in all this. Apart from flagrant injustices, whoever wins deserves to win because winning is determined by who wins in the game. Your point is measuring a team’s success by their ceiling or something other than winning-I don’t think that makes any rational sense. The same’s true for Boston. People have talked about if they couldn’t beat the 2017 Warriors or if they’re a dynasty already. They’re really good, but they haven’t won a thing yet, and let’s see who wins and what happens in the coming years before jumping ahead.

[@fancylad22]

Of course they are good enough to win but so are the Mavs.

[@rapstallion6615]

NBA Mailbag Question: It was a really intriguing perspective when you said that "They're (Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis) clearly not on the same tier as the guys at the top of the league, but I think both of them could be the best player on a championship team, if they're surrounded by enough talent." It has me wondering what other players you would put in that tier, of potential #1 options on a championship team, provided the requisite surrounding talent? I'm really curious to see what players are right at the edge of that tier for you, and which players just miss the cut of that tier. Love the show! You're among the very best at breaking down the complexities of the game in understandable terms!

[@taylor7264]

on the dyansty question boston has by far best chance in the league at a dynasty boston has been to 2 of the lat 3 finals. id be surprised if they dont make at least 2 of the next 3 given how soft the east is. that would make it 4 finals in 6 yrs at which point tatum n brown will both be younger than jokic is now. i assume they'll be improved players by then too. tatum has more playoff wins than any1 since he came into the league. starting his rookie yr it was him n jb and they were 1 game away from the finals. the pieces around them keep changing but as long as cs have those guys the conference finals is their floor. you cant say that abt any other duo in the league. every other great duo gets knocked out of the playoffs b4 the 3rd round on a regular basis Cs clearly have a good 8-10 yrs ahead of them competing for titles. i dont think any other team can say that except okc. but they play in the west so boston has the best shot

[@jonahsmith7434]

NBA, and Star Wars lore… this is awesome! :) :)

[@augustmoon0004]

It makes no logical sense to keep ranking basketball players solely on offense and disregard how much defense impacts the player's ability to win games!! There's no chance I would take Damian Lillard over Jaylen Brown. And the fact that Luca is such a liability on defense, really brings him down as an overall player.

[@yachtcaptainlance1628]

Jason: "I'm a huge Star Wars nerd" The Acolyte: destroys Star Wars lore and cannon Jason: "it was awesome" Me: ....so you're not a real star wars fan. Got it.

[@ernestoplaganas9564]

This guy can be ESPN sports commentator

[@deddiev1718]

Sorry 4 out with an AD or Joker in is more destructive. So it’s personnel based

[@masondupre518]

I agree with most of your thoughts on the Tatum-AD thing but tatums ceiling is literally 50 points in a game 7

[@UraStr]

that was against Embiid, don't count that

[@AmpWin1]

Jason - your prediction of Boston blowing out the Mavs in a couple games is already aging well. Incredible call.

[@flyingvguy6833]

PRS dude that's style. Would love one but still EVH and ESP not to shabby. I was 99% sure it was prs I know the finish it's very distinct.

[@cptsketch13]

Totally agree on the Dan Hurley to the Lakers. They just need to make a time and financial commitment to the guy. Gotta give him like 6 years and 70 million to lure him from Uconn

[@matthewkennard1166]

The stars have aligned for boston to win it all this year, if they dont i give up hope

[@broderguy]

LeBron likes Hurley's game-time tactics and has said so publicly, even if he's not an obvious voice in the hiring process.

[@psychotropnilachtan8869]

Not concerned at all just yet. Celtics gonna think they are hot shlt now and drop second game. And we know what happens the second something doesnt go their way. They crumble.

[@artorius_856]

Crumble in game 2 and win the next 3 after that?? Because that’s what the precedent is this year when something ”doesn’t go their way”.

[@psychotropnilachtan8869]

​@@artorius_856 Everything went their way so far. Easiest run in decade while Mavs had hardest path since 2010 beating 3 50+ win teams. Stop the cap.

[@sindilacion]

@@psychotropnilachtan8869 clippers no Klaw, Thunder youngest team in history to win a playoff game.

[@psychotropnilachtan8869]

@@sindilacion Kawhi played half of the series and they lost every game with him ^^. Thunder 57 wins in tougher conference. Youngest to win a series not game btw.

[@TheShinyHaxorus3D]

Ironically, one of the best pickups for Denver would probably be Jordan Poole lol

[@Brainwave20241]

He gets a lot of hate now but I genuinely think in the right system and a team that gives him confidence again he can do well for real

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

My question for your mail bag would be, do you think Popovich should retire? I’m only asking that because I don’t think he’s the best coach for Victor. It’s a new generation these days.

[@khal7702]

basketball n star wars sign me up!

[@taylor7264]

jamal murray injury thing is a weak excuse. tatum was injured over that '22 finals run no1 brings that up as an excuse. not even celtics fans

[@stebrabakone]

You just brought it up

[@taylor7264]

@@stebrabakone I said bring it up as an excuse!! Reading is fundamental. That’s not an excuse for Tatum or Murray. If you’re on the court you’re healthy.

[@taylor7264]

@@stebrabakone ppl have a right to criticize Tatum in those finals

[@metalhead2536]

Jamal Murray's quickness and shotmaking is the 2nd most important thing in that offense. Without it they're nowhere near as good. It's not an excuse it's a fact that that's why they lost.

[@taylor7264]

@@metalhead2536 yee i agree just dont blame it on an injury. just say jamal had a bad shotmaking series n couldnt get downhill v min. same way tatum turned it over too much and couldnt make 2 point shots v warriors defense in '22

[@jonahsmith7434]

Thank you for giving Klay Thompson the proper honor. He will go down as a second greatest shooter of all time I haven’t solidified it yet, until his career is closer to being over, but he is on paste already to be number two easily.

[@jdzspace33]

I'm sorry, but in what world is ADs ceiling higher than Tatum's? If we are talking potential I would agree, but in reality ADs health, inability (with no intent on changing that) to shoot lowers his ceiling a lot, unlike Tatum who visibly actively improves every year. AD has been constant, but he hasn't really improved in years just been relatively healthier. How do you say a player with less availability and less desire to get better has a higher ceiling than one who doesn't have those issues.

[@nnam2397]

AD clears Tatum put him on the Celtics and they woulda won 2 rings by now

[@jdzspace33]

@nnam2397 doubt it, he would've been traded in year 2 after he missed most of the season. Boston has zero tolerance for guys who don't want to/ can't play

[@Iselas181]

Honestly, I am not a fan of either team but I was excited to watch some good finals basketball after being spoiled in the early rounds. However that game 1 beat down pretty much made me tune out of the playoffs all together, I like competition, I like drama, and I like a hard fought win... this series will be over in 4 and I am just not interested in that.

[@jonahsmith7434]

If Draymond is the second best defender of this era, then who is the first best? I’m really curious

[@skipbrainless2732]

Hey, you think the 2018 Cavs could beat this year's Celtics or make it a close 6-7 game series? Thanks. Love the show

[@RampageYI]

70% of teams who win game 1 in the finals goes to win it all and they’re a better team overall.

[@omergabriel6065]

Mailbeg : Would you say that in today's "post prime lebron" tatom is probably the best offensive/defensive swiss army knife ? I think that outside of a healthy kawhi that is basically no one on the list as a offensive focal point and a 1 to 5 defensive weapon If so, do you think he will at some point in his career get the recognition in a selection to the all defensive team?

[@nsp74]

I am a Celtic fan and I believe they can take the trophy this time b/c they are the best team by far all year, but I still respect Mavs talent and ability

[@Sureastomorrow]

Yes, yes, they should be completely concerned

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

By the hair. I'm gonna ask, is Nick Wright your inspiration, Jason?

[@riansachar]

Hey Jason, mailbag question for you. What do you think about a potential jimmy butler trade to golden state? How would that work in terms of fit and how much would it help in terms of their effectiveness on both ends + their overall contender ranking. I saw a mock trade which showed miami sending jimmy to GS (probably with some salary fillers), and podziemski, moody, wiggins, looney and 2 FRP going back. I saw a lot of golden state fans saying that's way too much, which perplexes me considering the fact they aren't even trading their best asset in kuminga for a superstar in butler. Would love to know your input, and keep up with the great content!

[@corneliusprc90]

You’re the GOAT Fam! Love the Star Wars knowledge bruv

[@dbzanappa6479]

Mailbag: Hey Jason, love the show and am looking forward to your offseason rankings. Question: what do you think about jordan poole to the nuggets? You said in the livestream with colin that you were not as down on jordan poole as everyone else, and also said that denver needs a bench microwave scorer who can handle the ball and create his own shot. That describes poole to a tee and is also the role that he played on the warriors. His trade value is also down right now because of the season that he just had and denver could probably get him for pretty cheap. What do you think?

[@xavierb9061]

Series is over. Celts beat mavs 2 straight luka 30pt games after trade. They dont have to consistently help off him, and until hes getting 50 they dont care.

[@sittingbull7445]

Mavs defense is not a problem. They kept boston to 107. The mavs shooting % is the only thing that stopped them winning. They shoot their average % they win

[@leodesforges161]

The mavs CAN win games. Luka and Ky score 70 and the Celtics have a bad shooting night: an easy mavs win.

[@taylor7264]

so jb ddint get better this yr from last yr??? and so we're clear what are his weaknesses that you think the team is hiding?

[@SDesWriter]

Well, considering the fact that Dallas was up 1 when Porzingas came in and did his Steph Curry impersonation for the last 7 minutes of the quarter....From the start of the 2nd quarter on, Boston led 70-69. So for 41 of the 48 minutes, they were tied. Considering they had a terrible 3pt shooting night and Kyrie was awful offensively overall and they were TIED every minute except when Porzingas did his Man On Fire bit, I don't think they should be that worried. Not saying it couldn't happen again, but Brown was hot, the bench was hot, and Holiday & White were hot and the only reason they won was because of a guy who missed 38 days in a row kicking off a run (and the entire Dallas offense forgetting how to shoot).....so I'm going to go out on a limb and say Dallas CAN win, they just have to improve rebounding and limit Boston's surges.

[@hking990]

denial, excuses, safety blankets, mental health of dallas fans isn’t well

[@carnivalgods4573]

I think we'll be fine. 2 months ago the thought of the possibility of being in the finals didn't exist. Quite a turnaround.

[@hking990]

@@carnivalgods4573 😂😅that’s a safety blanket

[@carnivalgods4573]

@@hking990 It's also fact. Grow up.

[@hking990]

@@carnivalgods4573 yeah yeah celtics in 6

[@SDesWriter]

So I was imagining the score being dead equal in the first 7 minutes and the last 36 minutes? A 7 minute surge in the 1st quarter was literally the difference in the game. Maybe that surge comes later if it doesn't happen then, but we know even shooting 27% from 3, Dallas played them even for the entire game except those 7 minutes. Don't need denial, excuses or safety blankets. Just for the offense to shoot it's average and they won't let the game get away from them.

[@gilbertgarrison7859]

Mailbag: Jason Kidd saying brown is their best player do you think this is just Kidd being messy or is there some thing there about brown being the best player for Boston

[@taylor7264]

What?? lol ad might have a higher defensive ceiling but we know offense is more important just jt's shooting ability alone makes his ceiling higher but hes a better ball handler, better passer, more mobile and versatile in general. when all that is hitting he looks like the best player in the league. that 50 ball v philly looked EASY!!! same w the 50 ball v nets in '21 or game 6 v bucks in '22 etc... also tatum is 26 n ad is 30 so fair to say jt has more room to grow from where he already is which is better than ad. ad likely doesnt get much better, where as we havent even seen what the best of jt looks like yet

[@KxngAntTae]

Go rewatch 2020 finals game 6 vs Heat it will make u rethink your comment lol.

[@taylor7264]

@@KxngAntTae na 2020 was the only yr ad hit 3s. you gotta do it consistently to get credit and ad went 19/15/3 that game lol. i wouldn't say he flashed his ceiling in that game. esp up big in a series v an inferior opponent whose best player was jimmy butler. you can make a better argument than that w tatum his best moments were with everything on the line. elimination games 50 v embiid or 46 v giannis. or the 50 ball when he was totally overmatched v kd/harden/kyrie. jb was injured kemba was injured and he goes for 50 in a win

[@Chris_H103]

Can’t agree with the Jaylen take… stop thinking of him on one of the greatest teams ever & think what he would be like if he was on Houston instead Jalen Green or Philadelphia instead of Maxey… he would easily stuff the stat sheet & be regarded as one of the top 15… he has elite athleticism/length & an efficient scorer… also can’t deny he’s one of the best two way wings in the league.

[@dwainfrett5385]

Denver is like Miami. Only difference is Denver won one. Miami went to the finals in 2020 and 2023 and lost both.

[@scottdavis130]

I disagree with your opinion about Jaylen Brown. You could say the same when it comes to Jason Tatum then. Brown is underrated and Tatum is overrated but both great

[@onetake721]

Nothing mavs can do ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🧹🧹🧹

[@ipapaspank]

I’ll come back to this

[@chisomemetu2416]

Mailbag: You said that Draymond was the 2nd best defender of this era. Who is the first?

[@gerardrazulcarim4922]

Gobert

[@derkaltefisch]

That was the first time i heard the acolyte ist good (wait till episode 3, lol) on the other hand, gambling adiction seems to be no problem in life, Norm Mcdonald must have been lying ^^

[@opchatz]

Jaylen Brown take is so bad unfortunately... He improves every year, so comparing what 2024 JB can do to 2023 or 2022 JB is crazy to me.. He elevated his left hand tremendously within one summer, and he has kept TOs in check. You keep ranking players based on offense, and JB is easy top5 two-way player. Putting Dame over him right now, at their respective ages, is CRAZY.

[@tiredbasketballfan]

Did he say he would take Dame over him though? I think he was just using him as an example to explain offensive roles and responsibilties within a team

[@opchatz]

@@tiredbasketballfan Well that may be true, but Dame last year was 13-14 best player and JB this year is not? He has been top-5 performer this playoffs too probably..

[@tiredbasketballfan]

@@opchatz Player rankings are always subjective, I guess we'll see where he ends up ranking JB this year. Dame did have one of his best seasons last year if that's worth anyting

[@opchatz]

@@tiredbasketballfanagreed, JB had his best year ever too though.. it will not show in the boxscore because he had to sacrifice

[@tiredbasketballfan]

@@opchatz I think sometimes part of those sacrifices are in the awards and the way people see you. Especially when you've been in a situation for a while, so people don't have another version of you in their mind that 'proves' you're taking a back seat at times.

[@Iselas181]

Celtics in 4 tbh, I said 6 before but that was a beat down.

[@Masoch1st]

You're literally the best talking head

[@bobtheominc4838]

Call me crazy, but I’m not super concerned about Dallas. Dallas for the most part kept pace with them outside of the second half of the first quarter. I don’t think Porzingus will shoot that great again, the Celtics final score wasn’t crazy, it was more Dallas’ offense that sucked outside Luka (he played well apart from assists because Boston closed to quickly or would block them, or Dallas would straight up miss, and then his efficiency dropped when he realized their only chance of winning was if he did it all because Kyrie had a bad game and no one else was really hitting anything with the other starters 1/10 from three). Dallas had two terrible role player performances against Minnesota, and had an even worse one in this game, plus Kyrie didn’t play great (6/19 and 0/5 from the field) I’m not saying Dallas will have anything easily or certainly, obviously Boston’s defense was part of Dallas’ struggles, but I think Dallas can make adjustments and I wouldn’t panic yet. There are times the Celtics get really hot even with contested threes, and I think they’re great, but I don’t think they’ll shoot the lights out all night every night. If they shoot 60% on mostly contested threes then it’s pretty much game over against anyone, but I don’t think even the 2017 Warriors could do that consistently in a seven game series (and Boston shot 38%, which is good but not game over good). Mavs role players typically get better as the series goes on, and the Celtics don’t have deep of a bench, and it’s possible Porzingus especially starts to suffer for it. Dallas’ defense I think has the chance to put pressure on their offense and slow them down enough to where they get these massive runs, which they were able to do at times, especially matching up with Tatum and Brown, though I think those two will probably play better every game forward, along with Kyrie and Dallas’ role players (though I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not until the home games Dallas’ 3s start to fall apart from Luka). Now if by Game 3 the role players aren’t playing better, even if Luka and Kyrie go nuclear to steal game 2 somehow and Boston plays terrible or save game 3, then I’d be really worried. They’ll be the deciding factor on if this has a chance to be close, and I’m optimistic they’re just adapting to the bright lights where Boston is a lot more comfortable. Then again, if Boston can consistently play at their ceiling, I don’t think even Dallas’ defense can stop them-but I don’t think they played at it at game one. I get the feeling Boston struggles to keep up the intensity, either next game or later in the series, and that gives Dallas a window of their role players can step up. I think Kidd will make good adjustments, and at the very least I’m hoping for a good game two.

[@freesimba]

Wasted your time w this take😂

[@bobtheominc4838]

@@freesimba perhaps 😂 we’ll see what happens, but you’re so right, I got hyper fixated and wasted a bunch of time on a Saturday writing out something that doesn’t matter at all. I’ve got to get off this app 😅

[@kennethshaw626]

If you want to see that in real life, read Glenn Becks' Book The Great Reset, and remember that you will own nothing and be happy. Oh, by the way I enjoy your analysis keep up the good work.

[@peds103]

I am concerned, but only a little and not too much. The Clippers and OKC destroyed the Mavs on game 1s of the 1st and 2nd rounds of this playoffs in a similar fashion. Honestly the only game 1 the Mavs won under Kidd is the TWolves series. I’m sure they adjust. If it’s enough to win it remains to be seen.

[@cachichas_too]

Your argument and analysis for Brown not being top 15 is very pedestrian. You give too much emphasis on offense. Like your Dame example. Sure he has more responsibility on the offensive end but his defensive skill sucks. So I would rather look at a player's overall contribution and who plays both ends rather than just being one dimensional. It is not as if Brown is a 10 pt/game player so his offense is not something to sneeze about.

[@prodbymai]

Fuck allat hoop talk when need the Jason shred stream 🙏🙏

[@jacobhughes9010]

Love Star Wars movies just don’t know the whole lore, was obi wan the chosen one then? I know they said it was anakin but idk if it was actually obi wan, Luke, or was it actually anakin

[@hanetmohamed6182]

There’s no adjustments to be made, there gonna continue to attack Luka in space and he not turning onto some elite defender lmao

[@theo6348]

No adjustment Dallas can make. Celtics in 4

[@lukasfehrwight4247]

No V's or Explorers, how boring...

[@danielgreen1070]

Everybody injured around this time stop making excuses for Denver they got beat they blew a 20 pt lead in a game 7 no excuses nun they got beat simple

[@josephbanks888]

Should’ve been Celtics Nuggets.

[@noebeyond]

Why are people like you saying Luka is the best player in the series and the world now and he is the worst defender in this series, he is the slowest, out of shape and chubby? JB has been the best player and is a true 2 way player, the best cannot be offence only.

[@jeremybeauregard7684]

I too am a Doncic hater but this is crazy, you can be offense only and still be the best because offense just matters more. He was horrendous on defense last game, but you can’t act like he is this bad every game.

[@noebeyond]

@@jeremybeauregard7684 no hate on him, he is just a poor mans Lebron at best, and a top 20 player. I just think to say he is the best player in this series and in the world is crazy. Clearly the best player in the world wouldn’t be getting his rock stolen out his hands and not even run back to defend it. How can someone as out of shape as he is be the best in this league? If someone said he is the best passer in the series, I would live with that.

[@jeremybeauregard7684]

@@noebeyond I agree with you, I don't think he is close to being the best in the league because I too value two way impact, but everybody as bad games like Lebron in the 2011 finals. Jaylen Brown as played better in the series so far, but it would be very unlikely that it holds up.

[@nb4857]

I think the 2014 NBA Championship Spurs can upset the 2017 Warriors. That Spurs team was in the zone throuh games 3-5 shooting 60-70% as a team. sheesh

[@diegobromfield]

10:29 say what now? 😅 better than all the 3 peat Lakers team including the 01 side? Better than those Celtics and Lakers superteams of the 80s? The 72 Lakers? All 6 of MJ Bulls? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 come on now....

[@cvgodd1432]

Mavs fan base is the most cocky and arrogant fan base ever… they have no idea how match ups work! This could very well be a sweep. Luka is going to tap out if Kyrie doesn’t wake up . He look frustrated last game because Kyrie kept giving him the ball back while he’s trying to rest 😂. Dude was beet red at one point! He doesn’t have enough in him to go through Celtics.

[@ipapaspank]

A sweep? I’ll come back to this

[@ericchung5869]

nice

[@Icethebb]

Mavs in 6 maybe 7 easily

[@nanshe3x]

Dude. Slow down. Take a breath.

[@superschwaagg]

Peace is a Lie

[@darkmxhishot7475]

All right, the acolyte was not awesome. It was complete trash and this is propaganda that you’re pushing on your channel. Congratulations.

[@austinhertell5634]

Why did he start nerding out on Star Wars halfway through this video wtf

[@colesturgill]

Bro it’s 1-0 lol

[@rafiqul991]

This guy is so malleable. He always changes his pick the moment the moment his original pick loses. Can’t trust his take anymore.

[@eldrewski1692]

Pretty sure he picked Boston in 6

[@ctoaun23]

He picked Boston. But also changing your opinion based on new information is the most rational thing anyone can do.

[@NickMachado]

As a celtics fan, I never realized how bad luka was on defense. Celtics need to continue to capitalize on how bad luka and kyrie are defensively.

[@UraStr]

that's indeed one of the keys to this series and biggest difference between BOS and MIN. DAL GM was smart, he got 3 great athletic bigs and athletic wings, that can help and recover, so that being a cone on the perimeter only gets you 2-3 tall people trying to block you at the rim anyway. BOS is great shooting team, therefore they can leverage Luka+Ky inability to defend, to get open shots, and when you want to take away those shots, they can get inside

[@TheDON914]

Lmfao I BEEN knowing both of them are ass defensively ESPECIALLY Luka 🤣

[@michaelspitzer1216]

Don't let it fool you. Boston shot 40% from 3 in the first half which is their postseason average and close to the regular season average. They didn't shot better than what you should expect for them in most games.

[@leodesforges161]

If Boston shoots like 42% or better from three they are functionally unbeatable. And that’s without KP. With KP, that number drops to more like 37%

[@cvgodd1432]

Bro Celtics didn’t even play or shoot like they usually do in big games. Tatum didn’t play that good too, Mavs are in for a surprise if they think that’s our best.

[@masstarvation]

They actually shot less than their season average last night lol

[@sittingbull7445]

If mavs shot their average they would have won

[@SDesWriter]

Well, they were tied with the Mavericks (despite Dallas shooting awful) for 41 of the 48 minutes, except for the 7 minutes in the 1st quarter when KP went nuts, so I'm pretty comfortable with Boston's shooting. It's the combination of their surges (in the 1st quarter and 3rd quarter when Dallas got it down to 8) along with everyone except Luka forgetting how to shoot that concerns me. If Dallas shoots their average from 3, not only is the game in single digits, but Boston loses a couple of baskets from fast breaks off the misses. Maybe they still win, but it's not "Pull your starters with 6 minutes left" ugly.

[@cwhouse328]

This man is cranking out content 🙏🏻

[@tennisCharlzz]

A lot of people are doing the same for the NBA finals. But his content level is high. Many are putting 2 posts a day, but content is so-so.

[@PaM07675]

Wait wait wait, if you see this Timpf, please let me know why you arent being contradictory at 28:30 Ive heard you in the past (like talking about where Jamal Murray ranks in the league) that it doesnt matter how good he is in a vacuum, it only matters how good he is within Denver’s offense and their team, and thats what makes him a top-15 player. You’ve made a similar argument like this with other players before as well. But now when we talk about Jaylen possibly being a top-15 player, you start focusing on the advantages of playing within the Boston offense as if it makes Jaylen look like a better player than he is in a vacuum. Why are we not staying consistent with our arguments between different players like this??

[@brashadcarr6759]

JB is less of a product of Boston then Jamal is of Denver.

[@yeatdagoat173]

Tbf just in 2023, this brother was trash. Going down 3-0 to Miami lol and then having a shitty left hand in game 7

[@mattpassos5689]

​@@yeatdagoat173you dont know basketball if you think an All nba player is trash, you people are boring

[@josephrafferty6763]

​@yeatdagoat173 having a bad series does not make a player trash. Over the much larger sample (82 games vs 7), Brown was awesome. Failure is part of growth. We learn from failure. We learn nothing from success. Brown clearly learned from last year and is clearly better than he was last year.

[@light_skit]

Nuance

[@jorgedavidcabezas4950]

Hey Jason, I love your show. I was watching to Gil’s arena show and he said Steph is not generational. What do you Jason consider generational? He said Steph is just pure skill, but I don’t think there will be another Steph, doesn’t matter if you train like him. Thanks

[@jnmc2498]

As a Mavs fan I am not the slightest concerned. The team has far exceeded most expectations already by reaching the finals. Boston is a very good and talented team and deserve to be in the finals too. But I think having a positive attitude is the way to go. I am more curious to see what adjustments the Mavs will do and hope it will be enough to win next game. I also expect the Mavs to give everything they have. And if Boston in the end still will win the series then so be it. The winner always deserve credit for winning it all.

[@jdzspace33]

As a Celtics fan, I really appreciate that take. I feel similar about my team, except this is the end of a multi- year journey, so it just feels like their time is now. So, I'm more focused on adjustments Boston makes as well. Except Boston needs to win, and I expect them to. They went through all the stages, all the growth, all the adversity, now is the time. But other than that I feel almost the and way you do about my team as you do yours

[@Jonteponte71]

Mavs will have at least one game where Kyrie is hitting shots and Luka can not be stopped no matter what. But as we saw in this game. When Luka is not locked in on defence (because the offence is not clicking) he turnes into a traffic cone on defence. No top players on the Celtics does this. Tatum and Brown are usually excellent defenders even though their shots are not falling. Giving the team a chance either way. That is my pet peeve with Luka. He is not consistently good on both sides of the ball. Amazing offensive player when locked in, but inconsistent (to say the least) on defence. The irony is that if he had played this bad on defence when playing in the Euroleague he would not have seen the floor at all in his early carrier...

[@cvgodd1432]

Your fan base was a wayyy too cocky before game 1!! It was ridiculous, that locked on Mavs dude is a clown. He laughed when we told him JB will be on Luka 1 vs 1

[@masstarvation]

Finally someone who just loves to see the game without all the BS 😊

[@fancylad22]

They should be concerned. Of course they need to have a positive attitude but they also can’t make mistakes against this team. Both Luka and Kyrie need to be on and they can’t give Boston second chance opportunities.

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

Wtf are you comparing Tatum and AD? AD has a higher ceiling? 😂😂😂😂

[@taylor7264]

He smokin fetty w that take

[@nikkrelj471]

Luka played like shit? He literally gave them a chance by getting hot and getting to down just 8 but no one came along and the lead got back up to 20. If anyone played like shit it was kyrie. Yeah Luka needs to go back to playing more defense but you cant say he played like shit

[@gavriilnick4225]

hurlyyyyyyyyyyyyyy....the new lebron puppet

[@freesimba]

Mavs fans: "if...if...if"😂😂

[@jonahsmith7434]

Mailbag question - How do you recommend watching basketball games to learn more for example, the average person just simply follows the ball watches, shooting or passing. But how do you improve basketball knowledge by just watching? and the game more professionally? How do you view the game? Just wanted your thoughts.

[@TheDON914]

KP was on minutes restriction , Tatum didn't shoot well , an brown ( even tho was the man getting it done on BOTH ends just like KP ) didn't have a monster scoring night , LMAO mavs are getting SWEPT🤣🍀

[@augustmoon0004]

It makes no logical sense to keep ranking basketball players solely on offense and disregard how much defense impacts the player's ability to win games!! There's no chance I would take Damian Lillard over Jaylen Brown. And the fact that Luca is such a liability on defense, really brings him down as an overall player.

[@WhatsWongNow]

Dynasty? Please. Let the Celtics repeat before we start talking dynasty. As Denver found out this year, it's not that easy. Even LeBron James, as great as he is, has only played on one repeat champion. The Heatles were NOT a dynasty. Dynasties are an elite group. The term shouldn't be thrown around too loosely.

[@robertgray6631]

Everyone needs to stop bashing the East!! Every year the east always have to go more games in the playoffs than the west. When the east teams make it to the finals they are wore out. Look at the last time the Celtics played the Warriors in the finals. The Warriors had plenty of time off to recover and study the two potential opponents. Even the Heat had to play more games when they played. I was afraid the Celtics couldn’t beat the Pacers after the mid season playoffs blowout. The Pacers was the best series I can remember in a long time. The Celtics had to give everything plus luck to beat them. The Nicks also played the Pacers to the end. Just like the other person questioned. I think after the Pacers the Celtics were ready for any team in the finals.

[@jonahsmith7434]

Mailbag question - So you have a favorite John Mayer album? Favorite song? And what is the video clip or part of song or maybe a solo that you would first show someone to show how good he is?

[@ELV943]

Looking for Boston to throw off Dallas and attack the basket more this game. Dallas expecting the three ball. Finals is constant adjustments Dallas is no Joke, they're a smart team thats why they're in the finals right now

[@roselelouch3038]

I have a mail bag question so one do u think there’s a difference between greatness and being the best and two do u think LeBron is the best player ever bc I wanna here your opinion on that and also i always here ppl that think MJ is the goat call LBJ the most complete player ever or the best all around player ever witch seems contradictory imo LeBron is clearly the best player ever but I do think MJ is clearly the 2nd best player ever and given the fact he played so long ago when imo players were a lot worse that says a lot?