NBA Finals Predictions: Will Luka Doncic & Mavericks take down Jayson Tatum & Celtics? | Nerd Sesh

The nerds give their predictions for the NBA Finals as Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks take on Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics.
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[@gmer16402]

Lou Dort is good, but Luka was injured with OKC, that was the main factor

[@johnkurian4529]

Also should have fouled out before the first quarter the way he guarded him that series.

[@ethangildone865]

Thankfully those 3 days in between the series miraculously made his injury a non factor, when that was “the main factor”. There’s never been a player in playoff history who just had a bad series. They’re always injured somehow.

[@taylor7264]

Yee Boston has a defensive adjustment to stop whatever part of Dallas game hurts them the most. They won’t stop everything but that should give cs enough room to score more than Dallas consistently

[@taylor7264]

Logan’s point abt the cs needing Tatum to finish def possessions w rebounding is BY FAR the best point I’ve ever heard him make. Maybe there’s hope for him but more likely he’s a broken clock lol

[@taylor7264]

Thing is. “Weak points” is relative. I think Luka n kyrie haters point to their defense being trash a lot which make their supporters push back n mayb exaggerate their impact on defense when they play well to their standards. Emphasis on to their standards. Relative to Bostons offensive talent Luka n kyrie are weak points n will get hunted in this series effectively. We’ve seen jb torture Luka. Even jrue on Luka is a mismatch imo. Kyrie is too small for the jays (all 3) and KP. That’s the threat they’ll pull on to get downhill to either finish at the rim or kick to wide open shooters

[@Roihclem871]

Everyone pretending Tatum on Luka means anything are lying to themselves

[@BlackBSolz]

Fr I’ve seen a 22 year old luka go to war with prime Kawhi and PG, he’s not worried about Tatum and brown

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

Celtics are going be a bad matchup for Luka. It’s not just Tatum. Brown at 6’6 235 lbs is a better matchup on Luka. Jrue is 6x All Defense, & White is 2x All Defense and both will as switch on to Luka, and KP is a very good matchup at 7’3 on Luka. The whole team is built to defend Luka bro

[@connor_phillipz5689]

​So were the Clippers and he torched them at 22. Tatum is the only person on the Celtics who has the size to even have a prayer of bothering Luka.@@pleasedonttemptme5963

[@michaelahurt]

He has the size to stay attached and contest. Luka can still make those shots but it's not going to be as easy as it was against McDaniels who is too small or Dort/Edwards who are too short to bother him. Tatum is strong enough to stay in his hip and fight back over then has the length to make Luka think about it. People act like, "oh he's so good it doesn't matter" but go look at what Kobe shot against Detroit and Boston in the Finals. Having good defenders still matters against great players.

[@johnkurian4529]

you realize luka has cooked tatum and jb right?

[@That1MavsFan_]

Celtics fans don’t realize how good Luka is when it matters most. And emery finals game matters. Mavs in 6

[@tyriantaylor711]

He ain’t won shit in his NBA career

[@Mystra]

​@@tyriantaylor711Mavs in 4

[@That1MavsFan_]

@@tyriantaylor711Because the best player he ever played with before Kyrie was Boban Marjanovic. Brunson was terrible on the Mavs and Kristaps couldn’t stay on the floor.

[@jmipre1985]

Mavs fans don’t realize that if the Celtics play their best it won’t matter.

[@Pref4n]

Luka is amazing but he also is a crybaby

[@WestCoastDon448]

I believe at the end of the day the mavs are the mentally stronger team and the celtics will fold when luka rips their hearts out

[@chemicalhap]

Ah poor mavs fan...First time in the finals? First time getting through a conference finals? Riiight....you'll learn someday...

[@Flexorcist3030]

@@chemicalhaplike Tatum and Brown never learned? Lol

[@robertlittle-yk4vg]

Again bandwagon

[@robertlittle-yk4vg]

If the Celtics win first 2 Kyrie will do what he always does when it gets tough he checks out

[@chemicalhap]

@@Flexorcist3030 they first made the ecf on their rookie and sophomore seasons. They are now 27 and 26. The first time most stars win a chip is usually 27. So...never is a word that ignores history. This duo has been great and ahead of schedule from the start. So have they been there from the start. They dragged this team when it had Markus Morris and journeymen to an ECF. Has there been that consistency with Luka? Or even lol...the sage master. So yeah they have been successful for a long time...how is that a negative? Only morons would think so. I mean if we are going to do the stupid thing and characterize teams as unchanging year to year...then where was Luka last year? ROFL. 123 Cancun! Didn't even make the playoffs. Hell they were on track for the playin this year...sometimes teams can have a nice streak of games...it happens. But overall the finals shows when a team is ready. The Mavericks will not be ready. They might be close. Probably not. But it could happen that they get close...and then you'll understand.

[@martinblake2278]

If you asked me 3 to 2 months ago, I would have picked Celtics, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Thunder, and even Clippers over the Mavericks. But after rewatching 26 regular season games and watching all of the PO games. Here is I think what will happen. - Boston has very good 1v1 defense, is very good at switching, has very good perimeter D, has decent interior D, below average PnR D, can do Zone effectively but not great at it. - Dallas is also very good at 1v1 defense, good at switching, has very good perimeter D, has excellent interior D, has good PnR D, and excellent at Zone. - Boston likes to spam the 5 man spread (just like the OKC Thunder), someone will drive and kickout to an open man for an easier drive or an open shot, they also good with PnR, they can do post up but not that good and they also rely heavily and are very good on iso. This team's offense basically live and die by the three and they have very good 3 point shooters from 1 to 8. - Dallas offense is actually dynamic, they can do 5 man spreads (only decent on this one), they spam the PnR a looooot (beyond elite), they are great in iso (beyond elite), they can do post ups very well (beyond elite), there is basically no offensive sets they can't do because they have one beyond elite playmaker and another close-to-elite playmaker. - Having said all of that, Boston will try to beat Dallas on the 3 point line and see if an open drive is available. - Dallas will try to PnR/Lob Boston to death, and try to get those easy switches. Also if games are close, Luka and Kyrie has the edge here by a huge mile over Tatum, Brown, and the entire Celtics. - I don't think there is anyone on the Celtics that can stop Luka from getting his usual numbers. Jaylen is their strongest defender in the wing, but if I were the Celtics, I won't be assigning him to Luka all the time. Reason why Ludort was able to guard Luka well, was because he is heavier (he is basically an NFL player) and that is his role, and Luka was definitely bothered by his knees during that series (in the 1st four games at least). Same for Tatum, Luka will get his numbers against him too. I think Celtics will have a better chance against Kyrie, but if the latter decides to be more of an offball player this series, even he will get his usual numbers too. Celtics will try to prevent those corner threes from becoming open. - Dallas defense will make it hard for Tatum and Brown, and the rest of the Celtics to score inside. They will force the Celtics to try and beat them on threes, they will designate a roamer and leave 1 Celtics (presumably the worst shooter) undefended or half-defended, very risky because Boston has many good shooters but Mavericks will still dare 1 player to beat them. They will force Tatum and Brown to be passers more than inside scorers. I do think that Dallas has a better chance of defending against Boston's threes than the latter's ability to defend against the former's PnR plays. How do I know this? Because they did the same thing to ANT, KAT, Shai (he was the only one to score efficiently against this Mavs D because of his elite footwork and godly midrange), James Harden, Paul George, Wemby, Jalen Green, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and many other All Stars/Superstars during their PO and Poast All Star run. - CONCLUSION: If Luka is 100% healthy, Mavericks in 4-5. I don't trust teams who live and die by the three, I trust more complete offensive teams to win. And Dallas has elite, lengthy, and physically stronger defenders. If Luka is not 100%, toss up but I think Mavericks will still win in 6-7. I just don't trust live and die by the three kind of teams, and Dallas was feasting against those lineup builds in the latter part of the regular season and against OKC. If Luka's injury is severe, is limping, or Boston averages 50% plus on their threes the entire series, free win to Dallas' opponent.

[@joshfontaine8546]

This is quite possibly the worst analysis I have ever seen. Please don’t pretend to know ball again. We’re all dumber for reading this

[@nomorepartiezz]

@@joshfontaine8546everyone seed thru your trolling lol

[@martinblake2278]

@@joshfontaine8546 I am 14-1 in the playoffs and play-in, I've been posting my analysis through all YT basketball channels. I rewatch games to know which teams I would place my bets. My only loss so far were the Knicks (but only because they were injured). Try again troll.

[@joshfontaine8546]

@@martinblake2278 anyone with a brain could have seen the Knicks falling off with how Thibs runs his guys. Again, don’t pretend to know ball if you don’t understand the game.

[@martinblake2278]

@@joshfontaine8546 Anyone with a brain knows Knicks would destroy Pacers and it was only because of injury that they lost. I know you are mad because someone picked against your team, but that is Social Media, now get used to it. I am losing brain cells just replying to a troll like you. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@robgotcher5908]

People will sleep on the Mavs until it's too late and there hoisting the trophy 🏆🏆🏆

[@joshfontaine8546]

It’s just not close roster wise. The Celtics are much better

[@aceloco817]

Had to get down to 2 teams left for the media to show any love to the Mavs. Surprisingly about half of the mainstreram media is picking Dallas. Thought most of em would continue to shit on em..

[@joshfontaine8546]

@@aceloco817 they’re getting paid to pick the Mavs just to stir a little doubt and ratings. This is clearly a very easy series for the Celtics if you look into the deeper analytics. Frankly, it’s not close

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

Celtics have a better team. They have the advantage, you can see this coming a mile away if you aren’t a Mavs stan..

[@wesleywhite4782]

Nobody sleeping on them. 90% of the US want the Mavs.

[@DrAwesome43]

Before the second round, a friend asked who would be the best finals matchup for Boston and I said "Dallas by far". Reasons: 1) Dallas will have hard time defending Boston. Dallas has too many defensive holes and they can't cover them up by helping off of weak shooters like they did in previous series. (Gobert, McDaniels, Anderson, NAW, Dort, Giddey, etc.). DJJ and Washington are only decent wing defenders. Dallas' bench guys (Green, Hardy, Exum, THJ) just aren't big or athletic enough to hang with Boston's primary scorers. Boston will bring Kyrie and Luka into the action on every play. There's nowhere for them to hide. Lively and Gafford will have to defend a 3 point shooter on the perimeter and will have a hard time helping at the rim. Boston will bring Luka/Kyrie into an action with Tatum or Brown. Then you can leave them in Iso and Tatum/Brown will get layups or easy jumpers, or you can double with the other defender in the action and Holiday/White will get good 3-point shots, or you can have a big man help and Porzingis/Horford will get good 3-point shots. Dallas can't adequately defend all 3 of those scenarios. 2) Dallas will have a hard time attacking holes in Boston's defense. Luka and Kyrie can make difficult shots, and they will. But they will have to work really hard to get their 30 points and the other guys won't provide much help. Dallas likes targeting bigs for perimeter Iso plays, and I'm sure Luka/Kyrie will get some opportunities against Porzingis/Horford. But Boston primarily plays Tatum at the 4, so there are not as many bigs on the floor to target. Dallas obviously likes the PnR too, and this will be their best offense against Boston (and everybody else). There is still a problem that, when Boston does effectively defend the ball handler and the lob threat, there won't be good kick out options. For example, if Luka runs a PnR and doesn't get anything and passes out, Kyrie will still be defended by an all-defense level guard. Boston has had a harder time defending athletic bigs who post-up and/or shoot over the top (Bam, Siakam, Turner, Mobley). Siakam especially exploited opportunities against White/Holiday. Dallas doesn't have these types of players. Lively and Gafford are essentially lob dunkers only. Washington and DJJ are mediocre catch-and-shoot guys, with limited ability to create offense. So I think Boston in 5-6. With that said, there are ways Dallas can win. 1) If Porzingis/Horford go cold, this will hurt Boston, because Dallas can help off them. Porzingis is either not 100% or will be rusty, and Horford has gone cold before. 2) Dallas could find a strategy to stifle Brown or Tatum. They are more developed now, but Tatum had a bad series against GSW in 2022 and Brown against MIA in 2023. 3) Luka could be amazing and carry Dallas (I don't think Kyrie can be that guy). If Dallas does win, then someone will be a historically great hero of the series. Should be fun!

[@YNFYNYTSCROLL]

Dallas has the best player in the series and the two best closers and difficult shot makers in the series. Dallas also has more players who are better in the clutch and are more recently tested than Boston’s paltry run through the east. KP will not be 100%, Dallas will find ways to keep a big on the floor at all times and their pick and roll will bother Boston tremendously. Luka and Kyrie will repeatedly eviscerate Boston’s defense when they go 1 on 1 with their elite shot creation abilities. They are the team that blitzes the 2nd lowest amount in the NBA and won’t have an answer for Luka’s pnr mastery (no team currently does). They will win 1-2 games off three point shooting alone, will stretch Dallas’ defense and get better post and paint looks than Minnesota did, but ultimately will lose because of Dallas’ superior backcourt, paint protection, pnr game and lob threats. Multiple players key to Boston’s offensive structure will get into foul trouble guarding Luka over the course of the series. Kleber, PJ Washington, DJJ and Derrick lively are all perfectly capable of guarding shooting bigs on the perimeter, which challenges their entire 5 out offensive scheme. Boston can splash and based on that alone will certainly win games and keep almost all games close, but their softness and lack of killer instinct from their star players will ultimately not allow them to match up to Luka and Kyrie. Mavs in 5, at most 6.

[@user-yt8lt]

Womp womp

[@FtwSportsHovel]

7 footers can't stop the lob but Tatum can?

[@joshfontaine8546]

Don’t need to stop the lob. The Celtics roll over these bums easily. Kind of feels bad, was hoping for a competitive finals

[@stephensarmento3529]

Lmao delusional much?​@@joshfontaine8546

[@Jaysolate]

Yes tatum can

[@danieltravis5082]

@@joshfontaine8546 Boston Celtics fans are absolutely delusional this year. Can the Celtics beat the Mavs? Sure, but if you think this isn't going to be competitive you're going to have a bad time.

[@Storpor]

Tatum won't stop the lobs. Being able to switch the 1-5 PnR instead of being in drop is what reduces the number of lobs (to Lively/Gafford at least).

[@HRMFireSquad]

I couldn’t understand anything Carson was saying with the Celtics meat in his mouth like that

[@martblart9884]

Amen

[@KurtyAnderson]

It sounded like reasonable logic tho. You might just have mavs meat in your mouth

[@tylerkelly3505]

Sucks hearing the truth huh...

[@cvgodd1432]

He has a brain in his head 😂 not just a Celtics hater

[@92KM1]

Boston got one of the guys in the league that you can can pencil in at least a clutch defensive play. Jrue doesn’t just play good defense, he makes incredible defensive plays when needed and forces the issue.

[@AniyahLy]

Boston was getting cooked by TJ McConnell and Andrew Nembhard and y'all talking like they going to shutdown the Mavs😂 Mavs played a specific defense vs OKC and the Timberwolves because that gave them the advantage. DAL isn't scared of KP. Mavs in 6

[@joshfontaine8546]

This take is pretty horrible. It’s Celtics in 5 or less

[@stephensarmento3529]

​@joshfontaine8546 you need to go comment to comment posting this garbage just to convince yourself the celtics will actually win?

[@EPLClips33]

@@stephensarmento3529don’t need to convince it’s an easy series

[@tyriantaylor711]

If Lively and Gafford stay in the paint , Boston will blow them out from 3

[@tyriantaylor711]

Indiana was also the number 1 offense in the league , they played faster than Dallas, and also have a lot of talent player and ball moment , plus Boston played down to competition

[@mikotagayuna8494]

I like the banter in this podcast. One uses stats and observation to create insightful commentary and the other guy regurgitates lazy ESPN hot takes without a shred of evidence. It's a nice balance.

[@cvgodd1432]

That’s what all the mavs fans did. If they checked the numbers Celtics clears. If they check regular season games, Celtics clears. So they come up with this crap of “mavs faced better teams so they’ll beat Celtics who faced injured teams 😂” so dumb!

[@kalanhitchens8782]

I love Boston fans underestimating Luka still. They have no idea how good he is. I'm not even the biggest Dallas fan, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone have the mentality with the skills to back it up like this. Dude. He is a cold-blooded killer. With the team around him, I don't see how Boston wins more than one game

[@kalontate6846]

Cold take dummy

[@Peacehardly]

😂😂😂😂

[@cvgodd1432]

Wow your dumb

[@cvgodd1432]

Wow.. we beat them 8 in a row during regular season and now we won’t get one game?! 😂 y’all fell for that Luka crap. He was beating trash teams! Y’all are convinced the west is so good but it’s not! Mavs didn’t beat top 3 teams in East 😂

[@freddycruz5969]

This whole comment section are people saying either team will win easily the series in 4-5 games, everyone is insanely delusional.

[@timocruz510]

It'll probably go 7

[@cvgodd1432]

Na Celtics in 5 it is 😂

[@ElzRayEks]

I agree with a few of their takes, but focusing on stopping Luka isn't smart. Luka can't be stop, but you can limit his offensive production. The Celtics' focus should be stopping everybody else, because it's much easier.

[@cvgodd1432]

Yes this is what we did 😂

[@kevincharles1983]

Mavs have the better coach. Kidd will be the unsung hero. And no one can guard luka or Kyrie. If they switch everything it's already over

[@EPLClips33]

Dallas are not built to beat the Celtics. You people are delusional

[@tyriantaylor711]

Dallas fans wanted Kidd gone a few months ago

[@BlackBSolz]

@@tyriantaylor711I think damn near every nba team hates their coach, both 2020 and 2021 champs fired theirs after winning. Even Heat fans tear down spo at times so I think this is just a habit of fans and even front offices now

[@sindilacion]

What are you basing that off of?Luka is understandable but Kyrie is very stoppable.

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

Except Tatum & Brown, who blew out the Mavs by 28 March 1, and swept Kyrie Irving 4-0 in 2022 in the 1st round with Durant.. 😂 You sure 💀.. ?

[@joesutherland9354]

It’s so funny how people use the Clippers and OKC series as saying oh yea the Celtics can guard Luka lmao. Sorry to break it to you but Luka was injured dam near the entire playoffs up until the Wolves series and that’s what was stopping him. Luka at 20/21 took the Clippers who had a million times better defenders then the Celtics have to guard Luka by himself to 6 and 7 games and Luka is way better now than he was then. There isn’t a single player on the Celtics who is Kawhi level. Like I’ve said of every Mavs series this entire playoffs expect the unexpected and don’t look at the regular season matchups at all.

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

Lol. Update?

[@joesutherland9354]

@@pleasedonttemptme5693 lol update it’s 1 game. Y’all Celtics fans love winning 1 game and talking shit and being cocky. Reminds me a lot like 2022. It’s the first team to 4 wins not who wins the first game. I know it’s been 16 years for y’all but at least act like y’all know what a championship is lol.

[@benklosowski1209]

To quote MJ “no 1 man can beat the Boston Celtics “

[@MRidler37]

When you watch this video, Carlson comes with a really convincing storyline how the Celtics are just too good of a team and will be just too much for the Mavs. But going back to older videos, he was evenly convinced that the Mavs would be beaten by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Having convincing arguments doesn't always make you right.

[@cvgodd1432]

He was right 😂

[@jacobbainum6679]

I've said this on most dallas mavericks series videos i've seen. Mavs in 6 because at the end of the day the Mavs have Luka doncic and the other team doesn't Luka will continue his dominant play off run and average 34-10-10 and take the best player in the world title and keep proving why he absolutely should've been MVP

[@zakariahanaffi9641]

Doesn’t matter if Tatum averages 30 and the Celtics hit there threes! I can see a few Celtics blowout ! Mavs have no one to stop jaylen

[@jacobbainum6679]

@@zakariahanaffi9641 listen man admitting you haven’t watched any maverick games this playoff run is embarrassing

[@cvgodd1432]

@@jacobbainum6679we saw y’all beat garbage teams who people think is good. Okc wolves and clippers all trash 😂. Mavs couldn’t beat top 3 East teams but you laugh at Celtics for gojng to the wire vs pacers. Pacers best mavs twice by avg of 18 pts 😂

[@landondaniell5404]

No one can account for the intangible effect that any player can have (i.e. the Jordan-effect). Luka's shear will and ability to go even a higher level than he shows during the regular season and demoralize entire teams and their fans and steal souls can not be accounted for!

[@Phoun]

Thanks for the video guys. Always appreciate your thoughts

[@landondaniell5404]

I think too much is made of Lukas inefficiency in first part of the playoffs. I think it had more to do with his health than people being able to guard him.

[@jmoore6910]

Like I told y’all last series 🤦🏿‍♂️ Do you really think they gone stop #77 ? Mavs in 6

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

Update? Lol 💀

[@jmoore6910]

@@pleasedonttemptme5693 I ain’t ducking nothing. I’m from Texas. Been a Mavs fan my whole life and if they get swept I’ll meet you right back here. Until then. Mavs in 6. Have they stopped 77?

[@kalontate6846]

How did that go?

[@cvgodd1432]

😂😂 y’all were so confident

[@benitocamela6336]

Ah the good ol' "KP will destroy the mismatch"... I used to push the same narrative when he was on the Mavs only to see him be unable to post-up guards and settle for turnaround fadeaways time after time. When it falls it's great, but when it doesn't and he has a 10 inch advantage on someone but can't bullyball to the basket it becomes sad. Been there before. Honestly the Celtics should keep him in the sidelines and use him occasionally like the Mavs are doing with THJ. They are both not built for this moment.

[@KurtyAnderson]

Porzingis has punished mismatches all season on boston

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

Lol. Update? 💀 KP off the bench with 20 pt in 21 min. Maybe realize this is a Prime KP.. Not a young one who was battling with Luka on the same team..

[@cvgodd1432]

Wrote all that to get cooked by KP 😂

[@cvgodd1432]

How do you feel bro? Be honest 😂😂😂 you were so wrong

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

Boston is better in so many ways than Dallas. They will win the NBA title. I literally said Boston’s best chance to win was if Dallas came out the West, and didn’t think it would happen.. Now that it has, I just don’t see how that lineup (Tatum, Brown, KP, Jrue, White) doesn’t get it done um no disrespect but Luka & Kyrie with 2-man iso, it’s not enough to beat them

[@martblart9884]

Mavs win 4-1

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

@@martblart9884We’ll see 💀

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

@@martblart9884Update? Lol

[@martblart9884]

@@pleasedonttemptme5693 We’re still in business 😂🤌

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

@@martblart9884 🤣🤣😂😭🫵🏾

[@josephrafferty6763]

Jaylen Brown is as good an option as exists in the league to put on Luka. Not saying he'll stop him or shut him down, but he will do as good a job as basically anyone.

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

I’m so glad Logan picked Dallas, cause he literally is ‘not it’ with NBA lol (He said Dallas was #6 seed, um bro they are #5).. Celtics are going to win the series. And Carson picking them is justified

[@ColinMarinich]

You guys are putting a lot of faith in Jason Tatum. A guy with the reputation of not producing when it matters most, while Luka is "that guy" who manipulates defences to get what he wants, Mavs in 6

[@cvgodd1432]

6 ecf and 2 finals appearances is not producing I guess 😂 dumby

[@aceloco817]

@6:50 Minnesota tried running that drop coverage a game or 2 in the past series, trying to limit the lobs. Luka mid ranged em to death. Lively has developed as a passer too. Expect the Mavs to hit those open.corner 3's when the rock rotates too....

[@tyriantaylor711]

Boston is better at fight over screens and can also switch everything to not be in rotation

[@KurtyAnderson]

They side high drop. Minnesota played a low drop and they were also said they were switching the bigs that catch the lobs cause Tatum would be on them. Did you just stop listening to the video

[@aceloco817]

@@KurtyAnderson good call. I did quit listening to the video. 😂😂😂

[@SkullEZClap]

Hey guy with the longer hair, your mic peaks a lot whenever you're yelling every 2 seconds and it's giving me a headache. If you could fix that, that would be amazing! Thanks

[@glorious644]

These guys don't understand that putting Brown on Luka is a waste of resources. Luka can't be defended straight up, Celtics couldn't defend Nembhard. These guys simply don't learn.

[@KurtyAnderson]

Not really brown has been guarding siakam Mitchell herro all playoffs also locked up Kyrie in 2022

[@glorious644]

@@KurtyAnderson What a random group of players to compare to Luka. Mitchell went off on the Celtics before getting injured so that wasn't successful. People who guard Luka see a sharp decline in offense over a series. Brown is too valuable offensively to get cooked by Luka and get into foul trouble. That would be a mismanagement of resources by the coach.

[@cvgodd1432]

😂 bro pacers cooked y’all in regular season. Why do y’all act like pacers is just some trash team?! 😂 makes no sense

[@todward3295]

Super true horford is still a great backup big, there’s a reason he is still in the league

[@josephrafferty6763]

Honestly, I'm not super worried about Horford on Doncic. Doncic isnt exactly a speed merchant and Hordford has always moved his feet well for his size and definitely has the size to handle Doncic's physicality. Edit: I'm not saying he'll do a great job on him. I just don't see him being worse than any other big and being played off the court for it.

[@shammycat3538]

I don't think you and others realize Luka's an elite athlete in the halfcourt, his deceleration and ability to change direction is elite. There's a reason defenders get baby giraffe legs trying to defend him.

[@todward3295]

At a twolves fan who saw Luka hit that step back 3 live the mavericks are great and good, if they shoot 50-60% again yeah they can take the series but I think on average this Celtics team is at its peaks and they win it the majority of the time. Logan’s take on Luka with the jokic or lebron effect is real having the best player does matter, but we will see what Tatum does to really show he is a #1 option undisputed. It’s really cool to see if Luka or Tatum will finally get that ring, also love for kyrie he’s battled through rosters good for him

[@benjousan8470]

The Celtics have shot 37% from 3 so far in the playoffs and I don’t expect them to get better against the first real defense they’ve faced.

[@cvgodd1432]

😂😂 your defense was so bad

[@josephrafferty6763]

Houser and Pritchard will absolutely play when Luka is off the court and I have 0 concerns with either of them (so long as they're not guarding Luka).

[@cvgodd1432]

They did great guarding Luka

[@BlockchainBreakthru]

Every comment on her is pro Mavs because Luka is the cool player... Vegas is taking Celtics...and Vegas is more often right. Cs in 6

[@Jerrden]

Vegas took OKC, Wolves over Mavs too 😂

[@cvgodd1432]

@@JerrdenVegas wins! 😂

[@JGDRConsulting]

Good point Carson! At the end of the day, it’s Boston!

[@spandsbab]

Luka and the Mavs in 5

[@joshfontaine8546]

Fan boy right? Any objective take would have Celtics in 5 or less. These teams frankly aren’t close

[@spandsbab]

@@joshfontaine8546 VA JJ twins burner account?

[@Jaysolate]

Celtics in 4

[@Mystra]

​@@joshfontaine8546Mavs in 4

[@joshfontaine8546]

@@Mystra Celtics in an easy 4. It won’t be close

[@GreenFoo72]

Favorite team is the Celtics, favorite player is Luka, it’s a win win for me

[@zacharyhatter700]

You know Logan was sick when Carson was praising the Celtics 😂

[@Jerrden]

I wonder how much of a competitive advantage the Mavs have with having KP on their team fairly recently.. knowing tendencies, etc.

[@kyleharris2307]

It pained Logan so much to give credit to the Celtics! It was funny to see the mental gymnastics he was doing 😂 Then, when it came time to select "Dallas in 6" he hedged with a caveat about their shooting haha Boston in 5

[@cmac392]

Joe Mazzulla greatest winning% in NBA history

[@Thisisrance]

Doesn’t hurt when you play 25 games against teams that didn’t even win 39 games. He’s under .500 against the top 4 teams in the west.

[@cmac392]

@@Thisisrance cherry pick much? I'm guessing you're not including Dallas since Joe has never lost to them and rinsed them both times this season.

[@TheSodaShop]

​@@cmac392 before the trade

[@cmac392]

@@TheSodaShop nope, post-trade. Gafford will be unplayable anyways. There will be plenty of Lively and Maxi

[@gusto5430]

I don't know who the f*ck you guys are where the f*ck you came from, but I absolutely love how you broke this match up down! 💯 Great young basketball minds, give me hope for the future of NBA content. By the way, you just earned another subscriber 💪

[@todward3295]

The nerd Sesh rocks dude!!

[@li_moody0038]

To say the mavs big men are going to struggle is delusional

[@cvgodd1432]

They did though 😂

[@JanosSzabo15]

Hey guys, great content! love the show! if Tatum gets cooked in the finals and they trip up again.. how is it going to make the celtics feel to give him the biggest contract in NBA history straight after? I know it does not work like that, otherwise there will only be a few supermaxes on the books in the whole nba.. but still feels a bit awkward to me.

[@steve13191]

prediction from dollar general bezos who is 95 percent always wrong? 😂

[@TheSodaShop]

This will be the best defense the Celtics have faced by far. Mavs in 6

[@cvgodd1432]

What defense? Team full of cones 😂

[@dionysise5008]

There is no way I can predict this series. I support Mavs cause of Luka but I wouldn't mind Boston getting one

[@jasonredhorn6973]

He's going to be matched up with Derek White and Jrue Holiday. But believe he'll still get his. Mavericks in 7

[@sy12]

I can’t get Boston struggling with pacers out of mind. Maybe Boston didn’t get up for it thinking they’ll just walk through them but that’s not a good sign either way. Mavs in 6

[@ghieri12]

Struggling but swept em. Got it. Kinda how the nuggets struggled with LA last year huh

[@chemicalhap]

4-0. Irregardless. Pacers had the no.1 offense. Without Porzingus. So your point?

[@DanthonPlays]

The Celtics with Porzingis are a different animal, specially on defense. Their guards are more aggresive in the perimeter knowing a 7'3 center is down in the paint. Celtics had the 2nd best defense this year but KP only played 57 games. The storm is coming.

[@YER3721]

How do you struggle in a 4-0 sweep? The series was close but Indiana couldn’t win one time? 😂

[@sy12]

@@ghieri12 nah I don’t remember lakers having over 90% of winning a game at any point in that series. It happened 3 out of 4 games for pacers.

[@rome8180]

I think there are defensive issues on both sides. On Dallas's side, they prefer to keep their bigs close to the basket. They want to defend the paint at all costs. But how much does that play into Boston's hand? Boston is happy to bomb threes, and they're going to have five shooters on the floor at all times. Dallas won't be able to ignore anyone as easily as they could in previous series. On the other side, Boston has been bad at defending the pick and roll in the playoffs. Part of that is that they didn't have Porzingis. Horford is too old to stay with guards. But Porzingis will be coming off injury. And while he's a better rim protector than Horford, I still don't think you want him trying to contain Luka or Kyrie in space. I think Boston will just switch everything and try to contain Luka and Kyrie one on one, but that's easier said than done. One thing in Boston's favor is that they're very good at not allowing corner threes. Dallas has feasted on corner threes all year. But if Boston makes a point of not giving up those shots, are they conceding something else? Knowing Mazzulla, he'll probably be quite happy to play the math game and deny the rim and the 3pt line. He'll trust that his team's 3pt shooting can beat the Mavs' midrange shooting. All in all, it's crazy to me that Boston had a historically dominant regular season AND went 12-2 in the playoffs with a historically great playoff net rating...and yet, everyone's picking Dallas. I think I'll go with the numbers here. Also, the idea that one team is clutch and the other is not is overblown. Both of these teams have been very good in the clutch all year (including the playoffs). Boston in 6.

[@wesleywhite4782]

Mavs fans really came out from under a rock. Haven't seen a mavs fan since 2011.

[@bimosunupoernomo7120]

I said before and I say now; BOSTON will win in four Why?? They have 6 Peermanent PLAYERS and Dallas only 2 potentially players NO MATCH UP !!!!

[@MRidler37]

Kristaps Porzingis is going to be a real disappointment for all the Celtics fans. Absolutely no-show.

[@Jerrden]

It does seem like there are a lot of expectations on him for not playing in 2 months. Idk, I can’t see him being as effective as he was in the regular season.

[@cvgodd1432]

Lmao 😂 dude cooked y’all in 20 mins. He had more pts than all your big men in 10 mins 😂

[@Princeroyc]

Why does guy on the left sound so angry and also why do they keep mentioning switching as a benefit

[@donramon2501]

The guy on the right has been wrong towards Dallas . Still don't learn

[@jasonbourne3940]

My heart says Mavs in six, but with the point made about the collection of physical strength that Boston has, I'll go with my head. Mavs in seven. Luka very well may have no choice but to rip these boys hearts out.

[@cvgodd1432]

😂😂 should’ve listened

[@jasonbourne3940]

@@cvgodd1432 Almost..

[@Thisisrance]

Before I watch, how many games did they pick the Celtics to win in?

[@youkrocks20]

Homeless Eminem always has the worst takes

[@m.kidwell80]

Boston does have way more experience (with losing).

[@cvgodd1432]

Huh? 😂

[@tyriantaylor711]

Boston will also make Luka Play defense cause if Dallas helps or double , Boston is swing the ball to an open shooter unlike Minnesota who have Rudy and McDaniels who you can help off of or Josh Giddy who you can ignore from 3, JT and JB bully him in the regular season

[@StepBackJay77]

I think you are way overrating Boston's ability to guard Luka

[@KurtyAnderson]

Not really they are just taking away the passes is all they said. The only guy on Boston that can lock up doncic is Tatum but Tatum is guarding the bigs to stop the lob

[@cvgodd1432]

Huh? 😂🎉

[@ronmoody3001]

ALL THIS PRAISE....ALL THIS LUKA IS UNSTOPPABLE..... BUT.......THEY'LL SAY JOKER BETTER....CTFU HOW? LOL

[@benklosowski1209]

Best team wins

[@MRidler37]

Like stated numerous times, Dallas is not the same team before the trade deadline and after the trade deadline. Looking at the Regular Season between Dallas and Celtics doesn't tell you anything. But the Celtics is the same team before and after (you could even argue the Celtics were stronger in the Regular Season because of a fit Porzingis). So let's look at the matchups during the regular season between the Celtics and the teams Dallas just faced in the Playoffs. Celtics vs LA Clippers 1-1 // Celtics vs OKC Thunder 1-1 // Celtics vs Minnesota 1-1 So the Celtics are 0.500 against 3 of the top 4 teams in the West. (Celtics vs Denver 0-2, so 0.375 agains the top 4 teams in the West). You can clearly see that the Celtics #1 seed is inflated because of playing in the East. And their record is not great against the top teams in the West. Now if you do look at Dallas during the Regular Season against these same teams. Dallas vs LA Clippers 1-3 // Dallas vs OKC Thunder 1-3 // Dallas vs Minnesota 1-3 So Dallas is 0.250 against 3 of the top 4 teams in the West. (Dallas vs Denver 1-2, so 0.285 against the top 4 teams in the West) Dallas in the Playoffs against these teams 12-5, so 0.706. Dallas is another animal since the trade. Mavs in 6!

[@cvgodd1432]

Wrote all that just to get cooked 😂

[@martyw9504]

I'm rooting for Dallas but I'm predicting Celtics in 6

[@raulrxmirez]

Luka moonwalks. Mavs in 4

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

Lol. Update? 💀

[@raulrxmirez]

@@pleasedonttemptme5693 😭

[@cvgodd1432]

Wow 😂. Y’all are so delusional. 😂

[@glorious644]

Boston will get embarrassed in this series, unless Tatum, Brown and KP go against their characters of shrinking when the lights are the brightest. Depending on KP to win a championship isn't a great formula.

[@cvgodd1432]

Why not? 😂

[@cmac392]

what does DARKO say when you look at Tatum and Luka?

[@porsh1111]

Right guy still does not understand what Boston will be dealing with. Mavs in 5/6.

[@cvgodd1432]

He understood very well 😂

[@ITJobsHiring-lg9nt]

Boston is the greatest team post 2019 championship teams says the guy in gray. LOL. Didnt consider they play mostly tanking east teams and injured star players in the playoffs. Almost a decade of losing despite being a top team in the east, no ring and here we go crowning them the greatest of wth are you taking about

[@ITJobsHiring-lg9nt]

They said Wolves have a generational Defense as well. Jeez

[@Tugerson357]

Don’t estimate the jays when they drive to the basket… they are good ball handlers in beat there man off the dribble or kick or drive…

[@MHernandez731]

Logan whats good kid?

[@Stephen_Jabs]

you are young guys who comments and analyzes nba stuffs very well keep it up!

[@Mac2Mon]

If Celtics don’t win this championship they’ll be the biggest laughing stock in the entire NBA

[@Joshuta]

Yall arent very nerdy..... yall called Minnesota in 7 last series... lmao

[@nicholaseaster58]

Styles makes fight. Celtics KO4 Dallas. Let’s hope Luka doesn’t get hurt so Celtic haters won’t have their built in excuse ready to go 😂

[@onedone2011]

SESH!

[@ILLWill1027]

Boston has no supporting cast lol they got a great top 6 though but hey if they not significantly better than Dallas starting lineup and bench rotation advantage is going to be Dallas because Luka is just better than everybody else and Kyrie can be the best on the court at any time. Gonna be a fun series. Mavs in 6. Sidenote: Kidd has been coaching his ass off and he’s going to out coach Joe Mazulla.

[@KurtyAnderson]

So you haven’t watched any Boston game

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

Update? Lol 💀

[@pleasedonttemptme5693]

@@KurtyAndersonClearly he has not

[@ILLWill1027]

@@pleasedonttemptme5693 correct me if I’m wrong but has 6 games been played im confused🤔 People that talk after one game win or lose be weird as hell🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@cvgodd1432]

@@ILLWill1027huh? 😂

[@Ben2bwild]

Celtics in 5

[@Mystra]

Mavs in 4

[@Djohnson89]

​@@MystraYa drunk😂

[@Ben2bwild]

@@Mystra you don't even believe that

[@connor_phillipz5689]

I can't wait to see all the excuses Celtics fans are going to make after Luka rips their heart out.

[@KurtyAnderson]

Why would they make any excuse

[@connor_phillipz5689]

Because all of them have been running their mouths about how easy this series is and how dallas has no chance and how Luka is gonna get locked up and blah blah blah. There is no world where they say all that, the Celtics lose in any fashion, and they don't make excuses to try and shift blame to avoid accountability for their words. ​@@KurtyAnderson

[@nomorepartiezz]

As a Mavs fan the way Carson was laying it out really stressed me out lol. Who let this team get so overpowered? Why tf did the Bucks give them Jrue for a bag of potato chips as if they arent one of their biggest obstacles in the conference? Why did it have to be this Boston team this year Oh well it will only make it that much sweeter when Luka dominates and we get to say he took down a historically dominant superteam for his first ring lol. Mavs in 6 😅

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

Celtics are going to beat Luka & the Mavs. This isn’t Minnesota

[@nomorepartiezz]

@@pleasedonttemptme5963 you dont think i dont recognize your username lol? go away dude lmao you already embarrassed yourself just to delete all your comments before

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

@@nomorepartiezzI know you recognize my username.. And I’m glad. Mavs are uh, not going to win this series. I was surprised Minnesota lost in the fashion that they did I can admit I underestimated Luka (Slightly.. But not much), but with ‘Boston’ they are much better offensively than Ant & Towns, McDaniels.. They were my preseason pick to win it all. And you will cry soon.. 💀

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

@@nomorepartiezzAs for my comments, I did not forget. After Boston wins, I’m lighting up all you fools in 2 weeks.. You will not have much to say like before, that’s obvious lol

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

@@nomorepartiezz As far as my comments, I did not forget.. 💀. I have been busy lately.. That’s a lot to do. But when Boston wins, I will return to that thread later. But since you’re here now.. You’re first 💀..

[@glorious644]

When was the last time these watched KP in the playoffs?

[@sindilacion]

When was the last time you watched Kyrie vs Boston?

[@glorious644]

@@sindilacion I'm not the one saying Kyrie is going to punish Boston. These guys are saying KP will be the difference in the finals even though there is zero evidence of KP performing in the playoffs. Atleast Kyrie has a history of big playoff performances including these current playoffs.

[@cvgodd1432]

@@glorious644😂 he was right

[@realone296]

Boston don't double...Both Kyre and Luka will eat in this series...

[@joshfontaine8546]

They’ll eat and lose in 4. Snooze fest of a finals, too easy for the Celtics. Feels bad

[@timothynguyen4446]

Luka ate the last time we played and lost by 30 lol

[@tyriantaylor711]

They do a great job of guarding Kyrie, there is a reason why he is 0-10 in his last 10 against them

[@joshfontaine8546]

@@tyriantaylor711 honestly not worth paying attention to this casual. Doesn’t know basketball whatsoever

[@stephensarmento3529]

​@@joshfontaine8546 you try hard to be a troll, ill give you that onr

[@bimosunupoernomo7120]

No, they will not. They gone by four’!!!

[@__thebadger]

Mavs taking it in 5-6 games

[@BassYakCam]

That “Let’s Go” before every episode is super cringey.

[@Lonzetta_3laama]

White boy of the year …lol

[@joshfontaine8546]

This really feels like Celtics in 5 or less. Doesn’t feel close at all, oh well.. better luck next year for a good matchup

[@Jaysolate]

Yall be like Luka balled out even when he goes his usual 7-21 from the field 😂

[@Mystra]

That's not his usual at all. You don't watch any Mavs games.

[@rome8180]

What do you mean "his usual 7-21?"? That's just factually untrue. Luka is a career 46% shooter in the playoffs. And in the regular season, he's a career 47% shooter.

[@Mystra]

@@rome8180 Haters just say anything randomly to attempt to discredit players, that's why. I know, it's pathetic.

[@Mystra]

@@rome8180 I realize what he did now. He took his statline from the only time Mavs lost this series and said that's his usual. Idiotic.

[@Jaysolate]

​@@MystraI watch them all the time. He's not efficient at all. That mf will go 2 - 10 from 3. I see it all the time. He's an unathletic heliocentric ball hog

[@Mac2Mon]

Didn’t Luka himself say Jrue Holiday is the guy that guards him the best? Also, Dallas hasn’t played any 3pt shooting teams all playoffs so they could just pack the paint. Dallas is super young (most guys 25 under) compared to the Celtics (26 and over), Celtics because they are so much older has much more experience; but Celtics have played no Superstars all playoffs… it will be an interesting finals

[@doug7von]

OKC was the best 3pt % team for the year🤦🏿‍♂️

[@YER3721]

@@doug7vonNone of their shooters made any open shots

[@Ay-sd1sj]

Luka said jrue was good but never that he guards him best. Never seen jrue play luka good. Jrue is also not built like dort either

[@BillWithers-hu3zz]

Let the Tatum hate begin!!! He’s not even a top 15 player, right dorks?

[@willmarinac5201]

Exactly Lou Dork!

[@stephensarmento3529]

Tatum isnt even the best player in his own team lmao

[@Mystra]

No he's about 5th best player in the NBA. But Luka is 1. There's a difference between 1 and 5.

[@MrAiello123]

Luka Jokic Embiid Shia Giannis. Tatum is top ten.

[@cvgodd1432]

@@stephensarmento3529so how did he lead his team in every major stat?

[@taylorlockett7497]

I think Celtics win this in a close 5 lol

[@KurtyAnderson]

Tatum will be guarding luka in the clutch and that’s where the game will be won or lost

[@cvgodd1432]

😂 Luka has more turnovers in 4th than pts😂

[@KurtyAnderson]

Whether you think Boston would win or not the way these guys broke it down has to make you really rethink about your pick. If you didn’t your bias or lying to yourself. You could still think mavs will win but after this you would’ve had to re think a littlr

[@callico4044]

The Luka glazing is crazy. He’s not far and away the best player on these series. He’s the best but only on one side of the ball so the gap isn’t huge. Let’s not act like Luka doesn’t have a worse shooting percentage than Tatum in these playoffs. We are killing Tatum but praising Luka make it make sense

[@Mystra]

Offense and playmaking is way stronger than defense that can't stop anybody

[@callico4044]

Funny how u didn’t address the fact that Tatum is actually shooting better than him in these playoffs but still good defense just guaranties that u will shut if something it will be an either or. Either Luka gets his and they shut off everyone else’s water or they let everyone get there’s and contain Luka. In the Previous games they’ve let Luka get his he’s averaging like a 40 pt triple double but he’s 0-2 and got blown out.

[@alixus10]

​@callico4044 Luka was on one leg for tue first 2 series. No lift on his jumpers. I say this as a Celtic's fan. Chuck those stats in the bin. Watch what he did against Minny the last few games. Now he has a week off. Basketball is fundamentally about creating the best looks. Luka does that more then Boston as an entire team can cause we don't have a playmakers like him. Out of 100 possessions, 80% of Luka's will be very good looks. For Boston it will be like 65%. Our offence gets stuck in the mud too often and the shot clock is winding down.

[@callico4044]

@@alixus10 Luka can generate good shots but he doesn’t he’s shooting contested fadeaway 3s. And I’m going to tell u like I told all that ant lovers. He had a hot 5 game stretch. Luka shit 54% on step backs lady series that’s way above his average.