Stephen A. reacts to Luka Doncic dropping 42 points on the Clippers in Game 5 | First Take

Stephen A. reacts to Luka Doncic dropping 42 points on the Clippers in Game 5 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman debate whether the Luka Doncic or Kawhi Leonard are more important in the series.
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0:00 This series is ALL ABOUT Kawhi! - Stephen A.
4:15 Max Kellerman explains why it’s more about Luka.
5:50 Stephen A. disagrees with Max’s take.
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[@espn]

0:00 This series is ALL ABOUT Kawhi! - Stephen A. 4:15 Max Kellerman explains why it’s more about Luka. 5:50 Stephen A. disagrees with Max’s take.

[@DJCalas]

These time stamps summarize every time Stephen A and Max talk about the Mavs vs Clippers

[@rasi1225]

7 min isn’t enough time. They cover too many topics. They should break it up into 20 min segments like undisputed. That’s why undisputed is a way better show. Jenny isn’t in the back trying to talk over everyone😂

[@MrMARCUS2503]

What's up with Stephens hair

[@JohnRedCorn79]

Pretty much all sports media, the same thing every time, one person has one idea and the other has to explain why their wrong 🙄 no real content just garbage rhetorics that never change.

[@jumpman3232]

Kellerman literally just said “Rondo looked good last night” 😂😂😂 he was 0-6 from the field and with 1 point. He had more turnovers than points. Y’all need to kick Kellerman off the show he has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to anything but Boxing. There’s a reason why ESPN ratings have dropped off.

[@Hosk17]

Luka literally Son'd the "great defender", Patrick Beverly out of the lineup

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

💯💯💯

[@joed7185]

Facts my G

[@irlshinigami4390]

Patrick "the next 5 years are mine" Beverley played off the floor by a 22 year old. Tough scene

[@RedCGaming12]

He should never have even started this season or last.. they now regret trading lou williams for rondo when they could had rondo last year an kept lou smh

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

@@RedCGaming12 agreed. I've been saying for the past 2 years all they need is a REAL point guard to run the team. If they were able to get Chris Paul at the beginning of the year or Lonzo Ball, they would be legit

[@Bilnation]

The battle of LA is really who can’t get eliminated first

[@Riowe]

Lol fr luka killing then boys

[@godduchiha9154]

Hoping both LA teams get outta here

[@vincent8313]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@cane2486]

Lakers missing their 2nd best player though. Not a fair comparison

[@tb4151]

You can’t fault the lakers there just not healthy and they haven’t been all season and they have already won a championship the clippers just choke over and over again

[@kyezek524]

The Mavs are ahead in the series because of Luka. Period.

[@jonsnipe5484]

Duh.. But cuban need to fire that coach ... He not the right guy for this team

[@allenxavier6073]

@@jonsnipe5484 you mean, he need to trade KP.

[@lilpelusa]

@@allenxavier6073 I like New York KP but Dallas KP needs to be traded. He just not putting effort. THJ is the second best player on the team.

[@jonsnipe5484]

@@allenxavier6073 yea that too.. Plus cuban should get lonzo so luka dont have to carry the load

[@thomasnguyen4458]

@@lilpelusa it's not that simple. If you don't think he's worth other teams won't see what him either. They would get nothing for him. It's better to gamble and hope that he becomes something then to trade him for nothing

[@floppysocks4489]

I’m all for getting rid of the clippers and bringing back the Seattle Sonics, same roster as current clippers just move them

[@otarzan]

Then will they say the Lakers or LeBron kicked the Clippers and Kahwi out of LA 😂 Clippers need to win something

[@eriklakeland3857]

The relocated Clippers could play in the Seattle Kraken's new arena, the expansion NHL team. It's built for the hockey team to start for next season but was planned with NBA in mind.

[@ontarionagasaki1441]

@@eriklakeland3857 I get feeling that the Grizzlies or Pelicans are moving to the NW

[@reubenblanco3021]

or just back to San Diego the city deserves them and the chargers, two good competitive teams .

[@elgin4010]

I like your idea but there are so many good players today maybe just add couple more teams 🤔

[@donovanscott8432]

It's crazy how mavericks lose the greatest foreign superstar of all time to retirement....then slide right in and get the next greatest foreign player of all time...Luka is the truth

[@dabilaroali1037]

Is not Olajuwon foreign as well ? I'd say Dirk is definitely the best from Europe but I would pick Hakeem over him.

[@OnedayAtaMftime]

Mark Cuban

[@THEWZRD1]

How you gonna disrespect Hakeem like that

[@krunkformula]

Giannis, Jokic, Embiid all foriegn. But Luka is the truth tho

[@donovanscott8432]

I'm not going to lie I really haven't seen a single reel or tape of the dream I only know him based off. Older ppl saying he was the best paint skill player ever. No disrespect I was only speaking of who I knew and remembered

[@yagoapolinario552]

Luka is a generation player. He's just different

[@blbl126]

Two completely unoriginal points. Thanks for stating the obvious.

[@ShutThePuck]

Ya'll should have seen this coming when he was 16 but the media always has an agenda against European/ROTW players when some of the greatest of all time have come from the ROTW

[@TruthDissident]

@Andy Gossard Yep. Remember this dude was a Euroleague champ at like 15.

[@juanantoniogomezdelpulgarg2273]

@@TruthDissident 19**

[@gtr0k]

@@ShutThePuck I've been saying he should have been the #1 pick. Even before that draft. So plenty of people saw this coming

[@Christo01]

The best 22 years old ever! Future all time legend!!!! Luka Magic ✨

[@mateus2yuri]

Bron play football ?

[@acedcoin3343]

@@mateus2yuri who's stats better oh oh ok

[@randomshit1645]

Luka is going to score no matter what. He's just a great player respect that man's game. I'm not a mavs fan but i watched him put up big numbers on a lot of teams. Great players are gonna score.

[@kareem2457]

Luka is a generational talent

[@jjconjsj324]

I promise we tried

[@aggelostzimagiorgis]

Porzingis is a 7'3 corner specialist😂

[@Hooperd2023]

💀💀💀💀

[@jmp4177]

That's on the coach. Carlisle stated last year that they didn't want him in the post. And Porzingis also said last season that it felt "weird" to be shooting so many threes. They've got to find a way to get everyone else in the game. Luka is doing too much.

[@yao5859]

Bro thinks he’s Kyle Korver 😂

[@back2back379]

It's not really Porzingis's game, and he doesn't necessarily want to play that way. Thing is, they do it because it's better for Luka, as he needs all the space he can to operate with how ball dominant he is, as he lead the league in both time of possession and Usage Rate and is even higher in this series in those categories. The two of them just aren't that great of a fit tbh.

[@lilgucci6847]

@@jmp4177 the mavs problem is they don't have any facilititators or someone who can create for othets outside Bronson and doncic and u can't play them together so u gotta stagger there minutes

[@datsapaddlin6449]

Rondo was lookin at Kawhi like he was Chris Paul after that shot.

[@collinsomondi9921]

He wanted to square up so bad!

[@ibrahimmurad1360]

kawhi is deadass one of the best playoff performers but he got such a bad shot in that it didn't matter that he's so clutch. mf air balled. nothing wrong with airballing cuz it was a tough shot but there's something wrong with taking that shot in the first place

[@TheFlowBrothers]

@@ibrahimmurad1360 he cannot lead a team. His 2nd time ever truly leading a team and he can’t get it done again

[@gregorydunston2952]

Rondo had shot an airball at crunch time of the game too lol. All of them were trash down the stretch again

[@datsapaddlin]

@@gregorydunston2952 Rondo a role player not a top 5 player. I would expect to get laughed at saying this with Lebron and Rondo last year 🤣

[@EatingThread]

Someone said “battle of LA is gonna be in the local LA Fitness”🤣🤣

[@Slenderirl]

I saw that, really need to repost it? You're weak

[@EatingThread]

@@Slenderirl why you so mad I just thought it was funny😭

[@Togomei]

Yup it's looking like none of the LA teams are going far this postseason.

[@sambortnick6836]

@@Slenderirl u r sad

[@cameronweaver1270]

@@Slenderirl dang you goofy buddy 😂😂

[@pabloramos420]

Luka is just built different 💯👍 coming from a Die Hard Lakers fan

[@marcmartel7542]

@Dennis Leavitt yep he already knows the mechanics!

[@harrymail7]

@Dennis Leavitt That just shows how good he was.

[@ZacharyAdu225]

Stephen A: Luka “Donchik”

[@michaeljordanbestplayereve1428]

Mj the goat nobody will surpass him💯💯

[@pops1538]

Lol

[@jminer6529]

@@michaeljordanbestplayereve1428 fax!

[@bdimess]

@Roll A Wood neither is lebron. mj is all time great in everything. also debatably best defender and scorer

[@Elemenopi23]

Also: k-WHY Lennet

[@stephencurryarchive6670]

Luka is the best player in the league right now. If LeBron or Steph were single handedly destroying the Clippers, you would say the same for them. But because Luka is 22, no-one is prepared to admit it.

[@goldenokoko3211]

Not the best rn but I hear where u coming from

[@datsapaddlin6449]

If he can have a deep playoff run he will definitely get that kinda praise

[@goatwooods4429]

Not better then Kd

[@orka9759]

@@goatwooods4429 ...

[@Jayoplantern]

GTFOH

[@johnsonle9440]

When luka is smiling having fun on the court and not complaining about calls you know he about to drop another triple double

[@rollo48]

Ahh yes Stephen A “He had forty!” Smith

[@DavidBagga]

Luka and Trae young are both growing up in the postseason right in front of us. So awesome to see 👏🏽

[@bryanangeloperez959]

Dont forget Ayton and MPJ that draft class is stacked.

[@Herbalizer28]

just like Murray last year ! Yes, it's awesome !!

[@ahmedrahim2500]

Don't forget Ja Morant. He lost but he did great things

[@DavidBagga]

@@ahmedrahim2500 yes! Thx for the reminder 🔥💯

[@JWil97]

Luka averaged 31 last playoff too. He's not growing up, he's already there.

[@fansub5158]

Stephen A: “HE HAD FAWTYY, FAWTYY IN 3 QUARTERS!”

[@iamhim8577]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperBeachbum74]

Went to Moses Malone school of speech

[@datboielijah1234]

Well he did

[@aiyachristian]

Whenever someone says 3 quarters I always think it's the first 3 quarters. Got me thinkin luka only hit one 3 in the 4th. Lmao

[@ohyea3464]

😂😂😂😂 this is why I come to the comments

[@miguelrodrigues9172]

SAS after game 4: “i feared for the Clippers at first but now, after what i’ve seen, the series is done, you can be sure dallas won’t win any more games” The only certainty about SAS’s predictions is that they won’t be a reality 🤡

[@richardlee1972]

Doncic is great, but the last few minutes he seemed to ball hog it too much.

[@awesome1ru]

Lol

[@bmcminn8838]

I love this both LA teams might be gone in the first round

[@mfngeez]

Now this is the twilight zone 😂 not the bubble 😂

[@samgunz1]

That's crazy...

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

I'm loving it. Dallas finishes it at home.

[@donstory5097]

This aged well...

[@TheBiggTennReppa]

You dont get to rest up, pre-playoffs, then use the "Kawhi was tired" excuse.

[@squadup22]

Perfect time for that excuse to right 1st round against the team you wanted to play, Clippers have been pathetic every since the 3-1 lead give up in the bubble. I don’t need to hear Kawai tired after Luka drops 40 with a neck strain threw 3 quarters and 14 dimes for the game and Leonard only has 20. Clippers deserve to get bounced in the 1st round.

[@noobleaguegaming6269]

@@squadup22 They were pathetic against the Mavs last year as well, remember them trying to injure Luka? By the way, you can't load manage during the regular season, rest before playoffs and then say you're tired in the first round, not as the main guy at least. The Clippers changed a lot, but their place in the league is still being a laughingstock - as it had been for decades.

[@bolegiligili]

The battle of LA will be played at LA fitness.

[@lashaxoperia5917]

What battle? Lakers 17 rings, Clippers 0

[@Shaolin91z]

Lol 😂. Savage. AD can't stay healthy

[@datn1ggaa.698]

@@lashaxoperia5917 we’re talking about rn , last time i checked this lakers team only has one , them other championships ad Bron wasn’t even apart of so pipe down

[@jiveAt5]

😂😂😂

[@Shaolin91z]

Mr Glass

[@hotnodog6580]

That “Didn’t. Y’all. Rest. Before the postseason” took me out

[@avetisavetisyan7945]

so funny and true

[@lulumelo7929]

Max you’re right, don’t take it back because you work for ESPN. Wednesday night sucks

[@SuperTrey807]

Max was low-key tryna say what we all know, that TNT gets all the good NBA games 😆

[@erniejohnson677]

I hate how he always defends Kawhi until a no point of return where he just says oops and then back on his bandwagon. From the guy who switches his opinion the most on a player he showing a weirdly level of consistency

[@ChiTownWarrior1]

Aye I peeped that too.

[@classiccorporation5278]

Facts

[@TaintedPeter]

@@austinhansen9079 steve is trash and cant make his mind up lol

[@nahor88]

It really is a travesty that they put play-off games in NBA TV. Most standard cable/online packages don't carry it, but they carry TNT. The Suns/Lakers game was over at half time, but the Blazers/Nuggets game was must-see TV... on a channel you have to pay extra for.

[@robvazq7046]

Stephen A’s favorite phrase: “He’s averaging THIRTY”

[@marioortega5120]

“He can shoot it from the parking lot!”

[@ricokingva]

“HE PULLING UP FROM FO’TY! THIS DUDE KD IS 7 FOOT PULLING UP FROM FO’TY!”

[@carlosalves2855]

THHHHHHHHHIRTY

[@fuqdamayweddas9374]

Stephen A still not over the 2019 playoffs where Kawhi made him look absolutely stupid. Kawhi still doing it this playoffs in 2021 haha

[@tankbuster84]

I was waiting to see this video

[@corpyhogan4433]

The young talent is on the rise man. Luka, Trae, Tatum, Morant, Mitchell, Book and others have been awesome

[@dustinbarlow1623]

Booker isnt Young, the dude is 26, Tatum is not young either, neither is MItchell. Luka, Trae and Morant are the young guns right now. I cant imagine what Luka will do at 26.

[@painfx5853]

Luka been different dont put his name in here.... bye

[@sealgairspectacle3544]

@@dustinbarlow1623 booker 24 bruh

[@ultrablack9293]

The future is bright for the NBA.

[@nathanielnjie4863]

@@dustinbarlow1623 Huh? Tatum just turned 23 about 3 months ago, how is that not young?

[@rahamanawelenje9955]

Legend has it SAS died from SCREAMING....40!!!

[@RTR43_]

They say you can still hear him when you listen closely 😂

[@aldogaviria3181]

Was waiting to hear Stephen A. and Max say: “How dare Luka do this do black people? This is a black sport, does he not know that?

[@alokobaju8288]

Unfortunately, you are the racist.

[@donaldvonglitchenberger4108]

@@alokobaju8288 nah, actually you are. Of course you don’t see that tho hahaha

[@uchihaseyd2181]

FOURTY !! 😭😭 i was waiting for that for a while

[@dcdj35]

What would Max be saying if Steph had choked how Kawhi did, air balling game winners and sh*t? Give me that ENERGY Max.

[@bRenegadez]

Facts

[@ionvladimir7797]

Aaa... maybe because... it's true.

[@lessthanaminutenbaclips7409]

But curry has already choked many times lmaoo

[@sachntalks3698]

All fax !!!

[@meguminstan30]

@@lessthanaminutenbaclips7409 aside from 2016 when has he choked? Kawhi had an arguably worse choke last year that evens it out, yet Max calls one an “all time great playoff performer” and the other one a “choker”.

[@ThePatman1980]

Eight Straight Playoff Losses @ Staples 2017: Game 5 & 7 2019: Game 3, 4, & 6 2021: Game 1, 2, & 5 Get out of Staples already, Clippers.

[@mamatheregothatman3834]

The tryna pretend like thet dont know 🤣

[@AiBall09]

It’s not the staples center it’s the Clippers lmao

[@Malikstaking]

I know kawhi airballed that last 3 point shot but are we not gonna talk about Terrence Man passing up an open layup to take the lead at the end of the game.

[@Yungin-ji6cl]

I turned off my tv after that moment 🙆🏾🙆🏾🙆🏾

[@LakerFan]

2:14 Kawhi’s expectations, and praise aren’t up to LeBron’s

[@kingexclusivo]

Where were you after the Raptors won the title? Everyone was claiming Kawhi was the best player in the world. That means people thought he was better than LeBron

[@kingexclusivo]

Btw huge fan of your channel, loved the 2k17 athletic finisher archetype 😂

[@Storm_W.M.]

I beg to differ especially because Kawhi always suddenly becomes the best player in the world when LeBron just so conveniently happens to be underachieving.

[@Storm_W.M.]

@@kingexclusivo I agree.

[@braydenroberts6562]

@@kingexclusivo Kawhi is talked about as the best player in the league. LeBron has GOAT expectations different ball game

[@tinymedia797]

Sas with this kawhi commercial every time🤣🤣

[@erniejohnson677]

Rightfully so

[@matej019]

Little crown dangling from the key gets me every time

[@dwightyawg7781]

Best part is I’ve never even seen the commercial

[@flaming3652]

I know right...it's almost to the point where he want admit it but I actually think he wants Kawhi to be the King of LA.

[@wicklyfe8316]

@@dwightyawg7781 the summer kawhi signed with clippers he had commercials of him running la u can see on youtube

[@onemic187]

Luka all the way. Gotta give it to him. I love that all the old guards are getting heads chopped off from the younger guys. Booker, Young, Doncic, Ayton and the list goes on.

[@krunkformula]

Wish Morant was on a better squad he has been ballin too

[@onemic187]

Yeah he's basically only reason Memphis made some leaps and bounds. Its cool as a fan though to see them all be what seems like more mature than the spoiled brats at the top of league. I hope they dont lose that

[@drewwains1920]

loved the debate

[@Toulimen283]

Give props to Luca, the guy is just killing the Clippers. The guy keeps making crazy 3s. The guy is just a great talent. Let us admit that. If he can keep it up, we are maybe witnessing a baby goat.

[@Julio-mo9im]

Luka is playing with those boys out there lmao

[@aaronboone8097]

Max realizing Wednesday night is ESPN night lmao. He knows the TNT games are better lol

[@roodtube6201]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RealCamSmith]

BIG FACTS

[@mrsirmaximus]

Ty Lue " well Kawaii was tired" 🤣

[@SpyHams]

I swear they were saying Luka literally had nerve damage in his neck and still dropped 42...unreal.

[@goldenokoko3211]

Luka outplay pg and kawhi combined at 22 years young ‼️‼️

[@doedoebird6614]

Luka is scary fr

[@TMZahida226]

Between him and Trae these young cats is coming.

[@dennisscott8703]

Dude shot 17 of 37. and only scored 42. Chill

[@krunkformula]

@@dennisscott8703 1 for 8 in the 4th he was cooking before that. No chill needed he was on fire

[@user-qs1qs5ik7y]

@@dennisscott8703 you didn’t watch the game

[@dereckology2918]

LMAO didnt ya rest before coming into the postseason? 😂

[@KZ1994able]

This has gone beyond personal for Stephen A now. Hes trying t demonize Kawhi now. Even calling out how just because he has big muscles that hes suppose to play better defense 😂

[@jessefarr6]

1:28 was playing this on my phone, and when sas screamed "40" it scared tf out of my dog 😂

[@amirtz3342]

SAS is a bonafide scrub. Can’t handle Moma’s cooking

[@ChaseNSmoke]

Cooking taste stale. Been on the counter for a couple weeks. Got anything new?

[@themidwestoutlaws2883]

Who is SAS?

[@mikebryant8507]

That’s old AF....... more importantly irrelevant

[@johngucciball3751]

Nobody gives AF about Kwame bro, that mans will forever be the biggest NBA bust in NBA history, that is his legacy, so tired of this “Mommas Cooking” nonsense

[@Frank-nz1wr]

Can someone explain what mommas cookin is. like it sounds to tacky after seeing it the hundredth time

[@georgebrooks566]

Im so nervous about the lakers that i cant even make fun of the clippers.

[@dakota8381]

Actually you can, one team has been battling injuries all season the other team is full of chokers. A lot of room to make fun of them.

[@patsnation3221]

Hope the lakers get slaughtered 🙌🏽

[@630tech6]

@KyP Amaro facts

[@ronelz999]

You copied this comment smh.

[@lashaxoperia5917]

Relax it is going to be game 7 and if AD plays game 7 Lakers winning 100 %.

[@reelshooter_cs221]

Luka reminds me of a young MJ, he is doing things by himself. But that type of play style is exactly why I think the Mavs even if they beat the Clippers can't run further deep into the playoffs.

[@adonisbarlay3292]

I mean he creates literally all the offense for his team whenever he’s not out there it looks like they have no idea what to do and they give up runs,especially when his 2nd star is not helping him and tim GODaway jr has to step up

[@REGAL-uf1nz]

Narrative changes after every game. Im a Luka fan boy but put some respect on Kawhi's name. He's not supposed to do more than that

[@CA-pq8pz]

“If this was Lebron...” did Steven A not make a ton of excuses and blamed the head coach for the lakers lost in game 5?

[@ludnqka]

EXACTLY LOLOLOLOLOL FKING SAS

[@noobplaysmobilegames7563]

But its still diffrent in alot of ways Kawhi and pg played both 2 way players who are still young when on other end it was just lbj and help and bad rotation for the clippers both their stars was playing and the help was productive actually

[@BanditoGolf]

Bruh a 36 year old lebron with no ad. It would be different if Lebron was 29

[@CA-pq8pz]

Yessir more excuses for Leflop James.

[@GetGr8]

He sucked for the most of the game, he just had to stat pad during garbage time to make it seem like he played good. Lemickey is a huge fraud

[@MindfulAttraction]

Sas trynna find a fall guy to not blame his bff ty Lue. This clippers team on paper has the most talent and yet Tyron can't get them to be the team with only one all-star? Kawhi can drop 40 at 70% and still he blamed... Oh wait he did and still was blamed!!! I blame the coach.

[@ShowahENT]

Last year they had Doc and they still failed bro, at this point it’s the players

[@smittymossedem1899]

So what was Docs problem? Two coaches who failed with as you say the best team on paper...yea it’s not the coaching

[@MindfulAttraction]

@@ShowahENT facts. The problem with doc Rivers was that that was his third blown 3-1 lead. This year's even more egregious. You have basically the same chord team, and you're going out on the first round. Buy a team who won last games. It is not a good look for Tyrone, who was known to be carried by lebron, to finally have his own team full of talent, and go out in the first round. That is unbelievably bad.

[@kingforte9246]

The fact you think this clippers team on paper has the most talent said it all 😂 you don’t know what you’re talking about ....

[@graysonpitts5784]

@@kingforte9246 he’s talking about in the series

[@ASBCommunication]

I like how Max completely sidesteps the criticism against Kawhi lol. Zero crosstalk, no rebuttal against SAS.

[@n1c98]

THIS DUDE IS HUMBLE AND YOUNG, YET HE'S A MONSTER. Giving props to his teammate after tearing clippers into shredded paper, then self-critiquing to stay focused. I'm blown away

[@12leteci12cuftek12]

Stephen "wasnt that crown dangling from the convertible" Smith

[@LuisHernandez-re1zc]

Love watching first take

[@brunosekeres9033]

No wonder Luka have "nerve damage" since hes carying 11 people on his back :v

[@jameshandy1670]

Man ste u crazy man I love watching you

[@davonbowen569]

I gotta rock with max on this one... he is definitely the most valuable player overall right now

[@mayhem7337]

Luka scored or assisted on 31 out of 37 filed goals last night 31 out of 37 ? are you kidding me?? i've never seen anything like this before this is the definition of carrying and one man army!

[@renchiokikon9756]

On point SAS

[@tfgetbig]

"nerve damage in the neck... how do you overcome that in three days? BUT HE DID. HE DID"

[@OfficialSwisher]

2

[@MotterPotter]

Kawhi really should have stayed in the 6ix.

[@datboielijah1234]

I think he should of stayed in Toronto tbh

[@JimmyiPad]

@@datboielijah1234 😂 facts

[@albertbravo1716]

He knew he had no chance of another chip there. They got very lucky that everyone else was injured during that championship run. No way they would've won if any other team was healthy.

[@albertbravo1716]

@Ghost-Legend* he knew it, that's why he left. It's time for you to come to terms with it also lol.

[@noobleaguegaming6269]

@@albertbravo1716 No chance? That roster was contending for the East before he got there, that's why they won - he was the missing piece. Then he dips to go to a city where he's not the best player anymore and someone built a team around him (for the first time) and he's not lived up to it so far. But yeah, the Raptors were good without him already, they could've repeated if he stayed.

[@aliikram673]

I hope both LA teams get bounced so the media finally realizes its not all about them.

[@JayBlack41510]

Ratings are always high when the Lakers are winning nothing will ever change

[@RogerDonald]

That walk at 1:35, how can they not call that? That stuff drives me crazy about today's game.

[@erikhopkins9488]

Luka 🔥COOKING 🔥 them boys while doing his best SHAQ impersonation at the free throw line!

[@wanjimalambo17]

“ last night in 3 quarters he had fffffforrrtyy”😭

[@Hosk17]

the fact this is espns first upload on this series is proof they either hate the mavs or the clis

[@khalidhawadle5412]

I been waiting for hours to upload it !!!!

[@Hosk17]

@Delvier Demma i wouldn't think they would since Max said he thought Kawhi was the best player in the league and Luka is top 5 but they barely talk about it and discuss the sorry Knicks

[@thekingbradable]

Not true, like at all lol

[@pierre-4]

@@Hosk17 he needs to become an elite defender to surpass LeBron. At his peak LeBron was a force at both end of the court.

[@ejaylala1]

I thought all the Clippers issues went away after Doc left 🤔🙄

[@badddd]

Wasn't that crown dangling in the convertible? 🤔 LMAO 😂😭

[@ThePatman1980]

The moment of the game was T-Mann passing up the shot. He should've went up strong and for an N1. But I'm not that disappointed in him. He's just a kid. Teams live and die with their stars and Kawhi died for us last night.

[@randomonium3742]

@Kurt Cobain Do you think that you killed yourself or do you think Courtney Love killed you?

[@justincase4892]

@@randomonium3742 I thought it was a shotgun?!

[@LiquidChamploo]

Is he really balling on the “Two best wing defenders” like that?

[@Iambriangregory]

You don't know basketball at all you think you do but you don't. One thing about the culture of a basketball player is that sometimes they don't want to admit that they have to put more effort to cover a player and it's an ego thing but you wouldn't know that and sometimes ego keeps people from playing harder defense but you wouldn't know that and the other thing you don't know is that sometimes they just don't want to put the energy forth cuz they're hoping that he'll shoot himself out or start missing and the only time they get motivated is when their back is to the wall to clamp down and then he strikes me as somebody who when the time comes can be very easily clamped down... what is his history showed you as he brought anybody to the finals yet ?no and I don't expect you ever will but you wouldn't know that because you don't really know basketball but you think you do

[@Emma-dh1lx]

@@Iambriangregory Gotta admit, your writing skills are as bad as your knowledge of the game! But, you wouldn't know that. 🤣

[@Iambriangregory]

@@Emma-dh1lx hey transparent genius ,I'm not writing a college thesis to a college professor. I'm just pointing out how dumb some people are in sports but you wouldn't know that and when you get shown up you're only recourse just try to turn yourself into a wannabe broke English professor to cover up your faults and sports ignorance, but we're not going to permit that, we're going back to sports and you are a sports dummy so you can't avoid that back to square one where you were hahaha pretending you can't read , go get yourself a remedial reading course genius. Now do not pass go go directly to dummy jail hahaha you're not getting out! Hahaha

[@Iambriangregory]

@@Emma-dh1lx LLLLLOOOOOSSSSEEEEERRRRRR! CAN YOU READ THAT I'M SURE YOU CAN HAHAHA

[@LiquidChamploo]

@@Iambriangregory I don’t think it’s fair to call out another’s “stupidity” with all those grammatical errors. That’s all I have to say about those two unnecessarily long paragraphs lol

[@Tony-xp9hv]

Actually a good video

[@johnmccormack2046]

what impressed me most down the stretch was Maverick defense. Jackson was red hot from 3 which kept the clippers in the game but the mavs were excellent defending the paint. KP was quite offensively but played great defense. Mavericks were simply better and Luka was heroic. Hardaway is a legit shooter as well. Mavs in 6.

[@TruthDissident]

Luka is the best player in the world right now.

[@dorseyscott2114]

Not at all

[@lashaxoperia5917]

Well not really, but he is awesome. I mean he takes nearly all the shots thats why he scoring that much, in that case i am sure Curry would have scored much more.

[@sacredfroakie1659]

@@lashaxoperia5917 curry couldn't even beat the grizzlies

[@bdl2546]

@@lashaxoperia5917 doncic has a worse team than Steph up 3-2 against the clippers

[@TruthDissident]

@@lashaxoperia5917 Curry would've been swept right now with this Mavs team. We saw how much Steph won when he didnt have an uber stacked team around him. Dude didn't even make the playoffs lol.

[@mr.anderson3694]

Kawhi is a superstar. He's also human. Can't make every shot.

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

It's one thing to miss. It's quite another to air ball it when you're not really covered.

[@trentonmullins4948]

Exactly he’s been carrying the clippers the whole series

[@isaiahfelix4641]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 not really covered? Lmao

[@jtwallace636]

Cold blooded fundamentals are on another level

[@aphexted5608]

Luka, Trae, Ayton and MPJ. What a class

[@fritzgmangayi8096]

Less than 3 qs & he had 40...40!!!!!😂

[@vincedenbu]

with some kind of magic and luck, we'll see Luka and Trae in the Finals.....improbable, but would be epic!

[@ruimetin2]

That would be such an epic finals. But it won't happen unfortunately. Because I don't think Atlanta has a chance, if the Mavs get past the Clippers, I can see them having a chance.

[@maxmotives4322]

1:54 Everytime Stephen A. get mad at Kawhi he bring up the crown dangling from the convertible 💀😂😂

[@frankwegner7636]

(..) "The crown dangling.." 😂

[@reddude5]

Steph couldn't even get his Warriors past the Grizzlies. You think he'd have any shot against the Clippers? He also has Draymond and Wiggins. Just putting into perspective how great Luka is.

[@wixkedwill7011]

Stephen A is perfect on dis situation no cap💯

[@MrIrrelevant58]

Luka's a beast. He plays like Harden and has accomplished more through 3 seasons than the beard. 😬

[@adamcanty8603]

Would be interesting to see a mavs 76ers final, see if Simmons and thybulle can do any better

[@a_h3184]

This guy ALWAYS has to mention the dangling keychain

[@tarunagarwal1050]

Mark Cuban always makes great investments.

[@Carlos-uf8so]

Chandler Parsons?

[@tclass99]

He let go of Nash... and blew up Dirk’s title team the year after they won...

[@jonesiboybeastmode6857]

@@tclass99 he did that because all of them were on the verge of retirement

[@Don-sy7mg]

Bruh I haven’t even started it... but I know SAS gone mentioned that commercial😂

[@barkacademies3829]

Luka and the Mavs answered like champs. It’s nice to see Kristaps also having a big impact on the game again

[@Cawhi]

This is gonna be the most bizarre playoffs in history if both LA teams get knocked out first round 😂😂😂. Mannn clippers why you have to duck the lakers matchup we never gonna see that series.

[@noobleaguegaming6269]

You can't be a contender and avoid other teams, that's not how winners work. Their tanking showed how their mentality is not that of a winner.

[@jedamak]

Just imagine getting one more good 3s shooter on Dallas.

[@VonAndrade]

Imagine Steph Curry on the Mavs. You get to pick your poison, double Luka and let Steph shoot or double Steph and let Luka solo kill whoever is in front of him.

[@jedamak]

Yes. Also what other good 3s shooters are on sale next seson?

[@jedamak]

Sometimes i wonder why on NBA2k much of thr pro players play the same style. All in the corners waiting for PG to pass. Inside an out all the time.

[@niweshlekhak9646]

@@jedamak Mavs have JJ Reddick but he is injured.

[@jedamak]

@@niweshlekhak9646 but he wasnt really useful when he was on the court this season. I was thinking more of a Duncan Robinson, Joe Harris maybe...

[@jaybird634]

I'm building my team around Luka all day ! I've been raving about this kid .

[@jenniesestewart1318]

True facts stephen

[@goldmo2427]

Luka isn’t being defended by kawhi like that lmao and he’s trying his best not to have that match up for a reason which is smart but he knows kawhi will give him a problem but at the end of the day kawhi is just one guy he can’t control everything that’s going on within the game for there advantages

[@mikerobertson8540]

Kawhi doesn't seem too eager chasing that match up either tbh.

[@SplashBandicoot5]

You must missed the games Kawhi wasnt trying to guard him the first few games and when he did Luka still gave him buckets

[@wook1990]

Stop making excuses for Kawhi Leonard. Nobody wants to hear that. Kawhi is supposed to be the best two-way player and best perimeter defender in the league. This is where being quiet and laid back dooms him. He needs to attack on defense the same way he attacked on offense in Games 3 and 4 in Dallas. And if he was truly a dog, he would tell Ty Lue that he wanted to guard Luka Doncic from the gate in this series. All that "he's only one man" and "he can't control everything out there" is a load of garbage. He signed with the Clippers to not only win a title but to take Los Angeles from LeBron and he has failed to do so.

[@Zachhwilliamssssss]

Luka scored 1 basket on kawhi last game if you actually watched

[@mr.obknoxious289]

luka was injured last game

[@vaggelisstatiris]

Yeah cuase the clippers keep switching on the pick and roll...

[@Zachhwilliamssssss]

And that was a step back three where kawhi hid behind the screener so everytime kawhi guards luka Luka spams the screen

[@kennthwhite1824]

Gotta agree with SAS on this one