The Draymond Green Problem | NBA Finals Game 3 analysis

How did the Celtics exploit Draymond Green in Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals? This film room study details Coach Ime Udoka's adjustments in Game 3 that helped Boston take a 2-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry.
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[@MarioDiciple]

This series is such a treat of Xs and Os basketball. Both teams are extremely well coached and have strengths that are hard to take away which leads to creative problem solving. This could be a series that should be studied for a long time as a look forward into what high level modern basketbalk looks like.

[@CaptainProx]

I feel like it’s only going to get better as the series progresses, I REALLY don’t want Boston to lose game 4 but it’d be fun to watch more of this series(as long as Boston eventually wins and no one is injured😁)

[@asherdouchant8527]

I think that this is part of the reason blow outs are becoming more common. It takes a lot of mistakes for games to go down to the wire and modern teams are too disciplined

[@RafaelGarcia-jb3me]

Kerr is overmatched, what series are you watching.

[@binary]

@@RafaelGarcia-jb3me the warriors roster is overmatched, not Kerr. They can't stay in front of anyone or rebound

[@christmasstokes7400]

@@binarytook the words right outta my mouth.

[@howardkwok5528]

I have been waiting for this release, so that I can change my opinion based on the internet's finest basketball analyst

[@seandawson5899]

Real x2

[@jamaalsjourney]

Real x3

[@GodlyDevv]

real x4

[@itsmestape7204]

Real x5

[@domination4892]

Real x6

[@mike_od_]

I've been impressed with Tatum's passing all playoffs. Even when his shooting isn't on, he's been able to make the right passes and get easy points for his teammates. Winning behavior from a young superstar!

[@shadow_realm47]

He has taken that final leap for sure. Regardless of the finals result, there's a new beast in the east along side Giannis KD and Butler. The scary part is even when he does really well you always feel there is one more level up for him.

[@rapturescorner5964]

Tatum*. Put some respect on the man's name. Al Horford for Finals MVP

[@Yrgzip0]

I think Tatum may have reached his offensive ceiling. The only thing is can he do it on a consistent basis. That’s what he needs to work on and maybe his handles a little bit

[@eddiestat7928]

In game 2, I felt like he took his shooting woes personally despite recording an important 13 assists in game 1. Both he and Brown were a lot more patient in game 3, accepting they need to reset rather than win the game themselves. The result is they actually play better individually as well while getting others important touches. Udoka is doing a great job.

[@javierlandaverde4108]

Well that's because that's GSW plan to make him into a facilitator. GSW defense on Tatum has been good aside from game 3.Game 3 especially the second half changed. Brown drop bombs and was really going off where that opened up for Jason Tatum to get off a bit. Other then that GSW has controlled Tatum. Eventhough passing is his solution from what defense gives him aside from game 2 turnovers he's done a decent job. Has to continue to do so because if he has a bad turnover night that's bad for BOS.

[@DAu-ru5uy]

I love this channel. Showing details, clear and easy-to-follow explanations, neat notations, covering different aspects of the game. Just too good!

[@echomike8591]

felt the same way

[@capt.Justin]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo damn was expecting something on your channel 🤦‍♂️🤣

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I love this one and also Get Gooder at Basketball

[@picojohnson1]

These videos hit different when the team you root for loses.

[@ranielle9271]

I'm super impressed by Udoka's adjustments throughout the playoffs.

[@viilord2679]

Yeah dude has made the right adjustments time and time again

[@danlawrence4351]

I’m wondering how his “in game” ability to call adjustments is. Thoughts?

[@KS-qc3pr]

@@danlawrence4351 Shaky. As a Celtics fan he sometimes sticks with strategies that aren't working but he made and in game adjustment this last game in the 4th quarter which was huge and that was subbing Rob Will in for Horford to defend Curry screens, so that he could get up more on them instead of playing drop and it resulted in an 11 point quarter from GS.

[@jjlagoutaris518]

@@KS-qc3pr I see him as a solid in-game coach. He generally calls the 'right' timeouts, and he adjusts pretty quickly, I'd argue. Game 1 they were getting cooked on the drop coverage, so they switched to showing on screens and then dropping in the 2nd quarter, which gave them the lead by halftime. Then they had a bad 3rd Q, but switched up their defensive scheme again in the 4th and held GS to like 16 or so points in that Q. He usually makes good subs, keeping in the hot hand, subbing guys that are getting exposed (g will in game 1 & 2 until he adjusted, Rob in the Bucks series, Theis in well, everything except the Nets series lol) and switching to lineups that work when the matchup calls for it (he's been implementing smaller lineups against GS featuring Pritch, White, Smart, Tatum, Brown, Horford in some combination, playing Pritch more or less depending on the matchup, playing D White when he's hot; subbing in Pritch when D White's gone cold, etc)

[@KS-qc3pr]

@@jjlagoutaris518 His timeouts are one of my favourite things about him, he calls them at the perfect times very consistently. Brad Stevens is an incredible coach and replacing him was very risky but his timeout tendencies always annoyed me, he'd wait for a team to go on a 20-0 run before calling a single one. Ime sees some bullshit he doesn't like on two possessions in a row and he's calling it immediately.

[@rodgrodg4hk269]

I think a player that never gets enough love is Shaun Livingston. That change of pace at PG and the ability to defend with his length was huge for the Warriors. Plus, he was money in the post working on smaller defenders, using that to create his own shot.

[@aguinmox3043]

Super true man, Iggy is a Fmvp but my second option is livingston, he is a fucking all around underated stretch 4. Without those two Curry and Klay couldnt even get a space

[@6SpeedShaun]

I miss that man. And he spelled his name right 🥺

[@AUDIO2AUTO]

Plus that 15 footer was dangerous.

[@manuprasad5354]

Dude was smooth with that midrange, I dont think the backup and starting pg for a team ever had as much contrast in playstyle as curry and Livingston.

[@manuprasad5354]

also I think he couldve averaged double digit scoring as a starter on any other team basically

[@TrippyMoak]

Not speaking on defensive value: Draymond is milking the success of the stars around him offensively. He has clearly never worked on his game to even slightly become a threat in the off season. Im not asking him to shoot lights out but his scoring deficiencies are from clear complacency stemming from the offensive fruits of his star’s labor. That and his antics on court are costing his team. This should be an ego and reality check.

[@irulannaba6970]

Agreed, for some reason he just getting worse each year on the offense. You'd think that he should get more from the gravity of klay, curry, KD but he just gets worse each year.

[@averyshaw2142]

It's funny because Im actually happy when I see him pull up to take a shot because I know it won't go in

[@Industrious420]

aaaand this is how you can tell a casual fan that just started watching these past few years. You might want to look up the stats of Mr. Draymond green during his early stints vs LeBron's teams. Dude was putting up 30point triple double type games.

[@klhkdkk2568]

@@Industrious420 Yeah but look how much he's averaging now. He used to be a good offensive player and now he's a liability on the offensive side.

[@Industrious420]

@@klhkdkk2568 he's old and past his very short prime that's just the reality of the situation

[@bdrip1k]

when ben said he was getting the Andre Roberson treatment i bursted out laughing😭.Also those couple of plays when wiggins would blitz to let curry go to a different player is something i think the warriors will do a lot more for game 4 and the rest of the series to not let tatum and brown attack curry so easily

[@shawnhall133]

Yeah curry had two fouls in the first quarter they were trying to get him in foul trouble early and Did

[@daydagreat]

True! But it also might wear Curry down over 4qtrs scrambling out in rotation the whole game

[@leadeaus1090]

it wasn't that funny lol... its just a comparison

[@aldogarciamoreno5490]

@@daydagreat although not as much as guarding Brown or Tatum every play, I think the problem with that would be that the scramble could lead to some open players for a second, leading to the next adjustment which is exploit that

[@javierlandaverde4108]

@@shawnhall133 Some of those calls were pretty soft considering it's the finals. Don't think they will make those calls moving forward. It really depends whose officiating game by game basis..

[@rickstechrepairs]

0:10 at this point i knew the warriors weren't going to win it, when Draymond only option was to pass to shooters, he has the ball 3 times and all of which you can tell he has no intention of driving to the ring, only wanting to pass it

[@where3639]

He has to attack the basket. If he plays passive like this, the Celtics will win this series for sure. In my opinion game 4 will determine who wins this series. If Draymond can adjust on the offense and attack the rim and collapse the defense, he can create open looks for others on the court or he can just lay the ball in.

[@Ironfangzu]

I've played basketball against taller shot blockers and it's discouraging as hell to get inside and put up a shot only to have it swatted back into my face. Obviously, I'm 1000 times less talented than Draymond, but he's going up against Al Horford, Time Lord, and even Tatum, who can all block his shots. Also he's never been what we would call a great shot maker. You can hardly blame him for not wanting to shoot.

[@therealejcarter]

@@Ironfangzu lol all he has to do is pump fake them

[@daveclark8337]

Continuing to attack Curry is the key, mostly just to wear him down with foul trouble being a bonus. He was so gassed by the 4th quarter in Games 1 & 3, he wasn't a threat anymore.

[@ocsjc13]

Any people say he's top 10 🤣

[@TechInTheProvince]

@@ocsjc13 why would they attack him like that if he's not a threat? Haters gonna hate

[@gnielsen07]

@@ocsjc13 he’s still getting 31 a game. Saying this as a warriors hater

[@spamandjamjamandspam8669]

@@ocsjc13 I know right people are dumb. He's easily top 5

[@vlada]

Absolutely right. If he keeps getting 30 and keeps only hitting one shot in 4th again, the Celtics will take that every day. The game is decided in the 4th and if your team scores 11 and 16pts rhey, you will lose.

[@futurehofer1564]

I find it crazy that people say "Draymond got Wiggins right in Golden State" or whatever but Wiggins has been way more consistent than Draymond, Wiggins is a good player and it isnt just because of the Warriors

[@shaft9000]

Wiggins isn't just supposed to be good - he is a #1 pick. He's supposed to be excellent, which hasn't occurred for more than a few minutes in the series thus far.

[@lello2031]

wiggins has been consistent his whole career. That's the problem. He's a 15-20ppg player but he's supposed to be maple jordan.

[@spamandjamjamandspam8669]

bro did you watch Wiggins on the Wolves vs Warriors? he looks like a completely different player, like he actually gives a shit. Who do you think helped him with that, the tooth fairy?

[@spamandjamjamandspam8669]

@@lello2031 sure his points per game are consistent but his effort is not at all

[@t4d0W]

@@shaft9000 LOL that doesn't mean shit. Fultz was the first overall pick in the 2017 draft. But Tatum whose in the finals was the 3rd overall pick and the guy spear heading the Celtics offense to a chip run in 2022. Embiid was the 3rd overall pick of the 2014 draft (which Wiggins was first overall) and he's shitted all over Wiggins' in terms of overall productivity. Face facts teams make mistakes picking the first overall pick but it doesn't mean that player can't be effective playing a different role that their franchise wrongly assumed. Especially in a different team where they fit better.

[@healthycrackhead2273]

The mention of the "Andre Roberson" is funny cause for me, there have been some interesting commonalities with the 2016 WCF, except the roles are almost reversed in a weird way. I don't fully think its applicable but OKC was an elite offense that lacked depth and if I'm not mistaken the W's were a top 5 defense that was highly switchable. In this case, the Warriors are kinda like the Thunder and the C's are like the old GS. The idea of limited offensive depth combined with poor spacing aligns with what both the Thunder in 2016 and what the Warriors are facing now. Depth, especially offensively, was a worry of mine for GS going into the series much like it was for me with the Thunder. Again, there are obvious differences, at the respective points in their careers, Steph is a looot more capable of adapting to a series more than KD was at that point but it just is a fun thought. Also, this series also kinda reminds of the 2004 finals and the 2008 finals. also, "dominican dirk nowitzki" is absolutely incredible

[@t4d0W]

As good as Wiggins has been, Iggy in the mid 2010s run has the better playmaking to compliment the Steph/Dray engine even for short stretches. The Warriors don't have that guy who can do what he did then with that on-ball versatility. Poole isn't really it despite his scoring runs at times. The Celtics one up is that their starting five is ultra versatile and when they find that size matchup they aren't just trying to shoot around you. They will put their head down and run you at the rim. They have done it against big wing lineups in the EC playoffs and in a sense nobody in the playoffs so far can beat the Celtics small ball lineups outside of themselves with their garish turnovers.

[@shotbymcfly]

Lack of spacing is an insane opinion for the best shooting warriors team in the last 10 years

[@jamaal141]

@@shotbymcfly not better than 2017

[@jacobthomas5187]

I'd argue KD was more capable of adjusting than Steph is now. 7 foot with elite handle vs 6'2 with range. Especially when BOS had Smart and White.

[@Simon-mj1im]

He forgets they won in 2015 with him being part of the trio with Curry and Thompson He spaced the floor with his 3s, he could shoot it and they also had reliable vets like Speighs, Barbosa Then same in 2016 he was crucial offensively even when he dropped a 30+pt game 7 Ever since KD joined, he stopped working offensively he was sharing the load as he naturally fell down in the scoring option He did not change since that

[@omara5079]

Facts, I was thinking about why dray declined so badly offensively, and you have a great point here

[@lidefsomar5291]

agree, he stopped shooting 3s since KD arrived now his shooting ability diminished

[@saputradedi07]

True, warriors would've taken over this series if draymond didnt scared to take a shot

[@Ebstarrunner]

@@saputradedi07 That's like saying this series would be over if Theis just shot more 3's.. He's actually capable of doing so, but I don't make excuses for why Celtics (my favorite team) lose though...

[@Thicc4080]

"Dominican Dirk Nowitski"

[@yea9996]

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[@TGfoever]

Draymond has played extremely poorly this entire series, and not particularly well all post-season. His inability to score, coupled with decreased assists and limited defensive efficiency makes me hope his minutes get cut.

[@robzsarmy5471]

Draymond has been TERRIBLE apart from the Denver series and Im a warriors fan .

[@TGfoever]

@@robzsarmy5471 warriors fan here as well, and I agree completely

[@johnnyidol2417]

It was his mouth and dirty tactics that was exploding!

[@fredrickmazeli8340]

@@robzsarmy5471 i'm not a warriors fan but didn't ben just do a video on how draymond shut down jaylen brown in game 2? I know that doesn't mean much now but that kinda counts

[@robzsarmy5471]

@@fredrickmazeli8340 It counts yes but I'm talking about overall these whole post season he has way more bad games than rare good games

[@denniszenanywhere]

Most people give Draymond lots of credit. I'd like to see him play with another team and see if he can be effective out of the Curry-Warriors system.

[@johnmarkson1998]

at goldenstate he was cucked by kd curry and klay for so long as a scoring option that he forgot how to score. im sure in a another team he could do much better. he is naturally one of the best overall players in the league averaging 30 a night while being defensively the best and the best playmakers. thats a crazy player in the right team.

[@Thanosdidtherighthing]

Well yea on defense he would still be elite. His offense would suck worse though.

[@sau7306]

He wouldn't do shit tbh and I'm a GSW fan

[@jonjay7512]

@@sau7306 Also a Warriors fan and I’ve always said he’d be trash on another team.

[@jonjay7512]

@@somerandomshorts8810 Yes, he got to play on an even more stacked team that hid his deficiencies.

[@vanilkharbanda]

Look at Ben with the analysis man... So inspirational!

[@danielmcchesney301]

Love your videos and always look forward to each one after a finals game

[@capt.Justin]

I love your breakdown video. Thank man I learn more about basketball every time I watch

[@dinakarsm8891]

the biggest disadvantage for GSW is the absence of a talented big man ...

[@pepe9565]

Yeah and Celtics capitalized on that in game 3. Celtics played in the paint more and they defended the paint better. Also getting Curry in foul trouble at the 1st half was key.

[@josephpercy1558]

Their core identity was built around playing small-ball. And they have been hugely successful at that. However, for every Superman there exists some kryptonite. Boston has sort of went back to a kind of old-school approach with more bigs and a commitment to intense physicality that we would have seen more of in the 90s. Tatum, Brown and Horford's strength and size for their positions reminds me of something like Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. What's great about this Finals series is that we get to see some of these old-school vs. new school approaches clash. 👍

[@t4d0W]

​@@josephpercy1558 Celtics at their core had ideal guys to play the 'stronger' small ball starting lineup. JT and Brown developed into versatile two way wings who have the length to challenge at the rim. Robert Wiliams' athleticism is definitely welcome as the Warriors can't answer him. Horford's return is huge as he is filling the role Hayward had in the 2020 bubble playoffs but he's much better on defense. Smart's growth as a playmaker was the final piece of the puzzle. In the end the Celtics had to work overtime to hide Kemba in the bubble in 2020 which made it easy for opposing teams to pick them apart in space. With Smart being the smallest guy in the lineup, none of the EC playoff teams or the Warriors can easily pick the Celtics starting lineup apart anymore. The Warriors have tried in the 3rd quarters but if they can't overwhelm them, the Celtics picks up the business in the 4th and closes out.

[@mohammadcali554]

That's why the drafted James Wiseman.

[@supwititproductionz3738]

@@t4d0W White is also one of the best defensive guards in the league, and he's coming off the bench. He has the highest block rate of any guard in the league against a small Warriors team, so he is excellent against them. He also has an extremely high BBIQ and learned the Celtics system really fast on both ends of the court

[@CaptainProx]

When the Celtic bigs aren’t dropping on Curry and we’re not turning the ball over constantly I think we do a really good job of making adjustments and defending the Warriors Boston not going through scoring droughts are another big issue that needs to be avoided if we wanna win, we beat ourselves more than anything and as long as we don’t do that I think we’re in great shape

[@MichaelTiopan]

Actually if you watch the game, celtics still playing drop coverage. But the different is the attack curry in offensive too. Thats why he out of breath catching up 11 point if im not mistaken in 3qtr

[@ChrisV267]

Enter: Finals Jaylen Brown. Kobe Bryant, god rest his soul, took tatum under his wing, but JB has the mamba mentality which was on full display in Game 3. That man was scoring whenever he wanted to and was calling for isos on Draymond just so he could beat his ass for game 2

[@maharajahdann]

They have to drop some, they just overdo it at times. But the turnovers are mindboggling

[@mythiclords3175]

Really appreciate all these playoff videos as well as your shooting and defense analysis and pickup playing tips!

[@ShadowCeltic]

I'm loving these finals adjustment videos. Really gives me a different perspective in each game

[@VincentVincent_89]

It’s actually insane how useless draymond is in this series.

[@user-hh1kd5ty3x]

his defensive intensity and playmaking in Game 2 was good, in Game 3 they really prepped for him and this video clearly shows the dramatic adjustment they made to make Dray stick out like a sore thumb in the offense.

[@JakeFLM]

His defense is fine. But since his offense is absolute trash, it kinda negates whatever effect he may have on D.

[@Chris-km3ck]

Utterly and completely

[@yihanzheng8203]

@@JakeFLM Honestly, if Dray is not pulling something really smart on the defensive end, his defensive on-off number is not really better than Loon or Porter

[@leftbenchplayaa]

@@JakeFLM his defense has not been fine.

[@vc3245]

Serious question: do you do all this analysis in real time? Do you see what’s going on while you’re watching? Or do you do a second watch through and pinpoint specific plays that you want to dive deeper into?

[@danlawrence4351]

I’m guessing he may see some, but most are in review

[@shaft9000]

I'd guess that he takes some notes of standout points IRT. Reviews game and stats to make a rough outline of what mattered the most, then focuses on 8-10 examples while editing to build the script.

[@dafaktsnaww92]

my first video i saw but already subscribed what a good presentation

[@klapaucius515]

This was amazing, thank you!

[@__j20]

Green is their biggest problem in the series. He has the same amount of fouls as he does points and assists, is shooting 5/19 from the field, has more technicals than 3 pointers, and more turnovers than shots made. And for the postseason, he has more podcasts than games with double digit points rebounds or assists. Not to mention the horrible spacing he provides them which is almost impossible to overcome. He’s made horrible and careless passes and hasn’t done anything positive offensively the whole series, all while being a negative on defense in 2 of the 3 games. He’s not even rebounding well. At this point he’s a worse version of Ben Simmons. Btw gs also has a defensive rating of 105.1 with him on the bench and 113.6 with him on the floor and are allowing 8.5 fewer points per 100 possessions with him off the floor, which just further proves how bad he’s been defensively. As for everyone else, Curry is their only player who’s played well in all three games. Everyone else played bad in game 1 and well in game 2, but then again everyone else was bad again in game 3 (Klay was mediocre not good). That includes kerr btw, who keeps taking out curry at bad points and is overall bad with his rotations which cost them in both games 1 and 3. The most concerning thing other than the obvious struggles from Klay Draymond and Kerr is that wiggins is looking like 2016 finals Harrison Barnes. Yes he’s played well at times so far, but 1/6 from 3 in game 3 and bad defense is Barnes like. Overall everyone has to be better at both ends accept porter (who’s been good when playing) and Curry has to be able to sustain this at the same time if the want a chance to win the series. Game 4 is also must win, as there is no way in hell any team including gs can come back against this Boston squad.

[@JL-fh4qw]

Agreed Draymond is a complete liability out there. Warriors are playing 4 vs 5 basketball half the times, suffering from his turnovers, and he isn't giving you shit on the defensive end.

[@__j20]

@L M it’s not even a joke; 17 podcasts and only 14 games with double digit points rebounds or assists

[@Dotsetc]

You're right about Dray being a liability right now, but Dray plays starter minutes with mostly starters, vs starters. The chance of the defensive rating of any heavy minute starter being worse than when on the bench is big without even checking since they lost 1 game by 10 and another by 20. Honestly at this moment, the only starter that hasnt been a defensive liability IMO, is Wiggins. However I'm giving Curry a pass because we already knew that and Klay since I expected his defense especially in his first year back would look suspect at times. Dray gets no pass. He should attack the basket even if he wouldnt score or get fouled. Just like what Simmons should have done, he should just be more aggressive both in driving as shooting and he needs to give Brown, Tatum and White no driving space so the defense doesnt have to collapse as much. However, IMO whats mostly happening, is that the Celtics are just incredibly good. Stats already showed they based on advanced metrics would have the biggest chance to win it all. Maybe it's not necessarily GS 'failing' but more so the Celtics playing really great as a hard to play against big sized gritty defensive squad full of young dudes with tons of energy.

[@tarunganesg9700]

@@Dotsetc I think a lot of it is Boston winning, especially their defense and answer in clutch situations. But when it comes to dray, he has no excuse being this bad on ALL ends, especially defense. He was litearlly a runaway DPOY until he got injured and was outstanding at least defensively till the mavs series. He should defintely play better than this. Klay is just playing like how he always, inconsistent offense just now its on the finals stage. Honestly his defense has been pretty good compared to before, I expect for him to be wayy better on defense next season. Wiggins has been terrible offensively but great defensively. Poole has been terrible apart from a scoring outburst in the 3rd and his defense makes him nearly unplayable in some situations. Looney has also been pretty good, but nothing like the dallas series (expected as boston is just that much better of a defense). Idk what kerr is doing with these horrible rotations, I think he should honestly let curry play way more of the 3rd and 4th in a do or die game 4. Curry has by far been the best offensively even if he choked in the 4th, and is what is keeping them in the game by far. In game 3 and parts of game 1 he was a defense liability but the man was acutally really good defensively in game 2. The way I see the warriors winning is that dray has to turn it on. Simple as that. If curry's the heart of the team, draymond is the blood--> he puts it all together. So when he's the worst player on the court its just horrible for the warriors, and they won't go far.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

@@__j20 to be fair he was injured and was out for 30+ games, that number would be more like 20 something if he didn’t get injured.

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[@where3639]

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[@eddiestat7928]

Was waiting for this to drop and am not disappointed. I've been wondering ALL playoffs why defenders are pressuring Draymond 18 feet and deeper which is the area where he seems to operate the most as a facilitator. Basically, drawing a defender to commit out there while screening and other actions are playing out. Give him the early Cavs LeBron treatment and make him ACTUALLY create out there. Same treatment a Rondo or Giannis have received in the playoffs as well. I was happy to finally see this strategy employed. He can certainly adjust to that, but I think you need to live with not overhelping on Dray until it becomes a legitimate problem because a red hot Curry, Klay or Poole are much bigger problems.

[@t4d0W]

C's will live with a red hot Curry because that is inevitable. Klay and Poole are hot and cold but the C's can deal with them on a scheme basis. Thing is can the Warriors deal with the C's starting five and their insistence on physicality as the series goes to 6-7 games. Because the C's have the bodies and are prepared to grind it out at the perimeter and point of attack.

[@eddiestat7928]

Depends on which Celtics you're getting. The Dubs have a good defense too. We saw that freeze Boston in game 2 as they failed to have any answers. Will Boston remain patient on offense is the question for me. Patient offense, make or miss, gives them the opportunity to set their defense and make it hard for the Dubs. Let's see if that same discipline is there in game 4.

[@patdogs]

The adjustment to pass early in the drive was incredible. It had GSW on the backfoot and they had to retreat to a zone. Amazing coaching and execution. Especially the no look skip passes. Boston still has an issue drive heads down and finding themselves in no mans land. Must have been 4-5 turnovers tryibg to skip thr ball out on a failed drive but obly managing to svoop the ball straight to a Warrior inaide the key. If Boston cleans this up and GSW cant adjust effectively, Boston wins.

[@ordsvn8991]

this a good one. unbiased. Great review overall. Also loved the humor you put from time to time. Thinking Basketball over "can-you-hear-me-shaking-my-head"

[@Sijan.G]

Great vid as always

[@lukaslambs5780]

Get this man a coaching job already

[@SenorAzazel]

Tatum is becoming such a great facilitator

[@manuelaraujo2764]

Awesome! Love this type of content!

[@chiefwww]

One of the best channels on KZbin! Great work

[@brickboy12]

Draymond is been added to the list of people/teams Boston fans hate: Kyrie Irving New York Yankees Draymond Green

[@julienlafleur8370]

Hate is probably too strong. He’s just really, really, really annoying. Like a weirdo that won’t stop screaming at the top of his lungs in your ear for 48 minutes while stuck in an elevator. When he isn’t yelling in your ear, he’s trying to engage you awkward, uncomfortable stare-downs. Every once in a while he forgets about you and starts doing it to the other passengers and you breathe a sigh of relief. Really you just feel sad for him. The correct list is: Lakers Yankees Canadiens

[@TheSpartan3669]

Boston fans should love Draymond he's a big reason why they're winning right now.

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

@@julienlafleur8370 Lol an entire crowd does t chant "Fuck Draymond" if they simply found him annoying

[@momo.maru-kun]

Green is doing his best impersonation of Ben Simmons :D

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

😱😂

[@fhjunior6183]

Thanks for the vid

[@robertholmes12]

Keep up the fine work!!!

[@furrymemelady622]

"Dominican Dirk Nowitzki" 😆 That's how I'll describe Al Horford from now on.

[@joshb.1118]

Hey. I thought Karl Anthony Town's already claimed the Dominican Dirk title!?

[@housevelaryon8241]

Tatum and smart did a great job of coming over from the weak side on those DHO actions to help the bigs contest late in the 4th. Guys were flying all across the court. Horford going forward gotta be up on those high PnR’s with Curry too

[@quanhonson9746]

Yeah they are letting curry come off screens getting practice shots

[@equiliforce]

Very interesting ! Thanks !

[@pickleoudww7784]

your podcast are very good i always listen to them while sleeping even though i’ll always prefer your videos👍🏾

[@mwangi8623]

Great video! Everytime Draymond has a stinker, some fans act like he's the worst basketball player in history, but he'l be back game 4

[@quanhonson9746]

He’s honestly not good at all imo

[@ancientatomicimmortality4016]

​@@quanhonson9746 Wow all these Celtics fans trashin Draymond are lookin pretty dumb rn with Golden State up 3 to 2. Draymond has literally never been a great offensive player but he's not expected to be cause his defense is top 3 in the league every single year, his passing/vision is absolutely phenomenal, he's the Warriors floor General slash glue that keeps his team together, & he's obviously the heart & soul of his team. ONLY people that aren't GSW fans think he's trash because if u watch games where he didn't play you'll see it's night & day. They are significantly worse without him because of all the things he does besides scoring points

[@quanhonson9746]

@@ancientatomicimmortality4016 Not a Celtics fan …

[@daanishgupta]

Watching this was so painful. Draymond single handedly killed the game. The Warriors just didn't have that look in their eye, which they did in game 2. It was as if the Celtics were playing a HS team, everyone blowing by their defender and no effort to recover. Feel really bad for Steph cause he gave it his all on both ends of the floor.

[@supercooldude1352]

Just one end

[@MoeDavinci]

Breaking game film down with a Pro! Great Video TB.

[@ismael6648]

I love your analysis bro. ♥️👍🏻

[@jamesynfg2136]

These comments should be great… I’ll come back later after my popcorn is ready.

[@blue-phoenix115]

I hope your drop the popcorn all over your couch with a few falling in the hard to reach crevices.

[@mitchellkramer9716]

Klay isn’t the same player he once was either. I get the Draymond slander but we can’t act like he’s the only warrior not playing to his potential. Also, Udoka is a crazy good coach.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

💵

[@flashchannel681]

dude ur analytics just insane gg bro

[@zch2876]

awesome analysis !

[@jjflick9492]

it's an EASY 4 v 5 for the Celtics when Dray doesn't attack/drive to pull defenders/kickout He just stands outside the arc for meaningless dribble handoffs that lead to harder contested 3s for Klay Wiggins and Curry Smart treats him like a non factor on offense lol

[@OlAgony]

I really appreciate that various bball channels are finally now calling out Draymond on this, i've been dissing Draymond on this ever since KD days and people just keep talking abt the "intangibles" he bring. But fact is, no team is better with someone that brings zero attacking threat during offense. The rest of the team was just miles ahead of the other teams in the past, so Draymond could get carried, but now that other teams have caught up, he can no longer play this lazy non efficient ball.

[@ImbetterthanDWade]

To be fair to Draymond , he was very efficient this year in the regular season shooting 52.5% from the field and 58.6% from 2pt. His 3 is still bad but at least he was finishing better

[@MichaelCobbs]

This is a great video breakdown.

[@randystrong4335]

Awesome video

[@Patrick-sf8yc]

Should they start playing Kuminga?

[@joshuabornagain4670]

The Nets letting go Ex Nets defensive mastermind Ime Udoka to the Celtics, who outcoached and swept Steve Nash and the Nets in the playoffs was truly a bad move. The Nets will never win the Finals under Steve Nash as long as Ime Udoka is head coach of the Celtics.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Plus all those years being on coach Pop's staff couldn't have hurt.

[@Thanosdidtherighthing]

What kind of terrible take is this ? The Nets haven’t been healthy including perennial all star Ben Simmons who hasn’t played a single game this season. Nets will be fine

[@seasonaldepressioncomics434]

@@Thanosdidtherighthing No they won't. They gutted their team and have Kyrie and KD playing with over the hill vets and literal who's.

[@TheCelticD]

@@seasonaldepressioncomics434 They’ll be fine. A full season of KD/Kyrie along with Ben and Harris coming back is ECF caliber. No other defense in the East would’ve played the Nets as well as the Celtics did and yet the Nets have been the only team this postseason the Celtics haven’t been able to blow out.

[@daviddang3458]

What a great breakdown, thanks

[@JD-qk6zz]

Can’t stress enough how good this channel is.

[@mjk_iyco4605]

No one expected Boston to… 1. Make a comeback to the 2nd seed after the all star break and make the playoffs 2. Sweep kd and kyrie 3. Beat Giannis and bucks (w/ injured kmid) 4. Beat #1 seed butler of Jimmy and heat 5. Make the nba finals

[@vmrabello]

6. give GSW this hard a time

[@shami-kebab]

I'm pretty sure people expected and wanted Boston to win against heat. I'm glad the finals are competitive. Respect to Butler for carrying that team but it shouldn't have gone to 7 games. I agree with the rest though

[@t4d0W]

To be fair I did. I was sold on the C's improved defense after the Knicks beatdown prior to January. Best part is that their performance is sustainable all the way the playoffs. Just depends how well they would adjust against their opponents. And the Celtics pound for pound adjusted marvelously, playing the kind of historic defense that can win a championship. Y'know the kind of shit the Warriors rode on in their small run in the mid 2010s.

[@benbuk]

The warriors are just too small! They should have traded for Miles Turner (a rim protector that can make 3’s, rebound, and be a lob threat). Draymond offensively, seems to be getting worse each season. Dude can’t buy a layup @ 6.7 🙄

[@Solo2121]

"a rim protector that can make 3’s, rebound, and be a lob threat" so you mean James Wiseman? I get what you are saying and I even agreed with that during the offseason but after seeing Poole, Kuminga, and Moody this year (and Wiseman his rookie yr before the injury) I think they made the right decision. Remember Wiseman knee just didn't respond well AFTER the trade deadline and the dubs knew they were contenders this year even without him so no need to risk it. Just like with any job/career/project, you have to plan for the long term to really be successful. If they win it this year great! If not, they should only be better going forward.

[@fcemonster]

They have wiseman, but he is injured. Damn, I don't think warriors can win this series, after this showing in game 3.

[@yoshatabi]

@@Solo2121 fr. Dude forgot that he's injured

[@binary]

@@Solo2121 they should've traded those picks, would've got a ring

[@porovaara]

This is why most people are predicting to them to take Walker Kessler out of Auburn in the draft.

[@ryanmagiera4402]

awesome analysis

[@guanmingliang6994]

Nice vid!

[@cckcm1221]

It's funny to me that most non Celtics fans running around saying JB should be FMVP, yet they haven't watched Celtics until now, I'm all for a Tatum/Brown FMVP i can careless about who wins because i'm a celtic fan first i'm not here pushing narratives, but Tatum willingness to pass the ball got us this far. People don't understand that when you face top 3 defenses your numbers are gonna drop, He faced Bucks/Miami/ Now Warriors OFC your numbers are gonna drop if the defenses key in on you. But I just dont like casual fans trying to pit JB and JT against one another when they themselves didn't even believe in them making finals let alone winning the whole thing, Now that they're wrong about them working together , they try to throw dumb narratives, "oh who's better" just shut up you were wrong about them since the start and can't comprehend what you're watching.

[@smileishousin]

Jalen brown and Al Horford have carried dude through the playoffs

[@cckcm1221]

@@smileishousin You know nothing lol

[@matthewcunliffe6500]

I agree that teams will usually try to minimise the threat of the best player on a team. Boston did that to the Nets (Durant), Bucks (Giannis) and Heat (Butler). They will continue to do that with GS (Curry) and GS will try to minimise Tatum who is the biggest threat. That gives other players the opportunity to step up and JB is doing that. It's a big reason why Curry is still yet to get a finals MVP. It takes a special kind of player to shrug off the extra defensive attention and still produce high numbers on the biggest stage. The smart play is to adjust and create for your teammates and that is what Tatum is doing for the most part. When he tries too hard to be 'that guy' it leads to turnovers.

[@jjlagoutaris518]

@@matthewcunliffe6500 Yes, but that's the issue with people's notion of value. Brown's been playing great, and so has Tatum. They've both been very VALUABLE. Does Brown have better box score numbers in the finals? Probably. Has he been more VALUABLE? That's a more nuanced discussion. However, this is sports and sports fans and human beings in general, so asking for nuance is way too much.

[@danlawrence4351]

Tatum Batman to brown robin. If you saw a concentrated effort to stop brown, Tatum would score 45. That’s not to diminish brown’s ability, because both of these guys are legit. I’d love to see them stay together for their careers.

[@ThinkingCap_]

This was painful to watch :( I am losing faith in the Warriors winning it all this series

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

I felt they got lucky Ja got hurt.

[@finnkealy3918]

Ngl wouldn’t understand basketball without this channel thanks dude

[@lucwijngaard8413]

I miss the old game, and I'm not even old myself... Less threes, more driving to the basket and pulling up for mid range as well

[@eldiablo4616]

Same, I miss the game where 3's is just an option now it's opposite

[@Anthonydu01630]

Then don’t fucking watch NBA anymore and watch 70´s/80’s/90’s and 2000´s game, there are a lot of them on KZbin

[@Anthonydu01630]

@@eldiablo4616 You should watch the video « Three pointers have ruined basketball » by jxmmyhighroller on KZbin. He explained how the 3 points actually create a lot of lay up/dunk and midrange opportunities because of the spacing, the Warriors with Curry and Klay revolutionized the game with their 3pts efficiency, but the Warriors are one of team that score the most points in the paint.

[@Anthonydu01630]

@@eldiablo4616 They explain everything about the 3points effects in this video, with stats and comparison to the past decades to show you how the 3 pts actually create a perfectly balanced game.

[@lucwijngaard8413]

@@Anthonydu01630 did I say the current NBA is no longer entertaining? Just said I miss it. There's no need to be so aggressive, you have a point but just stay friendly man

[@k4z11]

Eme Udoka coach of the year. No question

[@kdis20]

Pumped for Tonight! LFG!

[@justinandhismatzohballs8746]

This is a high quality channel.

[@jaezryl]

Draymond has not contributed anything really. And I thought he learned his lesson in 2021 when Curry has to fight double-teams because they leave Draymond alone. Apparently he forgot how to shoot the ball.

[@SubtleHawk]

Sad part is that at 5:12 Tatum wasn't looking for the foul, but he was definitely fouled and it wasn't called just because he didn't flail his arms around.

[@dabbermanxd883]

Where was he fouled at all? They didn’t touch him at all during his shot and when he was driving in he was the one who bumped into the defender. Still, I’m surprised he didn’t flop all over like he always does.

[@SubtleHawk]

@@dabbermanxd883 Are you blind? Do you not see that Green's hand clearly hit him in the face?

[@dabbermanxd883]

@@SubtleHawk apparently I’m blind. Still a very hard foul to tell, and Tatum has gotten enough bs calls that I’m perfectly fine with them not calling this slight slap in the face.

[@elcucuy493]

What I noticed watching the footage is when smart is completely leaving draymond, it's when he's on the 3 point line. In game 2, green was cutting or near the dunkers spot. As I'm watching I just noticed you mentioned him being aggressive as a scorer by cutting would be a good counter so Ig I'm just regurgitating info at this point

[@jamesonevers3262]

Ime Udoka is so good at adjusting on the fly(besides dropping on curry but I think he’s waiting until later in the series to finally start switching everything or trapping) but he’s so good at the subtle adjustments that make a huge difference

[@howardkwok5528]

"Robb is just too big down there" 6:18 😏

[@GFC1337]

I wondered how far I would have to scroll to find a 12 year old make this painfully obvious joke.

[@howardkwok5528]

@@GFC1337 I appreciate you bro :) hope I can learn from your refined sense of humor

[@SteezyKyung]

Celtics outscored GS by 28 pts from the paint. Insane series, could be the best ring ever won if Boston wins it all.

[@moralesglitxhh27]

2011

[@dabbermanxd883]

How? How? How? Explain don’t just ignore.

[@MoonBounce89]

@@dabbermanxd883 Heres my best shot at his opinion, Jason and Jalen will have gone through Kyrie/Kd, then Giannis, then butler and company to get to the finals. To then beat steph/klay/dray in the finals. Would be incredible story for sure!

[@woah7609]

Definitely not the best ring if they win but impressive since they weren’t looking too good to begin the season

[@youraverage90sguys7]

@@dabbermanxd883 prolly a celtics fan lmao, nobody is eclipsing dirk or hakeems run

[@futurehofer1564]

NEW THINKING BASKETBALL VIDEO LETS GO

[@davidbaraka1741]

Very professional analysis

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Phenomenal video and game (and job opportunity), those two teams are such monsters, perfectly balanced just like i love, and its a joy to see them going at each other. Ah, and Udoka... What a Coach!!! 👏👏👏

[@geezer74]

This is the best bballbreakdown channel alongside the channel bballbreakdown but Thinking Basketball goes a notch higher in their analysis. Great content dude.

[@thenecromancer6564]

Jesus the analysis is on point!

[@jbphoto7]

keep it up!

[@shak7641]

The work rate is insane bro. Keep it up, this is reminiscent of Dennis Rodman. Crazy

[@southsidepr6573]

Thanks

[@readoldbooks5939]

Oof "the Andre Roberson treatment". As a thunder fan I felt that in my soul

[@tamajongnchukwi7366]

This channel is amazing, great basketball analysis. Truly gives insight in what is happening out there on the floor.

[@DeanDeJesusLakers]

Nice vision TB

[@jwardbartolome]

06:17 “Rob was just TOO BIG down there.” 🤣

[@stanc7680]

There's so much more content on this channel than at ESPN or Fox

[@justinyadao744]

That’s one hell of a title and thumbnail

[@luisfigueiredo3131]

I would like to see a breakdown of some of the drop coveraging that the Boston big mans (Horford and Williams) make. Throught the series so far, specially in game 3 sometimes they make drop coveraging on Curry. I was shocked how can teams make drop coveraging to a guy like Steph but apparently for Boston it might be working since they up 2-1, despite os Curry good shooting performances

[@rgonzalo511]

Well it stops the Warriors ball movement and Curry's finishing if he can't penetrate. I'm guessing Curry taking contested threes is something the Celtics decided was inefficient offense. Even though he's been making some of them this first games.

[@mandelharvey3429]

Coach is really good. Highlights the less effective coaches.

[@jpthegr8860]

“Pep in your step” is a phrase that is often used in Boston to this day

[@whatchandstudy7]

How do I subscribe twice. Nice work.

[@_Clockwerk]

This was so informative and entertaining! I don’t play basketball that much myself, so I wouldn’t be able to explain why we’re losing to them when I do feel like we’re better than them. Watching this video is a great breakdown of the creative/effective adjustments the Celtics made. Respect to them but I do still believe the Warriors will take the chip