They NEVER Should Have Let the Celtics Get Kristaps Porzingis…

[@nerdzone]

When Al Horford is considered one of your weaker links defensively, that just speaks very well for your defence.

[@JosiahSarmiento-e2f]

Ik hes good

[@kierenmoore3236]

Underrated, and he was great tonight

[@cscs88]

I literally had this thought last night. The only weak link on the floor is Al and he's damn good

[@michaelhenderson7647]

Rigged just like they didn't want the stats to Go to the Stanley cup

[@croatiankid6595]

Exactly there isn’t any slouches on defense at any time jt and JB become all nba defenders as u just seen with JB

[@yourdailyphil422]

Celtics having same number of blocks as mavs have assists is crazy

[@Ironfangzu]

A very clear sign that one team is much better than the other.

[@eb9782]

Welp everyone overreacted about the Celtics seeming weak without KP, so I'm not going to overreact now that they seem strong as hell with him. But its been pretty obvious for the better part of a year that this team is nearly unbeatable when it's at full strength, and that their biggest obstacle in the playoffs would be themselves. Great to see that they came out swinging at home, we'll see if they are mature enough to finish the job.

[@mustafamagour8697]

If you saw the polls , everyone voted for the mavs , so don't say that's easy , because if they lost this game , everyone would say it's the celtics

[@MF_Loomy]

@@mustafamagour8697Vegas had cs as the favorites I’ll take Vegas over Stephen a personally lmao

[@MF_Loomy]

On top of this I think with the cs playing kyrie they know first hand what he can do and will be mature enough stay locked in and not let up, let alone the fact we are just a bigger team than the mavs are most matchups

[@marcopolio111]

​@mustafamagour8697 everyone voted for mavs because everyone likes mavs team and mavs players. The team has more soul and more likable characters. Nobody really likes Boston. Also international support is overwhelmingly on Dallas side. Whole Europe and places like Philippines are huge luka and Dallas fans. Also fanbases across NBA prefer mavs over celtics to win.

[@montanastranger]

U sum'd it up perfectly. The only way they lose these finals is if they give it away and suddenly forget how to shoot and play defense.

[@ademolaijaodola6243]

Cone does not sleep💀

[@realwzz]

It’s getting visible now

[@joelpena7451]

Neither do you

[@slimeyladude]

Idk how he's not at 1m subs

[@gabriellewis3107]

For real

[@iguesss]

This is what Shaq was talking about but injuries made everyone forget Zingi. He is Bol before the Bol, the Wem before the Banyama

[@jameswinslow8540]

brown is really playing like the highest paid player in the league.

[@susanstamboulian646]

As a Celtics fan, he's been my favorite player during this entire era. He IS the best player on this team, and that's no swipe at Tatum, who's also great. Brown is just on a different level, though.

[@joelco92]

I was thinking (or at least hoping) the Celtics would come out slow because of how easy their competition has been until now. They seem to have been playing down to their competition throughout the playoffs. Was also thinking that Kristaps would come out rusty. Couldn’t have been more wrong. Bravo.

[@wickedwitch4ever]

umm...that was actually KP being rusty. Knicks fan here...i hate my fave team for trading him...😒

[@kierenmoore3236]

Well, C’s fans (not casuals) been trying to tell everyone they do that, but no one listened and went from glazing the Wolves to glazing the Mavs instead …

[@Fuceril]

This isn't the Celtics of the past few seasons, about the only issue they've had is playing down to their opponents, but they've finally stopped crumbling in clutch moments. Pacers would have taken them to 6 if they were last years Celtics. Shout out to Brown, he's proven to be a leader and seems to always make the right plays throughout the season, especially the playoffs; I would not be surprised if he gets FMVP if the Celtics win it all

[@conorgoldie5146]

To be fair kps first touch wasn't good 😂 but it could be argued it was a difficult pass to get and then he just dominated he actually missed his first 3 point shot but after that he didn't miss at 3 point range it was beautiful basketball

[@logcena8742]

Lets see how the goalposts get moved when the Celtics win it all

[@godnotavailable2094]

People forget just how good KP is, and what we once thought he could be. I was just stunned by how many people chose the Mavericks in this series.

[@TerminatorJoy44]

Anyone who thinks this is gonna be a lengthy series doesn’t watch enough basketball.

[@rig-zag]

Gee, if only they'd had 96 games before this to prove how incredible they are... 😂 Its kind of hilarious how people are shocked that one of the most statistically dominant teams in NBA history is actually pretty good. Either y'all have been blinded by your hate for Boston or you havent been paying attention, because they have been doing this all year long. And they've utterly demolished Dallas every time theyve played them this year.

[@SpencerJ289]

They haven’t actually been watching the Celtics play. So many people have just been hating and talking shit to talk shit

[@Muminators]

Well said with nothing much to add 🤷🕺

[@rig-zag]

@@SpencerJ289 in retrospect, I watched nearly every Celtics game this year and in the nationally televised games they did play uncharacteristically awful. I'm starting to think they did it intentionally to troll the rest of the country 🤣

[@Unneededinfo]

Haters¡!!!!¡

[@Ironfangzu]

Honestly, most fans hate Boston and have just been looking for an excuse to say they are bad. "Celtics suck! They have played nobody!!" They win 64 games, and it;s "they beat nobody". They go 14-2 in the playoffs, and it's still "they got the easiest path in history". Soon, the Celts will sweep the Mavs and they will say, "they just got lucky!! They are still soft!"

[@itsgl00my88]

Happy for KP he's gotten so much hate throughout his career. I knew he'd be a great add for the celtics. My 2nd favorite player from that draft

[@Wilcoranking]

Hate... 😮... Overreach much?

[@josephvanucchi5249]

Well, who is your favorite?

[@itsgl00my88]

@@Wilcoranking go back to those Dallas days and people overlooking how good he was in Washington.

[@itsgl00my88]

@@josephvanucchi5249 D Lo. 2015 was the first draft I really paid attention to fresh out of 8th grade and I immediately fell in love with D Lo as a player and watched all of his OSU tape. Deep down still have hope he can bounce back to his nets days but it's obviously unlikely.

[@forzer456]

Happy for KP ❤

[@YoyoYo-c3f]

Pozingis fullfilling the unicorn settings finally. He's lucky ending up in celtics and celtic's system was like so much compatible with him compared to the previous teams he stayed ( Washington, dallas,new york)

[@BladimirRivas-rh1ty]

He was good in NY but couldnt stay healthy and in Washington he had one of his best seasons of his career but also struggled through injuries. It was only in Dallas where Luka just dribbles the life out of the ball and made him a spotup shooter

[@btc175]

@@BladimirRivas-rh1tyKP was never injured in Washington

[@BadwulfGrey-ef2zj]

C's caught a break making it the finals without KP. But they are going to be hella hard to stop with him. Derrick White and KP are amazingly good players - and can outperform Brown and Tatum on quite a few nights. Holiday is super underrated as well. Throw in the Pritchard, Hauser and Horford all guys who are really dangerous and underrated defensively.

[@wickedwitch4ever]

This is the most efficient KP I have ever seen. I hate the Knicks for giving him away....😑

[@13points-xd1ov]

NY didn't deserve (or even want) Zingis.

[@wickedwitch4ever]

@@13points-xd1ov NY fans are the hardest to pls.

[@Doatello1991]

@mariacristinaolivares6224 Honestly, it didn’t really matter. They didn’t have a solidified culture until just recently, and they unloaded him years ago.

[@luisrazi]

Phil Jackson was right in drafting Porzingid. It just needed the guy to mature physically and emotionally. Also a market with patience.

[@SuperSamsosa]

Tingus Pingus brought it tonight.

[@Welcome2TheOhioState]

Calling Horford a weak link defensively is crazy. Especially putting him and Hauser in the same sentence. Al has historically been a better playoff defender than regular season defender

[@Kane-ez]

If you look at sam , he is in alot of diffrent stat categories he is a high level defender

[@conorgoldie5146]

He stopped there main luka so many times 😂

[@tims4502]

I still can’t figure out why the Celtics received picks when they acquired Porzingis

[@LemonyBrisket]

Its actually crazy there whole starting lineup can shoot threes and they all actually try on Defense, and now that they got there emotional quotient figured out they be vibing. CHA FEEL?

[@thecoolrich]

Porz is Wemby before Wemby

[@Tsnizle23]

No he’s not he is just a better version of wemby that actually hits his 3s don’t compare that French giraffe to kp

[@jasonbenedetti5499]

​@@Tsnizle23Kristaps as a rookie: Age 20 14.3 ppg 7.3 rpg 1.3 apg 1.9 bpg. Wembanyama as a rookie: Age 19 21.4 ppg 10.6 rpg 3.9 apg 3.6 bpg.

[@iSiCkWiDiT]

French giraffe 😂😂​@@Tsnizle23

[@cheap272]

Im a celtics fan with a porzingas jersey n ur fucking tripping😂 dont try n act like wemby wasnt shooting 40% on pull up threes in his rookie year tell me u dont watch the nba without telling me again please

[@kierenmoore3236]

I’m a Celtics and Spurs fan … good eatin for the forseeable future … ☺️

[@danielcrowell8143]

Yeah nobody ever mentioned KP was missing. I guess the Celtics don’t whine

[@BladeD-hr1oh]

Nothing not even a swap shouldn't be surprise because, celtics are simple better on every position.

[@curtiszyr]

Gafford and lively can’t pack the paint against this Boston team. The rim is wide open , if Celtics drive more and be aggressive it’s over

[@MF_Loomy]

We need to bring back the whose more valuable, Brad Steven’s or giannis debate bc idkkkk, Brad been straight cheffing as a gm

[@Jecko157]

Al Horford one of the best pure post up defenders ever

[@welcometowallys8158]

The KP trade is interesting cause he had a player option and could’ve left for nothing so the wizards had to deal him. They had a trade that involved the clippers but that failed because brogdon failed a medical Wizards tried to get what they could instead of him leaving for nothing and Celtics were the beneficiaries of that

[@USMC-cv5sd]

Lol, I've been saying this nonstop from day 1; the other teams should have NEVER let the Celtics get Holiday and Porzingas. Obviously, Holiday is a 2 way allstar, Smart isn't, even though Smart is my favorite player. The Celtics have 6 players who are very good 2-way players, including Horford and Porzingas.

[@wedabestradi096]

Jrue is Marcus before Marcus

[@USMC-cv5sd]

@wedabestradi096 ??? No, Jrue has always had more assists, and he's been a 40% three-point shooter. Holiday averaged about 20 points a game his last year with Milwaukee. Holiday is obviously a better, consistent, offensive player than Smart. Holiday is a 2 time all-star who shot 43% from 3's this year (42.9%).....and over 50% from 2-pointers (52,6%) Holiday has an effective fg% of 58.1% , which is only 3% short of the Joker's 61.2% effective field goal percentage. Of course, Smart wouldn't have shot 43% from 3's, even though Kevin Garnet said, " ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE !!!!!" LOL 😆 😆 😆 Sober up, son HOLIDAY !!!! CELEBRATE !!! WE TOOK THE HOLIDAY !!!! 💚 🟩 📗 🟢 Madonna

[@KushtasticKiller]

Sam hauser was working luka.

[@Ironfangzu]

Smart, a really good defensive star, takes way too many bad shots, and is often careless with the ball in crunch time. Holiday is a much strong ball handler and distributor, pretty much just as good on defense, and can score both inside and outside with excellent efficiency. I always cringe in close games when Smart has the ball, because he will often take it upon himself to take the biggest shot when there are much better shooters on the floor with him. When Holiday takes the shot, I am always happy because he rarely takes bad shots.

[@dado380]

Can’t belive that Hasuer blocked Luka three times and Kyrie also!!

[@mishasavage256]

KP might f around and go for finals MVP - ridiculous

[@wedabestradi096]

Him jaylen and Jason are a big three when they want to imo

[@fresnoniiji]

It's gonna be brown

[@fresnoniiji]

It's all about spacing. That help defense dallas relies heavy on isn't effective when you got bigs that can shoot. This opens up the paint for guys like tatum and brown.

[@urbaindelva7869]

This was a statement win by the Celtics. Porzingis obviously provides a huge impact for them. I think they made it a point to put both Luka and Kyrie on an island and contest the Mavs at the 3, and it paid off. However, we'll see if they can replicate something similar in Game 2. I expect Jason Kidd to have an answer for what happened tonight and the Mavs to play with more cohesion and poise. I'm not reading too much into this given the tendencies of both teams (Celtics' inconsistency, Mavs bouncing back from Game 1 losses). I believe the Mavs will bounce back and take Game 2, though.

[@OhSoNasty]

Wrong. Luka was wrong for saying he had no help out there. That's the Jenga piece that makes everything fall. You don't place the blame on your teammates when you were bricked up

[@pupsiuspupuliukas2394]

I think Boston will dominate and win the Finals easily.

[@fliplife67]

I thought Dallas could have steal game 1 because U figured KP would be rusty but no!!! he was ready and drop 20 with 3 blocks DAM!!!!!

[@Ironfangzu]

It's not just KP. The Celts got 9 blocks. The Mavs got a total of 9 assists. That tells you all you need to know. The Mavs offense is no match for Celt's defense.

[@doge1590]

Kristaps "Cheat Code" Porzingis + two 1st. Thanks Washington.

[@lazypump]

Tingus Pingus going for Finals MVP 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@stevenepstein6454]

Luka gets caught in the most hilariously comically animations whenever someone makes a good defensive play on him.

[@josephpercy1558]

Credit to Brad Stevens going after players like Porzingis. The Celtics' have a high IQ GM who picks players that fit so seamlessly into the system. Porzingis in particular has never been happier elsewhere than in Boston. Everything about their playstyle compliments his strengths and vice versa.

[@brandonmoskos9149]

Boston got a 1st round pick and Porzingis for Smart! Lmao😂

[@inglescomgringo2329]

They were doubling Tatum.... And he managed to get the rest of the team off. I'm sure they gonna change that for game 2... I'm expecting him to have a great game 2.

[@kierenmoore3236]

They were doubling and tripling JT … he’s going to get loose, at some stage, this Finals …

[@kaziahmed3650]

I was waiting for this one

[@kevinhuynh9430]

I think 🤔 it’s faith win win for Celtics & KP he’s happy in Boston glad 😃 to have him let’s go Celtics ☘️🧹

[@z0zef]

Things people don't understand/hide under the rag 1. Mavs almost lost 3 games on WCF, even the game that Luka embarrassed Rudy, was a win just because Twolves' poor selection to pass to Naz for a three, the same time they just needed a two to win with 3.5 secs. And Twolves played poorly at WCF. 2. There won't be clutch time buzzer beater against the Celtics. This team will beat you with fashion or goes down with fashion once a while. 3. Celtics is an all around team, they defend, they shoot well, and they drive and post up. Yes Luka is the better player but Celtics is the best team and Bball is a team sport. There is no Lively/Gafford effect on them as it seems, and their defense is a masterpiece, just check how they rotate on a switch or a blitz against the Luka - Lively pick and roll to cover the wings and the paint. I could give a 25 to 30% chance to Dallas to win the chip, but if anyone thinks that this will go down to the wire, with poor basketball from Dallas side, just for Luka or Kyrie to take the last shot, don't have a clue how the game is played.

[@ja195]

Is this your first time watching the NBA playoffs? 90% of the games are tight that's why the team with the best player wins!

[@z0zef]

@@ja195 I have been watching since 90s (yes I'm that old), so no. And I can count only 4 seven games series, in which only the three of them ended with a "clutch" (4 to 6 pts difference). PS: I don't talk about the whole playoffs run ever. Yes there are clutch moments but not 3 buzzerbeaters in a row. This is a poor excuse to hide things under the rag.

[@Tyleezy1]

Celtics inconsistent

[@brentyap1920]

​@@Tyleezy1They are inconsistent to have won 13-2 in this run so far and JB getting ECF MVP ? Don't be a hater 😂

[@z0zef]

@@ja195 I want to say that this didn't age well, but you have a chance to prove me wrong, now that NBA puts Scott Foster, AKA the Extender, to be the ref for game 4.

[@hungo7720]

The celtics are so overpowered and excelled in drilling threes which was a linchpin to them clinching the victory. Kristaps Porzingis was also outstanding and outperformed Doncic in the first half.

[@RiruKrypto_]

Kristaps Porzingis had injuries issues so no team wanted to gamble on him but since the Celtics picked him up and gambled on him just like the Warriors did with Andrew Wiggins, he is showing out.

[@bark2650]

Thank you for the late vid cone🙏 Get sum sleep tho😂

[@elroiy2139]

NBA fans are eating good this season

[@MF_Loomy]

Sam hauser also scored as many points as Kyrie on 4 shots. Mavs can’t be having that

[@galaxyvita2045]

Will be a pretty simple series. The mavs need a great Luke game and for the other players to not shit the bed meanwhile the Celtics can have Tatum shit the bed (or more accurate playing like a role player) and still will easily. The math speaks for itself.

[@TenGaming]

bro u are box score watcher fr. Mavs been blitzing tatum anddoubling him in paint every single time. All the attention on tatum had others having ezlook. also remeber KP had his best game ever. Celtics also let mavs go on 26-0 run lmao

[@z0zef]

Tatum had +19 plus/minus. Do you remember when Luka didn't score well against LAC and OKC, he had same +/- rating, you know why? Because they draw too much attention so their teams can create. Do you think that Luka or Tatum have to shoot instead of pass to the weak side when they have three defenders on them? Only Jrue had +20 (12pts). The scorers Brown had +12 (22pts) and KP +13 (20pts)

[@lakritz1987]

How do your arguments make galaxy’s initial post incorrect? It’s true, while Luka must play great for them to win, Tatum does not.

[@mattpassos5689]

​@@lakritz1987 Thats the issue, you think that if Tatum doesnt score alot he did not have a good game, he hit timely 3s, moved the ball, qnd rebounded very well with his defense

[@z0zef]

@@lakritz1987 You can't claim that the second best +/- plays like a role player because he didn't score well. Btw Tatum had better 3PT% than Luka, but less attempts (his FG% sucked tho) because he can afford to pass more (5 of them became assists), Luka can't afford to do that, and more failed attempts generates more transitional baskets. Tatum defends better (1BLK *correction*, 0STL, 11RBD) than Luka too (0BLKS, 2STLS, 10RBD) and 2 of the RBD was ORBD not Westbrook triple double style. So what a role player?

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I was just as excited when we got him as when we got Kevin Garnett because I knew he would make the same impact Garnett made. Just being such a big presence on the floor, contesting shots. We could do nothing to bam last year. Porzingis was contesting all of his shots this year in those four games.

[@IndieMerchantSam]

Late night cone W

[@alexanderboulton2123]

I love to get my NBA news from Cal Kestus!!! 😍

[@Nomah1979]

Dallas will make their runs and do their thing...They are a good team, they will get hot.....They need to have someone else step up as they wont beat Bostn with only 2 ISO players. Luka and Kyrie are also going to have to make some plays on the other side of the ball as well.... I am thinking that the Cs will keep running at Luka forcing him to defend with that bad knee he will get tired later in the series...If the Cs minimize the lobs and pick-and-roll stuff it slows them down. I have the Cs in 6 if they stay consistent. I just think Boston is a more well-rounded team who can beat you multiple ways while playing great defense in stretches

[@buckchesterfield8886]

Impressive fluency. A fine speaker

[@noloveforthehaters]

Mavs look totally ourgunned. Luka cant beat them by himself.

[@lakritz1987]

Seems he tried. Only one assist and only six assist-chances . That is not a lot of passing

[@cerealissoup84]

​@@lakritz1987Celtics don't need to double him because of their defensive talent so he didn't have many great passing opportunities

[@kalaebt2225]

nah boston’s gm is a goat fr

[@stevenwhiters8928]

Besides your slight okc bias everybody has their team lol but you got great content bro

[@Ebstarrunner]

Mavs fans thought the Celtics were just going to let both Luka and Kyrie just cook the whole time lol.. All you have to do is stop Kyrie, let Luka play hero ball.. Let alone BOTH Luka and Kyrie are defensive liabilities.. Mavs fans think Luka standing around on defense will work against all the offensively talented Celtics players.....

[@Nomadicheadspace]

Boston ☘️🏆☘️🏆☘️🏆

[@Sup_bro23]

KP is FMVP. 😂Celtics essentially traded Smart for KP… what???

[@banparlous2552]

not essentially. that WAS the trade

[@TyroneTraynum]

And to think that Porzingis only played 20 minutes in Game 1

[@kjjr3270]

You guys don't realize that Luka had "just" a good game. But even if him and Kyrie go crazy it could still not be enough. PJ gotta hit AT LEAST 40+% from deep on decent volume as well and the other role players need to step up.... and it still may not be enough. Ain't no way the opponents superstar can score 15 points on 40% shooting and still blow out your team. At this point the Mavs just gotta hope Boston are missing their threes, cause otherwise i don't see them winning this series. But this shouldn't be surprising at all anyways.

[@akmens]

Let that man cook !

[@frankieclayton9303]

We need the Dallas Mavericks to go out there and execute to Perfection hit shots they must go back make sure they are sitting at home make sure they are going back to you with the Warriors did the Nuggets did make sure they're playing their game getting rebounds make sure they are sitting pics make sure they're sitting screens make sure they're getting them off at 3 make sure they're making it rough for the Celtics they are the ones that must be the aggressor and make it hard for the Celtics and execute it and make it their game plan

[@Chikoin123]

It’s dingus porzingus

[@pablodebella7695]

I think the real question is can Prozingis keep it up, he is known to be very irregular.

[@stalkerstomper3304]

I disagree with everyone. The Celtics are TERRIBLE!!!... Terribly great! 😂

[@TyroneTraynum]

Even the defensive weak links such as Pritchard and Hauser came out to play. Horford is not a weak link defensively.

[@AquariumSurge]

KP was essentially a Free agent with a player option.. He wanted to play for the Celtics, that is the only reason they got him for nothing. The Wizards had no leverage and Grizzlies wanted Marcus smart and Celtics needed some salary dump. So its not a Genius a move as ppl thing. I am a Die hard celtics fan so like to see Brad but Wyc the owner of the Celtics pushed them to change something bc they keep choking.. Hopefully they can close the deal!

[@Unneededinfo]

Only thing that would make thus series sweet is if Kyrie catches an elbow and looses his sht at the same time with the fans throwing all kinds of trash at him, In like gane 4 sweep would be the greatest thing ive seen in a while...

[@jdzspace33]

It's not and Kyrie "showing up", Boston's defense turned his water off. Look at the last 11 games vs. Boston. This is what Boston does to him. I'm sure he'll have a breakout game, but what you need to happen is Boston not to show up, that's the only way Kyrie goes off

[@thecoolrich]

Hot take but This Celtics is better than the KD warriors

[@jamespadilla7070]

Let's wait until they win the finals

[@jordankibbee3441]

They have the 3rd best plus minus of all time and only 2 teams have won a title with less than 2 losses if they sweep its a fair take for sure. Maps are good I wouldn't be shocked if they won buy still picking celtics in 5 they are just better if they lose its on them.

[@munnedGILL]

bro it was ONE game 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@curtiszyr]

Nah people hyped mavs . It’s Celtics turn

[@alexanderboulton2123]

And it looked REALLY bad 😂

[@kierenmoore3236]

True, just one game .. Albeit, the game that the winner of goes on to win the 🏆 70% of the time …

[@JSLR4K]

That's a pretty bad take, considering that the Knicks wouldn't be under the cap to sign Brunson if Porzingas was still on the team.

[@Watch.Ur_Step]

the crowd did boo Kyrie, but nothing crazy. I have heard that Boston crowd treat players much worse (Draymond Green).

[@nicklambert4282]

Fire title

[@mossfromdade3056]

i dont think it had as much to do with kp not getting his credit. they're already stacked without him, he makes them unbeatable. they're already major favorites (in my eyes) without him; his presence puts the team in conversations with teams like the 90's Bulls, '15-'17 Warriors, Showtime LA, the Heatles, Bird's Celtics and etc. his absence made it a bit more fair

[@LemonyBrisket]

WHO THE FUCK IS TINGUS PINGUS !?!?!?

[@Devstaa]

mavs got here because of pj washington and derrick jones jr legacy games. Without them they are simply not contenders

[@surfdocer103]

Here with the Celts up 3/0

[@Christopher-u1f]

Who's going to the celebration parade?

[@TheGamerFriends]

Brad Stevens GM of the year!

[@Antoncool3000]

They won without him brodi

[@kishorhegde7218]

Mavs defense was just fine..It was their offense that sucked..Luka had one assist and kyrie was killing their momentum by missing wide open 3 s and turnovers

[@krisdeonharris9172]

Defense got shredded they have no answer with their bigs constantly on the perimeter

[@kishorhegde7218]

@@krisdeonharris9172 It was kinda expected is what I meant.. Celtics were scorching hot from 3 to start the game.. If their offense had performed at least to their normal standards it would have been a decent game..

[@Dimezprod]

Are you kidding me? 😂

[@xRetroKidxx96]

@@kishorhegde7218their normal standards INVOLVES shooting well from the 3 lmao.. you know, the reason why they are the best 3 point shooting team in the game? Lmao. Mavs defense broke down to a great offense. It’s as simple as that:

[@unholyshinboi]

5 games max

[@CosmicRazberry]

This may have aged poorly... 😢

[@Moe-bz6je]

Thanks Dallas for an extremely easy championship.

[@Change4good7]

Antman didn’t have no help last series to the point folks start calling lively the 3rd best player on the team nobody said nothing

[@donnycassidy3318]

luka was awful in this game lmao

[@goatbrook9065]

boston out here cheating with them pickups lol

[@JackKnight-jk8hx]

Who is “they”? Celts took a chance on a center who has had history of injuries. They just won game 3 and KP sat on the bench with injury.

[@ramanavell988]

wemby doing all these moves when he just needs the kp just shoot normal over a small guy move.

[@turzyn40]

I'm concerned about game 2. They didn't prove anything yet. These Celtics lost both game 2s after blowing out a team in game 1. And the Mavs like to win game 2s. They had a similar dominant game 1 with Porzingus against the Heat, and they all sucked in game 2.

[@acro2324]

Conner do you sleep?

[@matthewdunham1689]

The Celtics have been one of the best teams for years now. It's just that their young players have been choke artists. Maybe they have beaten that. We shall see.

[@maximumaxiom6823]

I get the feeling that Celtics might have a hard time to win this one without KP. I was not there, people say that Jrue Holiday shook up the team when Mavs cut the lead to 8 and Tatum was lost at that point. Basically.... Celtics is a proper team with deapth. Mavs have their star.... but this is team sport.

[@frankieclayton9303]

But they have to do it to Perfection I'm telling you now the Dallas Mavericks got to do it to Perfection and it has to work through all of them doing it together and getting it done together as a team it has to constantly do this together and they got to do it and not have turnovers execute like a whale or a whale to machine running and it has to get done to perfection

[@marcelobrozovic9872]

who are "they" ?

[@croatiankid6595]

These analysts don’t get this series not u but in general it’s not about who has the best player that’s a casual pick it’s about who has the best starting 5 which is the Celtics I m in belief that the Celtics can win this series with Tatum playing avg thanks to brad Steven’s decisions last summer this team is built to dominate and withstand a bad Tatum or JB game let Luca play bad like jt just did it’s a instant L mavs in this series need Luca and kyrie to avg 35 to 40 each to maybe win that’s the difference

[@BlameNate]

Boston in 5