When You Get Beat By Your Own Strategy

Down 3-2, on the road, all of the pressure was on OKC to force a game 7. But Luka and the Mavs weren’t ready to roll over, which led to quite the battle.
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[@sinkohhdemayo8710]

Mavs wolves conference finals gonna be crazy Yikes, this didn’t age well at all

[@devynlich00]

It feels so weird because everybody knows the Rivalry between Minnesota and Dallas for hockey

[@Mecofmecs]

@@devynlich00fr? people watch hockey

[@progressiveoverload3915]

@@devynlich00I had no idea Minnesota had a team in hockey. Is their name like lumberjacks or something

[@FalloutWandererBuilds]

@@devynlich00relax man like 17 people watch hockey

[@gameoverjit5565]

Mavs dint stand a chance tho

[@gungadin9686]

Luka Dončić this season: • 34/9/10 • 1st in points • 2nd in assists • 73 point game (4th highest ever) • First 33/9/9 season in NBA history • Most 30-PT TD’s since MVP Russ • 1st in 25-point games • 1st in 35-point games • 1st in 40-point games • 1st in 45-point games • 2nd in 3’s made • Top 10 in steals • 61.7% TS • Highest scoring season in Mavs history • Most PPG + RPG + APG since the merger. • Most consecutive 25 point triple-doubles ever • Most consecutive 30 point triple-doubles ever • Lifted Mavs from 11 seed to 5 seed • Most games missed by teammates among all playoff teams • Mavs 50+ wins • Mavs 1st in clutch win% • 6th best record in entire NBA

[@E4Mafiapowers]

Yeah but 3rd in mvp voting because… Kendrick Perkins type shit???

[@anandpandey5331]

and only 4 1st place mvp votes. disgusting

[@perrodepaja]

And he's officiated horribly on top of all this. I don't know how long they can carry on disrespecting the greatest player of the 2000s (together with Jokic)

[@hardywoodaway9912]

and teams with a better record were way more healthy this season .

[@swagmaster4599]

Post his stats this series

[@gungadin9686]

It is funny that people think Luka had a bad series when he literally just had 3 straight triple doubles and did it with 4 injuries.

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

Only the xenophobes and racists say Luka had a bad series

[@Nice-sm5hr]

@@DunningKrugerJnr It’s not about race it’s about being American. They tried to make Austin Reaves a thing last year!!!

[@Davidstone568]

If only kyrie could have stepped up enough to score 11 fkn points in game 4 with no defenders and wide open shots

[@kishorhegde7218]

For Luka's standards it's a bad series..MF averages 32points in the playoffs..So for him to average 25 PPG is bad.. If he wasn't hurt he probably would average about 35..

[@ridocf]

@@kishorhegde7218i know. I really hope Luka is 100%

[@TheeKing7]

There's no channel that I click quicker during this playoffs bruh. Hoop Venue = greatness. You and Goat have been fantastic

[@HoopVenue]

Thank you so much for the support! 🙏🏻

[@codylilley2668]

Fr those 2 have made the playoffs that much better

[@TheeKing7]

@@codylilley2668 100000000%

[@TheeKing7]

@@HoopVenue Always my guy. Thanks for the reply 😁

[@storm1328]

Freedawkins too

[@DeadSezSo]

Derrick Jones jr and PJ Washington are giving some serious 2023 Bruce Brown/Aaron Gordon energy this postseason, thats all ima say lol the mavs and wolves supporting casts are both playing such great basketball, this should be a great series!

[@jlui21]

-- Agree. Denver this year didn't have enough in Game 7. Bruce Brown and old man Jeff Green, gone. Mavs' front office get a lot of credit to DJJ and PJ.

[@user-tt1hx2nm4p]

No! Not 2024 AG

[@AngelValdez-mr3fq]

Don't disrespect DJJ and PJ. Those frauds last year didn't beat a single 50 win team. Mavs already beat 2 including the number 1 seed.

[@DeadSezSo]

@@AngelValdez-mr3fq you must be special son, the point being made was that those two last year played a huge part as role players in the nuggets title run last year. If you are so thick that you can't understand this is a compliment and all players involved are deserving then just log tf off because you not only clearly lack basic reading comprehension skills but also clearly don't know anything about basketball.

[@alexescutia4805]

@@AngelValdez-mr3fqdon’t have to when you’re the one seed and there’s one other 50 win team

[@jesseminnema2999]

What a time to be a Luka/Mavs fan. I just love the defensive identity they've taken up with the coaching under Kidd, who deserves an apology from Mavs fans for all the hate he was getting in the middle of the season, one just as loud as the disrespect. Love the content as always, man. You're on 🔥

[@Rickiwitdasticki]

I would agree with you that we owe Kidd an apology, but I need to see it again. I think you can easily make the argument that the team got much better and not the coaching. The difference between getting to start Lively or Gafford and not having Powell out there is crazy. But I will give him credit for now as he’s doing it. It’s also good to remember that the NBA is weird with the coaches. Doc gets all the jobs and yet Mark Jackson can’t seem to get one? Just food for thought.

[@jesseminnema2999]

@@Rickiwitdasticki I can definitely see where you're coming from. His rotations during the middle of the season were indeed very questionable, and that could get to me from time to time. We have more tools at our disposal, but I do think in especially Luka and Kyrie's defense, we can find some of J. Kidd's work. Excited to see where they go from here.

[@getyaphinsup]

@@Rickiwitdasticki Mark is equally as incompetent to be fair. His fetish for the isolation post up with the Warriors should bar him from a head coaching job forever. It's a crime Klay Thompson was used like this.

[@thazsar]

I'll be the first to apologize to Kidd. I despised that guy. We finally started winning when he'd do the exact opposite of what he normally would. Maybe he realized that and grew as a coach.

[@ThunderTalk]

For the NBA as a whole, the Thunder's performance and $35 million in cap space are worrisome. They also don't need to lose a single rotation player. Exciting future 🔥

[@natashakuzmanoska9656]

How long do they have until rookies rise for a pay day - 2 more years? that is nice

[@kobe2curry4rose1]

They will eventually need to choose between JW and Chet

[@trapper4822]

@@kobe2curry4rose1 Chet if he decides to put some meat on him and work on playing better in the paint.

[@badongjunior1261]

If you say so

[@leoreoibardo9294]

Cap space won't scare anyone until they actually do something. Don't get too excited until then.

[@B.o.o.L]

I LOVED that the Thunders season ending was because of SGA fouling someone

[@jackleepham]

live by the sword, die by the sword

[@Prometeu21]

Kyrie had the layup tho, Mavs would have the advantage even without the foul

[@user-bx7xc3tz8p]

@@Prometeu21woulda been a jump ball

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

@@user-bx7xc3tz8p how? 😂

[@chicagoblackhawks9840]

He would not have made that lay up if foul wasn’t called lol. Everyone stopped. His defender didn’t hustle for the ball when he was closer to the rim when the ball was released

[@lukacvitkovic8550]

That bouncy three from Kyrie is when the Mavs won

[@tunaphobe]

What are you talking about. They were down 1 point 20 seconds from the finish.

[@lukacvitkovic8550]

@@tunaphobe flew right over your head eh bud

[@bailoch]

That and DJJ catching that ball with 2 seconds on the shot clock and hitting an insane middy fade-away over a 7 footer

[@markramirez-yb8lp]

We live in North Korea

[@KohiOcha]

Yes we do

[@Benedict_Savage]

Only if you're not from Dallas 😆

[@thazsar]

I live in the Blessed land of the USA

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

Nepotism coaching

[@mikehoncho88]

😂😂😂😂

[@FortisOnFort]

I cried bro, we were up 17 and started off 4/6 for threes but we just can’t keep making them.

[@mikrobyo1790]

why do you say we like you played in the game

[@Fast_Break_Productions]

@@mikrobyo1790shut up bro

[@FortisOnFort]

@@mikrobyo1790 because i did 🤕

[@Sneakyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

😂😂😂😂

[@860rondo]

He was talking about the “team” he was rooting for tf.😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@phillcoke6788]

Your videos are extremely well done, you just earned yourself a sub! Keep it up man!

[@ffuyem5326]

Having you and GOAT breaking down this historic playoffs is a blessing i wasnt expecting

[@michaelboone5113]

Hey man, this is a fantastic video. Thanks for the analysis. Super high quality.

[@kinglouie9476]

Love your game breakdown.

[@ericbutler5505]

Love how you been breaking down these games . Hope your page blows up and the youth are paying attention !

[@Ace0_-]

Awful coaching got all basketball channels stepping they game up😂

[@nitovegge]

Bro took them to North Korea 😂😂😂

[@ivc3092]

Great video brother

[@mattjones6323]

Hardy is a bad dude. He won that game

[@Smido83]

Ahmmm... pretty sure DJJ and late game Washington won us the game. But ok...

[@bigsmoke7321]

@@Smido83his minutes were valuable tho because he’s been better at attacking than exum has

[@robbynkurnia5131]

@@bigsmoke7321 than THJ too I think ..

[@Nice-sm5hr]

Hardy has played few minutes so far but he has shined

[@progressiveoverload3915]

@@robbynkurnia5131perhaps but gotta give thj credit he did help win a game

[@Ls3_Alex]

I feel like PJ had one of his best defensive games, but people only want to talk about his 9 points which happened to be some of the most crucial points in game 6

[@cj0402able]

This is one of the best games I’ve ever watched

[@justinekyle28]

let's goooooo Mavs

[@iiRoyall]

Bro we want a twolves and nuggets analysis!! But still good video like always

[@brysonlozano7]

a hardwood classic!

[@raycasta10]

RUFF RUFF RUFF RUFFF

[@waff6ix]

KYRIE IS MY FAVE PLAYER IN THE NBA RN🤩🤩CANT WAIT 2 WATCH HIM & LUKA VS ANTHONY EDWARDS💯

[@Book.of.Treason]

You , Goat, and awful coaching should do a collab vid

[@jcsanpedro]

How fascinating that this loss of OKC is like the loss of the Nuggets, not hitting open 3s and poor offensive boards, the Star starter Jokic and Murray (starlike) did a great job, but the supporting cast just wasn't there.

[@gameoverjit5565]

Kinda but Murray was shooting pure a lot of the series cause of AE’s presses

[@HathMurl]

The supporting cast are exactly what the doctor ordered. MAVS

[@dowg_24k76]

it's crazy that we could have Sengun and lively on the same team as Chet.

[@AlexCruz-zf1qn]

Offseason is gonna be HUGE !! Lauri or alf Simmons coming 🥲🔥🔥

[@Sizdothyx]

Now this is what ESPN should be.

[@jackryanTV]

Man shai is so fucking good

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

see ya next season 👋🏻

[@Somebodys-unc]

3:23 great offense

[@Somebodys-unc]

3:36 no need to double woth 8 sec on the clocl that far away from the basket. Stay with man

[@notsoperfectdrummer]

The fact that the Mavs were able to adapt to their opponents bodes well for them to make it all the way. Mavs in 6

[@vidicisthegoat5444]

For anyone who still thinks that last call isn't a foul kyrie catches the shot and gets it off before the buzzer.

[@notachef291]

Shai cost Thunder this game. He knows he fouled PJ, which is fine coz that's part of the game, it came from a good defense. But he should've told the coaching staff not to challenge the call because it'll cost them their last time out. They needed that timeout.

[@drewcp2012]

Chet is a 7ft small forward

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

OKC need pursue Lauri Markannen this coming off-season 😤😤😤😤

[@machAcab]

at the end there, i think some more credit needs to be given to kyrie for his 2nd half performance. its going under appreciated rn but he injected a lot of life into that dallas team in the 3rd&4th

[@jaydejay2844]

MFFL FOR LIFE FOR LIFE FOR LIFE!

[@biggmoneymobb]

I love dallas but they not surviving the wolves turning the ball over like that

[@VK-iw8fs]

With balanced and fair whistle on both sides MAVS win this games very comfortably.

[@Gaming444fun99]

Jdub gives me harden vibes fr

[@KNRS927]

Who do you think is the tougher opponent for Dallas: OKC or MN?

[@kevthepoet]

If Luka stays this unselfish when he's double teamed he'll have alot more triple doubles.

[@gungadin9686]

Who do you think had more steals? Luka or SGA? That would be Luka. Who do you think is younger? Luka or SGA? That would be Luka. People need to stop following the BS narratives in the basketball MSM because they are BS.

[@Nice-sm5hr]

In the last few weeks I’ve come to realize the MSM folks don’t even watch the games

[@va7459]

WOLVES in 5

[@mikol.69420]

I think that 3 on the forehead is shade to luka😂. They often make it look like an L

[@thazsar]

Too bad it didn't age well for them 😂

[@matthieusaade3616]

The only reason why this went to 6 games is lucky playing with multiple leg injuries. With a healthy luka, it's a sweep .

[@gameoverjit5565]

Bro they were just never gonna sweep the first seed😭

[@JOHNNYPMUSIC]

If Luka leads the mavs past Minnesota and beats Boston will he have the crown as best player in the nba in your opinion?

[@malgoated]

No

[@enjoyanxiety]

I doubt it, I love luka but they'll say anything to discredit him, if he gets the chip this year they'll say he got carried by role players while faking injuries idgi he already has the crown imho

[@chevyjose9449]

Isn’t that supposed to be the idea? When Giannis won he was the best, when jokic won he was the best, when curry won he was the best

[@allank8497]

@@chevyjose9449 no

[@SK99900]

Luka is the best player in the league when he wins the chip and FMVP he will be regarded as the best player in the league, when Mavs go b2b next season that will be a further proof that he is the best and the future GOAT

[@stfztg3623]

Dort always sticking his leg out on 3 pointers. What an asshole!

[@abtocool6350]

I hope people can stop saying that kyrie is just playing off of Luka’s gravity attacking bent defenses and close outs. This whole entire series he was hard hedged in blitzed.😂

[@Somebodys-unc]

1:22 this play i cant complain about defense, cause it worked. But offense, luka can see. He was slow to react to plan sight double.. the dude in the corner goofy.. im watching the play but i dont wanna move up to the ball handler to give him another option to pass so he can free himself. No iq

[@Somebodys-unc]

1:11 this defensive play was dum. First off, im not closing out on a pick play that high up away from the basket.. im stayin below the 3 so i can watch that high as pick and see both players and peripheral sight. 2ndly, why no one had the thought of "where did the picker go?". Like bad iq right there

[@sirsaltines4667]

On the last play of the game they also hacked the shit out of Luka there were like 5 fouls on that play

[@neilsaura-sacatropez9372]

Jdub has no business playing PF he's barely 6'4

[@Somebodys-unc]

1:38 ball hog to its finnest

[@paddy__.]

lively is just to dominant

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

he is extremely intelligent for a 20 year old

[@Somebodys-unc]

1:35 no iq. They doubling crazy. My man set a pick.. i can hear dude close on my left. Let me pass it to the back since ik he is behinde me.. if need to, ill jump pass it back since im taller then my defender.. but nope. Besides, luka is slow

[@bapinandballin]

Except it wasn’t strategy. He actually got fouled compared to the bs calls SGA get.

[@freddyfox5002]

Should Denver move on from Jokic, now he has lost focus, and contract is up

[@freeman7239]

Nooo..this is great...imagine the WOLVES ...they are gonna wanna see what Luka does...but I think after enxountering Jokic....hmmmmmm...I hooe the WOLVES dont play with their MEAT...

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

dallas will be playing with their meat after they get a chip hahahahah

[@officialkingmidas4658]

First 🎉

[@Diixno]

first

[@ghostfacenasir7248]

I love how you kept talking about shots not falling for the thunders and did not show one instance where the Mavs also missed shots, The entire first half the mavs missed a lot of shots PJ wasn’t hitting shots neither was Kyrie and Hardy yet somehow that escapes you? Crazy how you’re trying to paint a narrative of OKC’s role players not hitting their shots while mavs role players were when in fact in the first half the main reason OKC were up were because that was what was happening to the Mavs, People might think this is great analysis but there is a very clear bias towards painting a particular scenario that just did not happen

[@HoopVenue]

You mean when I said “the script completely flipped” and “all of a sudden the Mavs started making shots that they were missing” ? You clearly watched this with a preconceived notion because I talked about everything you mentioned in your comment. Thanks for watching though! Edit: Looking back, the entire 1st half of this video was on OKC’s defensive strategy and how they successfully forced role players into either making decisions or making shots. So now I’m pretty certain you didn’t even watch before drawing this conclusion. 🫡

[@tony_tonelg]

@@HoopVenue the video and the analysis are great! I don't know where all these bots come from

[@Davidstone568]

Luka loves different defenses looks to try and contain the mvp. He just laughs and says watch this. He really needs to stop feeding kyrie's ego and tell him to stop playing scared and play 4. This is probably kyrie's last chance for a super star to carry his ass. Luka's value goes up. kyrie's value goes down. Play hard 4 or bye bye. What team wants a part time player

[@tony_tonelg]

What are you on? Kyrie has been instrumental this season, a vet CHAMP leader who's hit big shots his whole life. He's exactly what Luka needs to grow up mentally.

[@michaelmatisse2808]

That mav team with a star center will be the best in the league

[@aaroneisenman6873]

Lively is going to that dude...

[@vidicisthegoat5444]

Jokic coming over to make the Dallas Slavs

[@jjcometa9333]

​@vidicisthegoat5444 that'll be crazy but this playoffs exposed just how bad jokic is on that interior defense. Nuggets should consider signing an athletic center and add more depth. Trading away mpj might give them that

[@vidicisthegoat5444]

@@jjcometa9333 Jokic’s interior defence wasnt a problem last night if anything its his perimeter defence thats worse than his interior. As for Mpj I dont think they should ever trade him. They need his size and shooting. Hes shot terribly this series but so has Murray but Murray was a liability defensively. I think if you trade either you trade murray but they really shouldnt trade either. They should let Kcp go in the offseason or trade him if he resigns and try to get something in return for P Wat and Zeke.

[@thazsar]

We don't need a Star center. Our centers are already dawgs

[@41NewVAWE]

Tbh OKC isnt even that good unless they get to punish teams do dumb mistakes over and over like the Mavs did most of the Games , they lose in Rebounding and Steals usually . like if OKC had to play Wolves or Nuggets that sht be done in 4 they wouldve got abused after Game1 🤣🤣

[@givenchauke3125]

lmao where the nuggets video 😂

[@HoopVenue]

It's coming. I can't only cover 1 series at a time lol

[@givenchauke3125]

@@HoopVenue fair

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

@@HoopVenuewhen you’re that great of a channel, standards will be crazy i gues ahaha

[@freeman7239]

This could hurt DALLAS..cuz its the mental and the experience...what ya showing is a VITAL FLAW...not having the basics...will hurt any team...its the playoffa..great take..great take

[@tony_tonelg]

How's it a vital flaw? They have been extremely tough and quick to adapt all post season. Pretty much every team left in the playoffs lives and dies by their roleplayers

[@freeman7239]

Ya kjow what you vring me to think..fuck scouting repirts.its about you as a player are YALL COMMUNICATING...CINNECTING..hmmm something to look at..bexause i think all players are locjed in but and i hope...the players are lookin at THIS...and conversating...because DEFENSE us the convo

[@rodmalicdem123]

shai just average. overrated. always uses his elbows on defenders. refs are just turning a blind eye on it. and if he doesn't have free throws, he's just gonna average around 20 pts maybe.

[@MB-pr1jy]

OKC is actually garbage. Woof woof all the way back to OKC. Literally the ugliest team ever assembled. Chet’s a literal twig out there he has to stiff arm you to screen you💀

[@bensambo449]

Mac’s shot 47% percent from three and only won by one point. Considering SGA, that Chet and J-Dub will only get better and we have the Dorture chamber (maybe even a Dorture chamber 2.0 with Cason Wallace)I’d say the Thunder are solid for years to come. Mac’s got lucky OKC missed so many shots this series. Had they shot the ball even just a little better it would’ve been very different.

[@taylorbayless6553]

“If the thunder made more shots they would’ve won.” Good analysis.

[@AlexStayFly20]

They were also missing maxi kleiber who is a 38%+ 3pt shooter as a big man. And last time i checked neither gaff, pj or jones are old.

[@Vhito1Slash]

So you won't mention how Dallas played great defense the whole series?

[@thazsar]

Coping hard

[@alexescutia4805]

Why okc let them shoot 47% from 3 💀

[@borderjumper232]

Very overrated 1 seed

[@T1Oracle]

SGA is the real MVP 🤡

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

right? Luka’s stats were better than his too if i’m not mistaken

[@Forgottenstars215]

Man mavs in 5

[@gameoverjit5565]

You don’t know ball mavs are gonna get bullied by all the strong wings they not gonna double luka

[@MCDLXXXVIII_]

@@gameoverjit5565if they don’t double luka, they have a worse chance of winning. luka cannot be guarded.