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THE LUKA ERA - From Missing the Play-In to the NBA Finals
In April 2023, the Dallas Mavericks concluded their 2022-2023 season with back-to-back losses, missing the playoffs for the first time in four seasons and drawing national attention for the wrong reasons. The Mavericks finished the regular season with a record of 38-44, missing the postseason for the first time since Luka Doncic’s rookie year.
However, a year later, the Mavs have been dominant in the playoffs. Luka and Kyrie are firing on all cylinders. And maybe most unexpectedly, the team is thriving on defense.
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Last Year’s Tank
04:29 Resigning Kyrie
06:02 Turning the Season Around
07:36 Strategic Adjustments
09:23 The Path to the Finals
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Luka vs Tatum - The NBA Finals
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After a quick sweep, and a relatively easy journey, the Boston Celtics have dominated their way back to the NBA Finals. And from the West, the Dallas Mavericks have overcome three series, each time as the lower seed. But don’t be fooled by seeding alone. 00:00 Intro 02:18 Celtics Path to the Finals 04:19 Mavericks Path to the Finals 06:44 rThe X-Factors 09:09Clutch Time and My Prediction
Luka and Mavericks are DESTINED for the Finals
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The Dallas Mavericks are now on the cusp of reaching their first NBA Finals appearance since 2011, following a 116-107 victory over the Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, propelled by the combined efforts of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic 00:00 Intro 02:01 The Most Talented Back Court 04:24 Lively's Impact 05:52 It's OVER
How Kyrie Irving became a LEADER for the Dallas Mavericks
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For the first time in years, Kyrie Irving is back in the Conference Finals, competing at the highest level with championship aspirations. But this time, he is playing a different role for a different team. Once upon a time, Kyrie was viewed as LeBron’s wingman. Then, media labeled him controversial and not worth the drama. However, today, he is portrayed as an experienced leader with championsh...
Battle of YOUNG Superstars - Mavericks vs Timberwolves
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Luka Doncic versus Anthony Edwards playing to go to the NBA Finals came earlier than most might have expected. But it’s here, and history is about to be made. 00:00 Intro to the Series 02:22 X-Factors 05:32 Conference Finals
How the Timberwolves DOMINATED in Game 6
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The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Denver Nuggets in Game 6. After three consecutive losses to Denver, the Timberwolves seemed to have lost their identity. Their defensive intensity had vanished, their offense was inconsistent, and Anthony Edwards struggled in two of those three defeats. Wolves’ fans, NBA fans, and perhaps even the Wolves themselves wondered if they would ever regain thei...
MVP Jokic OBLITERATES Gobert DPOY
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On paper, the Denver Nuggets vs the Minnesota Timberwolves was supposed to be among the most exciting and entertaining series of these playoffs. And the truth is, it has been. But no one could have predicted the scenario of the Nuggets dropping two games at home and then fighting back to recapture the advantage. But Nikola Jokic, with a 3x MVP effort, has put on a historic effort, willing the N...
We’ve Got a Series: The Thunder Strike Back
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The Dallas Mavericks had Game 4 within their grasps, with a 3-1 lead so close, only to let it slip away as SGA took over in the fourth quarter.
What NBA Champions are Made of.. Denver is Back
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Now, when it comes to composure, the Denver Nuggets put on a clinic on how to bounce back when the world has written you off. Less than a week ago, the narratives about this series were strikingly different than today. 00:00 Intro 01:19 AG Game MVP 02:38 8-Point Swing 03:38 Jokic Masterclass 05:23 Coaching Adjustments 07:03 Conclusion
Denver Solved the UNBEATABLE Wolves Defense
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In Games 1 and 2, the Minnesota Timberwolves absolutely SWARMED the Nuggets with their relentless defensive efforts. But in Game 3, Denver struck back. 00:00 Intro to the Rules 01:52 Wolves Defense 05:31 Nuggets Strike Back
How the Nuggets Can Do the IMPOSSIBLE...
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On Wednesday night, Nikola Jokic rightfully secured his third NBA Most Valuable Player award in just 4 years, joining an elite group of players that have won the award 3 or more times. Undoubtedly, Jokic stands as the premier big man of this era, destined for the Hall of Fame and ascending the ranks of all-time greats. Despite showing a lack of interest to such accolades, it's now time for the ...
The Mavericks NEED Playoff Luka
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A few weeks ago, headlines about Luka Doncic were related to the MVP race, another 30-point triple double, or a number of discussions focused on the historic regular season he was turning in. Yet today, we find Luka Doncic being discussed in a different light. These playoffs, he’s often seen limping around, and struggling from the field. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Game 1 Struggles 02:50 Changing Mindset...
Playoffs Round Two: Pack of Wolves vs HEAT PACK
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Round 2 of the NBA playoffs started off with a heated pack of games. Let's take a closer look. sportspantheon.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:50 Defense Wins 02:18 The Nuggets are Falling Apart 03:48 Jamal Murray's Heat Pack 04:22 MSG is Surging 05:20 Jalen Brunson is a STAR 06:08 The Pacers are FAST 07:35 Every Moment Matters
The SECRET: Why the Wolves Dominated the Nuggets
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The Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves have battled through the intensity of competition for years now, each encounter building upon a growing and exciting rivalry. However, this time feels different. Anthony Edwards has emerged as absolute superstar. And Nuggets aren’t looking as dominant as they did in the 2023 playoffs. 00:00 Intro to the Rivalry 00:41 Tim Connelly 02:46 Mutual Re...
The BATTLE of Point Guards: Knicks vs Pacers
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It’s finally here again. The storied rivalry between Reggie Miller and the Knicks of the 90s, to Carmelo Anthony’s 2013 Knicks against the Paul George, Roy Hibbert Pacers. These two teams have history. And this time they are led by their star guards. 00:00 Intro to the Series 00:47 Battle of Guards 03:02 X-Factors 05:44 Prediction
Another CLASH in the West: Thunder vs. Mavericks
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Another CLASH in the West: Thunder vs. Mavericks
The BATTLE of the Playoffs… Nuggets vs. Timberwolves
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The BATTLE of the Playoffs… Nuggets vs. Timberwolves
The Caitlin Clark Era: Changing the Trajectory of the WNBA
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The Caitlin Clark Era: Changing the Trajectory of the WNBA
Is Bronny James Ready for the NBA?
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Is Bronny James Ready for the NBA?
The BATTLE Between "GGG" and Kell Brook
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The BATTLE Between "GGG" and Kell Brook
How Japanese Pitchers Have Taken Over Baseball
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How Japanese Pitchers Have Taken Over Baseball
Luka and the Mavs are Championship Level
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Luka and the Mavs are Championship Level
The MVP Race is OVER...
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The MVP Race is OVER...
How Kobe Bryant became the Youngest All-Star Ever
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How Kobe Bryant became the Youngest All-Star Ever
How GOOD Was Kobe as a ROOKIE?
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How GOOD Was Kobe as a ROOKIE?
Remember When the All-Star Game Was COMPETITIVE
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Remember When the All-Star Game Was COMPETITIVE
The Unique GENIUS of Nikola Jokic
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The Unique GENIUS of Nikola Jokic
Breaking Down When the LA Clippers are the BEST in the NBA
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Breaking Down When the LA Clippers are the BEST in the NBA
Why the Bucks FIRED Adrian Griffin
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Why the Bucks FIRED Adrian Griffin
The Referees: NBA’s Biggest Problem
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The Referees: NBA’s Biggest Problem

Komentáře

  • @MarkwittaK
    @MarkwittaK Před 5 hodinami

    Bostons defense will lock the Mavs up. All 5 starters are elite defenders. They have the best shot blocker in the league and he happens to be a 6’4” guard. lol.

  • @ajvhan
    @ajvhan Před 9 hodinami

    Mavs fans will be happy to give a good applause to KP. Not seeing why not. There were never any issues. They traided him, because they wanted to try something different

  • @Ace-sd2ez
    @Ace-sd2ez Před 10 hodinami

    mavs in 4

  • @peggymoexd
    @peggymoexd Před 12 hodinami

    Its either the mavs squeezing out clutch wins, or celtics blowout lol I don't think Luka can dominate Tatum and Brown the way he did game 5 vs the wolves, but I also don't think Celtics can contain kyrie and luka either. Mavs are gonna have to fight hard, but they're good at that. I'm rooting for the mavs though! Either way its been a great season for them and this matchup is gonna be fun to watch!

  • @xraykitchen
    @xraykitchen Před 22 hodinami

    Stop arguing we will just see what happens 😂

    • @Physics_Dude
      @Physics_Dude Před 56 minutami

      We have 5 more days to argue and banter! Get ready for it!

  • @B.o.o.L
    @B.o.o.L Před 22 hodinami

    Tatum can NOT guard Luka 😂😂😂

  • @h.nguyen4193
    @h.nguyen4193 Před 23 hodinami

    good luck with irving. His defense starts out great but when he gets tired his effort level plummets. Dude too lazy to play D.

  • @alexadame8351
    @alexadame8351 Před dnem

    Mavs in 6

  • @atlast7928
    @atlast7928 Před dnem

    Cs in 5

  • @lewishamilton537
    @lewishamilton537 Před dnem

    People are over hyping the Mavs so bad lmao

  • @chuckgrilliot3705
    @chuckgrilliot3705 Před dnem

    Celtics in 5, maybe 6, for one simple reason: DEFENSE 🚫

    • @invisobill2125
      @invisobill2125 Před dnem

      The Mavs have had the best defense in the league since the trade deadline, did you know that? Against way better western conference teams.

  • @cglucas44
    @cglucas44 Před dnem

    this isnt aging well

  • @nilswedman9818
    @nilswedman9818 Před dnem

    mavs in 4

  • @jrizzle51
    @jrizzle51 Před dnem

    Boston and their fans are a bunch of blowhards

  • @mycabbages3538
    @mycabbages3538 Před dnem

    I have no hate for KP. It just didn’t work here in Dallas.

  • @Lauren-zd3vk
    @Lauren-zd3vk Před dnem

    yall are crazy to think Mavs are gonna run thru the Celts

  • @jmr283
    @jmr283 Před dnem

    As a Celtics fan, if they win (obviously, I think they will as a fan), it'll be in 6 games, and if they lose, it'll still be in 6 games. To me, this is the most realistic scenario.

  • @celticsfan201521
    @celticsfan201521 Před dnem

    All I’m saying is Boston was 2-0 in regular season, both by large margins by the way.

    • @Physics_Dude
      @Physics_Dude Před 57 minutami

      I sure hope the Celtics players are as over-confident as you are. Mavs in 5. Kyrie will "stomp" on that logo once again.

  • @celticsfan201521
    @celticsfan201521 Před dnem

    All I’m saying is Boston was 2-0 in regular season, both by large margins by the way.

  • @badpussycat1
    @badpussycat1 Před dnem

    celtics D over the 2 guys on the mavs

  • @kalanhitchens8782
    @kalanhitchens8782 Před dnem

    Let's not forget that Dallas is the most clutch team in the league and Boston is the least clutch. I don't see Boston winning more than one game. Not even hating, but Dallas. Is that good with gafford and lively

  • @MWchugs243
    @MWchugs243 Před dnem

    Celtics in 4. Luka goes down in game 2.

  • @waldogo4318
    @waldogo4318 Před dnem

    Mavs in 6

  • @s5low738
    @s5low738 Před dnem

    Mavs in 4 or in 7

  • @MeRacko
    @MeRacko Před dnem

    Mavs in max 6

  • @-LiveFreeorDie
    @-LiveFreeorDie Před dnem

    "The East is weak". However people conveniently dont realize that the Celtics were 23-7, and a +14.2 net rating against the "mighty west" this season.

    • @Physics_Dude
      @Physics_Dude Před hodinou

      The Mavs were 13-1 against the West with their new post-trade line-up of Luka, Kyrie, Jones Jr., Gafford, and PJ Washington. Last time I checked, a 93% winning % was better than 77%.

    • @-LiveFreeorDie
      @-LiveFreeorDie Před hodinou

      @@Physics_Dude Last time I checked it was also a significantly smaller sample size "Physics Dude".

  • @nightpandas7178
    @nightpandas7178 Před dnem

    The Mavs are incredible this year but I think its Celtics in 6

  • @AmandaabnamA
    @AmandaabnamA Před dnem

    That's why Brunson be looking tiny lol

  • @BaritonePapi
    @BaritonePapi Před dnem

    Celtics playoff mvp: other teams getting injured

  • @shawneverett8311
    @shawneverett8311 Před dnem

    You know it I'm from Texas Dallas Mavericks Tatum cannot get it done Dallas just baked the number one defense in all of the league and they didn't just beat them they beat the s*** out of them. They could've won game 4.🎉🎉🎉😮😮

    • @KidTreky
      @KidTreky Před dnem

      The wolves struggle with on ball pressure and the Mavs ranked one in defense in the last 15 games. Gobert and KAT are also liability’s. The Celtics actually match up nicely against the Mavs. Luka is great you can’t take anything away from him, but the Celtics do a lot of match-up hunting. JB is going to be a problem for the Mavs.

  • @itsalwaysimportanttoplanahea

    Your channel deserves way more subs really nice work

    • @SportsPantheon
      @SportsPantheon Před dnem

      Really appreciate it, and thank you for watching

  • @christop3147
    @christop3147 Před dnem

    "had a hard time against Dort" Yeah because Dort was just throwing right hooks and kicks the entire series. There is a slight difference in my eyes between good defense and just straight up fighting the person you are blocking.

  • @twistedladder3506
    @twistedladder3506 Před dnem

    Lost me at the “path to the finals” anything of merit is about the journey, not the destination. Everyone knows that

  • @goofywill90
    @goofywill90 Před dnem

    3:30 the Knicks were hobbled themselves facing both the 76ers and Pacers. (They literally had like 8 guys if that).

  • @goofywill90
    @goofywill90 Před dnem

    This finals will really be Irving vs Brown. Luka's match up with Brunson is coming mark my words.

  • @leeperryjr.v_v5299

    As a Celtics fan for well over a decade. Regrettably I think my Celtics will choke. I pray they don’t but we just don’t have that “DOG” mentality from our Js’. I’ve watched us wilt in so many clutch playoff moments however, My heart says Celtics in 7 but my head says Mavs in 6.

  • @capercrusader7129
    @capercrusader7129 Před dnem

    Lively, underrated

  • @alexalex-mk9is
    @alexalex-mk9is Před dnem

    It's probably either mavs in 6 or Celtics in 7

  • @hoop-td1uq
    @hoop-td1uq Před dnem

    Porzingis is the key for boston. If he gets injured again mavs gonna win it all

    • @joshuaflores7513
      @joshuaflores7513 Před dnem

      Other way around. If he comes back he will mess the Celtics vibe up

  • @southparkgdp
    @southparkgdp Před dnem

    Kyrie took so much abuse for not wanting to be injected with poison. Who knew that all he needed was the freedom to be found in a Red State?

  • @sneakyf7668
    @sneakyf7668 Před dnem

    youtube channels scared to make a clear prediction now thanks to the mavs😂

  • @Kayami_BrawlStar
    @Kayami_BrawlStar Před dnem

    I’m just gonna say the last 2 times Dallas played against Boston, they lost

    • @Liam-ex4mf
      @Liam-ex4mf Před dnem

      Regular season and playoffs aint the same lol

    • @a1kev
      @a1kev Před dnem

      ​@@Liam-ex4mffr the sun's didn't lose a game again dallas before they lost that series

  • @yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue

    Boston in 6, they just are too deep and battle-tested. Boston would've made the Finals regardless if all East teams were healthy

  • @jehhrie
    @jehhrie Před dnem

    jaylen was the ECF MVP, why comparing Tatum with WCF MVP?

  • @lanced9468
    @lanced9468 Před dnem

    IMHO, Mavs having the more challenging path towards the championship might actually be an advantage for them. Compared to beating injury stricken teams. With respect to boston and their players, i think that if they played tougher match it would've shown how much greater they are as a team further solidating them as a better team, and not being in the state where it's 50/50 who will wim between the 2. But, we'll see...

  • @PRAYIMAKET
    @PRAYIMAKET Před dnem

    I was only guessing that the Mavericks were gon b final Contenders it's gon be a game I'm gonn be watching everyday💯

  • @justinekyle28
    @justinekyle28 Před dnem

    LETS GO MAVS mavs n 5

  • @marcusmccusker6707

    yeah yeah tatum is better that doncic.. kyrie is better than bostons bewt player.. lets go there

  • @DiversedBegal22
    @DiversedBegal22 Před dnem

    Anyone catch Rudy hitting lukas meat at the end

  • @Smido83
    @Smido83 Před dnem

    Thank you for mentioning that Luka played hurt against the Clippers and OKC. And that he still isnt at 100% right now. Though he looks way better then he did earlier in the PO. But he still plays with a sprained right knee and a left achilles tendinitis. And yet he still averages 29/9.5/9... with 1.6 steals!