Luka & Kyrie Brilliance Not Enough vs PG & Harden | Clippers Mavericks Game 4
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That pg corner three is one of the toughest shots ive ever seen
Last time he shot that against the mavs was in the bubble and it bounced off the corner of the backboard 😂😂 he wasn't gonna let that happen again
It was INSANE and had to have been heartbreaking for the Mavs
Have to consider the weight of that shot too. If he misses Dallas is up with the ball and all the momentum of overcoming that 31 point lead. I think that shot single handedly saved the clippers season.
That's a bad shot
@@wetsaapbrehh7839Yeah, and ty lue drew a perfect play for a layup, but thankfully he made the shot
Whos here after game 5 mavs win (Mavs fan)
Aye, this game left me with a strong sense the next game is going to be the end of the Clippers. I would love a longer series, but I prefer the Mavs move on and recover a bit, it is taking a lot out of Luka playing hurt.
That corner three was nasty, he made it look so easy 🤝🏾😭
NASteee
This series has arguably the 4 best tough shot makers in basketball history
Well, Kobe is #1 on that list so, 2-5!!
@@bballbreakdown As a laker fan who grew up idolizing Kobe, he's not hitting the same crazy shots as the four guys here. He was clutch af but that Kyrie layup and pg corner 3 are regular shots for those guys. I'm talking purely tough shot making here
I think that Curry should be in top 5
@@samrosen9823bruh what? Kobe was doing shit like that in his prime, you think he trained with Kobe for nothing?
@@samrosen9823 that pg 3 is not a normal thing for him. Pandemic P isn't that old.
It wouldn’t be a BBALLBREAKDOWN video without him shitting on Russ. Makes him responsible for an offensive foul committed by PG lol
Russ has played like a football player in an LA fitness all series tho
Dude Russ has played awfully lmao
@@VincentVincent_89 He's been good on defense but really lost on offense / out of control more than normal.
and Russ just continue sponsoring these materials for him to do that
russ deserves it hes trash
Nick just doesn't like Westbrook's style of play but no one tries harder than Russ and there were times when his athleticism was the only thing keeping a play alive
He’s just bad man.. please stop pushing that narrative.. he belongs on the bench getting no minutes like pj tucker
"Ive got 2 words for you. Kyrie Freaking Irving"
That's three.
@@Joshwaheazo Coach Nick used the gather word
@@WHITEPERSUAS1ON😂😂😂😂 that’s crazy
@@WHITEPERSUAS1ONyow, give this man a ring 😂😂😂
😂 but seriously, KI was unreal this game!
Interesting.
Harden vs Harden 2.0
Kyrie vs 6'8 Kyrie.
As a clipper fan I want to give a shout out to all the Dallas fans! This is how the game should be played bravo 👏
You got it bro
Shout out to all the Clipper fans. I'm seriously disappointed these teams have to face off against eachother. Behind the Mavs, the Clippers are my favorite team that is still in the playoffs. I rooted for them last year in their series against the Suns, where Russ actually stepped up and was pretty impactful.
It is so sad though, that Kawhi can't get healthy in time and we do not get a full strength series of this. I know Luka is hurt too, but at least he can play at reasonable effectiveness. (and it helps that he is a lot younger)
Man it’s always our Loses that get clipped 😭😩
Coach doesn't like unconventional players a lot. That is why he is critical of Luka, or Kyrie (if he plays bad, which is basically never on the Mavs) and of course Russel Westbrook, his favorite scapegoat.
Still, this game could have gone either way if not for the heroics of Harden pulling his team through. I feel it is more a delay of the inevitable Mavs win though.
Now we need a game 5 breakdown
For sure. Best game I've seen the Mavs play in the series so far, it wasn't a close fought game though.
great video breakdown as always. NBA PLAYOFFS BABY
First time viewer here. This was the best breakdown/highlight video I've ever seen. I love your analysis and slo-mo play breakdowns.
Thanks! Welcome to the conversation.
@@bballbreakdown Who do you think are the top 5 players in the league? Assuming everyone is healthy
@@fupalover Man you put Coach Nick on the spot, I would love to know but it could spark a whole lot of drama :)
10:15 Nikos Galis "for you it was amazing display of problem solving skill, but for me, it was Tuesday."
"...Instead, Luka tries to bless his head on a blow by." 🤣🤣
That was funny.
Is it just me, or is this series with the Clips and The Mav’s some sick as hoops!
Russ seams to play WAY BETTER when at home. Seems like all the noise gets to him and throws him off.
Calling Luka’s stepback a patented three in a series vs James harden is outrageous coach.
Mavs in 6
This comment aged better than the video.
Got 2 7 footer guys who can defend the rim in close games but decided to play small ball and let harden drops 5 uncontested floaters. Only JKidd. Hang tight fellow mavs fans.
Kleber was amazing in game 5, but he needed to add one of the bigs to the lineup for sure in game 4, preferably Lively, who is probably the best rim defender of the two.
He pulled a Charles Barkley said I got 2 words for you then says 3
Imagine Kawhi Leonard stay healthy this series WILD & INTENSE to watch 💯
I hope you feature game 5 as well, still not a remarkable game from Luka, (another casual 30 piece) but his defense was a lot better. It really is surprising how well Kyrie and Luka can defend if they really commit. So far Kyrie has been excellent in the series, being extremely unselfish and occasionally going for very efficient bursts of scoring. Hopefully Luka will recover from his injuries enough to play a little better.
Regardless of analytics, you have to keep Harden out of the lane at the end of the game. While the three is "more valuable," he can find better shots for his teammates if the floater isn't there and he's more likely to miss consecutive threes than twos.
Might be an idiot here, but that corner three at 10:42 felt like a travel. Or did I just wall for the gather step trap?
dallas wins no videos. dallas losses all videos break lose
This channel doesnt like Luka 😂
Neither of those "fouls" are defensive fouls. If you put your feet ANYWHERE first, you get to put your legs and knees wherever tf you want, and, if an offender runs into your knees or legs, it's an offensive foul or, if the contact is marginal/incidental, no foul.
Agreed, these are marginal fouls that I would say is a play-on in playoff situations. However, if the player falls down, they more or less force the refs to act.
@@pinobluevogel6458 In no way does falling down force the refs to act.
@@weksauce You are correct, that was my point exactly. They are responding to how people are reacting to fouls, not to fouls as a whole.
This is a huge issue that has been present since the playoffs started. Players that do not flop or react to fouls, simply do not get the calls, while others that drop easy or flail their arms or flop their heads, do.
It's unfair, it is inconsistant and makes the referees look amateuristic.
@@pinobluevogel6458 No. None of what you're saying is true. The refs miss calls, but they don't call it based on reactions. They look for the foul, and if they see it, they call it.
The problems are with the rules, the interpretations/guidelines for nba refs or how they actually enforce the rules as written, and with some systematic errors, such as it is impossible to ever make a false positive defensive foul call error if you're watching the defender, yet these systematically happen in the nba.
@@weksauce I've seen about 30 or more playoff games this year and what I said is happening, the refs are lacking consistancy. The exact same fouls are a play-on if the player that is fouled doesn't 'react' to the foul. Now it is possible that they miss a lot of fouls, but you can clearly see the contact in the replay and they are the exact same fouls, which warrented a whistle on the other side of the floor if the player reacted by exaggerating the contact by falling down, flailing with the arms or flopping his head back. If you haven't seen this happen in games, you are watching with your eyes closed.
I'm not saying this is all the time, but it surely happens a lot, so often that the effect it has, can and has certainly swung close games.
these two are an even match. Could go either way
Russ has been what the clippers needed energy and defense off the bench just needs to play within himself
how no fouls on luca???
The two wins the clippers had, they were shooting lights out and still it ended up being close..clippers without kawhi were no match for the mavs despite the refs blatantly trying to keep game close
Uh…idk about Luka brilliance but okay….
At least for “Luka magic” standards
this could have gone 7 games until the Clippers quit game 5.
Do you think game 1 has anything to do with Dallas game planning for Kawhi in the lineup. After Kawhi is inserted, it is clear he isnt 100%, do you think that is a factor or is that over exaggerated. Do you think the Clippers have enough to win even without Kawhi. We can only hope Kawhi can get healthy, but even so, does it make an impact this late in the playoffs? Is it worth it?
10:06
Yeah, i guess thats kyrie being kyrie goddamit 😂
I mean what defender should do in that time
The take on Russ was sacrilegious. He's leading Clippers in +-categories with +5.5. So, the Clippers are winning by more than 5 pts when he is the floor. Everyone makes mistake on defense. Paul George offensive foul has nothing to do with him.
And this is why stats aren't everything, ESPECIALLY plus minus. Did you see him play? You could almost see him physically draining the team's effectiveness
Im a clippers fan. And did you even watch the game?
That 3rd quarter where russ committed turnover after miss shot after turnover after miss shot after sleeping on defense didn't lose us that big lead? Or you just looking at stats?
Don’t listen to them, throughout these four games, you can even check the play by play, the moment Russ gets subbed out in the third quarter Dallas always goes on a run. Every…single…time.
Horrible offensively, but very good defensively
@@glovs4188yeah these Russ fanboys are something else..
He needs to be on the bench next to pj tucker getting no minutes.
Normally I'd be the first to defend Russ, but this series he hasn't been great, nor impactful. His defense is a little too much, commiting a lot of fouls, even reckless plays that endanger himself and other players. And while his pace is there, his offense is just abysmal, missing a ton of shots, including some bunnies at the rim.
Luka/Mavs fans insist Luka has been hurt the past month. Everyone is hurt this is the playoffs😂 Pravi Excuses
It's kind of ridiculous to complain about Luka's knee hurting while the other team is missing their best player
He basically is nearly always playing hurt. In this case, he said so himself that it is no excuse for his sub-par shooting, but it makes him move less quickly.
No one is gonna mention how 42 literally did not to hinder James Harden down the stretch?
He can't leave Zubac open
@@beastscale1892 Some of those plays it was obvious Harden wasn't gonna pass.
Lukas second foul is bullshit. He moves left from PGS view and then PG goes right. He just trips as Luka is standing there after having moved away from were the foul would be.
no fouls slapping but barely moving IS a foul on def???
this might be a whack take. but ive been watching this serires a bit. Harden has been playing Luka on d pretty good I feel, like evry time they want harden off him. maybe because of his size?
For real. One play he was in Luka grill and forced Luka to pass to Kyrie but I guess because Kyrie was so hot. Still good defense though
not enough huh? LMAOOOO
What is going on with these videos, all this to help beat the Clippers. This is some crazy ish!
I sense bad blood between these two teams
Damn the hate on Russ. Obviously this isn’t his series since the mavs are big down low taking away his main point of attack BUT he’s been hounding on defense, recovering loose balls, steals, blocks, and setting the tone constantly in transition.. I really like your channel bro and I’m a fan of the game but you shit on my favorite player too much even when he does good along with his bad you never highlight at least SOME good😂 bias much man.
I’m sorry it came off that way. It was a crucial part of the game where the mavericks were able to compete their comeback and it stood out so I felt it was important to include it. I’ll make sure to include some good plays of his on the next one
@@bballbreakdown "Sorry it came off ghat wa
@@bballbreakdownI can respect it because as a fan I do cringe at some of the bs he does lol. I know you’re doing your job and you’re right it was crucial I even said to myself dang Russ slow down. But thanks for listening and thanks for doing your job & being cool asf at it.
@@snowakira1412 The issue with Russ is that he is a great player to love if everything is working for him, but he is an even easier guy to hate when things go bad. Stuff he does on the court that is not good just stands out much more, like missing several open shots in a row, or turning the ball over, or committing offensive fouls and making dangerous defensive plays. His play is simply really polarizing.
Now back in his prime, he was probably so insanely good, that some of the lesser aspects of his play didn't matter too much. Now though, you start to wonder if it is worth it keeping him on the floor.
Last year he was amazing for quite long stretches, providing excellent defense, game winning plays and even good shooting from range against the Suns. And while I really hope he has another good game in him, so far he hasn't been good overall.
It sucks when a player you love isn't performing up to the standard you know he is able to. For me personally, I was highly disappointed I didn't get to see Brandon Ingram shine in his playoff matches. The hounding defense of Lu Dort kept him out of the game for most of it and he was only just coming back from an injury and it showed. I know deep in my heart he has always been bad when coming back from an injury, it takes him 4-5 games to get back into rhythm usually, but that doesn't make his less than normal play any less painful.
Sometimes though, you face a better prepared opponent, or a better constructed team, or you get out coached, or a combination of all of these.
harden needs to be a primary scorer than paul george but if harden became a first option on offense who is going to play the point guard position????🤔🤔🤔
Scoring from the playmaking (pointguard if you will) position makes your playmaking better, as does playmaking make your scoring more effective. It doesn't matter who is the 'primary scorer', if someone can take a shot that is good for him, he should take it. Now obviously, both PG and Harden are extremely good snipers and shooting threats, so it should come down to who is open and in rhythm to who is taking more shots.
Luka is a liability on Defense.
this guy just shat on russ for 0 reasons lol, hes been doing this for years, im not so surprised you didnt bring up his lineup with plumlee that helped the clippers weather the storm to start the 4th after the onslaught in the 3rd. but you clearly hated those 4 plays from russ where in two of them he wasnt even the point of interest lol, while the whole team was struggling to get it together in the third. you make me sick coach.
I’m sorry. It was just a crucial part of the game where Mavs were completing their comeback so I thought it was important to explain how they did it. I’ll defitneoy include some good Russ plays on the next one
fr, the first play he pointed out was even more on PG for forcing the iso. this "coach" found a way to shift the blame on russ hahahaha
@@bballbreakdowndon’t apologize to these idiots.. we know he’s bad.. no other coach in the league would have Russ out there getting minutes.. he’s just bad my god he’s awful
Shut up. He’s bad belongs on the bench next to PJ tucker getting 0 minutes
Russ has had some convincing arguments for him during the regular season and for sure some short stretches of play in this series that were okay. He is not as good as he needs to be though and certainly not as good as last year in the playoffs. You can't keep a guy on the floor that is basically a non-shooting threat if he doesn't offer at least enough other things.
Mavs will be fine, clippers shooting 62% from 3 is not sustainable and Luka will step up and finally play like himself in game 5.
Yes, yes and no. This is with hindsight, but Luka is still not playing like himself very much. I have to say he defended a ton better in game 5, which is promising.
@@pinobluevogel6458 He played like himself other than not being consistent with the three, he needs to get that going a little better to close out tonight.
@@drew318 I've definitely seen him move a lot better, that leg is surely bothering him. I do hope he will get some rhythm with his threes, although it might be harder to go into rhythm when you are playing through pain.
Bro absolutely hates russ HAHAHAHA oh well not all coaches can be unbiased
No other coach in the league would have Russ out there in the playoffs.. he’s bad for our team
Kawhi needs to step his game up
Can't do that when you're not on the court.
Dallas is a First RD exit it seems 😂
lol
My friend the content in this channel can be misleading.
Clips in 6
I think the Clippers lost?
Bro seriously why is Russ getting minutes in this series.. he does us NO GOOD.. people will say he’s intensity.. I’d rather have literally anyone else out there 🤣🤣 not even hating is just comical
Clippers in 6 buddy
never understood coach's hate for russ! like really why do you always show his bad games or bad plays whenever you make a video on his team. Great video overall tho
Thanks. And I’m sorry, I’ll make sure to add some good Russ on the next one. Those clips just so happened to coincide with the crucial part of the game where the Mavs were able to complete the comeback so I thought the subtle things there were worth noting
@@bballbreakdown thanks coach, been watching your videos for god know how long 🙏
speaking truth is not hate bro.
I really appreciate people sticking up for Russ, but some of the criticism is justified, he hasn't been great. Now if his coach uses him a little smarter, he might get a little more out of him, but Ty Lue has more than enough to worry about without optimizing Westbrook in the series. This series is just not his, if the clippers survive he might shine for the next one. (but I doubt the Mavs will let them)
Russ fans complaining about his critique need to stop whining. Russ is terrible and shouldn’t be playing period. Accept the truth, he’s not lying about his play. He should only scrub minutes, nothing more.
So he shouldn’t be playing but he should only get scrub minutes which is it??
EUROPEAN PLAYERS like LUKA & JOKIC are getting away with ANYTHING. BOTH OF THEM PLAY TRASH DEFENSE but the NBA is saying it's GOOD. ALMOST EVERY PLAY I SAW DEFENSIVELY FROM LUKA WAS BAD. LUKA IS FOULING AND THE REFEREES ARE LOOKING AWAY LIKE NOTHING NEVER HAPPENED
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
You're such a russ hater 😂
Title is already wack. Luka has not been brilliant all series. You need to get some credibility back Coach.
Im glad you exposed Lukas terrible defense
Kyrie is playing well, but people need to stop talking like he is the best player in the series. He is doing as good as Harden Luka and PG, which is great. But he is not a outlier.
He is averaging 3.3 tov with just 4.5 ast, this game he has 7tov, his defence is not good enough, lead to the less than ideal +\- for him, and is one of the reasons why they falled behind early.
Kyrie is one of the only ones that doesn’t get attacked by his matchups and
The great coach Popovich himself said that +/- is a BS Stat so your point is moot.
If a player drops 40 points on 50-50-100 shooting splits then his turnovers become moot as he also had 4 assists to 5 Defensive rebounds as well.
He wasn't the reason they was down early. PG13 and Harden attacking Luka while the Clippers were hot from 3 is why the lead was so big
@@beastscale1892 faxxx
@@beastscale1892 +/- is one of the useful stat to see your overall impact to the team. And yes it is just one of the stat, it doesn’t tell the full story. That’s why although kyrie has a less than ideal +/- stat, I still consider him as good as harden luka pg in the series. My point is he is not a outlier, he is not being a lot better than others.
Coach Nick, Luka’s defense always sucks, no defense, no title.
Clippers in 8
I'd think accoridng to coach Nick, Russ must be the most overrated player of all time :)
Dallas 6th man is westbrick
luka so trash bruh
PJ is a bad shooter? Since when?
Since forever
@808bboarder I'm not saying he's light out but 35% is average.
He’s a 32% 3 point shooter. Not good.
31% since he got to the Mavs
@@bballbreakdown Fair enough, saying he's been bad this year would fair.
Females refn and calln games now 🤦♂️
This guy hates talking about wolves
Mavs in 6
bingo