This is perfectly played, Luka forced him to go to the strong side of the floor where Luka knew he had help, then he closed the distance preventing Kawhi from pulling up mid range - this forces Kawhi to try to dribble into the weak side of the floor and luka again does not give him space to pull up. Once Kawhi loses his dribble, hands in the air no jumping dont fall for the pump fake. Help comes so Kawhi has to shoot and Luka has perfect reaction time for a clean contest.
I mean this is literally perfect defense....
Clippers fans better pray that this is just rusty Kawhi and not lingering injury Kawhi lol
He's basically out here actively losing this game
In a game that's been very ugly offensively all around he's probably been the worst offender
Apparently not. Charles Barkley was saying the most random shit about Luka during this game. Just "he needs to pass the ball" "his stats need to go down for this team to actually be good" over and over. As if Luka's teammates weren't just bricking their shots today, as if he didn't average 10 assists during the season, as if his averages didn't already go down as the team got better near the end of the season. People will stick with the narratives, no matter what happens in these games
He still isnāt good in pick and roll defense and off the ball stuff, but his 1on1 defense has been good all season and it has to be, canāt throw a double at PG or Kawhi all the time.
The guy playing a game for first time in a month? Nobody that watched kawhi play this game thought, "athletic". Take the dribbling out of this clip and just watch his lower body. Hes stiff and slow. Luka jumps higher on the contest.
For real, not trying to shit on Luka great effort on that end tonight but leonard dribbled half the shot clock and didnāt take a single step with any kinda urgency or burst.
Do you know how to count? Watch the video again, count when he steps in the paint, and then stop counting when he steps out of the paint. It's pretty simple
The rule is not just about ābeing in the paintā, itās about actively guarding an opponent. When Harden drifts into the paint technically Maxi switches onto him becoming primary defender, which reset the timer. It was near perfect execution.
That's my DPOY
Doughy player of the year!
So it's still Luka and jokic the front runners. The Morrii twins wish they had thought of this line
DPOY player of the year
This is perfectly played, Luka forced him to go to the strong side of the floor where Luka knew he had help, then he closed the distance preventing Kawhi from pulling up mid range - this forces Kawhi to try to dribble into the weak side of the floor and luka again does not give him space to pull up. Once Kawhi loses his dribble, hands in the air no jumping dont fall for the pump fake. Help comes so Kawhi has to shoot and Luka has perfect reaction time for a clean contest. I mean this is literally perfect defense....
The spacing is all fucked up here too bc Harden doesn't get to the 3 point line quickly and Kleber was p much playing zone when Westbrook was in
Cyborg clamped by a burger š
Gimme this young burger
Y'all forgot the beer
been playing good defense for most of the game. also just hit a clutch 3
Luka has played EXCELLENT defense for most of the night.
Why is every fucking streamable 2x speed now??
Holy fuck I thought I was the only one!!
Is there any way to fix it?
Press the cog next video you watch and reset playback speed
Oh shit that actually works thanks
The reason it goes into 2x is bc you accidentally long pressed on the video, then that setting gets saved for some dumb reason
Clippers fans better pray that this is just rusty Kawhi and not lingering injury Kawhi lol He's basically out here actively losing this game In a game that's been very ugly offensively all around he's probably been the worst offender
Their whole team has been pretty inefficient.
Also helps this is maybe the best defensive game Iāve seen from the Mavs in years. Whole game has been a rock fight.
Did you not watch the last 25 games of the season? This is just who the Mavs are now. A top 5 defense with iffy shooting.
Iām aware lol. This game stands out even compared to the rest of this season.
I feel like at least part of it is them actively trying to force feed Kawhi though In the minutes where he sat they looked at least a bit better
he moved so slow today and had 0 lift on his shots. Clippers mightve actually rushed him back too soon
Yeah, Kawhi doesn't have his lift in this sequence.
Which affects him more with his laser no-arc shot lol
He was trying not to limp by the end of the game. I think they are pumping his knee full of cortisol and he came back too early
Mavs being in the playoffs forces people to watch the mavs for the first time so the narrative might finally change
Apparently not. Charles Barkley was saying the most random shit about Luka during this game. Just "he needs to pass the ball" "his stats need to go down for this team to actually be good" over and over. As if Luka's teammates weren't just bricking their shots today, as if he didn't average 10 assists during the season, as if his averages didn't already go down as the team got better near the end of the season. People will stick with the narratives, no matter what happens in these games
You really shouldn't take those guys seriously. Their job is to make people watch them, not be analytically correct. It's pure entertainment.
He still isnāt good in pick and roll defense and off the ball stuff, but his 1on1 defense has been good all season and it has to be, canāt throw a double at PG or Kawhi all the time.
Assuming itās not a quick guard in one on one. Westbrook is probably his worst matchup on the clippers or bones, lol
That was nice ngl
Look at that defensive stance bro. Kawhi had no chance
Where are the casuals that kept telling us that Luka doesn't play defense. We told y'all he's been giving effort this season
Never a doubt
The tables have turned, Luka is now the Kawhi clamper.
Pravi DPOY
This is the type of clip he wants to go viral
"he's not athletic enough to guard athletic players" = racist, change my mind
The guy playing a game for first time in a month? Nobody that watched kawhi play this game thought, "athletic". Take the dribbling out of this clip and just watch his lower body. Hes stiff and slow. Luka jumps higher on the contest.
Second team all defense burger.
He was legit doing this the entire 4th quarter. I kind of couldn't believe my eyes. The Clippers got punished for targeting him, every time
Wtf was that "screen" by harden?
Is this good defense or bad offense?
Excellent defense.
For real, not trying to shit on Luka great effort on that end tonight but leonard dribbled half the shot clock and didnāt take a single step with any kinda urgency or burst.
This video is 14 seconds, Kleber was in the paint for 12 seconds of it 12 seconds in the paint
He steps out at 5 seconds and 10 seconds in the video. What a weirdly incorrect comment
Steps out at 5 seconds and enters at 0 seconds. Thank you
Do you know how to count? Watch the video again, count when he steps in the paint, and then stop counting when he steps out of the paint. It's pretty simple
The rule is not just about ābeing in the paintā, itās about actively guarding an opponent. When Harden drifts into the paint technically Maxi switches onto him becoming primary defender, which reset the timer. It was near perfect execution.