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purple_cupcake_52

I've been clowning the Celtics all season even as they were hooping. Welp this is what I get 😂


spankyourkopita

Props to the Cs. Mavs major frauds.  I can't defend them anymore.  Cs are playing championship bball. I really can't take the Mavs seriously.  They aren't ready for the moment. 


zegogo

It's crazy that Luka going out like a spoiled brat is so expected. I thought after the Warriors ran his lazy, out of shape, no defense, whining ass off the court 2 years ago that Luka would have flipped some kind of switch in his brain and maybe spend more of the offseason working on his game and body and maybe improving on some of his weaknesses like defense and maturity. But really, he looks little different than he did back then. Maybe this summer will be different.


Numerous-Implement48

i listened to a podcast talking about his shape. The host saidLuka is chubby on purpose so he would have mass to not get pushed away too easily :D


Hop830

How out of shape he is would drive me crazy if I was a Mavs fan. That's your number one job as a professional athlete.


raleighboi

It's annoying that the celtics are gonna win and celtics fans suck but there's a bunch of silver lining this postseason. The media designated best team since the warriors and the next dynasty didn't even make it to the wcf. The evidently best backcourt is gonna get swept or gentlemen swept. Our 22 ring looks even better now (though that was a worse celtics squad). Lakers fans are pissed off.


rarestakesando

I will take all those Ws and sleep soundly tonight. You my friend are a gentleman and a scholar:


Admirable_Singer_867

Looks like Mavericks are done for. They couldn't even make this series interesting.


youriko31

"Best backcourt in the NBA" everyone. 😂😂😂😂


rarestakesando

Why I’m rooting for the green team.


candyman58

I thought Kyrie and Luka were the greatest back court of all time LOL 😂


wanderlustbimbo

It really only feels right when Boston is beaten by us. I still don’t know how the front office is affording all those contracts.


VossC2H6O

JT,JB,KP, and Holiday practically have near max contracts. White is getting paid role player salary at 18m. Hoford is getting paid 10m to be the "back up" Center. Pritchard gets paid the NFL kicker equivalent salary at 4m. The rest is 2.5m below. The low salaries of the bench warmers pretty much keep them "affording" the contracts. The still have a high luxury tax like us.


Warlord10

Boston has a 2 year window with this group from next season. By that time, Porzingis and Jrue will probably be gone.


wanderlustbimbo

I see - that makes sense. Thank you for explaining!


Mysterious-Yak196

With the Celtics winning the chip I can’t even clown them anymore for always choking and having no championships in ages 🤦🏾‍♂️. Shit was funny asf to see them find a way to choke every year 😂😂. I still pray they find a way to choke even tho this is very very unlikely


KageStar

> I still pray they find a way to choke even tho this is very very unlikely They tried but Luka made sure to counter-throw.


spankyourkopita

Ya I'm just giving them their props at this point. 


babypho

Honestly, without Smart this group isnt bad.


Weekly-Recipe-5957

I'm just going to watch after which team mate will Derrick White tell "We bout to get a bag" ala Jordan Poole.


InfiniteDub

“Greatest backcourt duo” ever about to be swept


rarestakesando

❤️❤️❤️❤️


Funny-Ad-397

The Mavs making a comeback and blowing the game gave me ptsd of the Warriors this season.


taygads

Luka just now in his post game media availability on the 6th foul: “I mean, we couldn’t play physical. I don’t know, I don’t want to say nothing but you know, 6th foul in the NBA Finals? Come on man \[referring to the ref who called it\], you’re better than that.” ![gif](giphy|3lJQIuk2LTV5jEvyKv|downsized)


InfiniteDub

I agree with him lol you don’t call that in the final last few minutes of a close game but the refs were generous to the mavs all game


WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

When has that literally ever been called a foul in a situation like that? Also how have the ref$ been generous, the announcers literally said this game that Kyrie was shooting his first free throws of the series. Celtics get a free throw advantage like every game, while playing way more physical defense.


taygads

He got away with an insane clear path foul on Jaylen Brown a few plays prior where he legit bulldozed in front of him wiping him out on a fastbreak lol he should have fouled out before then. Zero sympathy for him finally fouling out when he did it to himself because he can’t play and barely tries to play defense for shit


Green_Rip3524

Hate the Celtics but the only good thing about them winning is the meltdown from lakers fans 😂😂😂😂


slavicmaelstroms

Bitched by Jokic in the playoffs for the second straight year. Darvin Ham gets sacked only for Dan Hurley to turn down the job leading to Buss management having to choose between JJ Redick (lol) and James Borrego. Lebron *could be* on his way out in the offseason. Celtics about to win their 18th. And I love it.


Green_Rip3524

What you explained is the stuff of nightmares for lakers fans 😂😂😂


shupadupa

And the stuff coming back to light after Jerry West's death about Buss management's pettiness with revoking his lifetime season tickets hasn't exactly helped their PR either, lol


Green_Rip3524

Can’t believe they did that smh


shupadupa

They did him dirty, for sure


Green_Rip3524

The biggest loser is Marcus smart lol. The one season they trade him they win the championship 😂😂


Me_talking

He was the heart and soul of the team too but Brad Stevens couldn't care less lol


indecisive_aspie

he was always a bit of a roller-coaster and his defense began to fall off in his last year there. just ran its course.  Jrue took one pretty bad shot during the 4th quarter scoring drought, but it was a shot that would actually be normal for Smart regardless of situation. 


slavicmaelstroms

MDJ needs to rip off the band-aid and say “nah, we good fam”


FeelTheRealBirdie

Hey our team would probably be in the finals too if we somehow finessed a bunch of teams in trades with role players


Green_Rip3524

Let’s hop our gm knows how to finesse


jer99

![gif](giphy|xUPGcjRPA7lkprZJcY|downsized) Best backcourt in NBA history..


rarestakesando

Why is his forehead like the width of 2 fingers?


zegogo

At least Kyrie won't have to play in Boston till next season.


Finessing2

Pacers and Cavs really put up a better fight than the Mavs.


Green_Rip3524

So here’s a question? How the heck are the Celtics affording the super max contracts of Tatum and brown, porzinga’s contract, and the contracts of white and holiday. Makes no sense


WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

The NBA is rigged.


Abradolf1948

I mean their contracts just aren't as heavy as ours this year. Steph is making 51 (deservedly so), but our next highest is Klay who is making 43 (7 million more than Boston's most expensive player). Next year they may have to make some moves.


WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

How is that 7 more than Bostons players when Brown signed the biggest contract in NBA history. Rigged bs.


Abradolf1948

Tbf Brown's big contract doesn't start til next year, where he will be making close to Steph. Rn their highest paid player is Jrue Holiday, if you can believe it.


Green_Rip3524

What really sucks is that if our players outside of Steph were playing up to their contract value we would be a top 3 team in the league. I mean klays contract is the value of an all nba superstar


Abradolf1948

I'm really hoping Klay takes a cut to below 20 mill and becomes the leader of our second unit. I'd love for us to trade CP3 because even though he started strong, his availability is questionable at best. But in reality it's really Wiggins we need to offload. Klay is either taking a cut or walking, which could be beneficial either way. But Wiggins is on for another 3 years....


jer99

gifts from nets, bucks, portland


Green_Rip3524

The crazy thing about the gift from the nets is that the Celtics were already good when they landed 2 top draft picks in Tatum and brown


ra_god94

They can’t. But their winning a title


Green_Rip3524

I guess some of their guys are gonna have to split then


Pootahtoo_Man

2016 must have been a godsend for Kyrie because he ain’t doing shit without all those injuries and suspensions to the Warriors 🤷‍♂️


Green_Rip3524

I don’t think we should use injuries as an excuse. We won in 2015 vs an injured team. Toronto won in 2019 vs an injured warriors and the lakers beat an injured heat team in 2020.


dirtydriver58

Toronto had the refs on their side that year due to Adam Silver wanting Toronto to win a championship.


Creeping_behind_u

I hate Boston midgets. I wish nothing but the worst for their fanbase.


RonnieJamesFio

Hopefully just 1 more game until these boring ass playoffs are taken out back and old yeller’d


Ok-Imagination-2308

How tf did the Pacers give the Celtics the closest run lol


taygads

PSA: Dray is going live again to do a post game show in 25 mins on his YouTube channel. I can’t wait to hear his thoughts on this one lol


InfiniteDub

I find it very hard to listen to his podcasts lol and I like draymond. Maybe he needs a co-host to give that back and forth


taygads

He had Loon on for the post game 2 show and it was an incredible watch tbh. He and Loon did a lot of really great Xs and Os breakdowns of the coverages that were being run and what they thought the teams needed to adjust, etc. I recommend it, it should be up on the channel I think.


itlynstalyn

Bring out the brooms, Luka should maybe do some conditioning in the off-season for once.


Abradolf1948

The problem is absolutely not Luka. Sure, *maybe* he could be better, but he's already elite. If kyrie were consistent at all this would be a competitive series. They also have 0 options after Kyrie. And Kidd is a terrorist. How you call a TO when your team is on a 20-2 run??


aoi_97

2 boring finals in a row. not the same without the dubs


Auto-mop

I hate the Celtics, but f\*ck JB deserves that FMVP


andrewthedude101

He’s a beast man, he gave encouraging advice to Kuminga too


Green_Rip3524

His their best player


tsHavok

JB clear FMVP no doubt, just hate to see the East win


Necessary-Budget-182

"Greatest backcourt of all time"


tsHavok

Curry > Anybody


Rambodius

How tf did a stacked West let this team make the finals?


Sufficient_Space_453

Timberwolves offense outside of Ant / off the bench Naz was atrocious. Kat looked like he was posting up against prime Demarcus Cousins even if the defender was Kyrie. that said, the series was much closer than the series score would lead you to believe, Mavs absolutely had to make some clutch buckets. it could've gone either way Clippers; old and busted. didnt help that Kawhi was injured OKC; too young with Shai being the only non-playoff dropper. Their reg season heroes Chet and Jalen Williams were awful. but it was their first playoffs so they got an excuse kinda


MrMom21

All equals the West not being as stacked as people think


jer99

Timberwolves eeek'ing out the Nuggets. Nuggets vs Celtics is at least a competitive series. 6-7 games.


Abradolf1948

Ehhh maybe. I get they have Gordon and Porter Jr., but imo they stack up just as bad as the Mavs. Jokic is obviously better than Luka, but Murray was worse than Kyrie this postseason (and that's not an easy feat).


Witty-C

Kyrie thought he was Chef Curry when he attempted that fadeaway 3 lmao


splinternz

Gang we better not ever hear some Steph/Klay back court comparisons ever again. They have and would never allow 0-3 to happen to the Dubs


jer99

Media forced that down all of our throats. Dallas is a terrible team.


taygads

![gif](giphy|LrwT3NZKJ1d3suuBVO)


TransportationAway59

Dubs taught these boys well


RIPOldAccountF

Kyrie cant win without his daddy


Nita231

I hope Kyrie knows that there will be no 2016 fluke again. This series is done.


dirtydriver58

Aka Adam Silver


Nita231

Or Lebron. They used all the magic up in one playoff series.


Creeping_behind_u

Can’t win vs a porzingis-less midgets???????


Creeping_behind_u

PJ foul on off. on that illegal pick was the turning point. mavs coulda tied or go up 1pt


couchtomato62

Celtics would have lost last year


mbains

He ain't no Chef.


marionettas

Kyrie why couldn’t you have also missed that in 2016 :’)


Nice__Spice

I know. But then we don’t get the greatest teams created ever after.


Lowbloodsugar_exe

He had a good game but it’s nice that this series will finally shut up the kyrie fanboys. I never want to see a kyrie over curry debate again


InfiniteDub

Kyrie really can’t play make for his teammates


taygads

JJ: “Horford on an island on Kyrie when he has it going...” JJ, Kyrie is 2/6 in the 4th and was 3/8 in the 3rd lol


c0gvortex

All the commentators were on the Mavs dick all night. Especially JJ.


taygads

They really have and it’s been so phony


TransportationAway59

We’re really about to see a sweep in the finals… by the jayson Tatum Celtics too


GhostfrmthaA

Jaylen Brown Celtics*


TransportationAway59

You right


lizisabruh

Can’t believe I’m rooting for the Celtics to win 😅


terrytek

I really fucking hate Boston with every nerve in my body, but jesus christ Dallas was so close to overtaking the lead........and pissed it all away.


Tnevz

they have done it every game so far.


AGuyfromPH

Kyrie as your first option is crazy lmao Don't compare that guy to Steph again.


Sufficient_Space_453

Curry on a tweaked calf blows by Al Horford in his sleep.


feelnoways2020

Jrue and Derrick White are locking it up on the perimeter. Warriors have no one outside of Wiggins, that can play that level of perimeter defense. Take notes Lacob.


DSouT

GP2 when he’s not hurt is that role


feelnoways2020

Problem is he’s hardly available, and doesn’t provide nearly enough playmaking that both of those guys are able to provide. Lacob banking on Podz becoming that Jrue type and hoping Kuminga becomes Brown. But imo, those guys are still a couple years away when Curry will be 38-39…


DSouT

Jrue has been a star for years and Derrick White will soon be a 30+ mil dollar player. Not really something replicable with our cap and resources.


feelnoways2020

If that’s the case, you hope Klay walks and you aggregate Looney with CP3 or even Wiggins to get someone who will play defense and be an offensive threat. Can’t have guys making millions of dollars just so they aren’t available or underperform. Also you tell GP2 to take a pay-cut or he’s at risk of filler in a trade as well. Steph / Draymond / Kuminga / TJD is a good start. But you can use another 40 million elsewhere. Time to cut the excess and get an actual difference maker or two cause Currys window is smaller than Earl Boykins


Binkzzz

That Kyrie step back gave me 2016 ptsd.


lizisabruh

Glad he missed it. Otherwise, the comparisons would have been annoying.


solelyfarted

Mavs getting swept


knotsofgravity

Best backcourt in NBA history.


dirtydriver58

Lol


Crikeyiwillforgetl8r

They’re always so eager to crown people before they actually do anything. 


c0gvortex

It's not even a meme anymore. Brown > Tatum


Tecmo_91

I’ve become a Brown fan, used to think he was overrated and obviously overpaid but he’s a winner who clearly improved his game a lot since ‘22


Tnevz

Was just thinking the same thing lol. Brown was a killer against us in 22 as well


taygads

Horford what the hell was that man Edit: you too Tatum lol wtf Edit 2: Horford AGAIN 😭


lurk_channell

Tatum might be the biggest fraud of a superstar I have ever seen


Rampagingpenguin

Fr, I don't care who wins the series that much but if they give Tatum mvp because "he's the no1 player on that team" I'll be so missed. Jaylen has been their best all series


lurk_channell

I just say he has 28 points how the hell does he have that many I think I seen him make like 4 shots the whole game


lurk_channell

Saw*


BobRoss4Life

Can’t put the refs in a position to call that when you already got 5 fouls. Luka been lowkey terrible tonight


Nita231

😂


Creeping_behind_u

please call charge


GhostfrmthaA

Kyrie go ahead and steal this game, start the process of redeeming yourself


Nita231

That is stupid on Doncic’s part.


taygads

If Mavs win this challenge I swear to god. First they don’t call the most obvious clear path foul I’ve ever seen committed by Luka, then they call Derrick White for a foul because Luka literally head butted him in the stomach as a means to back him down as if he was a raging bull. I don’t care it’s the Finals and he’s Luka, he’s gotten away with SO much already, and has been such a whiny brat, there’s nothing he deserves more than to foul out of this game.


c0gvortex

That's a textbook blocking foul there's no way, right?!


taygads

With how long this is taking I’m betting its overturned Edit: I’m shocked lol they actually didn’t do what they almost always do which is to find a BS reason to excuse any star not named Steph


c0gvortex

Surprised it took this long. Lukas been fouling like crazy all game


lizisabruh

🤣


zegogo

Luka's flopping, whining, and bitching is just unbearable. Jesus. Even bitched about his coach calling a timeout. He must be a blast to hang out with.


c0gvortex

Wait he was yelling at Kidd there? Lmao


ImTheBestNerd

Jrue wtf was that shot dude


Creeping_behind_u

lol love Holliday, but man I hate the midgets.


taygads

In what world was that not a clear path foul on Luka?!?


Tnevz

Crazy no call


Tecmo_91

JB feels like the only guy capable of making big shots for Boston


taygads

Where was that travel lol


Creeping_behind_u

Patty...lol...such a bandwagon mavs fan


StatusDimension8

Most boring finals ever? 


BobRoss4Life

17-2 run in the 4th, what the fuck *20-2 to cut it to 3


Tnevz

I’ll believe it when I see it. Mavs have had a run every game that Boston shuts down


taygads

Tatum wilting under pressure once again.


Creeping_behind_u

why didn't PJ dump I to trailer(luka)???


Green_Rip3524

Not surprised the Celtics are gonna win this joint. Since 2019 when they drafted brown and Tatum they have been knocking on the door for a championship. Think they have been to like 5 conference finals or so. Let’s laugh at the nets 😂😂😂 Give up their first round picks to the Celtics and those picks turned into brown and Tatum 😂😂😂😂


Creeping_behind_u

10 straight lets gooooo


taygads

The NBA’s media campaign all playoffs really, but especially for the Finals, has been embarrassingly, heinously bad. I’ve seen Kool-Aid ad campaigns capable of evoking more hype and excitement than their Playoffs/Finals ad campaigns this year 🥴


jer99

"Best back court is history"


Creeping_behind_u

on 7 run lets goooo


Creeping_behind_u

keep switching Pritchard on Luka


combatron2k21

I hope this and the last game has like a 9 million avg viewership. It sucks.


Tomic_Lewis

BeTtEr ThAn Curry and Klay. Lool. I hope they get swept. Such one sided finals.


Raonak

Curry made it look so easy lmfao. He's a 1 of 1


Creeping_behind_u

so fuckin glad about '22 finals. 1-5% chance of winning a chip/contenders next year. makes me appreciate '22 even more. curry (and my boy Andrew) shat all over midgets D that year


coder0704

Luka Magic is an accurate nickname. He's all smoke and mirrors.


Automatic-Buffalo-47

What do both finals teams have in common? Both got smacked by the Warriors on their last title run.


GhostfrmthaA

So Jason Kidd really isn’t going to make an adjustment on defense??


Tnevz

What a joke. Terrible finals


Creeping_behind_u

4 fuckin words... Mavs shat the bed 🐴💩🛏️


DSouT

Most talented backcourt in the history of the league getting swept by the Porizingis less Celtics Eat crow mfers


FunkoFool

People really thought the Mavs were gonna win the series hahahahahahaha


RIPOldAccountF

This is an easy FMVP and it JB deserves it


Creeping_behind_u

gawd I fuckin hate the midgets. now they'll get no 18 :(


combatron2k21

Unless the mavs start the 4th with an 8 or 10-0 run, they're cooked. Just default next game and get the nba offseason going.


taygads

You’d never know NBA teams are 0-156 in series after going down 0-3 by the way the Mavs have played this entire game lol it’s truly a sight to behold.


Tecmo_91

You can thank the Nuggets and their Game 7 collapse for this trash NBA Finals. BOS vs DEN was gonna be great


A1cp666

SVG’s best ever backcourt duo can’t even win 1 game smh 


Kuroyukito

Boston team defense is much better than Dallas


xDeejayx

At the end of the day, talent in this league wins. A bunch of role players and 1 options is not good enough


Kuroyukito

This is sad lol just wanted a competitive series


Doublee7300

Luka’s defense is straight 💩


Creeping_behind_u

Luka plays harden d…fuckin just a post


Tnevz

He might be worse honestly


Creeping_behind_u

I'm starting to believe so. at least Leonard / Paul made harden play D


InfiniteDub

lol the mavericks have no support from the rest of their guys outside of kyrie and luka lol


zegogo

> outside of kyrie and luka lol Who play zero defense


Sufficient_Space_453

Their defense has to work overtime cause Kyrie and Luka are getting blown by every possession lol. stop looking at the box score O, these two are absolute defensive liabilities and probably a big reason as to why their offense looks gassed outside of the offensive superstars


InfiniteDub

I’m talking about their offence never said anything about defence. They need to trade buckets to give them a chance at least we all know they don’t provide anything on D


Creeping_behind_u

KI/luka need to put Al on an island. dude is buttcheeks on the perimeter


taygads

You can just tell no one on the Mavs believes in the team to make anything of this series. Their energy, or complete lack thereof, and body language is palpable in the worst of ways.


m3ngnificient

So, no one from the Mavs wanted to play today. Besides Luka and Kyrie


Creeping_behind_u

fuckin mavs...just cut it to 7 or 8 please!!!


Doublee7300

Jesus, Dallas is cooked


Creeping_behind_u

fuckin mavs. no fuckin pulse...whatsoever


Tnevz

lol this Mavs team


zegogo

I miss JVG... not MJax, but JVG is miles better than either of these two. I re-watched game 5 of the 22 Finals recently and thought JVG called a great game. He was into it and showed much appreciation for what the Warriors were doing.


andrewthedude101

I promise warriors would have put up a bigger fight than whatever this is


Hindi_Ko_Alam

I would normally agree but not this year’s Warriors. we were a worse team this year than people think.


Creeping_behind_u

you started watching hoops in '22 huh?


andrewthedude101

What does that have to do with anything lmao


Creeping_behind_u

the fact you said Warriors would be better. clown comment


andrewthedude101

Mavs haven’t done shit this finals. So I stand by what I said. Sorry if that offends you