How the Celtics outsmarted the Mavs | NBA Finals Game 3 analysis
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Published 2024-06-13
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All Comments (21)
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Celtics spacing is quite literally insane
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now that the mavericks are losing the narrative will change that the "mavericks were never that good" and "celtics got lucky"
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This is a testament to how much Joe has improved as a coach overall.
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That breakdown of the entire Celtics team playing floor general was crazy
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This is so good. Idiots (like me) are yelling at their tv: "do something! run a play!" But you're showing this is on another level. Fantastic analysis! Makes the game even more fun.
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Media was saying the Cs don’t run plays, they just win games off talent with no ball movement or man movement. This is why people have to watch games for themselves, great analysis as usual 💯
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There were many Celtics fans that hate Joe Mazzulla. I hope now they can appreciate how great he is.
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As much as I find games where Boston shoots 6-25 from the 3-point line difficult to watch, videos like this make me appreciate the Celtics.
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Celtics offense relies on getting the best shot available, which allows them to defend at an elite level even when they're in trouble. Mavs offense relies on forcing the issue through their two stars, which require a lot more energy that costs them on defense.
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these breakdowns really make boston look like a full blown machine
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Tatum baited Luka into looking away from Hauser on that corner three lol that’s great
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Joe Mazzula has been nothing short but amazing as a coach.
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Somebody in the league need you as a coach or in the filmroom man! Your breakdowns are elite. Appreciate your hoop content.
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Can we all talk about how underrated Sam hauser is though
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"Boston's just an incredibly smart, well-coached team with high-IQ veterans". Exactly. Never seen collective team intellect demonstrated more vividly than the Celtics have in these finals - on both sides of the court. Great video breakdown!
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The Celtics used to see how teams attacked Rob Williams in that floater role. They knew how to break it.
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Never let them tell you that the NBA doesn't play defense. The players are just soo athletic, in addition to the coaching quickly responding to changes, that it looks like everyone is just freestyling it without a thought in their heads.
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Boston is such a lethal and even better team with Jrue. He was the missing piece for them to go all the way. His defense is obviously the best in the nba but his offensive game is highly underrated. Can’t believe Milwaukee thought having overrated Dame over Jrue would help their title chances lol
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A great English professor is not Shakespeare, but he can greatly increase our appreciation of Shakespeare -- likewise, you guys add so much to my appreciation of basketball. Thank you.
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Watching your finals series makes it pretty clear that on top of the talent, Celtics just have better coaching
