Ty Brian Windhorst, Luka definitely heard it all lol
GIK601
far more alert on defense.
maverickhistorian
Mavs PR machine will spread this more than a wild fire
sinik_ko
I’ve seen enough. Give em the dpoy
SkepticalKoala
His knee/ankle is going to be barking tomorrow morning
Spiritual_Echo_1000
He also got blown by this game. I hate the narrative that his defense is the sole or even a major reason they are losing the series
EutaxySpy
Honestly, this just goes to show it’s an effort thing for him and makes his defense in the first 3 games even more disappointing considering he can put in the effort
MaddenTexasRanger
He’s 6’7, 230, this proves he can do it. If he was tad bit lighter and healthy knees, he could do it more often. It will be interesting to see if it happens in game 5.
lotofhotdogs
Hes an average defender when he’s not tired… it’s just he’s usually tired from carrying the offense all game
Far-Asparagus6416
Props to him he absolutely was better in that aspect. Shows it’s not just a lack of ability but more so a lack of effort
lawschoolthrowaway36
As a matter of fairness, the many many people on here who incessantly bashed Luka the last 2 days should come on here and praise him.
Something tells me they’ll just wait until they have an opening to attack him again though
mariogotse
no matter what luka does you guys always find something to criticize him for lol
StefonDiggsHS
Celtics mod gonna delete this
SubcooledBoiling
Why doesn’t Luka do that every game, is he stupid?
Swoosh_rotaerc
This is why being a great offensive player matters more than being a great defensive player.
Luka went from “worst defender ever” to average in two days. It doesn’t matter what a bad offensive player does, they’re not making that switch in that time.
InfiniteDub
Half of defence is effort lol and considering this dude sees the floor like he does on the offensive end he should be a good defender if only he tries
Bored_Danyeer
Bullying works
Tall_Succotash
Typical Luka playing well after being demolished for his defensive energy
Dude has humiliation kink
TacomaPowers
If only he did this in the first 3 games. Still cooked. 🤷
desirox
Rose to the occasion and the criticism. He’s built for it
Sleeze_
Fuckin’ Windhorst
armandocalvinisius
Show me jokic or steph highlights pls
Yeah im a hater
Clemsontigger16
Those last 3 against Jrue 🤦🏻♂️ all obvious blocking fouls..
The rest were solid though, much better effort from him
WhoFartedMan
That fatty analyst just supercharged Luka. Let’s see his fat ass say something positive about Luka now
ZE_HAHAHA
Watching JB tryna dribble is funny ngl
Responsible-Budget21
He 100% fouling out next game
metaI_guru
Best player in the world and still has upside.
magnificentmeatwad
The reports about him being a terrible defender were greatly exaggerated
BlackMall83
I see a lot of rim-outs and missed bunnies 👀
meeseeks89
Bet they don’t show this on espn lol
jdgev
People are so dum… he has been playing good defense this season. Then he gets injured play off time, visibly limping, and people are like “why isn’t he playing defense, he’s fat, lazy…” lol. Yes he complains way too much, but he’s not playing his best D because he can’t not because he doesn’t want to. Just because you don’t see him limping doesn’t mean he’s 100% and is clearly trying to not strain too much.
2bored2beIgnored
He is bi polar.
ef14
It makes me so angry that this dude would actually be a very good defender if he fucking tried.
Lazy-Ambassador-7908
Tatum definitely blew by him on one of those highlights but he had an amazing defensive, give the man his credit for resilience and bouncing back
la_panca
LOL, Luka, a game changer: able to to turn a competent contest into a stop.
EchoBay
But the Celtics figured it out, and Luka has been exposed for the fraud he is. How is this possible? It must be AI.
jaybirdcrouton
I mean…this is great and all but it would’ve been nice if he did this in the other games instead of letting Boston base their gameplan around blowing by him every play
Pablo21694
You don’t have to engage for 48 minutes a night, 82 nights a year. Just for 7 nights and that’s it
If he does this for the rest of the series it’s genuinely not impossible for the Mavs to win this series and I’m dead serious
ogremania
From worst defender in the league to this, I told them they we’re overreacting and that Luka is banged up as well. Was downvoted to oblivion by the circlejerk
KoppleForce
has anyone told him that if he plays defense that the team is more likely to win the game? as a result of good defending the opponent will likely score less points, and increase the chances of victory? has someone broken this down to him , maybe in slovenian?
girth_br00ks
Lmao. Gonna celebrate like they won the chip because they didn’t get swept.
chicken_pear
This is why I don’t understand players who give poor effort on defense. You literally just have to try.
Waesrdtfyg0987
Going straight up against JT was outstanding. But there was help defense on a couple from Lively, PP and DW missed open 3s (Celtics game is drive and kick), another DW with no movement 3 when they were down 30+, a few uncalled fouls (but it’s the playoffs), still several matadors.
So definitely than before, but this clip set/title is defintely wrong.
QubixVarga
boy does Tatum suck donkey balls 😭😂
aeiou-y
Windhorst choking on a kielabasa
Brightest_Helper
I’m a Celtics fan but have to say the Mavs played as beautifully as the Cs did dreadfully, I’m hoping for a game five win
roomtotheater
Luka has a had a lot of games like this in the playoffs
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Luka with Holiday-esque defense
Dude heard all the critics
Ty Brian Windhorst, Luka definitely heard it all lol
far more alert on defense.
Mavs PR machine will spread this more than a wild fire
I’ve seen enough. Give em the dpoy
His knee/ankle is going to be barking tomorrow morning
He also got blown by this game. I hate the narrative that his defense is the sole or even a major reason they are losing the series
Honestly, this just goes to show it’s an effort thing for him and makes his defense in the first 3 games even more disappointing considering he can put in the effort
He’s 6’7, 230, this proves he can do it. If he was tad bit lighter and healthy knees, he could do it more often. It will be interesting to see if it happens in game 5.
Hes an average defender when he’s not tired… it’s just he’s usually tired from carrying the offense all game
Props to him he absolutely was better in that aspect. Shows it’s not just a lack of ability but more so a lack of effort
As a matter of fairness, the many many people on here who incessantly bashed Luka the last 2 days should come on here and praise him.
Something tells me they’ll just wait until they have an opening to attack him again though
no matter what luka does you guys always find something to criticize him for lol
Celtics mod gonna delete this
Why doesn’t Luka do that every game, is he stupid?
This is why being a great offensive player matters more than being a great defensive player.
Luka went from “worst defender ever” to average in two days.
It doesn’t matter what a bad offensive player does, they’re not making that switch in that time.
Half of defence is effort lol and considering this dude sees the floor like he does on the offensive end he should be a good defender if only he tries
Bullying works
Typical Luka playing well after being demolished for his defensive energy
Dude has humiliation kink
If only he did this in the first 3 games. Still cooked. 🤷
Rose to the occasion and the criticism. He’s built for it
Fuckin’ Windhorst
Show me jokic or steph highlights pls
Yeah im a hater
Those last 3 against Jrue 🤦🏻♂️ all obvious blocking fouls..
The rest were solid though, much better effort from him
That fatty analyst just supercharged Luka. Let’s see his fat ass say something positive about Luka now
Watching JB tryna dribble is funny ngl
He 100% fouling out next game
Best player in the world and still has upside.
The reports about him being a terrible defender were greatly exaggerated
I see a lot of rim-outs and missed bunnies 👀
Bet they don’t show this on espn lol
People are so dum… he has been playing good defense this season. Then he gets injured play off time, visibly limping, and people are like “why isn’t he playing defense, he’s fat, lazy…” lol. Yes he complains way too much, but he’s not playing his best D because he can’t not because he doesn’t want to. Just because you don’t see him limping doesn’t mean he’s 100% and is clearly trying to not strain too much.
He is bi polar.
It makes me so angry that this dude would actually be a very good defender if he fucking tried.
Tatum definitely blew by him on one of those highlights but he had an amazing defensive, give the man his credit for resilience and bouncing back
LOL, Luka, a game changer: able to to turn a competent contest into a stop.
But the Celtics figured it out, and Luka has been exposed for the fraud he is. How is this possible? It must be AI.
I mean…this is great and all but it would’ve been nice if he did this in the other games instead of letting Boston base their gameplan around blowing by him every play
You don’t have to engage for 48 minutes a night, 82 nights a year. Just for 7 nights and that’s it
If he does this for the rest of the series it’s genuinely not impossible for the Mavs to win this series and I’m dead serious
From worst defender in the league to this, I told them they we’re overreacting and that Luka is banged up as well. Was downvoted to oblivion by the circlejerk
has anyone told him that if he plays defense that the team is more likely to win the game? as a result of good defending the opponent will likely score less points, and increase the chances of victory? has someone broken this down to him , maybe in slovenian?
Lmao. Gonna celebrate like they won the chip because they didn’t get swept.
This is why I don’t understand players who give poor effort on defense. You literally just have to try.
Going straight up against JT was outstanding. But there was help defense on a couple from Lively, PP and DW missed open 3s (Celtics game is drive and kick), another DW with no movement 3 when they were down 30+, a few uncalled fouls (but it’s the playoffs), still several matadors.
So definitely than before, but this clip set/title is defintely wrong.
boy does Tatum suck donkey balls 😭😂
Windhorst choking on a kielabasa
I’m a Celtics fan but have to say the Mavs played as beautifully as the Cs did dreadfully, I’m hoping for a game five win
Luka has a had a lot of games like this in the playoffs