Nick Wright @getnickwright
The “different approach” with the officials is directly correlated to the fact that tonight when Luka is getting fouled… the officials are calling the foul.
Also, being up 20+ helps. – 9:35 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Through 18 minutes, it is:
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving: 30
Celtics: 25
That’s a good equation for Dallas, to put it mildly. – 9:31 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Yeah the Celtics look like they need to get blown out and have two days off and finish this at home.
Heavy minutes to hold on to Game 3. And the leading scorer so far is Luka, the one player among Luka/Kyrie/Tatum/Brown/Holiday/White who didn’t reach 40 minutes Wednesday – 9:29 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic during his pregame media remarks tonight: “We are all here to watch him play, right? And so let’s just enjoy it.”
Luka Doncic midway through the 2nd Q tonight: 18 pts on 7-for-13 shooting.
DAL 45, BOS 25 – 9:28 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
It’s now a 30-11 run over the last 11 minutes for Dallas, which leads 45-25 after a Luka Doncic jumper that forces another Joe Mazzulla timeout.
Outside of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics are 2-for-13. Outside of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, Dallas is 7-for-12. – 9:27 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Doncic and Irving outscoring the Celtics 27-25 midway thru the 2nd quarter. been that kind of night for the C’s – 9:27 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Now it’s Dallas hunting the matchups, playing at their pace, dictating the terms. Luka has finally arrived. 45-25, Celtics can’t get anything going offensively – 9:26 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Lively making those deep roll kick outs adds a dimension to Dallas’ offense we haven’t seen in this series. Nobody besides Luka and Kyrie has gotten deep drive and kicks, but Lively is the one guy on the team who has the size and vision to pull it off on the roll. – 9:15 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Back to back games where Dante Exum wants to get the ball to Luka, Celtics deny Luka, then Exum’s like “fine I’ll do it” – 9:13 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Dallas opens with its best start to a FINALS game and leads the Celtics 34-21 after the 1Q.
🏀Luka Doncic: 13 points
🏀Kyrie Irving: 9 points
🏀Jayson Tatum: 11 points
SUPER SUB:
🏀 Dereck Lively II: 5 points, 5 rebounds – 9:10 PM
Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Just two very early first impressions from Dallas in 1Q: way more aggressive driving to the rim, and Luka is way more aggressive and engaged on defense. Really good start for Dallas obviously. – 9:09 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe #Celtics started OK but then stopped scoring and couldn’t get stops, trail #Mavericks 34-21 after 1Q. Tatum 11, Brown 4, White 3, Tillman 3; Doncic 13, Irving 9, Lively 5. – 9:08 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
After 1: Mavericks 34, Celtics 21
Dallas gets off to a great start, shooting 14-for-24 behind 22 points from Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Celtics not named Jayson Tatum are 4-for-14, including 1-for-6 from 3. – 9:07 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
lotta Luka already with 10 points and a FT pending here. but the series has also been about how he looks later in the game after a strong start – 8:56 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
15-5 Mavericks run, with a free-throw attempt to come for Doncic.
It’s 21-14 Dallas and a certain 7-foot-1 20-year-old has 5 points and 4 rebounds in 5 minutes. And a 3-pointer! – 8:55 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Dallas has a 21-14 lead over Boston with 4:11 left in the first quarter. Luka Doncic has 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting. – 8:54 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Mavs actively hunting Boston’s bigs with Doncic. First Horford, now Tillman. Luka off to a terrific start. – 8:53 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Like the pair of consecutive screens to line up Luka vs. Tillman there for 3 FT. Haven’t seen many of those. Otherwise it’s mostly been the same approach, with a massive usage, for Doncic early. – 8:53 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Brown going at Luka early and hits him with his first foul 5 min. in. His ability to do that and guard him at the point of attack is what made him the heavy FMVP favorite coming into tonight. – 8:46 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Wrote about how Horford is taking away Luka’s stepback going left, among other tricks, as he battles Dallas’s guards in Boston’s switching scheme. Just saw it a minute ago as he force Luka to take stepback going right. nytimes.com/athletic/55633… – 8:44 PM
Tim Cato @tim_cato
Luka isn’t a winner to me because i lack object permanence and can’t see all those things he’s won because they’re not currently in front of me – 8:41 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
We may not have believed him at the time, but Jason Kidd’s statement that there are no lineup changes for the Mavericks was true. Same starters for Game 4 – 8:24 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Mavericks – American Airlines Center – June 14, 2024 – NBA Finals Game 4 Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
Dallas – Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford
OUT – Boston: None Dallas: None pic.twitter.com/pTSo1zOoYe – 8:13 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Jason Kidd made it abundantly clear in his pregame press conference that he’s upset about recent coverage of his star player in a high-profile media outlet, and I thank him for not coming right out and mentioning the San Antonio Express-News by name. – 7:47 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Jason Kidd decries ‘personal attacks’ on Luka Dončić without naming them in the face of bevy of criticism the Mavs star has faced over whining to refs and poor defense, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/55659… – 7:46 PM
Tania Ganguli @taniaganguli
Impassioned defense of Luka Doncic from Jason Kidd pregame against what he calls personal attacks against him. No matter what happens tonight, have to think Doncic will remember this. – 7:01 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
A lot of passion from Kidd about Doncic being under siege: “Give my man a break. Watch him play the game.” – 6:58 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jason Kidd spending the majority of his pregame passionately defending Luka Doncic from what he calls personal attacks. – 6:58 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd on “personal attacks” against Luka Doncic: “Give my man a break. Let him play the game, because we’re all here to watch him play.” – 6:58 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Jason Kidd on the criticism Luka Doncic has been receiving: “Give my man a break … He will be better. Hopefully he’s better tonight” – 6:57 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jason Kidd on the criticism of Luka Dončić: “There have been some personal attacks on him, but he will learn from them and come back better.” – 6:52 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The Mavericks say Luka Doncic is available to play tonight with his thoracic contusion. Doncic told @malika_andrews he’d need another pain-killing shot for the injury ahead of Game 4. – 6:52 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
“Somewhere in this game there’s gonna be a point where someone is going to make a stand or let go of the rope.” Jason Kidd on the upcoming Game 4. – 6:51 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd: “Somewhere in the game, there’s gonna be a point in the game where one team is going to have to make a stand or they’re going to let go of the rope.” – 6:50 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jason Kidd said the Mavericks need to play faster and guard the 3-point line. – 6:48 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
The only reason anyone is talking about Luka’s defense right now is that his offense was good enough to take the Mavericks two rounds further than anyone thought.
That’s somehow gotten lost here. He’s so good he’s lasted long enough to get criticized in ways other stars haven’t. – 6:02 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Let’s see if I can cover all of the Luka stuff in one tweet:
– Yes he needs to improve on defense.
– Yes he complains too much.
– Yes conditioning is an issue.
– No this isn’t some unfixable character flaw.
– Yes he can win titles as is.
– Yes he’s clearly playing hurt. – 3:02 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“[To] be a guy who’s winning rings and multiple rings and being a champion, [Luka Doncic] does have to improve his defense.”
—@AustinRivers25 on what Luka Doncic can do to win an NBA title 🏆
(🎥: @patmcafeeshow) pic.twitter.com/USDdCi3NP7 – 2:21 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
Some of the criticism Luka gets is deserved, but a lot of it is fueled by an audience that’s been trained to see basketball as an individual sport. That’s a shame. – 12:37 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jayson Tatum has more playoffs points than
Kevin Garnett
Paul George
Isiah Thomas
David Robinson
Kyrie Irving
Allen Iverson
Pau Gasol
Moses Malone
Steve Nash
Jason Kidd
Carmelo Anthony
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Jokic pic.twitter.com/hKpwrf9i6m – 8:02 PM
During his Friday appearance on The Rich Eisen Show before Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Hill stressed the need for the Dallas Mavericks’ franchise player to “grow up” with regard to how he interacts with officials. “I think one the maturity and the gamesmanship that goes into the interacting with officials, you know you have to pick and choose your spots. If you’re constantly getting on them and getting distracted, and getting caught up in that game within the game then you become a problem,” Hill said. “And we’ve seen that from [Doncic] in the regular season, but we’ve also seen it throughout the playoffs and even in this series. So I think if he can grow up from that standpoint, from a leadership standpoint, not being caught up or consumed in that and just playing the game I think that would help him and it help his teammates.” -via Clutch Points / June 14, 2024
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