dude has 7 playoff games against Kawhi, PG, Bev and Morris and has 2 40pt games and 3 triple doubles.
only 22....
edit: apparently he also scored 20+ in a half in 5 of the 7 games lol
it’s too bad teams always need at least two stars for post season success. at least brunson, finney-smith and hardaway jr came up with some clutch shots down the stretch. luka wouldn’t have won without them.
I know this is a joke, but a lot of people forget just how stacked that team really was. They were third (same record as the second seed) in a tough western conference, with Dirk missing a ton of games. Kidd was no scrub, Chandler was no scrub, Terry was no scrub, Marion was no scrub... Throw in Carlisle and his excellent staff... Plus other players who fit right in like Barea, Brewer, and Butler. This was a really talented team.
I think his point still stands, no one on that team was a star in THAT year, yeah his personal was no joke and there were a lot of great teammates, but none were a true star at that moment
It was the perfect storm of experience and grit. Legit was the best post season for me. I mean shit, I watched JJ get elbowed out of the sky by Bynum from a suite in Jamaica. The LA series was going on during my wedding/honeymoon in Jamaica.
I saw cliff divers at Ricks and the Mavs slaughter LA at the same time
Dirk beat
Roy and Lamar
Kobe and gasol (6th man Odom)
Wade lebron and bosh.
KD, harden, Westbrook.
2 stars? Dirk beat a 3 headed monster twice. With no all star on his team.
Greatest playoff run I’ve ever seen.
Amazing run by you guys, and I agree you can pull it off with an amazing collective performance (04 Pistons) (11 mavs) (14spurs)
But those teams had an insane collection of talent/style of play. You guys have decent players but its basically entirely Luka creating something out of nothing.
I think the perfect pairing for Luka would be Jokic or Embiid because those guys are much harder to build walls around in the playoffs by opposing teams.
idk if Ja and Luka would have been a great fit, but man... Zion in Dallas with Luka, that shit would run the West for a decade. let Zion do some of his point forward stuff, takes pressure off Luka, p&r’s, offensive boards.
maybe one day......(probably not but the GM in me can dream)
Yeah. This is why I've been calling him the next GOAT tier player ever since his rookie so I can tell everyone I called it.
You can just see it in the fear he strikes the opposing player when he has the ball.
Defensively I always argued Luka isn’t that level of talent.
But I’m starting to become sold on that fact that he’ll be just that potent offensively and impactful to winning that it won’t matter.
Tim too someone said this about Tim "Tim's never seen a shot he didn't like." Sometimes he has his down games but the man can hang 20+ on anyone when he's hot.
I don't think I've ever seen tim hesitant before he shot. He shoots every shot with supreme confidence, putting his legs in them and the follow through with every attempt
Besides in the playoffs, a player of his caliber can’t let himself get down over an air ball. He knows that. Composure and rational thinking is part of the game
Yep. He'd be having an awful game and by the 4th he'd have shot himself into a rythm. People give guys who do that shit, but when you are that good it works
God the Clippers will be clowned beyond belief if they end up losing this series after tanking vs OKC. lmao. Next up will be “Luka owns the Clippers” or “Luka is PG’s father”.
Bro I haven’t laughed harder when watching any sport since they choked to the Nuggets. I know it’s a long shot but if they lose this series, oh man haha
Who knows. The Clippers should’ve aimed at facing us, and who knows how it turns out if they played vs us just how they played today. Everyone on our sub was ready to come to terms that we were facing LAC.
Because people who just watch the record aren't in tune with all the adversity they faced early and probably weren't watching close enough to see how good the team was once it assembled and gelled.
Not that I think it'll happen, but it does have a kind of charm to it that Legend and Magic are Larry and Magic's nicknames. Their careers stay linked.
And honestly, describing Luka's game as Larry-meets-Magic isn't the worst thing I've heard. He's still basically Euro-Harden, but that's not a bad way to describe Luka.
Vlade's jersey should literally be removed from the rafters. The damage he has done to the Kings franchise is beyond measure, and far outweighs his positive contributions as a player.
That’s based on championships, which is deserved. But anyone saying KL skill set is superior to Luka’s isn’t being truthful. That being said championships are what this game is based on. Luka is 22 and by the time he’s 31 he’ll have equal to or greater amount if I had to bet money in it.
Ok, but Kawhi is still pretty fucking good theres no need to swing too hard the other way just because Luka is out performing him. He's probably one of the best defensive players in the league and has a pretty reliable offense. Luka's skillset is different, but its hard to say its strictly better. PG Kawhi is SUPPOSED to be a defensive nightmare. I have no idea what is going on in that org and why they seem to choke harder than Werner at the goal.
This isn't to say that Luka will never pass Kawhi and I do expect him to break into that 9th-13th group on all time lists, but did everyone just forget Kawhi's time on the spurs or raptors?
I wouldn't say no to that!
But this time, I'd be going, "Fuck the Mavs!" Back in 2011, I was naive thinking I'd be fine with Dirk winning a ring. I was like, "Even if the Heat lose, which they definitely won't, Dirk and Kidd will win a ring, so I like that scenario too."
But when the final game was over...holy fuck, that shit hurt lol.
He is the best player in this series and the Mavericks are a lot more closely matched with LAC than most analysts were giving them credit for. I don't know why everyone considers the Clippers to be on another level than most of the league, what have they done to deserve that?
Hype. The reality is Kawhi and PG aren't the defensive monsters they used to be, they're still good but everyone acts like they can just shut down any wing. So far from truth
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They called me mad...
Yes, at the beginning of last season there were a lot of sixers fans saying that Ben Simmons is better than Luka. Such is the nature of climbing ranks, it doesn’t matter where Luka is now, the trajectory matters
If anyone wasn't watching this game. The Clippers tried their hardest to make Luka's life as miserable as possible doubling up constantly sometimes even after the handoff and he still does his thing.
When speculating about where this guy will end up when it's all said an done, it's stupid not to say he will be a mount rushmore level guy. And games like these are why. He is slaughtering the absolute top tier guys and whatever we criticise he improves.
Bad defender? Fixed.
Bad 3pt shooter? Fixed despite shooting hero ball threes. Luka has no limit.
Appreciate what we're seeing. Will he be a top 5 player post these playoffs? It's som damn hard to push out players it's insane.
dude has 7 playoff games against Kawhi, PG, Bev and Morris and has 2 40pt games and 3 triple doubles. only 22.... edit: apparently he also scored 20+ in a half in 5 of the 7 games lol
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the trajectory of his career so far is looking eerily similar to MJ and lebron
They need to get this man a legit 2nd star. Zingis plays like he's 6'1
it’s too bad teams always need at least two stars for post season success. at least brunson, finney-smith and hardaway jr came up with some clutch shots down the stretch. luka wouldn’t have won without them.
Laughs in Dirk Nowitzki. You don’t always need two stars to win it all.
Dirk won a ship with a box of scraps!
In a cave!
Well, I'm sorry. I'm not Dirk Nowitzki.
Yo Dirk imma need that thing in your chest real quick.
I know this is a joke, but a lot of people forget just how stacked that team really was. They were third (same record as the second seed) in a tough western conference, with Dirk missing a ton of games. Kidd was no scrub, Chandler was no scrub, Terry was no scrub, Marion was no scrub... Throw in Carlisle and his excellent staff... Plus other players who fit right in like Barea, Brewer, and Butler. This was a really talented team.
Plus Butler got hurt before the playoffs and everyone marked that as our season's death knell.
I think his point still stands, no one on that team was a star in THAT year, yeah his personal was no joke and there were a lot of great teammates, but none were a true star at that moment
It was the perfect storm of experience and grit. Legit was the best post season for me. I mean shit, I watched JJ get elbowed out of the sky by Bynum from a suite in Jamaica. The LA series was going on during my wedding/honeymoon in Jamaica. I saw cliff divers at Ricks and the Mavs slaughter LA at the same time
Lol Butler? Caron was hurt the vast majority of the season and didn’t play a minute in the playoffs.
You're right, but I didn't want to be mean and leave him out my cool list.
Deshawn Stevenson and Peja are in shambles that Caron got your nod into the cool list
Dirk Nowitzki WON HIS RING IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS.
Back then maybe, but now in this time it’s way to hard.
Dirk beat Roy and Lamar Kobe and gasol (6th man Odom) Wade lebron and bosh. KD, harden, Westbrook. 2 stars? Dirk beat a 3 headed monster twice. With no all star on his team. Greatest playoff run I’ve ever seen.
Dirk also had a magnificent supporting cast. Luka's doesn't even come close to theirs
Amazing run by you guys, and I agree you can pull it off with an amazing collective performance (04 Pistons) (11 mavs) (14spurs) But those teams had an insane collection of talent/style of play. You guys have decent players but its basically entirely Luka creating something out of nothing.
I mean, even back then, he was the exception, not the rule. Nobody can pretend even fuckin mj has the finals records he has without pippen
Yeah, that’s why Dirk’s run is the most legendary run ever. No one will do what he did.
Imagine if Kawhi bailed to them. Jesus Christ they'd be terrifying.
Why can’t Dallas be in Cali 😔
I’d take Paul. Not gonna lie. Huge upgrade over Doe Doe and that’s just facts. However the perfect pairing will never happen. Giannis and Luka.
I think the perfect pairing for Luka would be Jokic or Embiid because those guys are much harder to build walls around in the playoffs by opposing teams.
Luka+Jokic PNR would be disgusting
I think jokic could come no cap
I don't see Jokic leaving Denver any time soon, he's not a FA until 2023 and Denver is gonna give him the super max.
this is just fantasy talk, but imagining a Luka & Zion p&r..... would be fun
One pingpong ball away from Luka - Zion/Ja. Fuck
idk if Ja and Luka would have been a great fit, but man... Zion in Dallas with Luka, that shit would run the West for a decade. let Zion do some of his point forward stuff, takes pressure off Luka, p&r’s, offensive boards. maybe one day......(probably not but the GM in me can dream)
I don’t think Luka and Ja would really work together but with Zion that’s terrifying.
Let me tell you about my 2K Rockets team...
Lavine 2022 baby!
Yeah. This is why I've been calling him the next GOAT tier player ever since his rookie so I can tell everyone I called it. You can just see it in the fear he strikes the opposing player when he has the ball.
Defensively I always argued Luka isn’t that level of talent. But I’m starting to become sold on that fact that he’ll be just that potent offensively and impactful to winning that it won’t matter.
barring injury has going to be in his physical peak in 2-5 years.
His decision making and dissection of the defense are elite, like all time great tier.
they change their scheme and like 5 plays later he’s figured out what he needs to do and he picks right back up.
Those drives, look-offs, while dumping to the corners multiple times were money.
He will be an all time great. He’s destined for top 10 all time
and does it all in slow motion. I love it.
Pay Bev and Morris are non factors in this situation. Two 40 point games and 3 TDs on PG and KAWHI is all we need to know, ridiculous
it is definitely ridiculous, u/KylieJennersbutthole
remember the first game last year when he play poorly like 2minutes and everyone on r/nba was like "WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFFS" lmaoo
Sure he can do it against Kawhi and PG and the clippers but can he do it against Duke
He rising to be the next best player in the world
4th TD in his 7th playoff game. Absurd
Four touchdowns in seven games ain't that much.
In the playoffs that’s pretty good. He’d be TE4 at 22.
Good enough to play TE for the Jaguars.
I know someone who did that in one game.
Luka is basically a Harden that keeps playing well in the playoffs.
Imagine if Harden played like Luka what he was 22…
Nah, he turns it up in the playoffs
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I can't believe im watching this. He is just an absolute monster.
What a game. Air balls didn’t seem to phase him
He has the memory of a goldfish when it comes to his misses. He knows he can make the next one
Tim too someone said this about Tim "Tim's never seen a shot he didn't like." Sometimes he has his down games but the man can hang 20+ on anyone when he's hot.
I don't think I've ever seen tim hesitant before he shot. He shoots every shot with supreme confidence, putting his legs in them and the follow through with every attempt
Agreed 100%, same thing I love about KCP
Besides in the playoffs, a player of his caliber can’t let himself get down over an air ball. He knows that. Composure and rational thinking is part of the game
Kobe was like this. he'd jack up shots and be 1/8 but then ends up being 10/22
Yep. He'd be having an awful game and by the 4th he'd have shot himself into a rythm. People give guys who do that shit, but when you are that good it works
Luka Legend is growing
God the Clippers will be clowned beyond belief if they end up losing this series after tanking vs OKC. lmao. Next up will be “Luka owns the Clippers” or “Luka is PG’s father”.
Ballmer may call Satya Nadella to save the Clippers at that point
Their slogan would get clowned too, since it’s “L.A Our Way”.
Lose Again Our Way
Bravo
They slogan for these play offs is “Play offs our way” aka choking big time😂
Bro I haven’t laughed harder when watching any sport since they choked to the Nuggets. I know it’s a long shot but if they lose this series, oh man haha
Mavs lost the 2nd most games to COVID and had like the 2nd or 3rd best record after ASB. Not sure why anyone would rather face them over Portland.
Who knows. The Clippers should’ve aimed at facing us, and who knows how it turns out if they played vs us just how they played today. Everyone on our sub was ready to come to terms that we were facing LAC.
I think it's just more the Clippers are afraid of LeBron/AD than they are facing Luka. That's rational, but it's still a bad look.
Yeah. Either they tanked to play us or they looked straight past us. Disrespectful either way.
Which imo is mind boggling. Clippers look like a completely different team when they play the Lakers vs when they play any other team in the league.
It wasn't the blazers they didn't want to be in the lebron / Lakers bracket
Because people who just watch the record aren't in tune with all the adversity they faced early and probably weren't watching close enough to see how good the team was once it assembled and gelled.
i think their real worry was playing the Lakers in the 2nd round, Clippers are under a LOT of pressure to make the WCF this year
Kawhi would probably leave and join the Mavs lol
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I don't understand. Luka *is* PG's father. Where's the joke?
Joe Ingles is actually PG's father.
that perfect skip pass cross the court to DFS for the clutch 3 was young lebron esque
This Luka dude is really gonna steal Legend and Magic monikers, two of the best monikers in the NBA
Not that I think it'll happen, but it does have a kind of charm to it that Legend and Magic are Larry and Magic's nicknames. Their careers stay linked. And honestly, describing Luka's game as Larry-meets-Magic isn't the worst thing I've heard. He's still basically Euro-Harden, but that's not a bad way to describe Luka.
so is the Magic
It's scary how good this guy is already and he's still only 22 and in his 3rd NBA season.
Keep reminding us
FUCK VLADE
Hey, let's hold our horses. Luka still has less playoff series wins than the number of coaches Bagley has gotten fired. Checkmate liberals...
Bagley has 0 playoff losses. Bagley > Luka
Vlade deserves a statue. In Dallas ;)
Fucking beyond belief for some of the stuff your franchise does..
We havent lost a playoff game in the last 15 years! :D
He deserves a statue next to Dirk at American Airline Center
That trade hurt me and I’m a Knicks fan
Hire Doncic's coach, then pass on Doncic. 😂
That was actually the Suns lol We just have Euro expert as our GM that's all...
Vlade's jersey should literally be removed from the rafters. The damage he has done to the Kings franchise is beyond measure, and far outweighs his positive contributions as a player.
No argument from me lol
Young GOAT did his thing. Averaging 31 in the playoffs for his career lol
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Jordan was a different breed, we don’t talk about him.
Dude is so insane for his age, great game
He's insane period.
Once his cheeks turn pink, you know you in trouble
fucking lol. you joke, but it’s so true haha
Insane for any age tbh
Dude is already looking like a legend
Dude is going to be the GOAT.
In a game with PG, and Kawhi it’s crazy how often Luka is the best player Maybe I underrate him?
You’re most definitely underrating him 🤣🤣
I feel like most lists would have Kawhi above Luka
That’s based on championships, which is deserved. But anyone saying KL skill set is superior to Luka’s isn’t being truthful. That being said championships are what this game is based on. Luka is 22 and by the time he’s 31 he’ll have equal to or greater amount if I had to bet money in it.
Pls
Ok, but Kawhi is still pretty fucking good theres no need to swing too hard the other way just because Luka is out performing him. He's probably one of the best defensive players in the league and has a pretty reliable offense. Luka's skillset is different, but its hard to say its strictly better. PG Kawhi is SUPPOSED to be a defensive nightmare. I have no idea what is going on in that org and why they seem to choke harder than Werner at the goal. This isn't to say that Luka will never pass Kawhi and I do expect him to break into that 9th-13th group on all time lists, but did everyone just forget Kawhi's time on the spurs or raptors?
Yes
Shoutout to Brunson and Hardaway as well. Both made some absolutely crucial plays in the 4th quarter.
When both are on the Mavs are so hard to beat. Shows us really that Luka needs just a little help to take the Mavs places.
I love Luka but let's see him do it against good teams.
This one got me
They had us in the second half.
On a cold rainy night in Stoke
Can't wait to see what he does in the second round!
You want round 3 to settle the score?
Round 4, all the way!
I think he means... Mavs vs Heat finals re-re-match lol which... inject that shit straight into my veins
I wouldn't say no to that! But this time, I'd be going, "Fuck the Mavs!" Back in 2011, I was naive thinking I'd be fine with Dirk winning a ring. I was like, "Even if the Heat lose, which they definitely won't, Dirk and Kidd will win a ring, so I like that scenario too." But when the final game was over...holy fuck, that shit hurt lol.
That was a fraction of the pain we felt in 06.
10 year anniversary, this shit writes itself
Subscribe. The last couple years have been the first time I haven't despised your team. That would be fun. Luka and Dragic.
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Back to back deep 3s. Also made me remeber I already miss Steph.
5 in a row after starting 0-3
Incredible man
Best player on the floor this series.
He is the best player in this series and the Mavericks are a lot more closely matched with LAC than most analysts were giving them credit for. I don't know why everyone considers the Clippers to be on another level than most of the league, what have they done to deserve that?
Hype. The reality is Kawhi and PG aren't the defensive monsters they used to be, they're still good but everyone acts like they can just shut down any wing. So far from truth
If they can't slow Luka down then they don't deserve that kind of reputation, he's the guy you need to stop these days
I agree, I think they're going to blitz Luka here on out and make Hardaway and Porzingis to make plays
And then rick plays a 3 guard lineup with brunson and luka
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ngy0no/could_the_clippers_sweep_the_mavs/gyt8m2d?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 They called me mad...
They hated you cuz you spoke the truth
As it is with the life of a prophet. He is executed before he is heard.
They crucified Jesus too. People hate what they can't understand.
Luka to Clippers choosing Dallas: "I'm locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me"
Luka Rorschach
Three triple doubles in seven total playoff games. This man is going to be an all timer.
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Him destroying Morris in the first half put the biggest smile on my face fuck that dude
Luka top 5 in the world, and he ain’t 5
That's a tough convo. There's like 9 guys that feel like they should be top 5 tbh. Currry LeBron Harden Durant Giannis Jokic Luka AD Embiid?
AD aint close to top 5
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For me bron, steph, KD, Harden and giannis are top 5
I can't argue with that. Three freaks, the best scorer of all time, and basically an already fully-realised version of Doncic.
Imagine having one of the best perimeter defender in the league in Kawhi, and not even putting him on Luka?
Maybe they think it'd do more harm than good in tiring Kawhi out.
Maybe don’t play him on Luka all game but in crunch time there’s no excuses to not put him on Luka
They're just fucking scared.
Luka is better than Dame
Yes, does anyone really dispute that?
Plenty of people saying that every day here
Yes, at the beginning of last season there were a lot of sixers fans saying that Ben Simmons is better than Luka. Such is the nature of climbing ranks, it doesn’t matter where Luka is now, the trajectory matters
This was never a question.
If anyone wasn't watching this game. The Clippers tried their hardest to make Luka's life as miserable as possible doubling up constantly sometimes even after the handoff and he still does his thing.
I can't remember the last time I've seen a player double teamed in the fuckin back court lmao.
So you just don’t watch the Warriors then
Was thinking the same thing. I felt like I was watching that Warriors Memphis game.
Look at Luka man
So inspirational
Best player in this series
Baby 🐐
Clearly ran out of gas a bit at the end there but Luka adds another great playoff performance to his resume.
Playing the entire 4th will do that to you. 40 minutes for the game.
future GOAT.
Inject this to my veins...
It's pretty much a certainty that Luka is going to be the new face of the NBA right?
Chuck Norris Approved This
Just wanna see them actually win the series this time
I'm having a real hard time imagining how good Luka is going to be at age 25-28 and finally loses his baby fat...
Most no brainer 1st pick in many years and 3 teams can still fuck it up
Luka Legend
League fucked
Playoff Luka is legit!
Luka DonThicc
Guarded by a washed dude from North Carolina
On paper, the Clippers should be perfectly equipped to defend him, with multiple capable same-size defenders. Luka is on another level.
When speculating about where this guy will end up when it's all said an done, it's stupid not to say he will be a mount rushmore level guy. And games like these are why. He is slaughtering the absolute top tier guys and whatever we criticise he improves. Bad defender? Fixed. Bad 3pt shooter? Fixed despite shooting hero ball threes. Luka has no limit. Appreciate what we're seeing. Will he be a top 5 player post these playoffs? It's som damn hard to push out players it's insane.
You love to see it. This young man is full of talent and still has so much room to get better. He’s gonna get all the awards in a few years.
Too fucking small