Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic backlash: 'Give my man a break'
Dave McMenamin: Jason Kidd on the criticism Luka Doncic has been receiving: “Give my man a break … He will be better. Hopefully he’s better tonight”Source: Twitter @mcten
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
full segment with @LegsESPN on Luka’s Sam Hauser targeting will be available in the app shortly – 12:39 AM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
“I think he made a few people eat their words,” Irving says of Doncic. pic.twitter.com/EopPQfrEaX – 12:22 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Doncic’s performance tonight 🔥
29 PTS
5 REB
5 AST
3 STL
He didn’t play for the last 13 minutes of the game.
pic.twitter.com/Zt7ZnwMWX0 – 12:16 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals (from @AP) apnews.com/article/06892b… – 12:13 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Jason Kidd: “Our group was ready to go. They were ready to celebrate.” – 12:12 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
The Dallas Mavericks closed the gap in the series, guided by Luka Doncic 🥶 pic.twitter.com/S4CtwDmx7W – 12:12 AM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
‘It was this or go on vacation’: Mavericks, Luka Doncic put Celtics’ champagne on ice dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 12:11 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Points in the paint tonight in Game 4, excluding 4th quarter
Boston Celtics: 18
Luka Doncic: 22
Kyrie Irving: 18
That was the game tonight.
If you get that Monday, we have a series. I doubt it will be that extreme on both ends of the floor again in this series. – 11:51 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Luka Doncic, 2024 NBA Finals
– Game 1: 1 assist (fewest ever in a playoff game)
– Game 2: 8 turnovers (2nd-most ever in a playoff game)
– Game 3: 6 fouls (most ever in a playoff game)
– Game 4: 0/8 3s (first time failing to make a 3 in a playoff game) – 11:46 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Story: Luka Doncic, Mavericks dodge NBA Finals sweep by blowing out Celtics in Game 4 @washingtonpost @PostSports
washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06… – 11:46 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Luka. pic.twitter.com/oAOIw2qHVh – 11:16 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd: “We have nothing to lose going to Boston. To answer the first part of your question, Luka can play defense and you saw that tonight.” – 11:14 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Game 5 Luka this postseason…
At LAC: 35 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal (Mavericks by 30)
At OKC: 31 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 block, 5/11 3s (Mavericks by 12)
At MIN: 36 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 6/10 3s (Mavericks by 21)
At BOS: TBD pic.twitter.com/4qrz2MAW1p – 11:12 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd on Dereck Lively: “He can shoot and that’s the next step of his development.” – 11:11 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Mavericks Coach Jason Kidd: “The hardest thing in this league is to close the door against a group that has nothing to lose. Tonight you saw that. [The Celtics] let go of the rope pretty early.” – 11:11 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Luka and Kyrie went a combined 21-30 on 2’s tonight. – 11:10 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Luka answered the critics 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/LOl5JY0LOp – 11:02 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
The Mavs win in dominant fashion, 122-84, to force a Game 5 and bring the series back to Boston. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 50 points. See you Monday at TD Garden. – 10:59 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
Watching Dirk talk about Luka during the Mavericks’ blowout of the Celtics, I can’t help but think of my favorite highlight of when they were teammates. pic.twitter.com/XJyWXST6WF – 10:47 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
If we’re going to tear Luka down for his defense, then we better also highlight what he did in Game 4.
1:33 of him stopping the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/dDRKdeTRu2 – 10:41 PM
Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
Thru three quarters of Game 4, Luka Doncic had more points in the paint (22) than the entire Celtics’ team (18), according to @ESPNStatsInfo – 10:37 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Prepare for the Celtics to empty the bench going into the fourth trailing 92-60.
🏀Luka Doncic: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
🏀Kyrie Irving: 21 points, 6 assists
🏀 Sam Hauser: 11 points
SUPER SUB:
Dereck Lively II: 11 points, 12 rebounds – 10:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Through 3 quarters (4th quarter irrelevant)
Boston starters: 44 points on 41 shots
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving: 50 points on 44 shots – 10:36 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Paint points through three quarters:
Mavs 54
Luka Doncic 22
Celtics 18 – 10:34 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Good for Luka. Took plenty of (deserved but excessive) heat after Game 3, but that was a pretty convincing response. All business. Way better and more engaged defensively. No complaining. The Mavs are still toast but he/they showed character/pride in avoiding the sweep. – 10:34 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Good look for Luka. Took plenty of (deserved but excessive) heat after Game 3, but that was a pretty convincing response. All business. Way better and more engaged defensively. No complaining. The Mavs are still toast but he/they showed character/pride in avoiding the sweep. – 10:33 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Luka tonight:
29 PTS
5 REB
5 AST
3 STL
+30
In 32 minutes. pic.twitter.com/TjUoiO7DVH – 10:32 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
This beatdown is happening with Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic missing 13 of 14 3s.
And that number will stand, full fourth quarter of garbage time underway – 10:31 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Luka and Kyrie now out, too. – 10:30 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Give Luka credit. He answered a tidal wave of criticism…for now. – 10:29 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Now we get to see if the Celtics’ third-stringers also elephant-hunt Luka. – 10:28 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Luka guarding like this while up 33 in the third quarter. Where has this been? pic.twitter.com/FBawdHuNxG – 10:26 PM
J. Kyle Mann @jkylemann
luka is just living in bullet time when he’s got a live dribble at the nail – 10:18 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics making it easy on Luka with their defense. He’s just driving to the hoop with no resistance for floaters. He has 27 pts. #Celtics have 42 points. We’re in the 3Q. #Mavericks #NBAFinals – 10:11 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Luka/Kyrie are 1-10 from 3. rest of the Mavs are 6-8 from 3, which is why it feels like the role players are hitting all their 3s – 10:10 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Luka and Kyrie sprinting back for the second half 😂 pic.twitter.com/qDvJ2NuZmY – 10:06 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Luka was defending like hell in that first half. pic.twitter.com/UxCii2C6c6 – 9:59 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Points in the first half:
🤝: Luka & Kyrie: 36
🍀: Boston Celtics: 35 pic.twitter.com/Xcf9AGjiF0 – 9:56 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Quite the first-half statement from Luka 😳
🔵 25 points
🔵 10-of-18 FG
🔵 +21 +/- pic.twitter.com/EZCpvn78gu – 9:54 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
What we just saw in the first half from Luka is the exact reason we shouldn’t let him off the hook for Game 3. He’s very capable when locked in bro @SamQuinnCBS – 9:53 PM
Rob Mahoney @RobMahoney
Luka attacked in that half like he could get any shot he wanted…and like he had zero respect for Boston’s rim protection. – 9:52 PM
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
Luka Doncic has scored 25 points in the first half of an NBA Finals game on one leg today. Allonzo Trier’s last professional game – a 0-point, 2-turnover performance for the Iowa Wolves of the G-League – came 1,198 days ago today. – 9:52 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Luka/Kyrie outscored Celtics 36-35 in the first half of Game 4 – 9:51 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
About as perfect a first-half response by Luka Doncic as he could have mustered. – 9:49 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
The Mavs continue their Game 4 domination and lead 61-35 at the half.
🏀Luka Doncic: 25 points
🏀 Kyrie Irving: 11 points
🏀 Jayson Tatum: 15 points
SUPER SUB:
🏀 Dereck Lively II: 6 points, 9 rebounds – 9:49 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics getting hammered in the closeout game, trail y 61-35 at halftime. Tatum 15, Brown 8; Doncic 25, Irving 11, Mavericks bench 19 points.
FG: DAL 23-44 52%
BOS 11-37 29%
#Celtics were 3 for 16 in 2Q. – 9:48 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
A locked-in Luka Doncic is one hell of a player. His 25 points are the most ever in a Finals half by a Maverick, surpassing that German guy sitting courtside. Also had 3 rebounds, 4 assists and played by far his best defense of the series. – 9:47 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Luka (25 points, 4 assists) scored or assisted on 36 Mavs points in the 1st half of Game 4.
The Celtics had 35 points. – 9:47 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Take a bow, Luka Doncic. That was magnificent – 9:46 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Halftime: #Mavs 61, #Celtics 35.
Doncic: 25 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
Irving: 11 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts
Lively: 6 pts, 9 rebs
Dominant performance by Doncic and the rest of the Mavs. – 9:46 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Luka with 25 at halftime and the Mavericks are up 61-35. Celtics shooting a frosty 29 percent from the field. Mavericks outrebounding Celtics 29-13. Great defense, good ball movement, so-so free throw shooting (10-16). Lots to like about this so far. – 9:46 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
The 25-year-old Luka Doncic has 25 pts at halftime and the Mavs — fighting for their playoff lives — take a 61-35 lead into the break. – 9:46 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
61-35 first half. What a desperate response from the Mavs. Luka with 25. And…woof from the Celtics. 29 percent shooting, 26 from 3 – 9:46 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Halftime: Mavericks 61, Celtics 35
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have outscored Boston by themselves in the first half, and have put themselves in very good position to extend this series to a fifth game.
Boston is shooting 29 percent overall, including 5-for-19 from 3. – 9:46 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
At half:
Luka & Kyrie — Celtics —
36 PTS 35 PTS
15-30 FG 11-37 FG pic.twitter.com/mEapquom9z – 9:45 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Good for Luka. How a star responds. – 9:41 PM
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
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Phenomenal pass by Luka makes it 25. – 9:32 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Luka Doncic has 21 points in the first half.
Boston has 25 points as a team. – 9:31 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
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Celtics 25, Luka 21. – 9:31 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
What a play by Kyrie and Luka 🔥 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/SZFz44vRJP – 9:30 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
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Luka puts the Mavericks up 20
But he also looks GASSED – 9:26 PM
Tim Cato @tim_cato
that play was Luka’s version of an alley oop – 9:24 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Two perfect defensive possessions by Tillman against Luka. Mavs are hunting it. – 9:21 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Where will Luka Doncic finish? Will he be Top 5? He’s only 25. Will he chase Jordan? LeBron? – 9:17 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
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Luka/Kyrie outscored Celtics 22-21 in the first quarter of Game 4 – 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
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Leave it to Jason Kidd to invent the 7-for-6 – 9:08 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
End of the 1st quarter: #Mavs 34, #Celtics 21.
Doncic: 13 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast (5-8 FG)
Irving: 9 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts (4-7 FG)
Lively: 5 pts, 5 rebs – 9:08 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Mavs went +5 during Luka’s 90 seconds on the bench. – 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
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka took it personally pic.twitter.com/0PBXxrWTAQ – 9:05 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Doncic and Tatum both playing well at the same time no one move a muscle it’s happening maybe potentially perhaps – 9:03 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
These could be a costly pair of Doncic FT misses early. – 9:01 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Just a phenomenal quarter of basketball from Luka Doncic on both ends of the floor. Sensational stuff – 9:00 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Joe Mazzulla iced Luka… any advantage possible… – 8:58 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
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Luka Doncic finds Dereck Lively in the corner for 3?! – 8:50 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
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
That was great defense there by Doncic on Tatum – 8:44 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
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Somebody on Dallas not named Doncic or Irving has to do something. – 8:41 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Strong Real Madrid vibe in Game 4 with Luka Doncic and Sergio Ramos #NBAFinals
pic.twitter.com/VKkofk6kVZ – 8:38 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Strong Real Madrid vibe in Game 5 with Luka Doncic and Sergio Ramos #NBAFinals
pic.twitter.com/VKkofk6kVZ – 8:30 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
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Irving, Doncic
BOS starters: Brown, Tatum, Horford, White Holiday
7:37 tip @theeagledallas @iHeartRadio app, @SiriusXMNBA 86, @siriusxm, nba.com audio league pass – 7:55 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“When Shaq is saying this guy’s out of shape you know you’ve hit rock bottom” 😂😂
Bill Simmons and Stephen A. Smith discussed Luka Dončić’s struggles in their conversation with @TermineRadio and @Jumpshot8.
Hear more coverage from the Finals sxm.app.link/NBAFinals-Inte… pic.twitter.com/Q7YlCm6Oaj – 7:50 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
Brad Townsend @townbrad
From @MikeACurtis2:
Mavericks’ Jason Kidd calls out ‘personal attacks’ against Luka Doncic ahead of Game 4 dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 7:27 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
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic: Luka’s been great. For whatever reason there have been a lot of personal attacks against him, but he will learn from them and he will come out better for them.” – 6:54 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
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Luka 🪄 has arrived!
#NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/110nepGs1K – 6:32 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
John Karalis @John_Karalis
POV being defended by Luka Doncic in the Finals pic.twitter.com/0kyB0LNbGE – 5:53 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I damn sure would put more effort.”
@KendrickPerkins when asked if he could guard better than Luka Dončić tonight
@TermineRadio and @Jumpshot8 are LIVE getting ready for Game 4 of the #NBAFinals!
📱 sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive
📻@SIRIUSXM Ch. 86
🏀 @SiriusXMSports pic.twitter.com/hOXeqpunLM – 5:09 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Jason Kidd said the Celtics are going “hunting” in the NBA Finals 👀
@ramonashelburne writes about Kidd’s comments and Luka Doncic’s development 🔗 spr.ly/60145adi6 pic.twitter.com/vn7qWE1POk – 3:52 PM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
I’m taking Doncic, Brown, and Holiday to combine for OVER 27.5 rebounds in Game 4. 👀 Who’s backing my Big Man Parlay over on @ESPNBet? espnbet.app.link/gfpnFzkcWEb?%2… (urldefense.com/v3/__https://e…$)
#ad pic.twitter.com/KXmQ9J09jj – 3:28 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
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“They’re going to have to score 100 points together to beat us.”
#Celtics guard Payton Pritchard on what Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving have to do to get a win against the Celtics in the #NBAFinals
Hear more coverage from the Finals on NBA Radio sxm.app.link/NBAFinals-Inte… pic.twitter.com/DUS5bPb1im – 2:30 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
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Luka Doncic says he apologized to his teammates for fouling out of Game 3
nbcsports.com/nba/news/luka-… – 1:46 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
Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
All great players have a hill to climb. Luka Doncic is at the beginning of his and has yet to truly grasp how Jordan, LeBron — and these Celtics —evolved throughout their journey. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:06 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
2024 NBA Finals: Luka Doncic plans to have ‘fun’ in Game 4 as Mavericks in must-win situation against Celtics cbssports.com/nba/news/2024-… – 11:02 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Luka in elimination games:
35.0 PPG
10.0 RPG
8.3 APG
The most PPG of all-time. statmuse.com/nba/player/luk… – 10:26 AM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
New @LockedOnNetwork #NBA show w/ @Adam_Mares
– Luka’s legacy
– Celtics’ championship value
– Lakers coaching search
– Top 5 player gestures that need to be retired
open.spotify.com/episode/5x7CUy… – 10:15 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Celtics vs. Mavericks best bets, odds for NBA Finals Game 4 on Friday: Luka Doncic goes off but Boston gets the sweep
(By @SamQuinnCBS) cbssports.com/nba/news/celti… – 9:37 AM
Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
NEW VIDEO @YahooSports:
On Luka Doncic, who has more fouls in the fourth quarter in this series (4) than made baskets (3). pic.twitter.com/lGinF6aSbA – 9:01 AM
Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
Me and @KevinOConnorNBA recorded this. Finals. Luka. Jerry West. Draft. Many have said “it’s like if mozart and beethoven had a basketball podcast. They would be clueless too”. open.spotify.com/episode/2GwUxj… – 8:30 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Jalen Brunson defended Luka Doncic after Game 3 🫂
They played together in Dallas from 2018 to 2022:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 5:30 AM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
The Comeuppance of Luka Doncic shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast – 2:01 AM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
From @MikeACurtis2:
Kyrie Irving has been in a finals hole before. His advice for Luka Doncic, Mavericks? dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 9:54 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
“Luka Doncic has to look off the refs and into a mirror.” 😳 @tomhaberstroh
Is Luka to blame for the Mavs’ 3-0 deficit? pic.twitter.com/VHvS2uqRL3 – 9:47 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
The Luka Doncic discourse right now is a bit much, so here’s another reminder: Uplift the content you actually like and ignore the hot takes. We’ve got to deprogram ourselves out of coming on here just to be mad online
Full @PHNX_Suns pod: link.chtbl.com/PHNXSuns pic.twitter.com/HXWXET9aTZ – 9:15 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
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I think throughout this whole postseason he’s been going through a lot”
#Mavericks forward P.J. Washington explains how banged up Luka Dončić is to @TermineRadio and @JumpShot8 pic.twitter.com/kCvKC4InlP – 7:43 PM
More on this storyline
Mike Curtis: Final: #Mavs 122, #Celtics 84. Dallas avoids elimination and forces a Game 5 in Boston. Luka Doncic scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the first half. Kyrie Irving added 21 points and 6 assists. -via Twitter @MikeACurtis2 / June 14, 2024
ClutchPoints: “If you watch the Mavs, Luka has improved his defense… Sometimes when you are a free agent in the media business, you got to say something crazy to get a new contract or for likes, or clicks.” Jason Kidd defends Luka Doncic after he got heavy media criticism about his defense pic.twitter.com/znjpDGHy1A -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / June 14, 2024
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
Brad Townsend: Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic: Luka’s been great. For whatever reason there have been a lot of personal attacks against him, but he will learn from them and he will come out better for them.” -via Twitter @townbrad / June 14, 2024
Jay King: Kidd said the Mavericks have started walking the ball up the court during the second or third quarters of games. He credited the Celtics for that. It’s clear, though, that he wants Dallas to play faster deeper into the game. -via Twitter @ByJayKing / June 14, 2024
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