Incredibly rare to see a near 37 year old in his year 17 season with a pretty significant history of knee injuries carve up a top rated defense. There's a wonderful video from when Chris Paul was in OKC where he's going through film of his own ball screens and talking about reading the third help defender, explaining reads that no one who's casually watching the game is thinking about actively. This video made me think about it and how rare it is to see someone almost always make the right play.

I’ve never seen a basketball analyst so proficient in the coaching Xs and Os of the game, go deep into the numbers and analytics whilst also able to break down the actual game footage with the attention to detail of an nba skills trainer. The way you seamlessly blend these different aspects of the game into your videos is what makes this my favorite basketball channel. Your understanding of the game is 2nd to none.

Suns know that timing is everything.. They will punish luka and make him work hard at the first 3 quarters and get him tired by the 4th. While Chris Paul is just breezing through the opening quarters.. Then during the 3rd and 4th, that's when Chris Paul starts to make his money and start giving out assists and make his shots. Luka to tired to defend already and Sun's ball movement is still crisp and sound.. Damn, that's the product of good coaching..

Man Chris Paul has so many tricks in his bag it's ridiculous dudes like a damn Grand wizard at the point guard position.

This is how you breakdown gameplay. Objective and on point.

Since the playoffs started, it seems like CP3 doesn’t miss Edit: oof for the suns fans lmao

Now make another one, ‘Luka out duels Chris Paul and the entire Suns team’.

And today CP3 played one of his worst game on his 37 birthday, 7 TO in first half alone lol.

I thought they literally legislated out the rip through foul. Always good to hear ben refer to it with disgust, even whilst praising everything about Chris Paul's game.

I’m just so glad you showed some of the great looks Doncic created before the rest of the video. Important that fans and general viewers realise Luka is really good and not a ball hog.

This aged like milk

This may be one of the last years CP3 has a real chance to win a championship. Hope he and Phoenix can stay healthy.

Gonna need to update the video my man. CP3 getting SPANKED!

CP3 plays beautiful basketball. One of the few players who makes me want to actually watch the game. Beautiful distribution and ability to score at any time himself. Individuality and team play in a perfect symbiotic relationship.

And then Paul played like Crap game 3.4,5 ,6,& 7 . Then fouled out because refs caught on to his tricks . Seen many bad games in the playoffs by cp3 . There’s a reason he has 0 titles

As a basketball fan, I want either jimmy and the heat or cp3 and the suns win a ring this year. But damn CP3's in top shape this playoffs

Well this title didn't age well

Gone have to update this if Dallas win Sunday😂

I genuinely love your breakdowns of the game man. You are the best basketball analyst I follow.

7:41 Yeah, the best teams are just going spam the same move until you adapt, specially if it gives them easy fast points (like exploiting the Setter side of the Block in Volleyball if the setter is short and not technical).

5:24 “Officially, CP3 O’Clock” lmao gold

Chris Paul disappeared….Luka dominated and the Mavs won. As a fan of both teams…what in the world happened to the Suns? But…Luka is the real deal. He could have had 50 if needed but they were blowing them out.

another great video 👏🏽

Great video and explanations!

In game 3, Luka was the maestro

I think Luka is getting a bit of raw deal with the takes after game 2. His offence is super nova, he is literally performing playoff scoring feats at great efficiency that are only matched by Michael Jordan, against the best team in the league, at 23 years old. Unlike some other helios (Harden), he can score from absolutely everywhere and has a counter for everything. Kawhi and George couldn't stop him, now Bridges and Crowder can't. His defence is bad, but if we are playing that game so is every single sun's defender who faces him in the context of his pick and rolls and isolation. He is cooking Bridges, Booker, Paul etc etc in exactly the same way they are cooking him, he just has no help. This mavs team is just not good in comparison to the Suns, and I'm sure he feels like he can't take a second off on offence, leading to fatigue at the end of the game. It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing to say he has to give the balll to Brunson more when Brunson is getting eaten up by length just like last year. Bruson is getting enough shots he just isn't hitting them. The Mavs organisation obviously needs to keep Luka's ego in check and get the ball out of his hands more with better roster construction, and he needs to commit to conditioning and defence in the coming years. But can we just appreciate how singularly good he is at such a young age?

Great content as always 👏🏼👍🏼

I don’t have the exact stat, but I heard someone say that on the about 50 times the Suns involved Doncic in the pick and roll, they had about 170 offensive rating

End Game Maestro, Game 7 Fiasco!!!! MFFL!!!

Need to go back to the beginning of the season with a lot fewer foul calls, and need to reclassify that damn rip-through foul as a non-basketball move. Chris Paul will still be great without it

I enjoy your videos and podcasts so much, I wish I could subscribe more than once

You know a lot of people swear they know basketball, but every round, forget that a series is an actual series. Judging it based off only the home team always slants things, I wonder what people would say if they judged this series only off the last 2 games.

Luka better, should do a vid of how he torched and hunted cp3 for 5 straight games

I've been saying this. I love the Mavs team, love the guys on that roster. I wish they had more gas to get past the sun's but Paul, Booker, Ayton & bridges are too much for most teams. This is either the Heat, Sun's, warriors or Bucks year. Mavs need more.

Great vid

Crazy to look back at this after Game 7

Not Luka's time yet. Cp3 just laser focus on that crown, nothings gonna stop him from going to the finals again. Well maybe GSW, but Suns are just on a rampage hard to bet against them

This hasn't aged well...

This video aged bad. 2 games ain't a series...

As a Suns fan, this was a beautiful thing to watch!

IQ and leadership outlasts physical advantages. I've always thought CP3 paralleled LeBrons approach to the game but unfortunately doesn't have the physical gifts lebron has

Now do a video on how Luka got his revenge to win 4-3 please. Put some respect on the young kings name.

Well this video didn't age well

Bball brakedown and you should respect mavs. The series aint even over

Anyone here after Mavs blew out the Suns in game 7?

L O L He's disappeared since that video. Suns won their games despite CP3 not because of him. He is not outdueling anyone. Nice hot take.

can you make another vid after game 4 please?

This didn’t age well

great video but then he turned 37

Oh well....i think Luka took this personal

Series is 2-2 now….Mavs at least bringing some competitions and Luka is getting help.

Oh how the turn tables

This didn't age well 😂

Luka is in my opinion the most insane 1 man show. You don't really need much for him to be successful mans just an absolute offense juggernaut. It's like he sees what the defense is going to do ahead of time, crazy how well he reads really good defense. Props to Suns tho for even holding him down. 1 day we'll see this man go absolute brezerk with just wing man.

Chris Paul really exposed Luka on the defensive end in game 2.

Man, lets be honest, this series is luka vs suns not marvs vs suns

4:23 The problem of depending so much on one player. Suns knew exactly what they were doing by letting him score so much, they actually wanted him to score and cutted the passing because scoring is more taxing, if tiredness didn't happen in game 1 it would show in game 2 or 3, the longer the series went the worse for Mavs. This is exactly the strategy used on Harden by Warriors a year after the cp3 injured Rocket playoff run. 4:32 Daaaamn, he's EXHAUSTED (i feel ya, i went thru this in training many times before).

Coming back to this, is funny how CP3 got the credit for when the suns won a game, but when the mavs won the series it was Jason kidd who got the credit not Luka lmaooo

This aged well 😂

It was so incredible to watch!

You should never make Luka Mad. Taunting Luka, just awakened the Dragon. What a blowout game 7. Luka and the Mavs destroyed and humiliated Chris Paul and the Suns. That was pure beating. 😳😬 Lol

Ready to make an update video after Luka held CP0 to 5 points and after CP0 had 7 turnovers in a single half the game before that?

I would absolutely love a video on the defensive difference that Joel Embiid has made in the Heat series. Would be great, Keep up the good work

It would be great to see the Suns win it all this year. Phoenix fans have been starved of a title in the modern era despite having two different MVPs in Barkley and Nash - if they get past the Dubs, I think they will have enough to beat whoever gets out of the East this year (even if it's the Celtics - I'm a Celtics fan). I don't think this is CP3's last chance at a title - given how young the roster actually is besides him - but I think the West will get tougher next year, with a lot of teams on the rise & getting back to full strength (Denver, LAC, for example). After so many crushing playoff defeats it would be great to see him get that ring - we saw with Dirk that it wipes away all the years of disappointment.

As a Mavs fan, Luka needs *consistent* help. Luka is one of the best in the league in the playmaking/passing aspect. He can score from anywhere at an elite level. He facilities offense with mind blowing and crafty passes. He really needs a good big man honestly. I have a lot of respect for the Suns and CP3 especially though. We’re simply outclassed and outmatched.

Ty

2:30 Insane to see Lebron and Cp dominating at 37 even tho they're complete opposites physically.

Thanks for calling out how CP3’s rip through shouldn’t be legalized as a basketball play

+ 40 mav

This aged badly

How do you get these out so fast?

Does that recurring chime in the backtrack annoy anyone else? I keep thinking my phone is ringing.

and to think in the last few minutes they let Booker go to work on Luka too

Can you cover the Dallas vs Phoenix game 3? Would love to see your thoughts on what happened with the Mavericks, and whether it was better coaching or the players kicking into gear at the home court

Well this aged well

It is so beautiful watching Phoenix play

i hope this is the wake up call for luka to get in the best shape of his life this offseason, bc the same thing happened last playoffs, he needed to carry for 3 qt, and then was gassed so he was a liability in defense, obviously a better team would be nice, but he cant really control that, he CAN control his body and how he enters a new season and the playoffs

That was pretty freaking incredible🤩

hey thinking could you do a comparison of jordan poole and donovan mitchell

Chris Paul's decline is so gentle water wouldn't run down it

1:31 Damn, i'm numb with so much brilliance right of the bat!!! Multiple 0rgasms here.

Nobody is talking about how different and more difficult Doncic's movement skills are since his injury...he STILL hasn't adjusted to his leg soreness and I suspect hes gonna struggle to end games until he has an offseason to heal

this aged well

Let’s get the analysis on luka tho through the first 2 games. He’s actually shredding them by himself which shows how special he is and how the suns do have gaping weaknesses.

Suns doing to Luca what Rockets did to Curry in the series that went 7

and then CP3 has like 7 TO's in like the what, first half? lmao you can't make this shit up bro 😂

I'm expecting the new video about this series .

Your break down is top notch man. Really enjoy your vids /breakdown on hoops. #Amazing.... They trying to hide doncic like shit on defense smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

I hope we'll get a Celtics vs Heat East Conf. Finals series because we'll get Udoka vs Spolstra vid

Noti gang!

You should make a new video. Luka now out played CP3. Lol

A big man in center could have changed all of this for Mavs. I think they should give Boban a try in the next game.

Oh no

I know this doesn't relate to the video but could we please get another series of the Greatest Peaks going over those in the echelon to make the first list. Players such as Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Karl Malone, Isaiah Thomas, Julius Erving.

Im just glad "abused" is not in the title anymore.

Luka looks really out of shape, especially the second half of the game. He has acceptable quickness and lateral speed, but when he gets tired he looks completely lead footed.

What you didn’t bring up is that every time Luka hits a shooting big in the corner, that’s possible because the Mavs replaced what in most offenses is a low block threat with a jump shooter. Creates great space for Luka to score and assist, but the trade off is less rebounding, defense, etc.

once again its luka's fault for not being able to solo one of the best teams in the league. lets not talk about the how his teammates can't create for themselves and even with good looks can't hit their shots.

Booker really put the dagger on the Mavs with 20 points in the 4th from him too!

oh no.. lol lets recap