Reminding me a lot of the new Harden + Paul. Kyrie and Paul's games aren't so similar, but Harden's and Luka's are. Video-game levels of usage, high flop, high foul, high assist workhorses. Luka has surpassed Harden in defensive effort, clutch shot making, and, correspondingly, level of achievement.
These playoffs have not turned out the way the NBA and Adam Silver wanted. A lot of injuries to marquee players led to a bunch of unwatchable matchups and several series that ended sooner than expected. They are losing a lot of money with all of this dead time and days without any games.
Stars eliminated despite having 24 more shots on goal. Keep sending the negative vibes to Dallas. It’s working.
The Celtics don't feel like a true Boston team to me. So the NBA needs Luka to win this. This title won't be that exciting unless the winner can back it up with another. The road to the Finals this year was lackluster and boring. No great team emerged. But Luka could take a first step to something more interesting with the w.
I’m not speaking to the matchups, I’m speaking to the amount of money the NBA is losing for all of the dead time.
Yes, the first game was such a blowout -- I forget who won -- that Adam Silver called out the "ten run rule" of the NBA Finals. I didn't even know it existed, but it is merciful. Somebody held up the trophy and that's that. I think you can find some highlights on Youtube.
