Anyone with a working brain could’ve foretold Celtics in 5 or 6 unless Luka and Kyrie averaged 80 on 66% TS a game. It was by far the easiest possible western matchup the Celtics could possibly get especially given the frontcourt discrepancy and the Celtics washing Dallas in both regular season games. Still puzzling people who get paid to talk about sports on TV thought they’d lose
https://x.com/celticsunite18/status/1844381233939365903?s=46
I hope I dont get downvotes for this.
But I think there was a “Luka” factor there
It is like “Let’s see if Luka can will his team to upset this celtics team. If he can, then he is the next “Him””
And some analysts think Luka is a potential next best player in the league (alongside Wemby) after Jokic/Giannis/Embiid Trio enters father time.
Anyways,
It was an illogical premise and if then conditional statement for Luka. But it is what it is.
However, Luka failed. And even got exposed on defense.
Now, some people criticize him heavily for that finals series
IT was a 2 Way Sword
If he won that Finals Series. Suddenly, he woud be in Best Player in the League talk.
But he lost. So he is now receiving some unwanted criticisms especially on his defense.
Luka was not at that level of greatness to where he can will a team like his to beat Boston like a Jokic, Lebron, or Curry
The criticisms of Luka’s defense are not unwarranted. He is an absolute traffic cone, and on top of that, he’s lazy.