How Far Can Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving Take The Dallas Mavericks?

How Far Can Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving Take The Dallas Mavericks?

So before All-Star break the Dallas Mavericks went on a six game win streak and since the date of February 5th the Mavericks had the best defensive rating at 102.5 and the seventh best offensive rating at 119 this team started off with many people having their questions and concerns regarding the pair of Luca

Donic and Kyrie Irving and although some concerns were valid others were not and after the trade deadline the maps have addressed some of the concerns people had and are looking like a well-oiled machine when you look at their shooting percentages over the last six games you can see that they’ve been connecting on

All cylinders as they’ve knocked down 51% of their shots from the field and 38% of their shots from Deep And as far as their defense goes well with them having the best defensive rating over the six-game stretch into the All-Star break it shows you that they’ve taken

That lead when it comes to the defensive side now sure some people will say they still need help and aren’t good enough yet and blah blah blah blah blah but regardless if you think they’re good enough or not you can’t lie a Kyrie and lucar ran offense lifts this team up a

Ton and helps this offense run more seamless simp simply based off the fact that the team has more confidence whether they’re on the court off the court or barely even involved in the play this M’s offense has looked smooth and this will be needed in the playoffs

In my last Mavericks video we focus on both the offensive and defensive side of things so today we’re going to dive more into the offense over the last six games and how an offense led by Kyrie and Luca can be so successful a major difference we all witness coming into this year is

How much the paac has ticked up when you watch them on the court last year the Mavs played at a pace of 97 and right now they’re playing at a pace of 100 so in the stats you can see it alone but it’s much better to witness this in

Actual game film when Kyrie pushes on the break and gets it up to Lively early this makes all four Spurs Defenders Focus solely on him so with Josh Green feeling his outside Lane Derek can find him as he goes out of bounds and it’s nothing but net as the defense you have

To get back to pinpoint where everyone’s at quickly because when the team gets sunk in by a Hardway attack they make the Fatal mistake of allowing Luca dones to be wide open and this this is pretty much a warm-up jumper it can truly be difficult because yeah you can decide to

Stop Luca by sending more Defenders his way but with Jones having to split between guarding Hardy or Washington on the perimeter it’s an easy kick across the court for the one extra pass cash when you push the pace like this after misses you’re going to get down

The court and score before the opposing team can even get set up which gives you a major advantage during the course of the game it may seem like they won’t get it up as fast as Kyrie bobbles his rebound a little bit but with the advancement to Luca this allows Kyrie to

Sprint up the floor uncovered so once he catches with no one in front of him this forces wimy to slide over to stop him but now this opens up Derrick Lively on the backside and you already know what’s coming next with them scoring in such a

Quick manner it makes for a lot more easy and uncontested buckets un let be honest when you put Luca and Kyrie into these actions it can cause the defense many problems we just seen them flow together to then end it with that Lively lob but at times when you think the pace

Is going to be normal Kyrie will flip on the Jets after giving it to Luca and with that SL passing Luca can drop it right back to Irving on the run as he Soares in to connect on this highly contested shot inside the connection between these two is unreal as they both

Can work off one another greatly and with them both being highle scorers you can’t go wrong with either one of them scoring the ball when you run the Twan action with both Kyrie and Luca Defenders can’t help off on either or in this case Kyrie Irving because when the

Double is shaded at Luca for just a split second this opens up the pass to Irving not only once but twice and now it’s aak Kyrie knockdown it’s very crucial that Defenders stay attached to both of these guys because it only takes that little amount of space to get the

Shot off and now you’re watching three points get added to the board it may sound easy I know but when Luca attacks inside and kicks it out to Kyrie this is going to make the defense rush out to Irving so now you can attack the close

Out to get downhill which makes du stay inside to cut him off but guess what you’re leaving Luca wide open the connectivity between these two is effortless and very effective if you put them in the same action it’ll make Defenders choose their poison of what player they rather have score but when

It really gets nasty is when these guys start cooking the defense on their own you first have a guy like Luca who’s going to shred you with a slow cooker like scoring and crazy passing and then when that’s not the direction the team is going where Here Comes this guy that

Has a counter for every single counter and that’s Kyrie Irving the moves that Irving uses continue to make him one of the hardest guys to guard in the league and hey you might be able to recover slightly after this low Drop crossover but when he pulls out this High arcing

Finger roll to beat Johnson and wimy it shows you just how hard it is to stop him his moves come at you so fast that you barely can even react quick enough to stop him and let’s just be honest to knock Kyrie off his game it’s like catching lightning in a bottle whether

It’s the midi the three-pointer the floater the handle from all aspects on the floor when it comes to scoring Kyrie can make it difficult for the defense every single night like watch here with kozma out on Kyrie and Bagley spaced out on green there’s no Rim protection down

Low so Irving attacks down heill but chooses to go left to be even further away from these bigger guys in case they contest so once he gets that step on kozma Kyrie High carries through the traffic Dells on his last two steps to let kozma fly by and when he wants to

Cash in the bank is always open with all these moves Irving has in his Arsenal Defenders may think they have him stopped but when he feeds that up fate to get right into that step through he shows you to never think you’re even a step ahead of him take this play for an

Example the Mavs onun a triangle set to start it off now wimi is involved but it’s solely to pull him out the paint with Kyrie knowing this instead of running off this Luca screen he spins away out the Triple Threat which the defender wasn’t ready for so with a

Clear Runway ahead Irving extends out away from the defender while shielding him off with that left hand in this easy money off the glass you see how it was very subtle moves that led to Irving getting the bucket well it’s like that 24/7 it’s just that things happen so

Fast that you might just miss him in real time since his driving is something Defenders have to stay on high alert with when he spins out the triple thre position Defenders will play him as if he’s going to attack the rack so when he stops on the down while feeding the step

Back this creates a gap just wide enough for him to pull up comfortably over the top as I stated earlier you must stay attached whether it’s Kyrie or Luca having the ball because if you watch iring come off this screen he creates so much separation with the side step to

The corner that by the time the defender gets there there’s really nothing they can do this versatile scoring is what helps Irving put up 25 points a night but with his high level of scoring comes a lot of defensive attention so that’s when you’ll see Kyrie be on selfish and

Spread the wealth with his decent passing skills versus Washington the double is aimed at Kyrie immediately so he starts attacking downhill and right when you think he’s going to go finish at The Rim after the Euro Josh Green is slashing through the middle to receive the dump off directly into this

Two-handed flush now Kyrie can do pretty well at finding his open guys on the court but when you look at Mr Magic Luca donic this one you see how dangerous it is to not only have one guy who can score and find his teammates but two

Guys who can score the ball with one being an elite passer when you play with someone who can pass the ball as good as Luca it makes life a lot easier for you as all you really need to do is make yourself available and he will make sure

To find you the Mavs have a good amount of Shooters who luuka can kick it out to if the defense collapses but then let’s say they Blitz them off screens or allow their man to go back door well the lob threats on this team are very present

And dones will put the pass on the money it can be as simple as a pass away directly into a back screen and since Derrik Jones Jr man gets hung up for a split second it’s a Layin off the alley just like a play from earlier we

Discussed when LC has the devil coming his way is going to force Jones to splitting the ground between Kyrie and Hardy right here so with the swing back to the the top of the key hard’s able to step right into a three since Jones is trying to recover it may look easy but

Trust me when you have to make these reads in real time at the speed the NBA plays at these fins can become very difficult if you happen to be just a tad bit late well it could be stolen and if you don’t place it right on the money well that opportunity might just

Disappear with Luca he has this knack to see the play develop before it even happens and this is what leads to his teammates being able to score much easier with his non assist per game these passes come in many ways whether it be off the bounds a zip across the

Court a lob or just one of his magical passes but nonetheless it’s going to hit his intended target and give this map team a chance to put points on the board if you ask me this math team can make a push if they keep everyone healthy not

Only is it those two stars but the players placed around them fit their needs and played out so well that it makes this offense run smooth does this mean that they’ll go to the finals I’m not really sure about all that but with the way we seen them play when they’re

Locked in they can definitely give teams a problem on any given night if you’re enjoyed this video be sure to drop a like before heading out I thank you all for your support and I’ll see you in the next video

When you have 2 stars in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on this Dallas Mavericks Team, it elevates them totally! The Dallas Mavericks Went on a 6 game win streak going into the NBA All star break & right now they are looking like a very solid team! How Far do you think the Dallas Mavericks can go in the playoffs when being led by Kyrie and luka??

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