Mikal Bridges Explains What Luka Doncic Did That Made It So Challenging For Phoenix 

Luka is an Elden Ring boss with an incredibly powerful delayed move set

No offense but luka cooked and schooled every single defender on that suns team, even Mikal who was in the running for DPOY. like what luka is doing is the closest thing I’ve seen to a young cavs lebron in the modern era

It's crazy that Luka is only 23 years old. If that kid stays healthy the league is in trouble.

Luka cooked & bodied everybody up on PHX & with Mavs having shooting bigs the paint was wide open for Luka & Brunson to attack. Luka posted up Ayton in game 7 that’s when I knew it was his world the Suns were living in

What happened in this series may have said something about the Suns as a team, to a degree. But it also said a ton about Luka Doncic

Luka is really on track to being a top 10 all time player

Luka’s got that 1 - 2 step deceleration mastered

It's crazy that 3 teams passed on Luka (Suns, Kings, Hawks). The King's are most egregious with who they picked. Luka won a Euro league title and was MVP at 18 when he was the youngest to do so. But they basically chose Fox over Luka. Mavs didn't hesitate to get rid of Dennis Smith Jr to give Luka the franchise

luka is a legend in the making. and it's just amazing to witness his greatness.

Imagine being the team that could've drafted him and chose Ayton instead, who probably won't even be a Suns player going forward.

I think JJ will end his career as an absolute legend in the sports media setting.. This is what we want! Genuine interviews with no hopes of pushing an agenda or getting hot takes off. Just sounds like 2 homies talking to each other. Keep it up JJ 🔥

I just love how Luka saying ‘everyone actin tough when they up’ aged so perfectly.

If Luka can improve his shooting consistency, he’ll have 3-5 MVPs when it’s all said and done. Baby bird has been dragging the Mavs through ever year…at 23

It good to know Luka look just as slow on the court that he looks on tv

It’s hard to guard someone that plays at their own pace.

You can tell he young tht answer was vague as hell lol

I always knew Luca was good, but I was shocked at how dominant he was in the playoffs.

all i heard was they cant guard skip passes

it's as simple as it sounds because Booker never likes to get double teamed and Chris Paul is of that age where he has certain limits on how much he can help a team. I don't think Ayton deserves a max contract as well

Luka Doncic is the best player in the NBA right now, if that dude get a decent roster no one could beat him in todays NBA

I saw the thumbnail and thought about Friday when Red said “Oh that was different!”😂😂😂

He's a great defender for the Suns fam it's crazy

That slow one two into a split out is very dimitris diamantidis for the non europeans that wanna check him out!

Here’s a suns player himself telling y’all Luka is great at putting his team mates into rhythm yet you got clowns like Kendrick Perkins saying he’s a white James harden. Come on now.

For the ones who reads this just know this is only the beginning keep pushing, grinding, and fighting. Whatever it is in life you want to do to go after it life is to short. Life is a marathon not a sprint so go out there and live it up I hope all is well and goes well for you peace and one love! ✌🏽

luka is like steve nash but bigger, making other avg players look good

thanks for the wicked content bro

I love the break down

Bridges needs to hit the weight room. Luka bodied him the whole series.

You are luka’s suns (pun intended)

FUNDAMENTALS. AND SOME QUALITY THAT YOU CAN’T TEACH TO ANY PRO EVEN IN THEIR PRIME OR 10th YEAR IN THE LEAGUE🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

This is the nerdy, specific game insight I luv from the 'cast

People say Luka doesn’t pass…🤣🤣🤣 real clowns..I be getting pissed cause Luka pass up so many open layups for even more wide open shots..and the guys miss them..

players like mikal is what every teams wishes they have a perfect role player

I'm not even a Mavs fan and I hope the Mavs don't waste Lukaa prime. He's absolutely ballin and hope he gets the right pieces around him.

Foreal it’s crazy, the dude is probably the slowest player in the nba yet just be picking apart the defense

He said a whole lotta nothin

Basically his motion is so slow that he cancel out of his own shot but also makes the perfect pass to the open man.

the way he controls his pace is so cool to seee

now i wanna watch luka highlights, dude needs an MVP

That game 7 was a glitch in the matrix 🤔🤔

The warriors game plan is on point that box-1 defense and zone really made it hard for luka,although he get his numbers but his teammates really struggle idk why suns never do that. Its a proven tactic the same defense that won toronto the championship in 2019 coz they are aware that steph is the only player that can beat them

"he goes 1-2.... slowly" HAHAHAHAHA

Nice!

Bruh, listening to this guy shows you exactly why they lost.

Jay Pharaoh needs more TV time.

Luka Brazy w/ the dad moves son’d the suns 🕺

Translation: We got cooked !! J.J: ( sips whine)

I reckon the story is more on why Suns lost after leading 2-0 then 3-2 and a Game 7 at home. Was Paul injured? He was completely different from Game 1 n 2. The problem now is that Suns reached it ceiling of making the Finals and having the 1st seed but still lose.

One of these days one of these stars is gonna wanna team up with Luka and there’s gonna be no looking back

Luka is a legend passer, even he said that he's not scorer and a passer. THe thing is this Mavs team forced him to be a scorer because they don't make shots with those side open passes they get. Now Luka has to improve his 3pt% just to make up for the lack of their teammates

Luka be like "slow and steady wins the race"!

It was Brons league, then Steph and Giannis, Luka that next generational player

Wth is Mikal even saying 😂🤣 spoke for 5 mins n said nothing ! Luka babied y’all ! Luka Magic

in mindanao philippines we call that slow step "inday2x".. were youbmake very slow layup steps while looking for open teammates.😁😁😁😁🤣🤣 if you can find none, you shoot the ball but there will always be open cutters and it is reaaaally effective... the only counter for this move is if you are the primary defender, dont go for the swipe.. go for the jumpball hold.. 😁😁😁

The title of this video, look he's been different since he was 13 years old period

Luka is a beast

Lukas change of speed gets everyone

Suns need to hit the weight room

Luka lined them all up...

Luka is younger than the whole suns team😂

The thumbnails for Mikal😭😭😭

If Luka retired today, he's already deserved to be in the GOAT debate; skillwise.

Look plays like Steve nash….idk if that was his favorite player but I see a lot similarities between nash and dirk. Nobody plays like bron…his son can’t even play like him. Their just two different categories. Closet thing to lebron is Anthony Edward

"Slow" but literally crossed up every defender in space and flew by any one on one defender he had on him, and once he gets that dude on his hip, game over (or for the in Mavs terms, up 45 points in game 7)

Bridges need to change those yellow sneakers

Help fight inflation increase taxes on ultra rich ....also corporate profits are rising .. thats greed not inflation...

It’s crazy because he might do what lebron and Giannis did change his physique / diet to get a better body which might help even more

Mikal voice sounds hilarious

does this covid story have something to do with why we aren't getting the complete Bridges interview?

No wonder he destroyed the clippers I knew this men was unstoppable doing that to elite the only guy he didn’t want to go at was kawhi but couldn’t nothing cause of the screen Paul George beaverly Morris batum looked like luka kids until game 6 kawhi somehow figure away to stop luka even with screens he literally shut luka down by himself next luka dropped 46 only scoring on kawhi once the entire series luka I think is going to end up being top 3 all time

Mikel was the easiest defender on Luka and Idk how that happened

Just seems like the basketball baby of Larry Bird and Paul Pierce

Luka gave him the PTSD

luka is deceptive man... he drives or dribble slow just watching how the defense would play him and then all of sudden he dribbles fast and burst his feet. its hard really to explain coz he then again would slow it... easy to say he messes with his defenders timing

Luka just need to get in better shape and he will dominate next nba season

He Punked Yall . 1EuropeanGuy5Suns

Mavs is a way better team than people give them credit for. They have one of the highest offensive ratings and beat teams mostly on the strength of their offense. That's why they win in blowouts because once they are in rhythm, they are almost impossible to stop.

LUKA BENT THEM OVER, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED

Everybody had Phoenix coming out of the West 😭😜 #WarriorsRepeat

He started off stating that Luka didn't do anything differently and then proceeded to explain how different he was.

Luka stays in the gym and works on his defense he'll be terrifying next year

Europeans like luka, when they drive to the basket, they dont have their eye on their team mate. they have their eye on the guys playing defense... you dont have to watch your teammates because you obviously practice with each other thus you would obviously know where your team mates are. your focused awareness is on where the defense is, how they are aligned and how they are responding to your attacks - this will make you a better decision maker. you can start to see gaps and lanes... this kind of awareness is something europeans learn when they start playing football(soccer)... in soccer most of the time you pass to spaces(forward pass) alot.

Is he the guy who pour water in a container when he describe a nba player?

Cade Cunningham entered the chat

Sounds like he was scared of him 😂

Doncic is the elite of the elite. Do people not like saying this because he is White? Genuinely how many players are like Doncic in the NBA. I’d love to know from people who watch the league more than me

This is basically how you ruin your team if you are a suns fan. 1) Don't resign Ayton to a team friendly deal then go ahead and offer him max in the summer 2) Paying a player like Ayton max should have traded him early 3) Paying Bridges 20+ mil a year a great defender yes an ok shooter and a 0 shot creator sorry a 10 ppg 3 and d wing is not a 20 mil + player (UNLESS CAN SHOOT LIKE KLAY) You got close to 50 mil locked into 2 players that on a championship team would be 3rd and 4th options at best Can't win like that. CP3 done in tops 2 years and you won't have cap space to replace him with anything close to his talent. Suns championship window done.

I feel bad for mikal, he wasn't the sole reason that the suns were getting cooked, booker's mentality and cp3's limitations are what set them back that game 7 not to mention that luka made ayton look so bad.

Need more player interviews reacting to the NBA finals. Preferably players who can't STAND Draymond Green as much as the next guy. Just my opinion lol

Nah. The Suns just choked against the Mavs. Suddenly Booker, Paul, and Ayton couldn't shoot the ball against them. It's like suddenly they didn't know what to do against the Mavs.😂

luka made bridges look like Russell Westbrook on defense

Dont think cp3 and booker gonna be happy

His voice don’t match his body like deadass 😭🤣

Now people are saying cp3 was sick that's why they lost 😂😂😂😂

in 2023/24 Mavs have gotten rid of their bad contracts and added another star, and game over!! Unless warriors young core go nuts . then its over for the league next 3-6 years

They never adjusted gotta make the others beat you they kept letting him do whatever easily didn’t have to work for anything

Well yah the mavs are the only team they played in these last 2 playoffs that had a elite point guard lol

imagine in your first 4 years in the nba average 26 9 9 like wtf he is just 23

you guys choked, simple