The Real Reason Why Jayson Tatum Didn’t Win Finals MVP 

Did Jayson Tatum Get Robbed?

Game 1 - Best player: Brown and Porzingis (Porzingis played injured, and I know he didn't even play the whole game but he scored 20 points in only 1 quarter.) Game 2: Brown and Holiday. Game 3: Brown. Game 4: Tatum (Whole team was trash that game I know) Game 5: Tatum. The real MVP: Celtics management for building a well rounded team where any of the starting 5 can dominate on any given day.

Tatum's assignment on defense is not against the Mav's backcourt. JT was there to hold down the Mav's bigs and their lob game

"When Brown was guarding Luka, Luka simply missed shots." Sooooo good defense then?

Jaylen Brown won because he was the most consistent and most efficient. He was the clutch guy in crucial moments. You could argue in part that besides Brown's own raw talent, he was able to score more efficiently because of Tatum's playmaking skills, in which he was able to read the defense well, draw the defenders away, making the correct plays which left Brown open for clearer/open shots. Defensively, they were both good, but Brown went the extra mile in being able to actually guard Luka and forcing many turnovers. Tatum still dominated the stats, despite taking the playmaker role and allowing his team mates to shine. He still played his role and was an integral part to the team's success. Anyone claiming Tatum was bad is just hating. In saying this, I think Brown deserved it, but if Tatum had won it instead, I'd be completely okay with it. Love both Jays.

Celtics winning finals in '08 and '24 paying tribute to Kobe's Jersey numbers, being LAL's biggest rival AND claiming the league's franchise with the most chips is hilarious.

tatum stat padding when series was already done, that's when he shows up

You said what I want to say, medias don't want to give Tatum FMVP. They afraid Tatum with 3 1st team + FMVP at age 26, already surpasses some of the great basketball players.

Tatum is the best player on the team. He's been in contention for MVP for the last 3 seasons with 5 consecutive all-star appearances. While Tatum did "choke" he led the team in points, rebounds, and assists. That being said Celtics proved that the model of any championship team is having a good team, not just a duo or big three. BUT That being said - The FMVP deservedly went to Brown but it could have gone to others like Jrue or Porzingis (if he didn't get injured) But more so than that Brown was the first key piece in Boston that along with Horford that has been here the longest and created the culture for this team to win. Brown showed leadership for the Celtics and defended the best player on the Mavericks team (Luka Doncic). The Celtics as a team are exceptional so who gets the awards doesn't take away from the team's amazing success or how good Tatum is.

Brown made the clutch shots when it mattered. Tatum kept jacking up heavily contested step back threes and bricking mid range fadeaways.

Why y’all discrediting him let him have the trophy he was overall better

Brown outscored Tatum through the first 4 games. Tatum scored 10 more than Brown in game 5, but Tatum had 11 in the 4th and the Celtics were up by 19 going into that period and won by 18.

Are you going to make a video about Klay leaving I cried as a Warriors fan so many good memories I don't care that his ego got in the way these last 2 seasons I love him wish him all the best also I think we ain't making the playoffs next year because everybody is getting better except for us

The Tatum hate is corny

Brown didn’t just cover Luka on ball, he also stayed glued on him off ball and prevented him from even getting the ball. You don’t need stats to tell you who was the most impactful player in the series. It was Brown. I love Tatum, but Brown seized the moment and had momentum shifting plays multiple times while playing lockdown defense all series.

The reason i thought why he didn't win is because he didn't really do it when it mattered especially early in the series which decided it The points in the 5th game were irrelevant. Also in the 3rd game, Jaylen Brown was better when he scored the most which was arguably the most important game

Waiting for the video The Warriors are just tricking the nba.

Tatum 2024-25 NBA Finals MVP I predicted for them my hometown Celtics to win 2020, 21, 22, 23, 24(🏆), and now I'm predicting 2025.🏆☘️☝🏽

It was more about Luka. Luka's star clout. Like how both Iggy and Kawhi won Finals MVP for guarding Lebron. Brown won for guarding Luka.

Great video, awesome analysis. TY! 🏀 🔥🔥🔥

This is why analytics ruins sports. Use your eyeballs and you’ll see Brown was the one

The yapping ends at 12:01, for those who want the real arguments for why Tatum deserved FMVP

This analysis is too real for network television 😤

I think Tatum should of won MVP but im not mad that Brown won because he desreved it as well. NBA Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man i wonder if this guy analyzed all of Lukas 125 shots

Thank you for exposing the flaws in the league voting....🙌sheesh!

i really thought you aint gonna put the kawhi laugh

Ngl Brown just played better against the Mavs & he is the 2nd best player on the team

This Boston championship draws a lot of comparisons to the 2015 warriors were the best player (Steph) doesn’t get the fmvp and the narrative that another guy (Iggy) played better defense on the star player (Lebron) was the reason for winning. Now like Steph all those years Tatum gonna get scrutinized for not winning fmvp tho he truly deserved it. The difference is Brown is an all nba caliber player still and iggy was on the decline.

Season and final MVP should be voted by active or at least retired NBA player

Holy cow, you're a fing LEGEND 🔥🔥🔥 incredible research and work put in! Keep it up 🤙💜

Focusing on one part of defense (guarding Luka) and disregarding the rest (guarding everyone else) is not really a good analytical approach and you're just cherry picking data points. Watch all 5 games start to finish then tell me who was better in defense and offense. Stats do not tell the whole picture either. And I'm saying this as a Mavs fan. Tatum never felt like a threat. Brown was always dangerous.

Given to the best player on the winning team and JB played better

[M]VP in the NFL typically goes to the QB ? [O]ffensive scoring players of the league typically get the MVP [N]on players getting votes for awards is a failed narrative as many are following their boss's orders. [E]veryone who understands the game has a different set of criteria for MVP [Y[ou all know that awards are no longer credible and yet directly affect many player's contracts Ok, I give up, I can't figure out why some players get MVP's over others. :-P

Personally I think Jrue Holiday shoulda got mvp

I’m happy for Brown, but people are using Brown’s MVP to bring down Tatum and I personally think Tatum should’ve won the MVP because all the things he did to obtain the victory and not just about scoring. He made his teammates better. But this guy is hated and I can’t see why. He is a great player, a good role model for the youngsters, a great teammate and never had an off the court controversy like Ja Morant. Then why the obsession with seeing Tatum fail? Is just mind boggling to me. I really hope he keeps winning and prove people wrong.

JT Is just not arrogant enough 😂

Because somebody else impact was more mvp wordy

Omg u r a GSW fan

Tatum is talented but Brown is always better especially in big games.

Tatum was spamming emotes 😭🙏

Jayson Tatum shoulda won it,but he got robbed

Brown is ok, not mvp material

the Tatum glazing is craaaaazy

The context of the wear and tear he puts on Lukas body hounding him consistently is what makes up the last ditch shots and Hail Marys Luka isn’t in a better condition than Brown thus the consistent switching, plus the argument for Luka can score on anyone, isn’t really fair unless you look at the broader picture it’s a game of 5 not 1

It sometimes comes down to big moments and plays that stoke emotion.

I’m pretty sure there’s some actual players in Dallas other than Luka but it’s hard to remember

Tatum did not deserved it over Jalen cuz he had just great match while Brown was great in each game

You shouldn’t get FMVP shooting 38%

He didn't deserve it Period

Luka get robe btw but okey

Sports are driven by narratives, and no sport is more impacted by that than the NBA. And right now the favorite narrative surrounding the Celtics is people pretending that Tatum isn't the best player.

Tatum assisted on 33% of Brown's assisted field goals this finals, the highest percentage of any duo ever. Tatum was a willing passer and facilitator, he ran the offense and took on the less 'sexy' assignment of guarding the Mavs centres and taking away the lob threat that killed every other team. It was clear how the defense was set up to neutralize Tatum and he took it in stride, the dude played exceptional unselfish basketball. Any real hooper with some IQ would see that he didn't have the big moments, but the only reason they were close enough to be in the big moments was because of his play up to that point.

Waiting for your video on how the warriors losing klay means they are tricking the entire nba

In the clip of Brown talking that you posted, he stated that his goal was to deny Luka the ball. You can't just look at Luka's shot attempts as a measure of Brown's defense. A large part of what Brown did well was denying Luka the ball and putting enough pressure on him at half court to make him pass to a teammate who then took a bad shot. I think your analysis of his defense is too narrow in scope. Additionally, Brown was more consistent than Tatum and had memorable shots to help close out games and secure wins. Not saying that Tatum didn't also deserve consideration for MVP, but chalking it up to just the voters being dumb is very poor analysis imo.

Youre missing some really important context here that diesnt show up in the box scores. Luka did almost all of his damage in the first half, and was pretty awful in the second half. It wasnt because Brown was racking up plays with counting stats; it was because he took him on all the way up the floor over and over, wore him out, and he didnt have legs to close games. No one can guard Luka and stop him. But Jaylen outworked him and wore him out. Then Jaylen hit late game-closing shots and was very effective late in games whej Luka disappeared. Jaylens physicality set the tone for Boston on both ends of the floor, and the timeliness of his baskets was a huge factor. Jaylen deserved the MVP.

Brown showed up in big moments. Tatum had better stats sure… despite the fact he shot terribly. However if u watched u would know brown played better

I'm not saying Brown didn't deserve the award. But I hate the narrative that Brown is and has been consistently better than Tatum, especially in big games. Tatum was much better in 2023 and 2022 postseasons (except the Finals series) and even this series Brown had 3 good games and 2 bad games (had more points in game 4 but wasn't the better player). I would actually say Tatum was the more consistent player, tho JB had higher highs, but also lower lows. His defense was good but so was Tatums and I'm not talking about just defending Doncic, but eliminating Mavs short roll option.

I don't think I've heard a single person say it should be Tatum. No, Brown didn't win just because defense but because he always showed up. We all watched and there was a clear separation between the two. There is a case for Jrue over Tatum as the runner up too. This just sounds like someone looking at the stat sheet and picking the highest numbers. If it was that simple we wouldn't need voting

Same dude who talks about efficiency isn't talking about it rn just to push your stupid agenda in this video

Mavs fan here. JB was more impactful defensively than JT. JB was more offensively than Jrue and White. To me, it seemed JT padded his stats when games was already out of reach.

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JT saw the bigger picture despite the constant media comparison. Whatever it takes to win even if he’s a temp role player assisting and passing.

Brown won because he did more than he was expected to, and Tatum did less. Anyone watching the Celtics from the time these two played together knows that Tatum has the more polished game. Still, Tatum, as gifted as he is, gives even his most ardent fans headaches because he isn't making the most of his talents. I even posit that Brown is the emotional leader of the team, while Tatum performs better when he doesn't take the brunt of leadership. I'm not upset that Brown won, as a fan, because he didn't shrink from the pressure, although I think Tatum should have won because of things he did that actually didn't show up in the stat sheet. That includes taking away the lob threat and keeping the offense running. This isn't as bad as Iguodala winning Finals MVP.

brown perform for 1-3 and tatum game 4-5. brown is straight out hunting luka on both ends to make sure luka is dread tired. and you haven't factor in that there are many moments where luka tried to create shot but end up passing because he was going nowhere, became tired( playing offense only), passive against the more physical brown. people really didn't watch the finals to know that luka is hunting tatum out on defense, and to our surprise tatum is doing so badly defensively against luka. so yeah brown is fmvp. btw did people really forget tatum tried to statspadd in 4th quarter in pacers and mavs series against benchwarmers to padd his stats? lmao

Check the first 3 games when they went up 3-0. Jaylen brown was the betrer player. Tatum stats only look that good because of game 4/5

Tatum has always been grossly overrated .

Jayson Tatum the real MVP.

why are sports writers and Journalist are voting for finals MVP does it not pose to be NBA fans voting 🤷

Fun fact: Kobe is a Celtics fan and loved the Celtics when he was younger

The media was comparing him to Kobe which is fine, the sports media do that all the time. What bothered a lot of people was when Tatum embraced the Kobe comparison.

Not sure why ya took a shot at Andrews as she voted for Tatum. And yes maybe she should not have gotten a vote but Smith never shut down anybody and certainly not Malika unless you mean by just shouting nonsense over them.

Why is the nba not voting for mvp? Why is it some random fat guy behind a computer screen who doesn’t even hoop? If someone wins 4-1 and their best player has the best stats. He clearly contributed the most to the win by scoring playmaking and rebounding. No way Tatum isn’t mvp

Tatum was clearly the best player of his team just at the final Finals game. He was also shooting with 39%. So he was not good offensively. There was only one player that was great at both offense and defense and is called Jrue Holiday. He played amazing defense, he had the less usage%, but his was amazing at TS% and eFG%.

At what level did you play 'Hoop reports?:

Dude did you even watch the games? lmao

Its way more simplier, Tatum suks

You are just doing mental gymnastics, bro. JB played better, is the better player and deserved it more, simple as that. Stop overthinking it.

Brown was consistent and didnt shy away from the challenge. These playoffs illustrated why Tatum is never gonna be a 1A guy on a winning team. The dude was shooting a 30% clip until game 5

this is simply like when Iguodala received the finals MVP award instead of Curry.

Simple, Brown was consistent throughout the playoffs for the most part. Tatum was very inconsistent through it all. But that’s my unpopular opinion. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Dude, those stats are easy to find on the NBA website. They track those stats the same way they track points, rebounds, assists, etc.

This is how people who only watch stats sound. If he watched the game, he would know better

Lol tatum cant guard luka....brown can.... nice try tho .....154 posessions.....11/25 over 5 games vs brown. That leaves 129 posessions vs brown that luka did nothing. Tatum also shot 38% and only avg 1 more ppg than brown...on 14 more shots. Tatum had 0 chance at MVP....ZERO

This is tatum fanboyness at its finest😂😂😂😂😂 lol nobody watched the finals an thinks tatum deserved it over brown....lol tatum didnt outplay brown the entire playoffs...he finished the playoffs with a 42/28 clip....the worst on the entire roster.

A player can't be special if all he does is imitate, it might be the highest form of flattery, but let's not use that as a way to define us as players and fans.

Look at fg%, 3p%. Tatum basically had 2 good games out of 5 where he scored a lot (on mediocre efficiency) which bumps up his average for the series. Jaylen Brown had 4 good games out of 5 and spent a lot of time guarding the most offensively productive player in the league. Honestly I don't think either of them was clearly better than the other, and I think Jrue Holiday also had some really good games (he had a terrible game in game 4, but so did the whole team more or less), and Porzingis in game 1 was crazy good and pretty good in game 2 as well. Ultimately the Celtics had a lot of very good players but no single player who was far and away the best. Tough to decide who to give the award in a case like that. I also wonder if Jaylen Brown not making an All-NBA team while Tatum was First Team influenced who they gave the award to. Ultimately it seems fair to me, I don't think Tatum was robbed. I don't think Brown was obviously better or anything but I think he deserved it.

The point here is NOT Brown just guarded Luka, but he scored efficiently & relentlessly attacking & doing many things very consistently. Then again, it's a team win where Tatum & the other 6 guys were crucial not to mention Mazzulla's preparations throughout the year and dissection of their opponents. Since MVP is for just 1 person, Brown very slightly edges over Tatum, Holiday, White

Brown’s performance in the clutch in Game 2 and especially in Game 3 did it for me. If JB doesn’t hit that contested midrange with a minute left, the Celtics likely blow a 21 point 4Q lead and the series is 2-1, then 2-2 after the shellacking in Game 4. The series may have gone 7 if not for JB in the clutch.

I think it's because the NBA feels like they owe Brown. He's only made 1 All-NBA team, & 3 All-Star teams (2 of those were reserve selections due to injuries, if im not mistakin'). Other than that, he does have many accolades or awards. The ring & Finals MVP levels out his resume a bit more. Tatum is younger & has plenty of time to win both of the MVP trophies.

HOOP REPORTS, where is the update on the worriors after the draft??? Missing your daily uploads brother

I'm a fan of JB but if all the stats you saying is true then there could only be one explanation, what you found is analysts given birth too a seed to later evolve into a fallout of the duo , I hope JT nd JB don't bite into the idea and that mazzula can keep them together, Boston analytics needs to make them aware of the seed that's been planted

I’m not sure which was the sicker burn….”he then proceeded to cook him like bbq chicken” or “making him appear as inefficient as 2015 LeBron”.

It’s his 38% fg shooting that did him in. No series MVP has ever shot that bad. They can’t give the trophy to the most inefficient player on the team.

Luka couldn’t move by the fourth quarter bc Brown was running him ragged on both sides of the ball. This videos crazy lol

Finals f e p is not given to the best player in the league, it's given to the best player in the finals.

The real reason? Brown was better and more impactful. Brown is the engine of this team now.

questions if his defense is elite then shows a great defensive possession

The Copy Paste Line & Expression Celtic

Lol because J.Brown showed up and showed out is why