Jason Kidd on Game 5: ‘The pressure is on them to finish the series’

Jason Kidd: “We still feel that the pressure is on them to finish the series. . . It’s hard to close the door. You have to find it.” – 7:00 p.m

Jason Kidd on Game 5: “We still feel the pressure is on them to finish the series.” – 7:00 p.m

Jason Kidd: “We still feel the pressure is on them to finish the series.” – 7:00 p.m

Asked by Jason Kidd about Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving’s combined 1,079 points, the most by two point guards in a single series in NBA history:
“They shoot the ball a lot,” he said jokingly. – 6:59 PM

Jason Kidd clearly hasn’t lost his competitive edge, we see it every night. I was curious if he ever tried Luka Doncic or Kyrie Irving on the practice court.
Maxi Kleber kept it real here pic.twitter.com/OUahI5dx5q – 2:01 PM

Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic on @YahooSports: “He sat down and answered the tough questions. Shoot, guys, run, hide and disappear and you understand that. But he is front and center.”
Luke, front and center, bringing the Finals back to Boston sports.yahoo.com/2024-nba-final… – 10:33 AM

Jason Kidd on Derek Lively II shooting development:
“He can shoot. This is the next step in his growth, being able to shoot the three… His ability to be able to bring the ball, being able to shoot the three is the next step for him.” pic.twitter.com/ikmRZkCzAP – 10:22 AM

On Luke, his night of redemption and recovery, and what Jason Kidd was trying to say when he went full media, on @TheAthletic
nytimes.com/athletic/55663… – 10:15 AM

Jason Kidd: “Our team was ready to go. They were ready to celebrate.” – 12:12 AM

Jason Kidd: “We have nothing to lose going to Boston. To answer the first part of your question, Luke can play defense and you saw that tonight. ” – 11:14 PM

Jason Kidd on Derek Lively: “He can shoot and that’s the next step in his development.” – 11:11 PM

Mavericks coach, Jason Kidd: “The hardest thing in this league is closing the door on an undefeated team. Tonight you saw that. [The Celtics] release the rope too early.” – 11:11 PM

Jason Kidd on Luka Doncic during his comments to the media before the game tonight: “We’re all here to watch him play, right? So let’s enjoy that.”
Luka Doncic in the middle of the 2nd Q tonight: 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting.
DAL 45, BOS 25 – 9:28 PM

Leave it to Jason Kidd to establish a 7-for-6 – 9:08 PM

We may not have believed him at the time, but Jason Kidd’s statement that there are no changes to the Mavericks’ roster was true. Same Game Starters 4 – 8:24 PM

Jason Kidd made it clear in his pregame press conference that he was upset about his star player’s recent coverage in a high-profile news outlet, and I applaud him for not coming out and mentioning the San Antonio Express-News by name. – 7:47 PM

Jason Kidd laments ‘personal attack’ on Luka Dončić without mentioning his name amid criticism the Mavs star has faced for complaining to players and poor defense, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/55659… – 7:46 PM

From @MikeACurtis2:
Maverick’s Jason Kidd calls out ‘personal attack’ on Luka Doncic before Game 4 dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 7:27 PM