2021 NBA FINALS THREAD! Bucks vs Suns!

Here are your probable lineups for tonight

Bucks Starting 5

PG: Jrue Holiday
SG: Khris Middleton
SF: P.J. Tucker
PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo
C: Brook Lopez


Suns Starting 5
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Devin Booker
SF: Mikal Bridges
PF: Jae Crowder
C: Deandre Ayton



Who you got to win tonight and series?

I ‘ve got Suns winning tonight. Suns win in 5 in G.A. does not return for Bucks . Suns in 6 if G.A. returns for Bucks.

I agree with you... There is no way Giannis will be healthy after that hyper-extension. If he was healthy I could see this going to 7 games however that is not the case. I will go Suns in 6.

Giannis playing :O

So good to see Maria Taylor

If you watch one thing today, WATCH THIS from @wdsu in ‘15.
As #NBA finals start tonight between #Suns v #Bucks everyone in #Nola should be rooting for Monty Williams. #Class ��
Raw video: Monty Williams speaks after being fired by Pelicans https://t.co/BYgKRrKONA via @YouTube

— Travers Mackel (@TraversWDSU) July 6, 2021

Fast paced start. If you like Willie Green & Monty offense

Society if Giannis could shoot free throws in under 10 seconds pic.twitter.com/GAXHTOsmgI

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 7, 2021

Eric Bledsoe right now watching his former teams in the finals pic.twitter.com/U7ZvAWSp2z

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 7, 2021

Chris Paul on fire

Very impressive game 1 for the Suns

scott foster on his wayyyyyy! pic.twitter.com/ylHKtRYAUt

— solomon hill (@solohill) July 7, 2021

Well, Jrue Holiday, played a "Jrue Holiday" game.

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Originally Posted by As I See It

Well, Jrue Holiday, played a "Jrue Holiday" game.

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True and Chris Paul played a “Chris Paul” game. But we don’t want him here. He is old and washed up.:hihi:

Holiday so far through 6 quarters is shooting 7-28

Jrue is just being himself. He will be MIA for the first few games, then have a great game 3, then be average the rest of the series. He is who he always has been.

CP3 wants a ring. He is on the greatest playoff run of his career and its wild

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Jrue is just being himself. He will be MIA for the first few games, then have a great game 3, then be average the rest of the series. He is who he always has been.

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This. Hope some of his defenders on this site get it now. Many nights he is fourth best scoring option with a second best scoring option like game sprinkled in once a week. At least he isn?t turning it over like crazy?Yet


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“If we lose this series imma go LeBron mode and trade ALL of y’all” pic.twitter.com/q6F2UytVFW

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 9, 2021

Send us back Jrue

Looks like everyone is vaccinated at the deer district party.

Griff's MVP ain't "MVP-ing".

If Hayes had cp3 running our offense...

Middleton and holiday

One of them show up bucks might have won this game

Feel so bad for Giannis. Guy has a heart of a champion.

Charles Lee = Super motivator ?

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Feel so bad for Giannis. Guy has a heart of a champion.

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Monty, Willie, Langston, Etwaun, Chris Paul, Jeff Bower

Heart of champions!

Giannis was very good tonight

Giannis after dropping a 42-point double-double in a loss pic.twitter.com/L4M4kopODC

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 9, 2021

https://mobile.twitter.com/statmuse/...1337start%3D80 holy i told people the gap wasn't that big between the two

Talk about it https://t.co/1A8JDfh1Xt

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 8, 2021

Spot on

Giannis was the Most Dominant!

Booker and CP3 put Holiday and Middleton in a body bag tonight!

Monty is coaching circles around Bud!

The Suns IQ is way too HIGH for the Bucks!

Suns in 6!!!

Carry the hell on...

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) July 9, 2021

Eric Bledsoe averaged more points, steals and blocks per 36 minutes in his Bucks playoff career than Jrue Holiday.

Bledsoe: 15.9 PTS | 1.34 STL | 0.7 BLK
Holiday: 15.8 PTS | 1.31 STL | 0.4 BLK pic.twitter.com/EqdMceI6rk

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 9, 2021

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Eric Bledsoe averaged more points, steals and blocks per 36 minutes in his Bucks playoff career than Jrue Holiday.

Bledsoe: 15.9 PTS | 1.34 STL | 0.7 BLK
Holiday: 15.8 PTS | 1.31 STL | 0.4 BLK pic.twitter.com/EqdMceI6rk

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 9, 2021

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Bucks trading holiday for Bledsoe pic.twitter.com/x4bs4mfwcj

— HAWKS 2021 NBA CHAMPIONS (@deathrowdj) July 9, 2021

pic.twitter.com/4aZLD2RosI

— Believing Warriors Fan (@believingdubsfn) July 9, 2021

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Originally Posted by 13 - 3

Spot on

Giannis was the Most Dominant!

Booker and CP3 put Holiday and Middleton in a body bag tonight!

Monty is coaching circles around Bud!

The Suns IQ is way too HIGH for the Bucks!

Suns in 6!!!

Carry the hell on...

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) July 9, 2021

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Bucks has started every series slow and adjusted...

Bucks also lucked in with injuries to the nets and hawks... they wouldn't have made it past bkn with a healthy kyrie even without harden...

Bud needs to have some serious adjustments in this series... im liking the suns with the ball movement 3pt shooting and decent defense.

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Bucks also lucked in with injuries to the nets and hawks... they wouldn't have made it past bkn with a healthy kyrie even without harden...

Bud needs to have some serious adjustments in this series... im liking the suns with the ball movement 3pt shooting and decent defense.

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The Suns had just as much, if not more luck than Milwaukee, in their path to the finals due to other teams injuries. The Clippers would have beaten the Suns if they had Kawhi imo

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Bucks has started every series slow and adjusted...

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Middleton does not get on a roll the Bucks are toast. Giannis can have 80 prs and it still won’t be enough.

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The Suns had just as much, if not more luck than Milwaukee, in their path to the finals due to other teams injuries. The Clippers would have beaten the Suns if they had Kawhi imo

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Looks at Chris Paul is COVID protocol last home series, injured in Lakers series. Booker wearing a mask .Also wondering where is Dario Saric?

Oh yeah that right. Suns just eased way in . Okay.

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Looks at Chris Paul is COVID protocol last home series, injured in Lakers series. Booker wearing a mask .Also wondering where is Dario Saric?

Oh yeah that right. Suns just eased way in . Okay.

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glad you agree

Every team that makes the finals every single year has some luck on their side. The reality is that, in the NBA playoffs, just being a good team is not enough. Even excellent teams with excellent rosters can lose before making it there, and even if they make it there they won't win the overall thing unless they get some luck on their side.

The Bucks have not been good so far. Jrue has not played well and nor has Middleton. Will they adjust? Potentially, the Bucks did so in the last round and improved as a result, but the reality is that the other team they're playing is also just very good. Sometimes it is possible to make no strategic mistakes and still lose; that's not failure, that's just life.

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Every team that makes the finals every single year has some luck on their side. The reality is that, in the NBA playoffs, just being a good team is not enough. Even excellent teams with excellent rosters can lose before making it there, and even if they make it there they won't win the overall thing unless they get some luck on their side.

The Bucks have not been good so far. Jrue has not played well and nor has Middleton. Will they adjust? Potentially, the Bucks did so in the last round and improved as a result, but the reality is that the other team they're playing is also just very good. Sometimes it is possible to make no strategic mistakes and still lose; that's not failure, that's just life.

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Welcome back! I told them you would be back on this thread too.

I actually think Giannis hurts the Bucks because he plays ISO ball. The Bucks look so much smoother with ball movement when he's out the game. The team has to work harder to get a basket causing them to play team ball offensively. His teamates just stands and watches Giannis on offense. That is detrimental when players need to stay engaged on the court. It happens with Zion too. They gets theirs at the expense of teamwork.

Holiday went quickly from underrated to overrated. We traded him in the ideal moment

Wait... is Bower on the Suns staff?

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Wait... is Bower on the Suns staff?

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Where have you been? Wake up and smell the roses:hihi:

https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2...s-front-office

"Look at me. You set a high level for yourself. That's why you're down. That's great. Now go reach that level."

This Monty Williams coaching moment with @DeandreAyton ��

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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 9, 2021

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I actually think Giannis hurts the Bucks because he plays ISO ball. The Bucks look so much smoother with ball movement when he's out the game. The team has to work harder to get a basket causing them to play team ball offensively. His teamates just stands and watches Giannis on offense. That is detrimental when players need to stay engaged on the court. It happens with Zion too. They gets theirs at the expense of teamwork.

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Agreed. Point Zion is a train wreck waiting to happen.

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Originally Posted by sterlr

I actually think Giannis hurts the Bucks because he plays ISO ball. The Bucks look so much smoother with ball movement when he's out the game. The team has to work harder to get a basket causing them to play team ball offensively. His teamates just stands and watches Giannis on offense. That is detrimental when players need to stay engaged on the court. It happens with Zion too. They gets theirs at the expense of teamwork.

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The on-off through 2 games suggests otherwise.

They're like +4 with him on court -27 with him off. Simple offensive sets are fine when they work.

The 2013-2014 Spurs (the pinnacle of team basketball) began nearly every possession with a Parker/Duncan P&R at the elbow. But out of that they generated open teammates and got the defense in rotation, always making the next pass until they got the shot they wanted. I think the problem for the Bucks is once they get the D rotating they either don't have enough threats or don't move well enough to create the proper space. The first guy who gets the pass out of the double is usually the one who ends up shooting it for them, either taking a contested 3 on a hard closeout or diving into a poorly spaced paint and throwing up some garbage.

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The on-off through 2 games suggests otherwise.

They're like +4 with him on court -27 with him off. Simple offensive sets are fine when they work.

The 2013-2014 Spurs (the pinnacle of team basketball) began nearly every possession with a Parker/Duncan P&R at the elbow. But out of that they generated open teammates and got the defense in rotation, always making the next pass until they got the shot they wanted. I think the problem for the Bucks is once they get the D rotating they either don't have enough threats or don't move well enough to create the proper space. The first guy who gets the pass out of the double is usually the one who ends up shooting it for them, either taking a contested 3 on a hard closeout or diving into a poorly spaced paint and throwing up some garbage.

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Stats don't say it all, there is a human element. I've seen it when I coached. After he leaves the floor his teamates have been so disengaged that they are ineffective. How much better would they be if Giannis played with in the system?

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Where have you been? Wake up and smell the roses:hihi:

https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2...s-front-office

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Not caring about the whereabouts of Bower, apparently. A bunch of ex-nola on that team. They even got Langston Galloway rotting on the bench over there.

Jrue came to play tonight