2021 NBA Finals: Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks

i’m not sure it would have been meaningfully different if torrey craig had been hit by a sedan going 25 mph

he was providing some nice bench minutes for the suns

Suns getting thin without Dario and Craig

yeah he has the size/strength to matchup with giannis

the suns are basically down 7 players, with only one player over 6-8. i have no idea if they even bother playing kaminsky

down to 7 players*

This game is really good

booker just hit the jayson tatum sidestep special

Jfc how many contested threes can they hit

Giannis sits for 30 seconds and everything goes to crap

demar does that from 2 as well, gotta be a kobe acolyte thing xp

it's an incredible shot if you can make it

yeah obvs other guys take sidesteps that one just looked exactly like tatums

That ex semi pro does that shot allll the time. Saw him teaching it to kids he tutors last week. He's got a Kobe tattoo.

Ex semi pro I hoop with

Jfc how many contested threes can they hit

the bucks have had a game where they shoot like 16-32 from three in every series. they’ll prob have one in this series. well they better anyway

i'm going to gently success the suns get it to booker who is screaming hot right now

Pat gotta let that one fly

*suggest

Pat gotta let that one fly

Ugggh they are so close

Haven’t even noticed Middleton on the court tonight

it's perverse how much booker loves to make shots

Feel like every single offensive rebound or defensive miscue has led to a Suns 3

Or 2

cp3 has been awful down the stretch, teammates really bailing him out

Bridges headed for role player HOF if he keeps this up

Otm

thats a uh pretty good percentage

The Bucks foundational defense has always struggled to defend the 3pt shot. In this series, the Suns are shooting 31/54 (57%) from behind the arc.
The Bucks are 25/67 (37%).
If that advantage holds, there’s no way the Bucks can come back.

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) July 9, 2021

at this point to me it feels like the first team to win a road game is going to win the series. if the suns take one of the next two i think it’s over

personally i think it will come back to phoenix 2-2. the suns have been playing well but these both felt like home arena aided wins to me. i think we’ll see the script flip in the next 2 games and the bucks will have to figure out a way to pull out a win in game 5

yeah i agree with that although i'm tracking suns depth erosion vs. every time giannis clutches his knee

bucks could def win two but they could also only win one...

they could win zero

definition of a curse

Eric Bledsoe playoff shooting splits with the Bucks:
— 41.1 FG%
— 25.4 3P%
— 73.2 FT%

Jrue Holiday playoff shooting splits with the Bucks:
— 41.1 FG%
— 28.9 3P%
— 67.3 FT% pic.twitter.com/1PRn67M4k2

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 9, 2021

lol got xped trying to post that

they could win zero

― ciderpress, Thursday, July 8, 2021 11:44 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its true

Oooof

bucks were pretty close to this one being more or less tied going into the final few minutes

they’re gonna have to figure out how to punish the suns for losing, essentially, their back up bigs or else the suns will prob look great playing small. they need to re-find the brook lopez of the final few games of the hawks series

Congratulations Torrey Craig for winning his first championship!

No matter who wins the Finals, he will get a ring for playing for both the Suns and Bucks this season.

(Submitted by @wholecake3) pic.twitter.com/ChpLWKH8es

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 4, 2021

Don't know if we've talked about this but it's kind of wild when you put it this way

that happened with varejao a few years ago

ah you're right, not sure if i ever put that together. if the bucks were to go on and win this series, i imagine it would be an odd emotional experience for craig to receive that ring.

players not on the playoff roster dont automatically get a ring the team deicides iirc

varejao turned down the ring tho, good look

if the bucks end up winning and it seems due in some part to craig’s absence he should get one tho lol

Have to say Denver’s moves this year haven’t worked. Shoulda kept craig, shoulda stuck with Gary and RJ

i think that’s too soon to say, gotta wait and see when murray comes back

def shoulda kept craig, but hindsight is 20/20 on the latter move, if jamal hadn't gotten hurt then it was the right trade

idk aaron gordon is not looking like a playoff guy based on the info we have

hmm why are we talking about the denver nuggets in the NBA finals thread…