2021 NBA Finals: Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks

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…

jk… gordon will be a great litmus test for whether you not ever being very good on the orlando magic is an orlando magic problem or a you problem

i think on the one hand it’s valid to point out his role changed when murray got hurt, on the other it’s not a great look when the argument for a guy you essentially gave up multiple firsts for is “he would look a lot better if he had to do a lot less”

you’ve got a point

He needed to play better in that role, period.

yeah, theres still some hope for him tho

He delivered on defense that’s for sure. That’s why they did it, they knew winning a title was possible but they needed another frontcourt defender who could fill the dunker spot.

A lot of the Nuggets problems flow from going with Millsap instead of Gallinari tbh

An MRI on the right knee of Suns F Torrey Craig revealed no structural damage, source tells ESPN. Craig injured knee in Game 2 on Thursday. His status on a return is day to day.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 9, 2021

giannis gave torrey craig a knee injury with no structural damage via osmosis

lol

haaa love to see it

game 3 tonight. the pressure is on.

has scott foster been announced yet

yes (seriously)

Bucks by 20

well shit

ayton is always getting his hands on rebounds tipping them and so forth

its 2021 and the big bois are back

nice to see

thanasis antentekounpo and jeff teague sharing the floor at the same time is the good stuff

Bucks are playing as though they don’t trust anyone but Giannis to make a shot

Portis and Forbes just passed up wide open looks, idk if you can win like this

Apologies for doomposting but this feels like the moment where the Suns go on a 12-2 run and never looo back

yeah, bucks look absolutely shook. they need elimination game urgency and theyre pounding it into giannis hoping he'll rescue them.

its weird how the bucks made the finals and i still feel like firing bud and/or trading jrue/khris is probable in a month

yeah they have absolutely stumbled to the finals if thats possible

tuned in just in time to hear van gundy do a full blown no reservations defense of a coach rant

Ok that was absurd. Cool result but why didn’t Jrue shoot that. Even Giannis would’ve shot that.

this feels like the moment where the Suns go on a 12-2 run and never looo back

― frogbs, Sunday, July 11, 2021 8:49 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

someone went on a 12-2 run

Hahahah my jinx worked!!!!!!

Finally the Suns are the ones who look out of sync

Not so easy when you shoot 20% from 3 now is it !??!!

God damn that ruled

Is it possible that bending Giannis’s knee backwards made him stronger

The Bucks had 22 points in the paint alone in the 2nd quarter; that's tied for the most in any quarter of an NBA Finals game over the last 25 years.

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) July 12, 2021

Giannis has shot around 80% of the Bucks’ free throws this series…is that a record

seems very high

cam johnson did a cool dunk

if that’s overturned I’m never watching basketball again

same

Well this lead is shrinking fast

cam johnson as smallball center is working like gangbusters, monty williams is a fuckin genius