NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns, Part 2 | Series tied at 2

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The 2021 NBA champion will be...

Bucks in 6
70
46%
Bucks in 7
32
21%
Suns in 5
26
17%
Suns in 6
13
8%
Suns in 7
12
8%
 
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Post#2601 » by Alonzo_Morning » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:14 am

Roger Murdock wrote:That was an intentional foul….


It could have even been a flagrant 1
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Post#2602 » by Phystic » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:14 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:Monty is the only likeable guy in that Suns team
Ayton seems pretty nice.

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I get people disliking crowder and cp3. But everyone else on the team is pretty clearly likeable.
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Post#2603 » by truly » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:15 am

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CobraCommander wrote:350 each...so that’s better than I paid for wiz first round but I want to actually sit in decent seats...rather be outside then in nose bleeds....I was going to come to it Milwaukee but didn’t see anything below 730...and I checked...


I don't think there's any bad seats at Fiserv (besides weird angles near the corner). It's a cozy arena. 3000 fewer seats than the Wizards arena

So if I get 2 for a reasonable price I should come through huh? Thanks



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Post#2604 » by MoneyInDaBank07 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:16 am

Phystic wrote:
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
_AIJ_ wrote:Monty is the only likeable guy in that Suns team
Ayton seems pretty nice.

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I get people disliking crowder and cp3. But everyone else on the team is pretty clearly likeable.


Booker ain't either. Ayton, Bridges, and a few others are likable though. Gotta love Frank the Tank too.
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Post#2605 » by garrick » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:16 am

DrWood wrote:
garrick wrote:
WRau1 wrote:
Nope.


Game 4
Bucks 24-29
Suns 16-19

Game 3
Suns 11-16
Bucks 20-26

Nope proved you wrong here, stats don't lie as you can clearly see Bucks got the benefit of the whistle the last two games.

Suns should have won this one and I'm not blaming this loss on that but it's ridiculous to think that the Bucks haven't had the benefit of the calls the last two games.

You might not understand basketball. What the offensive team does is the biggest determinant of fouls. The bucks drive to the basket relentlessly and the suns flop egregiously.
Look at the replay of all the games objectively. If you don't think Booker got 6 gifts and Middleton got raped 6 times with no call, you might need to reconsider your objectivity.


Look there were plenty of calls where the refs didn't blow the whistle on the Suns driving to the basket, the block on Payne where he got whacked on the arm or the Booker drive where he lost the ball with plenty of contact on Tucker.

It's not that the Suns weren't driving to the basket and if you don't think the Suns didn't drive to the rim plenty I don't know what to say to you.

Bucks aren't being disadvantaged much by the refs in this series so far.
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Post#2606 » by HotRocks34 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:17 am

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Post#2607 » by LikeABosh » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:17 am

garrick wrote:
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garrick wrote:Interesting why you would say that when the majority of the NBA pundits are rooting for Giannis & the bucks to win it all.

The Bucks have had the benefit of the whistle most of these series so I don't think Bucks fans have any right to complain about favorable calls.


Nope.


Game 4
Bucks 24-29
Suns 16-19

Game 3
Suns 11-16
Bucks 20-26

Nope proved you wrong here, stats don't lie as you can clearly see Bucks got the benefit of the whistle the last two games.

Suns should have won this one and I'm not blaming this loss on that but it's ridiculous to think that the Bucks haven't had the benefit of the calls the last two games.


Oh yeah, that's right. Both teams are supposed to have an even number of free throws. You got him
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Post#2608 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:17 am

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whatisacenter wrote:
which one?

You kidding right?

Adam Silver in the tunnel waiting for refs like

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Nba can’t say anything anymore....
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Post#2609 » by mademan » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:18 am

garrick wrote:
DrWood wrote:
garrick wrote:
Game 4
Bucks 24-29
Suns 16-19

Game 3
Suns 11-16
Bucks 20-26

Nope proved you wrong here, stats don't lie as you can clearly see Bucks got the benefit of the whistle the last two games.

Suns should have won this one and I'm not blaming this loss on that but it's ridiculous to think that the Bucks haven't had the benefit of the calls the last two games.

You might not understand basketball. What the offensive team does is the biggest determinant of fouls. The bucks drive to the basket relentlessly and the suns flop egregiously.
Look at the replay of all the games objectively. If you don't think Booker got 6 gifts and Middleton got raped 6 times with no call, you might need to reconsider your objectivity.


Look there were plenty of calls where the refs didn't blow the whistle on the Suns driving to the basket, the block on Payne where he got whacked on the arm or the Booker drive where he lost the ball with plenty of contact on Tucker.

It's not that the Suns weren't driving to the basket and if you don't think the Suns didn't drive to the rim plenty I don't know what to say to you.

Bucks aren't being disadvantaged much by the refs in this series so far.


That was a block where Portis hit Paynes arm after dislodging the ball completely. Thats not even close to a foul, lol
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Post#2610 » by Wargreymon » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:20 am

GiannisAnte34 wrote:
Wargreymon wrote:I wonder if Khris Middleton has a chance to steal Finals MVP from Giannis after this game 4 performance. If he drops another 30-40 piece in these last few games he might pull off the upset a la Iggy over Curry.


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I don't have a dealer. I was born like this... :nod: Seriously though another game or 2 like this and I think Midds might sway some voters away from Giannis.
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Post#2611 » by nikster » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:20 am

PistolPeteJR wrote:
nikster wrote:
PistolPeteJR wrote:
Holiday was better than CP3 in Game 3.

i meant as a whole. Holiday was crap first 2 games. If your gonna clown Paul for being a loser you have more ammunition for anyone else in this series: Booker, Holiday, Middleton etc...


Paul has been absolute crap on the road in the Finals so far. He’s been the worst out of all the stars in the series in Games 3-4.

Paul was fine in game 3. Better than Booker and Middleton, and Jrue wasn't much better. Jrue also **** the bed tonight, continuing to have a hard time scoring. 22 possesioms to score 13 points.

Paul is still the 2nd or 3rd best player in the series after this game
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Post#2612 » by DrWood » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:20 am

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DrWood wrote:
Caped Crusader wrote:Please tell us why we should love the Bucks

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Plucky underdogs who don't flop for fouls. A real basketball fan should love that.


They only absurd flop was the connaughton foul on Crowder. Otherwise crowder was hit in the face eat time. And tucker did hit the hand, can dispute if it was a foul but there is contact.

The term flop gets overused.

Dude, Crowder touched a completely different part of his face (his eyes) than where he got hit--TWICE. All the dude does is act.
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Post#2613 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:21 am

SerialChiller wrote:how can paul have such a stinker when he's so close to his title, just wow...10 points and 5 turnovers
Both PJ Tucker and Jrue Holiday are crowding his air space. They're playing him physically. The Bucks are no longer leaving Brook Lopez on bad switches, and Paul got few clean looks from midrange. They wore him down

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Post#2614 » by nikster » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:22 am

Wargreymon wrote:
GiannisAnte34 wrote:
Wargreymon wrote:I wonder if Khris Middleton has a chance to steal Finals MVP from Giannis after this game 4 performance. If he drops another 30-40 piece in these last few games he might pull off the upset a la Iggy over Curry.


let me know the name of your dealer because he's got some good stuff

I don't have a dealer. I was born like this... :nod: Seriously though another game or 2 like this and I think Midds might sway some voters away from Giannis.

Middleton had a bad first 3 games while Giannis had 2 monster performances. Even tonight Middleton was big in the 4th but don't think he was that much more impactful than Giannis.
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Post#2615 » by Phreak50 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:23 am

Again, if your young centre is 'special', you find a way to get him more than 9 shots and he finds himself a way to score more than 6 points in a pivotal finals game.

I still stand by my, right place and right time comments.
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Post#2616 » by Tha Cynic » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:23 am

Damn, 36 year old Chris Paul leads one of the worst teams in the league last year to within 2 games of winning a championship and people are finding ways to trash him? Some of you are ridiculous lol.

Having said that, Paul's flopping and bitching to refs is rubbing off on Booker.
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Post#2617 » by Robbocop » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:23 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
Robbocop wrote:If it’s not blatant cheating
How is the Booker foul not called
I want someone to explain it to me
Thx


Exactly same way Giannis line violation on inbound wasn’t called , Suns in 7



Clutching if you’re comparing those 2 to say it’s equal
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Post#2618 » by DrWood » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:23 am

garrick wrote:
DrWood wrote:
garrick wrote:
Game 4
Bucks 24-29
Suns 16-19

Game 3
Suns 11-16
Bucks 20-26

Nope proved you wrong here, stats don't lie as you can clearly see Bucks got the benefit of the whistle the last two games.

Suns should have won this one and I'm not blaming this loss on that but it's ridiculous to think that the Bucks haven't had the benefit of the calls the last two games.

You might not understand basketball. What the offensive team does is the biggest determinant of fouls. The bucks drive to the basket relentlessly and the suns flop egregiously.
Look at the replay of all the games objectively. If you don't think Booker got 6 gifts and Middleton got raped 6 times with no call, you might need to reconsider your objectivity.


Look there were plenty of calls where the refs didn't blow the whistle on the Suns driving to the basket, the block on Payne where he got whacked on the arm or the Booker drive where he lost the ball with plenty of contact on Tucker.

It's not that the Suns weren't driving to the basket and if you don't think the Suns didn't drive to the rim plenty I don't know what to say to you.

Bucks aren't being disadvantaged much by the refs in this series so far.

I was arguing agains the Suns getting cheated. The bucks only got cheated in one game (well, unless you count the non-calls on Booker this game, but the Bucks won).
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Post#2619 » by Clemenza » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:24 am

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Yeah, that's not true. Tickets really weren't that expensive and I know plenty of average fans who went. We're not talking about MSG or Chase center here

My bad...$730-6200 when I checked...and I ain’t going alone...so my bad Elon....for me thats tooo damn much for a few hours


My friends actually got some for ~$350, so not too bad. Probably hard to get now tho

And yeah, I prefer watching it at a bar or at the Deer District. Never been a big sporting event guy in the sense that I need to be present in the arena.

Glad the team stayed in Milwaukee and built that new arena. Kept Giannis and made the Finals. You're downtown area might/should prosper and grow from from this
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Post#2620 » by SerialChiller » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:24 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:
SerialChiller wrote:how can paul have such a stinker when he's so close to his title, just wow...10 points and 5 turnovers
Both PJ Tucker and Jrue Holiday are crowding his air space. They're playing him physically. The Bucks are no longer leaving Brook Lopez on bad switches, and Paul got few clean looks from midrange. They wore him down

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I get all that...but he just had 2 days rest, this was a chance to take a strangle hold on the series. He really needed to find a way to have a better game here regardless.

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