Let’s get this out of the way first: Nobody can fault Phoenix for making this trade. If you can get Bradley Beal without giving up a first round pick, and all you have to give up is Chris Paul (who you were planning on waiving anyway) and Landry Shamet, you do that deal. Now, the… Read More Does Bradley Beal Turn the Phoenix Suns into the Title Favorites?
I was going to try to hit all the playoff series, but here’s the thing: most of them aren’t interesting. So I’ll be focusing on the three most interesting series here. But before I do, let me just give a quick rundown of the other five series: Okay, now on to the interesting series. Suns… Read More NBA Playoffs: Takeaways After 4 Days on Suns/Clippers, Lakers/Grizz, and Kings/Dubs
It’s starting to feel like Woj is the guy who regurgitates whatever the Nets’ front office wants him to say: While Kevin Durant requested a trade last week and the Brooklyn Nets have been amenable to dealing him away, talks have been slow to materialize. The Nets are having a difficult time finding a trade… Read More Woj: KD Might Remain with Nets
Go figure: in the most important game of his 16-year NBA career, Chris Paul’s arch-nemesis, Scott Foster, will be the head ref. Chris Paul’s teams are famously 1-12 in playoff games officiated by Foster throughout Paul’s career, and the one win–Game 2 of this year’s Western Conference Finals–Chris Paul was out due to Covid protocols.… Read More Scott Foster is Reffing Game 6?! Are the Suns Screwed?
The road team finally won a game in this series. Both teams’ Big Threes finally all had great games together. And the Bucks took a 3-2 lead by a score of 123-119, giving themselves the chance to close this thing out and bring home Milwaukee’s first NBA title since 1971. After being the scapegoat for… Read More Holiday’s Rip Seals Huge Game 5 Win, 3-2 Series Lead for Milwaukee
You knew Phoenix wasn’t getting their doors blown off again. You knew it would be closer than Game 3 was. You knew Devin Booker would be better. But the Bucks still managed to get it done in Game 4 in Milwaukee, protecting home court, and tying up the 2021 NBA Finals 2-2, with a final… Read More Bucks Even Finals in Thrilling Game 4
The Bucks just secured their first win of this 2021 NBA Finals series, 120-100 at home in Milwaukee, and it’s exactly what the doctor ordered. The Bucks desperately needed this game after losing the first two in Phoenix, because you cannot go down 3-0. In my last post, I wrote about how Giannis’ teammates–specifically Khris… Read More For Milwaukee Bucks, There’s No Place Like Home
The Suns took Game 2 of the Finals 118-108 and are now up 2-0 with the series shifting to Milwaukee. The Bucks are now 5-6 on the road during this postseason, but 7-1 at home. They’re going to need to continue that home-court dominance if they’re going to get back into this series, because obviously… Read More Giannis’ Teammates Are Letting Him Down
Despite the surprise return of Giannis Antetokounmpo just before tip-off, the Suns managed to hold off the Bucks 118-105 and take a 1-0 series lead. Despite shooting just 32.4% from three (11-34) compared to Milwaukee’s 44.4% (16-36), the Suns were able to make up the difference at the free throw line, going an impressive 25-26… Read More Suns Take Game 1 of 2021 Finals
The Phoenix Suns closed out the LA Clippers four games to two, clinching the Western Conference and sending Chris Paul to his first-ever NBA Finals. Ironically, the game was in the building–the Staples Center–where Paul played for six seasons and against the team that, if we’re being honest here, Chris Paul transformed from a joke… Read More After 16 Years, Chris Paul is in the NBA Finals
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