Game Thread 2021 NBA Finals - Suns vs Bucks!

I wasn't sure which team I would be rooting for, but after witnessing Phoenix fans' remedial math skills, I have to pull for the Bucks. You start a 10-second count at zero, not at one, and you don't keep counting for two seconds after the ball is released. Dumb asses. Even then, they had to speed up the count to reach 10 most of the time.

 

Because it's meant to be psychological warfare? Who cares when they start counting? They're trying to get him to miss.

 

Did they do it for everyone? 56% as a team from the line. Ouch
The Suns shot 96% percent.

 

Trade CJ to the Cavs for Love and the #3 pick and get Dame a Booker. Maybe the way he wins a title is as the grizzled veteran with a young stud helping carry the load.

 

Giannis doesn't need help with missing at anything other than dunks.

 

It's pretty harmless compared to some of the violent drama earlier in the playoffs.

 

Bets they'll still talk about them? Might make a good drinking game.

 

The Cavs laugh at that and so does Dame.

 

Does this series go 7? Not sure?

 

To me, if you have an inconsistent offense and guys that cant shoot FT’s its going to he tough to win it all in the game as played today.

 

Game 2 is always a lot more telling than Game 1. The young, energetic, more rested, healthier team got high-level production from everyone and won the first game at home. Let's see if they maintain that energy and focus.

 

We will see if that rolled ankle and wrist injury messes with Chris Paul. When the trainer is hiding what he is doing with a towel it obviously is real.
Chris Paul's answer when questioned? "I don't know what you are talking about". Sure you don't.

 

Yeah, you would think that the Bucks will do a better job defending a 36-year-old 5'11 point guard.
Once he decided to take over, he did.

 

I don't have a problem with CP's answer. You could tell he was having a bit of fun with it while taking the warrior approach of admitting no pain or weakness.

The trainer's response regarding the towel was weird. It didn't seem like he was hiding something so much as hiding that they were doing something, which was obvious as soon as CP left the court. That was some very animated gesturing for no apparent reason. Fight doctor secrets, I suppose.

The ankle didn't seem like it bothered him enough to be a next day concern. Those things always result in an alarmed expression and response at the time, no matter how severe they are.

 

That's terrible odds

 

All I could think was it was to prevent us from reading lips.

 

And yet, all it did was prevent us from reading cheeks, so to speak.