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#20: NBA Finals Preview: Suns v. Bucks. Who you In on?

NBA FINALS are set!

Suns vs. Clippers (Suns win 4-2)

Won game 5 due to extremely impressive Paul George showing (40+ on 75% shooting), but no Kawhi for entire series proved to be death sentence. People will detract from Suns because they’ve faced injured superstars (AD missed 2.5 games out of 6 games, Jamal Murray and Kawhi missed the entire series), but they still played well and confident.
Shot the ball well, kept offense running without CP3 when he missed 2 games due to Covid, and was the only team who won multiple games in each series with Devin Booker playing poorly or having a balanced attack. They are 4-2 when he has 21 or less. Giannis and Trae need to have 25+ for their teams to have a chance at winning and the Suns can beat you with 5 people in double digits, or Paul leading the way like he did in the closeout games of DEN and LAC.

Bucks vs. Hawks (Bucks win 4-2)

Game 4 was big. No Trae Young. Hawks punched the Bucks in the mouth in the 2nd quarter, then Giannis got hurt and the Hawks immediately went on 13-1 run to blow game open, putting Bucks down 20. Giannis had that bad knee injury and missed the rest of the series!!! Hawks cruise to 22 point victory at home tying series at 2-2.
Game 5 was different story. Brook Lopez established his dominance in the paint, dropping 33 and 7 and some monster slams, playing the Giannis role in the pick and roll to a T. True holiday was smooth as ever creating offense, dropping 25 and 13 dimes, and even though the Hawks made the final score look closer than it was (Bucks win by 11), the game was solidly in Bucks’ control the entire time. Giannis misses game 5 and Trae Young it as well so the others had to step up.
Game 6 in ATL. Trae Young comes back but did NOT play well. 4-17 shooting (0-6 from deep), and he finishes with 14 points, 9 dimes, and 5 TO’s. Giannis missed game 6 as well but Khris Middleton had a stretch where he had 23 in 3rd quarter to help keep the lead near 20. ATL made a late run in 4th thanks to Cam Reddish (21 points, 6-7 from deep, mostly all in 2nd half), but they never got it down to less than 8 as they couldn’t buy a stop. Offensive rebounds (12 for Bucks) and timely corner threes from Connaughton and PJ Tucker (who was only 1-7 from deep but hit one late in 4th to put a dagger in it) was the sealing fate. Jrue Holiday finished with another solid game, 27,9 and 9.

Suns vs. Bucks Preview

Suns have homecourt advantage and Giannis’ injury and status up in the air are big factors and storylines entering the series
Jrue Holiday vs. CP3 is Simsinator’s X-factor for the Bucks. He has Suns winning this one in 6.
Jae Crowder and Mikal Bridges offensive output is Dub’s X-factor for the Suns. He has the Bucks winning in 7, assuming Giannis is healthy.
Who are you in on?

We are down to only 2 brackets vying for the FREE Sims’ Stats or Dub Diaries shirt. We recap who is left and what each bracket needs to win it all!

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