Game Day, NBA Finals Edition — Game 1 — Milwaukee Bucks @ Phoenix Suns, Tuesday 7/6/2021

[Indy]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

[Flagrant Fowl]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

[Indy]

Looks like Crowder’s 3pt shot will once again be be a dud to start the series.

As long as he hits 7/9 in a close out win for us I will be happy.

So far this playoffs, he is 13/21 (62%) in our close out wins.

The rest of the games, he is 25/83 (30%). Ooof.

Really confusing stuff but I’ll take 7/9 in game 4 to finish the sweep.

And just think--Portis shot over 47% from 3 on over 2 attempts during the regular season. He is under 31% in the playoffs on similar attempts. So Crowder's non-close out games are Portis' average after hitting almost 50% this season.

[Flagrant Fowl]

On to worrying about Scott Foster in game 2.

Dammit. You stole my first post for the Game 2 thread.

IS THAT SCOTT FOSTER'S MUSIC!?!?!?!!!

(I think the NBA will save him for Milwaukee.)

[Indy]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

Campazzo might not have been dirty, but he was on the border and spazzy enough to have something happen on accident.

[Split T]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

Campazzo worried me a bit..he was reckless at times

[Flagrant Fowl]

That's fair. I forgot about The Pest.

[Furlanfufi]

Campazzo is dirty. He's not reckless, just smarter than Pat Bev.

[Indy]

I am so surprised how good Giannis looked tonight. I assumed we would abuse him on defense because of his knee, but he looked like there was no issue. He didn't have any of those ridiculous euro-step drives from the 3 point line for an And 1, but everything else seemed to be there.

[Nodack]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

Campazzo worried me a bit..he was reckless at times

And he went to the Ginobili school of flopping.

[Indy]

That is a great quote from Giannis. There isn't really anyone on the Bucks that I dislike, which is such a relief coming off of two series against LA teams and their gaggle of jackasses.

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

Campazzo worried me a bit..he was reckless at times

And he went to the Ginobili school of flopping.

Pretty sure CP3 did too. And Crowder falls down on every 3 he takes.

[Flagrant Fowl]

This is the first series we are in where I am not worried about someone from the other team intentionally trying to injure one of our players if things aren't going their way.

I wasn't really worried about the Nuggets players. They did stuff out of frustration, but I never thought they were dirty.

Campazzo worried me a bit..he was reckless at times

And he went to the Ginobili school of flopping.

Pretty sure CP3 did too. And Crowder falls down on every 3 he takes.

LOL, yeah. Glass houses and all that...

I just get irritated with the complaining and I think the Suns do a pretty good job of not pouting after every call not in their favor.

[JeremyG]

13 down, 3 to go!

[JeremyG]

Quite the company

And only Kareem's was in his first Finals game. The only other players to have 20 and 19 in their first Game 1 of the Finals were Wilt in 1964 and Bill Walton in 1977.

[pickle]

I liked how Booker was visibly animated when CP3 took that last rebound from Ayton.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Jae Crowder going 0-8 with the highest +/- on the team in a Finals win on his birthday is a very bizarre outcome.

[Mori Chu]

What a great win. CP3, Ayton, Booker, Cam Johnson, and Bridges all played great. Glad Giannis seems to be okay. But I think we are built to beat a team like Milwaukee. 3 wins away now!

[virtual9mm]

Take Payne out. WTF is he doing. He hit that one shot but these weren't good shots.

10 points on 50/40 splits in 16 minutes is great, especially when Paul and Book had it going like tonight.

I can understand virtual's gripe. It's just classic Cam Payne. Hard to watch sometimes, but effective more often than not.

Yeah, I am posting with full-game hindsight.

Perfect 3rd guard off the bench. If he starts playing out of control, you can sit him. But in general I love his emotion

[JeremyG]

Bridges/Crowder/Booker shot a combined .309 FG tonight. And we still won by 13. Hopefully that’s a good sign.

[JeremyG]