2024 NBA Season

[Fredomago]

Actually, his trade to the Suns was a blessing for him, he proves that the problem is not him but his teammates as we can see with this current team now that he is doing well being the leader of the team. Yes, the Suns have Booker as their franchise player, but Booker is humble, he doesn't have an attitude like James Harden who's ego is high, and that resulted in success as they play together with only one leader.

The best thing that happened to him indeed. Suns head coach allow him to lead this young squad he believes that CP3 have that capabilities and he prove his worth after bringing this franchise to the finals and a possible to win the NBA title.

I like your observation with Booker, he allows CP3 to guide them and with his skills he helps instead of treating himself as the main man he respect CP3. Him and Ayton always gives the credit to Paul.

Interesting game 2, what adjustments do Bucks have to counter the Suns. They need to work from both offense and defense else, Suns will take this game again from them.

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[blockman]

Game 2 is gonna start in 3 and half hours.

I want to enjoy this series and hoping that it's going to be 1-1 after this game 2. And the pattern goes on with game 3 and game 4. But if it's a surprise that they'll show us that it's going to be a sweep, hopefully not, from the Suns then that's also okay as a fan. I just want to watch the best basketball finals ever. Is there any news if there are players that won't play for both teams or they're all in for game 2?

Interesting game 2, what adjustments do Bucks have to counter the Suns. They need to work from both offense and defense else, Suns will take this game again from them.

I think that they've adjusted for sure. With the very first loss that they've got in the finals, we will see how they've adjusted and how they're going to win this game 2.

[dwyane36]

That's right, but on the other hand, I also understand why some fans thought the Suns will have an easy win in the series, CP3 has been doing pretty well and the rest of the gang, so on the paper, they are the better team, but as people said, it could be a long series, so let's watch and enjoy and cheer.

Game 2 is gonna start in 3 and half hours.

I still think that the Suns are favorites, but I'm also expecting that the Bucks definitely will fight back, and they won't allow the Suns to get an easy win in the upcoming game, especially since Giannis said that his knee doesn't hurt. By the way, it's interesting that the Suns won the Bucks twice during the regular season, and both times they won by only 1 point.

[harizen]

That's right, but on the other hand, I also understand why some fans thought the Suns will have an easy win in the series, CP3 has been doing pretty well and the rest of the gang, so on the paper, they are the better team, but as people said, it could be a long series, so let's watch and enjoy and cheer.

Contrary to that, Suns fans around me are not considering an easy win at this series even how good Chris Paul is. Most predictions are even Suns @6 or @7 so it means they recognizing the strength of Milwaukee Bucks even Giannis is not 100% and coming from an injury.

I'm also looking forward to a long series, Game 7, so that we can see more thrill, and whoever made it on acquiring the Larry O' Brien trophy, it will be priceless as both teams experience the hard way.

Tip-off will start in just around 30 minutes. Waiting for the game before going on a nap.

[TravelMug]

That's right, but on the other hand, I also understand why some fans thought the Suns will have an easy win in the series, CP3 has been doing pretty well and the rest of the gang, so on the paper, they are the better team, but as people said, it could be a long series, so let's watch and enjoy and cheer.

Game 2 is gonna start in 3 and half hours.

I still think that the Suns are favorites, but I'm also expecting that the Bucks definitely will fight back, and they won't allow the Suns to get an easy win in the upcoming game, especially since Giannis said that his knee doesn't hurt. By the way, it's interesting that the Suns won the Bucks twice during the regular season, and both times they won by only 1 point.

Definitely, it will be a very close game, in the game 1 Bucks took the lead early, but was unable to sustain it as they have missed a lot of shots and free throws. And now that they have seen what the Suns can offer, they will have to adjust in game 2. And since Giannis is 100%, he will go in this game and will make it 1-1. Don't want to see a sweep or the series ending very soon. They have beaten one of the favourites, the Bucks. So they have the means to upset the Suns too.

[Dave1]

What happened in the second quarter? I watch the full first quarter and then went out for a quick break, Bucks leading. But when I got back Phoenix on a 17 swing, now leading 48-41, with that CP3 jump shot.

I doubt that Bucks can come back. As many has seen, Phoenix Suns is really good at protecting their lead going into the second half. And Giannis seems to be running out of gas and breathing hard.

[OgNasty]

What happened in the second quarter? I watch the full first quarter and then went out for a quick break, Bucks leading. But when I got back Phoenix on a 17 swing, now leading 48-41, with that CP3 jump shot.

I doubt that Bucks can come back. As many has seen, Phoenix Suns is really good at protecting their lead going into the second half. And Giannis seems to be running out of gas and breathing hard.

Ya, the Suns are looking great after a slow start. Giannis looks like he is trying his best but just doesn’t have enough in the tank to keep it going. The Suns are currently up 10 as we head towards the 4th quarter and the momentum is still on their side. You can see Giannis is still hurting from that knee injury, and I think if they lose this one they might be mentally shot. A loss on their home floor in game 3 and Suns in 4 is all but assured.

Giannis is gonna need some help to even this series…

[yazher]

Alright with the Phoenix Suns wins the last two games they are 2 games away from winning their first-ever NBA championship in 53 years. Damn! it's 53 years and we are witnessing history year. Can they execute the same play in the Milwaukee Bucks court in their next game? or The Bucks will turn the table of this series?

[Reid]

Bucks won!!!  Just kidding.
Giannis somehow found his offense tonight. Just need some help. Middleton is still not himself while Jrue already doing his part.
Maybe he will regain his confidence when they go back home to Milwaukee on Game 3.
They already did great defense with CP3 and Booker, they are just better offensively and discovered a new option with Mikal Bridges. They focused too much on the 2 superstars and forgot the roleplayers. One more, Jae Crowder.

[casperBGD]

Suns played their part at home, two matches two wins, it is a good advantage, but far from over
Bucks have their home matches, that could bring them back, Giannis is back, and things are get to be more interesting if Bucks win their first home match, with Suns on 3:0 it will be a close-call for them to win the championship

nevertheless, my bet is with Bucks for game 3

[ILuckyGuyI]

It was a really interesting game last night. Because it ended with nearly the same score (118-108) as in the first game (118-105).    Honestly, I was expecting Bucks to win this time with the great help of Giannis.

Actually, Giannis played really awesome (42 PTS, 12 REB). But neither Holiday nor Middleton showed a decent performance. They couldn't score even at least 20 points each. At Suns, Booker was the most scorer this time (31 PTS). But I can't say that Paul and Ayton played bad. There was a really good point distribution among all these three.

Now the series is 2-0. Bucks must immediately do something about it. They're going to play 2 games home consecutively. I believe that they will succeed in winning both of them but it won't be easy though.

[Jating]

Suns played their part at home, two matches two wins, it is a good advantage, but far from over
Bucks have their home matches, that could bring them back, Giannis is back, and things are get to be more interesting if Bucks win their first home match, with Suns on 3:0 it will be a close-call for them to win the championship

nevertheless, my bet is with Bucks for game 3

I thought that the Bucks will steal one game in Phoenix, unfortunately, it was not the case. Giannis play his hearts out, but he needed support, Middleton and Holiday is missing, they are the key pieces for Bucks to win here. Yes, they are moving to Milwaukee, so I expect that the Bucks are going to win very strong in game 3 and make a statement win. Just like what they did against the Hawks. So I will be betting for the Bucks as well in game 3 specially if they are going to be the underdogs.

[OgNasty]

I don’t think anyone really expected Phoenix to go ‘Suns in four’ against Giannis and company. That’s what it is looking like we may see though. Giannis is clearly not at 100%. It’s too bad that he had to suffer an injury right before his chance to become one of only three players to get an MVP, DPOY & FMVP. The other two… Hakeem and Michael Jordan. 

[carlisle1]

Suns played their part at home, two matches two wins, it is a good advantage, but far from over
Bucks have their home matches, that could bring them back, Giannis is back, and things are get to be more interesting if Bucks win their first home match, with Suns on 3:0 it will be a close-call for them to win the championship

nevertheless, my bet is with Bucks for game 3

I thought that the Bucks will steal one game in Phoenix, unfortunately, it was not the case. Giannis play his hearts out, but he needed support, Middleton and Holiday is missing, they are the key pieces for Bucks to win here. Yes, they are moving to Milwaukee, so I expect that the Bucks are going to win very strong in game 3 and make a statement win. Just like what they did against the Hawks. So I will be betting for the Bucks as well in game 3 specially if they are going to be the underdogs.

Giannis tried everything but it seems that it's just part of Suns plan, allow Giannis to keep forcing his shots but make sure to
take care of the rest, even he provide this kind of numbers without the help from the entire squad, the chance still slim.

As you mentioned, key players needs to step up and provide the help that they can bring.

Coming this game 3 as they going to host the game, expect that huge adjustments will comes up and deliver by all the Bucks players.

[Yaunfitda]

I don’t think anyone really expected Phoenix to go ‘Suns in four’ against Giannis and company. That’s what it is looking like we may see though. Giannis is clearly not at 100%. It’s too bad that he had to suffer an injury right before his chance to become one of only three players to get an MVP, DPOY & FMVP. The other two… Hakeem and Michael Jordan. 

I think it started with the Suns in four slogan against the Nuggets. And then the same with the Clippers although Clippers fought back. And since they are now up 2-0, possible that a sweep in the finals against the Bucks unless Giannis and company found the blueprint to stop Booker and Chris Paul to at least win one game at home. Maybe he is close to 100% but he is needs help. Khris Middelton and Jrue Holiday came up big against the Hawks but seems can't find the rhythm against the Suns.

[Reid]

I don’t think anyone really expected Phoenix to go ‘Suns in four’ against Giannis and company. That’s what it is looking like we may see though. Giannis is clearly not at 100%. It’s too bad that he had to suffer an injury right before his chance to become one of only three players to get an MVP, DPOY & FMVP. The other two… Hakeem and Michael Jordan. 

I think it started with the Suns in four slogan against the Nuggets. And then the same with the Clippers although Clippers fought back. And since they are now up 2-0, possible that a sweep in the finals against the Bucks unless Giannis and company found the blueprint to stop Booker and Chris Paul to at least win one game at home. Maybe he is close to 100% but he is needs help. Khris Middelton and Jrue Holiday came up big against the Hawks but seems can't find the rhythm against the Suns.

It cost them a lot when they focused too much on Booker and CP3.
Jrue can make it happen but what about the other players? It seems like they forgot they also needed to defend the other Suns players.
Mikal Bridges with 27 points. This guy never goes beyond 20 points in the whole playoffs series.
The counter-attack of the Bucks became a trap for themselves. Counter being countered by the Suns coach.
He knew they will try to stop both offensive players of the team while they didn't know someone else will shine.
I can say Coach Monty is good at what he is doing.

[LogitechMouse]

I shared my 3 takeaways in Game 1 (even though there are some who disagree with the 3rd one that I said) and I will say again the 3 takeaways in Game into why the Suns won.

1. The Bucks have a huge front court but they can't stop how effective Ayton is inside the court.
2. 5 starters are in double figures.
3. Holiday and Middleton are missing in action.

1. The Bucks are known for their defensive strategies and with their roster, they can dominate the inside easily but if you will see the rebound category the difference is only 3. One thing more to look at is that, the Suns don't have any good center to switch to Ayton and if he will be in foul trouble then the Suns might get dominated inside. Ayton is very effective inside that he can still get a double double even though there are times that he is being sandwiched by Lopez and Giannis. With this, can we consider Ayton as a top 5 Centers right now with what he is doing?

2. This shows that they aren't selfish and they also lead the game in assist in 26 against 21 of the Bucks. There is also one possession where they managed to hold the ball, make 10 passes overall and ended up an and-one for Ayton. If the Bucks can't do anything to stop this, then worst case here is that they can get "Walis Walis" like what they did to the Heat in the first round.

3. I will just say that these 2 have a rough night that's all. 12/37 on the field combined, you can't feel them in offense and its only Giannis that are doing it. Its just sad to see that Middleton has really having a roller-coaster playoffs. One night he is a monster and another isn't. This might be harsh but he can't be a reliable 2nd option scorer with how he is playing right now.

[Natalim]

@LogitechMouse, at least we see now how effective Giannis is, Bucks are slowly figuring out how to win although they loss in game 2, more adjustment and they'll eventually get their first win, and I believe the best timing is in game 3.

Torrey Craig might not return in game 3 as he was injured when Giannis has in turbo going to the rim.
https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=4214

Call this another advantage for the Bucks.

[Russlenat]

@LogitechMouse, at least we see now how effective Giannis is, Bucks are slowly figuring out how to win although they loss in game 2, more adjustment and they'll eventually get their first win, and I believe the best timing is in game 3.

Torrey Craig might not return in game 3 as he was injured when Giannis has in turbo going to the rim.
https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=4214

Call this another advantage for the Bucks.

With or without Torrey Craig the suns are playing well, they played with good teamwork while the Bucks have some problem with that. Actually, if the Bucks will be able to adjust and find their advantage, they can win a game, so I also believe that even without Torrey Craig, the Bucks could still beat the Suns.

hard to say now as they are down 0-2, but hopefully they can even the series by winning the 2 games on their home court.

[akirasendo17]

The bucks don't know what hit them, three points are coming from everywhere when the bucks are closing in, paul make points and plays for the team, what a game by the suns, the bucks offense are good but the suns are flawless, they step on the gas when the bucks are making a rally, and doing it beautifully with nice plays, booker also played well tonight and supporting cast of the suns, no way that bucks can overcome that offense.