NBA 2020-21

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There will be full rosters on both sides.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo will play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight against the Suns.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Here we go!  The Bucks are playing the Suns in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.  Antetokounmpo is starting despite a left knee injury.  The Suns won both regular-season meetings.

UPDATE 2:  Suddenly, we have a game again.  The Bucks are trailing the Suns, 101-92, after being down 20 with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter of Game 1.

UPDATE 3:  The hope for a rally was dashed.  The Suns fended off the Bucks in Game 1, 118-105.  The Suns’ Chris Paul had 32 points and nine assists.  Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 17 rebounds.

[InThe313]

It is time to tip it up again.  The Bucks are playing the Suns in the NBA Finals.  The Suns lead, 1-0, and Chris Paul and Devin Booker had 59 points in Game 1.  The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 17 rebounds in Fame 1.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Will we see a late rally this time?  Antetokounmpo has 34 points as the Bucks trail the Suns, 98-88, with 7:41 left in the fourth quarter.

UPDATE 2:  No, we will not.  The Suns grabbed a 2-0 series lead with a 118-108 win over the Bucks.  Antetokounmpo had 42 points and 12 rebounds.  Booker had 31 points and six assists.

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Let's see if changing courts will flip momentum.  The Suns are playing the Bucks in the NBA Finals.  The Suns lead the series, 2-0, and Chris Paul and Devin Booker had 113 points in Games 1-2.  The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31 points and 15 rebounds per game in the Finals.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This series just got more interesting.  The Bucks routed the Suns, 120-100, and the Suns lead the series, 2-1.  Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 13 rebounds and the Bucks went on a 16-0 run to end the third quarter.

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This might not be a good Olympics.  The United States lost to Australia, 91-83, marking the first time men’s basketball team has lost back-to-back exhibition games since professionals started playing in 1992.

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I hate this story.  Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard underwent surgery to repair a partially torn right ACL.  There is no timetable for his return.

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Okay, so I had trouble posting on my phone earlier, so let's recap the game.  The Suns played the Bucks in the NBA Finals with the Suns ahead, 2-1.  The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo posted back-to-back 40-10 games.  The Suns' Devin Booker scored a playoff-low 10 points in Game 3.

By the end of the third quarter, the two teams were locked in a close one as the Suns led the Bucks, 82-76, behind Booker's game-high 38 points.

In the end, the Bucks rallied to even the Finals, 2-2, by beating the Suns, 109-103.  The Bucks' Khris Middle finished with 40 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.  Booker had 42 points, but only four in the fourth quarter.

[InThe313]

The importance of this game cannot be stressed enough.  The Bucks are playing the Suns in the NBA Finals with the series tied, 2-2.  The home team won the first four games.  The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo has 32 points and 14 rebounds per game in the Finals.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  We could see a road team steal a game.  The Bucks lead the Suns, 100-90, despite the Suns' Devin Booker's 29 points.

UP{DATE 2:  You can add this to the highlight reel.  The Bucks' Jrue Holiday stripped Booker late and lobbed it up to Antetokounmpo for an unreal dunk to seal a 123-119 win and a 3-2 Finals lead.

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Since I again had wifi issues over mobile, here's what I would've been saying in real time.  The Suns were playing the Bucks in the NBA Finals with the Bucks leading, 3-2.  The Bucks came in seeking their first title since 1971 and Giannis Antetokounmpo came in with three straight 25-5-5 games.

At the start of the fourth quarter, we didn't know if we would be getting new champs or Game 7 as the Bucks and Suns were tied at 77 with the Bucks one win away from an NBA title.

With 3:08 left to play, the suns still had a chance to rally and spoil the party as the Bucks led, 98-2, in Game 6.

Finally, the Bucks defeated the Suns, 105-98, to win their first NBA title since 1971.  Antetokounmpo's 50 points tied for the most in a title clincher.

To solidify his Hall of Fame résumé, Antetokounmo was named Finals MVP, joining Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Finals MVP.