**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

[Bert.]

I don't think round 2 starts until round 1 ends.

Damn really?

 

[bostoiah]

When bucks/Celtics start?

Most likely Sunday

 

[bostoiah]

#StephCurryrevengetour is now cancelled

This is Officially #PutsomeRespectOnKDNametour.

He done marked out Bron Two years in a row, He's gonna obliterate Harden next round, & One Of Kawhi/Giannis are just gonna have to deal with the facts come finals time. Best player in the league #Blogboymosthated

My guy making up random *** hashtags

 

[nick.]

In winning the regular season series 2-1, the Bucks outscored the Celtics, 174-117 -- an average of 58-39 -- on points scored in the restricted area or at the free-throw line.

Overall, Milwaukee ranked second in the percentage of their shots that came from the restricted area, while Boston ranked 27th. Milwaukee ranked 18th in free-throw rate (25.5 attempts per 100 shots from the field), while Boston ranked 30th (21.5). The Bucks have been outscored in the paint in just seven of the 76 games (playoffs included) that Antetokounmpo has played in this season, and outscored the Celtics, 62-22, in the paint on Nov. 1.

The Celtics actually won that meeting because they made a franchise-record 24 3-pointers. Horford's 11 3-point attempts that night were two more than he's launched in any other game in his career.

https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2019/eastseries5/preview

 

[WASHED KING]

#StephCurryrevengetour is now cancelled

This is Officially #PutsomeRespectOnKDNametour.

He done marked out Bron Two years in a row, He's gonna obliterate Harden next round, & One Of Kawhi/Giannis are just gonna have to deal with the facts come finals time. Best player in the league #Blogboymosthated

The hottest of takes.

 

[ballinsam23]

Bucks depth will show up this series.

Pat, Mirotic, Ilyasova shooting will be off the charts.

 

[bballkid11]

Bucks in 6

 

[nick.]

Bucks in 6, word to Brandon Jennings

 

[Air Pope]

Bucks in 6, word to Brandon Jennings

Lockout legend

 

[addict4sneakers]

Bucks depth will show up this series.

Pat, Mirotic, Ilyasova shooting will be off the charts.

This is a big change from you saying you can’t win with Middleton as your second best player

Welcome to the party

 

[ballinsam23]

This is a big change from you saying you can’t win with Middleton as your second best player

Welcome to the party

I said you cant win a championship with Middleton as your 2nd best player.

Bucks as a team are better than the Celtics.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Bucks in 5. Mil beat Detroit by like 25 points on average and Giannis barely put up 20 ppg

 

[addict4sneakers]

I said you cant win a championship with Middleton as your 2nd best player.

Bucks as a team are better than the Celtics.

Bucks in 7 over the Warriors

 

[amitt5504]

Bucks gonna force the Cs bigs into taking as many 3s as possible. Lets see if Baynes can pretend he's playing against Philly

 

[ballinsam23]

Bucks in 7 over the Warriors

Would love to see it. But I find it hard to believe. Maybe next year

Bucks in 5 though.

 

[abematic]

it might just be math here, letting Giannis get 2 instead of kicking it for 3 and keeping shooters out of rhythm, as long as Giannis is willing to shoot and makes a few the plan falls apart.

Giannis get his 3 by And-1s inside ‍

 

[getback]

Honestly wouldn't be surprised with any outcome. Celtics win in 7 or Bucks win in 5. Wouldn't shocked by any result.

 

[dman14]

giannis really 24 yo? the east is ******

****, even if he is 3 yrs older than his birth certificate

 

[HIM]

I wouldn’t mind seeing Giannis guard KD for 4-7 games.

But it’s looking more like Shai/Kyrie

 

[drewsone]

giannis really 24 yo? the east is ****ed

****, even if he is 3 yrs older than his birth certificate

feels like its gonna be his era for sure lol

 

[ballinsam23]

Giannis KD ECF matchups for years to come will be fun

 

[blastercombo]

Think about the players that got drafted over giannis. Steven Adams was one of them...

 

[B Sox]

https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2019/eastseries5/preview

Are we going to ignore that Milwaukee’s double digit win was in a game where Giannis dominated in the paint because Horford, Baynes, and Morris all didn’t play?

In the other two games, the Celts won by 4 and the Bucks won by 1.

There’s no legitimate reason to think this series won’t be close.

 

[Clyde Frog]

Would love to see it. But I find it hard to believe. Maybe next year

Bucks in 5 though.

Bucks got decisions to make. Everyone on a contract year.

The better we do the more I think we pay everyone we already have and move forward with this team as long as possible tho.

 

[worldbeefreeg]

Are we going to ignore that Milwaukee’s double digit win was in a game where Giannis dominated in the paint because Horford, Baynes, and Morris all didn’t play?

In the other two games, the Celts won by 4 and the Bucks won by 1.

There’s no legitimate reason to think this series won’t be close.

Except for the fact that, I don't know, the bucks were a far better team all year.