The stage is set for an absolutely pivotal Game 5 in Phoenix. Who will take the lead in this Finals series that is now a best-of-3?
Going by home teams being unbeaten so far, it should be the Suns but the momentum scale would say the Bucks. How will it go down?
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Final: Bucks 123, Suns 119
Jrue rips it.
Giannis runs the floor.
Jrue lobs it up.. Giannis hammer!@Bucks up 4 with 9.8 left in Game 5.#NBAFinals on ABC pic.twitter.com/xKhjNrgdbf NBA (@NBA) July 18, 2021
Chris Paul to the bucket.. 1-point game on ABC! #NBAFinals@Bucks 120@Suns 119
12-15 from the field.
23-7 run.
The @Suns have the building ROCKING in Game 5! #ThatsGame#NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV on ABC pic.twitter.com/q2XapZoFz0
6 First quarter comes to an end with Suns leading 37-21 (their biggest lead since Game 1). What a first punch by the Suns back at home. Phoenix is shooting 73.7% (14-19 FGs), has missed only one 3-pointer in six attempts, and made all four free throws.
The Suns made 11 straight FG in the 1st quarter of Game 5 vs the Bucks. That s tied for the longest streak in a Finals game over the last 20 years (Lakers in Game 5 of 2020 Finals) h/t @EliasSportspic.twitter.com/8fDYTUKOIa
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Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons figures to have a rumor mill all his own this offseason. Following a disappointing playoff run punctuated by an average of 6.3 points over his final three games, it s fair to wonder about his future alongside Joel Embiid (who also singled out a Simmons play as the turning point of Game 7 against the Atlanta Hawks).
The trade rumors regarding Simmons started long before then, but they got much louder in the aftermath of the team s exit from the postseason. And a recent report in The Athletic by Shams Charania has turned the volume up even more.
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