#NBAFinals #Giannis #Suns #Bucks Justin and Matt recap a historic performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 NBA Finals Title. What does the future look like for the Suns and the Bucks? What is the legacy impacts on Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, and Devin Booker? Congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks! Like – Share – Subscribe Be sure to check out our podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hoopsology/id1509790773 or anywhe

Just like the world of social and tech, the NBA universe moves at light speed. One could almost forget its main function at times, truly. The great Bill Russell put us on game as he always does, “What these youngbloods have to understand, that this game has always been and will always be, about buckets.” The game we’ve all grown to love has surpassed what was envisioned at its inception. It’s now a self-driving Tesla-like contraption vehicle capable of spewing new storylines

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via GettyImages The Toronto Raptors are one win away from an NBA Championship. Let's take a moment to appreciate the magnitude of that statement... This is a team that went through a complete facelift to start the season. Their current starting lineup only played 161 minutes together during the regular season, and they have already more than doubled that total this postseason at 362 minutes. The Raptors came into the Playoffs with a bit of a learning

NBA.com The Toronto Raptors triumphed against the Golden State Warriors 105-92 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. The Raptors team surprised most of the NBA community by winning both games in the Oracle, and now are in full control of the series at 3-1. With the contest going back to Toronto, the Raptors have a golden chance at ending the Warriors dynasty in front of their home ground. Kawhi Leonard was again a star in Game 4 of the series, but here some of the othe

Courtesy of Inquirer Sports. Hours before Game 3, Steve Kerr announced both Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson would be unavailable, unable to play in a perhaps a pivotal battle in the greater war that is the 2018/2019 NBA Finals. A golden opportunity was there for the Toronto Raptors to go up 2-1 in the series, and they seized it, holding the Golden State Warriors at arms-length, stiff-arming the defending champs en route to a win. Here are a few thoughts from their victory. 1.

ABC15 Arizona Before we get into Game 4, let's take a look back at how the Toronto Raptors emerged victorious in Game 3 and took a 2-1 series lead. The Golden State Warriors entered Game 3 without Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Kevon Looney. Those are arguably three of their best six players, and they were missed sorely. Without much scoring around him, Steph Curry put up a career playoff high 47-points on 14/31 shooting including 6/14 from three. He also added eight reboun

Courtesy of the Toronto Star. Before taking the dive and making some predictions for Game 3, it might be prudent to reflect on some of the results of Game 2. Conventional basketball wisdom tends to say that each game in the Finals is a unique entity, but in some cases, momentum can indeed bleed over and certain habits may be uncovered. The Golden State Warriors eeked out a 109-104 win in Game 2, but this victory didn’t come without consequence. Klay Thompson left the game in

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Lost in the din of Andre Igoudala’s late-game heroics that saved the Golden State Warriors from going down 0-2 in the Finals was DeMarcus Cousins’ big game in his second game back from a quad injury. Cousins was Steve Kerr’s trump card in Game 2 as the former All-Star big man put his stamp on this series in his first career start in the Finals. After warming up for an 8-minute, off-the-bench stint in Game 1, Cousins got the starting nod and rewar

Sports Illustrated The casual NBA fan most likely didn’t know the name Pascal Siakam before the start of the 2018-19 NBA playoffs. Heck they might not have known his name before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The name Siakam is officially here to stay after his huge Game 1 performance — 32 point, 8 rebound, 5 assist game on an incredible 82.4% shooting from the field. Kawhi Leonard was good, but Siakam was the undoubted star. As Doris Burke grabbed Siakam for the post game intervi

Getty Images When the average observer thinks about the NBA Finals this year, it’s undoubtedly offense that comes to mind first: the historic shooting of Steph Curry and the record-tying seven 35-point efforts of Kawhi Leonard with a round still to play. But it’s on the defensive end that this series will be won. The Warriors were without their best player Kevin Durant for at least the first game of the series, so the Raptors will have to continue to capitalize while playing

Courtesy of Sportsnet.ca 1. Marc Gasol poses a real problem for the Warriors. Much was made about Big Spain’s potential fit on the floor against the Warriors, with many predicting that the 7-footer would be rendered essentially unplayable by Golden State’s speedy, small-ball lineups. Well, they were off-target, and by quite a large margin. Gasol hung 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and some stellar defense on the Warriors in Game 1, hitting open looks from beyond the arc and

Courtesy of NBA.com With the 2018/2019 NBA Finals right around the corner, we asked a few OTG staff members to make their predictions on the outcome of a historic clash between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors. There is quite a bit to consider, as the teams are well-matched, which should result in one of the most competitive Finals we've seen in quite some time. As you'll see below, however, dynasties can be pretty hard to vote against... Marc Cantave: GSW in 6.

NBA.com This NBA Finals is a special one. Not just because of its intriguing individual matchups or its international flair. No, this championship series is so great because deciding who to root for is a true test of ethos. In Golden State we find basketball nirvana. The Warriors have gone to the Finals for five straight seasons, shattering offensive records in the process. Golden State is a symbol of excellence, a team of the highest caliber and distinction. Toronto is very

NBA.com The NBA Finals are at last upon us! The representatives for each conference have been decided: the Toronto Raptors from the East and the Golden State Warriors from the West. We’re finally down to the last two teams, duking it out in a best of seven series for this year’s NBA championship. For the Raptors, getting this far has been a tremendous success. Toronto's president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri went all in last summer, trading away a beloved player in De

Sky Sports He’s the greatest shooter ever. And that’s not saying nearly enough. Stephen Curry finds himself in a unique circumstance for a superstar: he’s a championship-winning, MVP-winning, legendary sniper. He’s in his prime. He’s the face of a franchise, NBA royalty, and an iconic star: one of the best-known, best-liked players in basketball. And if you believe a lot of the talk, the second-best player on his team. There have been all-time great pairings in recent memory:

At long last the NBA Finals are here, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors are set to defend their title against the Toronto Raptors. It’s a clash between the postseason’s top offense and top defense, and a series that will be defined by some very intriguing individual match-ups. With 2014 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard at the helm, the Raptors are loaded with length, grit, and know-how. On the other side of the coin, however, is the class of the NBA, those inevitable G

Wow. That game will go down in history for reasons more than one. No one expected such a competitive contest and up until the dying moments of OT it was a back and forth affair. Looking at the key stats, neither team shot particularly well (CLE 3P%: 27, GSW 3P%: 36.1), the Cavs clearly won the rebounding battle (64-42, including 19 offensive) but the Warriors were able to limit their turnovers (8) and get the ball moving (31 assists). Outside of that here were the major takea

How the Cavaliers can get competitive with the Warriors in Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals. History shows LeBron needs help or Stephen Curry a

Domination. Easy. How about unfair? The 2017 NBA Finals didn’t exactly satisfy craves as it featured two lopsided victories when the Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was almost as if the Cleveland Cavaliers were playing the Western All-Star team in the NBA Finals. This certainly wasn’t expected, and the Warriors are making the Cavs look bad because they have just been superior in all aspects thus far. What must LeBron James and his boys d

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have battled in the NBA Finals for the past two years. The Warriors took the first series and the Cavaliers took the second. Both teams remain favorites to meet in the Finals again this year. However, is there a team in the league that has a shot at ruining a Cleveland and Golden State Finals tiebreaker? The answer is yes. The Cavaliers are gaining momentum after signing Deron Williams and Andrew Bogut. They remain first in th