The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks are the two biggest favorites to win the NBA Trophy this year. Evening to Monday, the two of them had to make the arduous journey home.
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For the Suns, it was bittersweet: They were by far the best team in the NBA regular season with 64 wins and 18 losses, but when it mattered most, Slovenia’s Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks became too strong.
The Milwaukee Bucks also excel in the list of opportunities before the playoffs, and in the series against the Boston Celtics they led three times (1-0, 2-1 and 3-2) – but the Celtics responded each time.
On Sunday night, the stage was set for the best concept in American sport: “Game 7”.
After the first half in game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had scored ten points, had eight rebounds and contributed six assists to score.
– That says a bit about how dominant he is, and how hard he is to defend. He was a big key for the Bucks, said VG+ Sport commentator Frederik Gnatt.
Earlier this week, you could read on VG+ about how Antetokounmpo went from being a Nigerian refugee, to a street vendor in Athens, before he got a taste of basketball at the age of 13, and ended up being hounded by NBA scouts before he even had a chance to step up as a player. professionals in the country.
Now he is one of the best basketball players in the world, and in June there will be a Disney feature film about the life of the hero Bucks.
And Game 7 on Sunday night also seems to be the first time written after a Disney script.
With the Celtics at home at TD Garden, Jayson Tatum, Jaylon Brown & co. fans behind all the way, and teams follow each other step by step, point by point.
– This is what we dream of, says the hilarious VG + Sport commenter.
But then the Boston Celtics began to pull away, and Antetokounmpo’s one-man show wasn’t enough to last through to the third round.
In the end, the Greek great had to keep his head down and realize there were no new Conference Finals appearances this year.
The Bucks won the NBA Finals in 2021.
An unlikely hero for the Celtics was Grant Williams, who opened the game woefully but suddenly woke the 23-year-old and became the top scorer for Boston with 27 points.
In Dallas, the Phoenix Suns never came close to threatening the Mavericks. Doncic’s team fled straight away, and led by more than 20 points for most of the game.
The Suns ended up losing 90-123, and many thought it could be the end of the visa for Chris Paul (37), but the veteran had a good message:
– I didn’t post, he said.
With two big favorites out there, it’s hard to predict a winner. American bookmakers now give the Golden State Warriors the biggest chance of winning, but they are far from the big favourites. The NBA Finals are now wide open.
How to play the NBA Conference Finals:
East: Boston Celtics – Miami Heat
West: Dallas Mavericks – Golden State Warriors
