NBA Finals Rematch

Trade season is upon us, and the deadline is approaching fast. Come Thursday the landscape of the NBA could look completely different, as teams try to navigate selling, buying, re-building, and going all in, with everything in between 🏆

• Will the Lakers, steeped in annual rumors, which is usually the case for a LeBron-led team, actually make one of their rumored moves?

• What about teams like the Celtics and Clippers that are clearly pushing in all the chips this year?

• However things shake out, it’s safe to say people will have push notifications on for Shams and Woj — but why don’t we check in on Giannis and the Bucks, who have gone 1-3 since hiring Doc Rivers

Despite a monster performance as is typical for the Freak — 33 pts, 7 rebs, and 13 asts on 11-15 shooting — Milwaukee lost a game they were leading for most of the contest, getting outscored 40-13 in the final period. The game also had its share of flaring tensions 👀

Even though the Jazz are surging right now, the Bucks will face a different test tonight against a Phoenix squad that is similarly hot. It looks like the big three of KD, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, is finally coming together. The Suns are 10-3 over their last 13, and sport the third highest offensive rating in the league over that period (124.3 PPG) 🔥

In general, offense will not be hard to come by in tonight’s match-up between the 2021 Finals participants. Both iterations of those teams are long gone however, and rather than a balanced attack (they were capable of playing defense), these current versions focus on scoring 🏹

Considering this game is in Phoenix, I give them the slight edge tonight, and while their defense isn’t good, it’s still better than the situation in Milwaukee. A lot has been made about Lillard’s lack of perimeter defense, which is true, but he still packs a lot of firepower for this Bucks team (not counting Sunday’s 12 pt outing) 🤧

• Dame should be able to activate the hour glass against a Suns team that relies on a team scheme to make things a little harder on perimeter threats

• On the other hand, I expect Devin Booker to fry a thin selection of Bucks defenders. A player prop with Book going for 40+ could be intriguing, especially given the nightly offensive outings this season

Bucks @ Suns Betting Preview

• Spread: Suns -3.5

• Moneyline: Suns -162, Bucks +136

• Over/Under: 243.5 Total Points

• When: 10PM EST on TNT

And as a reminder, Giannis went insane in the 2021 NBA Finals vs. the Suns. Here’s some highlights for you 👇

Trivia Question: How many games did the Brooklyn Nets Big Three play compared to the Phoenix Suns Big Three?

For My Parlay Gurus

This game is bound to be a track meet so I like the over. As far as game results go, I like the Suns in this one given the way they’ve played together recently. It’s going to get a little worse in Milwaukee before it gets better 👇

• Suns -3.5 vs. Bucks: -114

• Over 243.5 Total Points: -110

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Trivia Answer: KD, Harden and Kyrie only played 16 games together and thoroughly dominated, going 13-3. KD, Book and Beal on the other hand have already played in more contests, going 12-7

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