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The Bucks Have All The Momentum. How Can The Suns Get It Back?

tchow (Tony Chow, video producer): Dre, Jared and Louis, we’re back for another NBA Finals chat. I believe it was Pat Riley who liked to say that a playoff series doesn’t begin until the home team loses. Well, by that definition, we’re all still waiting for these Finals to start in earnest, but a LOT […]

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The Bucks Remade Themselves For The Playoffs. Are They Ready For The Nets?

On first glance, the Milwaukee Bucks might have looked like a lesser version of themselves coming into the 2020-21 playoffs. They still sport two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, of course, whom they signed to a supermax extension in December. But their winning percentage and net rating dropped precipitously from last season, driven by a spike in […]

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Jrue Holiday Has Delivered For The Bucks, And They Delivered For Him

When the Milwaukee Bucks acquired Jrue Holiday from the New Orleans Pelicans for a package that included three unprotected first-round picks and swap rights on two more, it was not difficult to foresee a massive contract coming Holiday’s way. Over the weekend, Holiday got exactly that when he and the Bucks agreed on a reported […]

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