Brian Fowler

Are the networks paying them anything?

I'll give you Russ, but Giannis "stole" it by having a better season while playing on a better team.

A 34/14/7 even. First player to ever put up 200 points, 100 rebounds, and 50 assists in one playoff series. First player to have back to back 25/20/5 playoff games since Shaq in 2001. He did run out of gas down the stretch, but Jesus, how do you blame him?

And just had arguably the most productive all around playoff series in NBA history.

Fun(?) fact: Giannis joins Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to put up 20 points and 20 rebounds in back to back playoff loses.

https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/1526006707662598145?s=20&t=Q-lCKRYCuFN_I4ibvb1w5g

I'm not even sure this is a joke He was an absolute killer through the first 8 games of these playoffs, had his birthday, and has just utterly sucked ever since. I've never seen anything like it

Did Chris Paul literally become old and washed up on his 37th birthday?

Jesus Christ, the Suns can't hit a fucking layup tonight. This would be one ugly ass way to end what had been a dream season. Fuck it, I'm going back to binge watching Ash vs Evil Dead, this is just not even fun.

I don't think Middleton would've made the difference today, but he might have a couple nights ago, you know?

Grant Williams had himself a coming out party in this series.

Welp, not giving Giannis more help in game six will likely haunt the Bucks all summer. That and thinking about the what if with Middleton.

It's early and he'll almost certainly not keep this pace, but Giannis is putting up all the numbers so far. 10-8-6 and we still have over a minute left in the first quarter

Well, can't complain about getting two Game 7s and no short series.

He could also just opt in for next at $40 some million. Which would put him in a "prove it season" and maybe that would be the motivation he would need to get healthy and get in shape (I have a hard time imagining Harden following the CP3 plant-based diet career revival plan, but who knows?) and play at a higher level.