2018 NBA CHAMP GST WARRIORS v. 2020 CEN DIV CHAMP MIL BUCKS
Warriors: 58-24, 1st Pac Div, 3rd Off, 11th Def
d. Spurs West 1st Rnd 4-1
d. Pelicans West Semis 4-1
d. Rockets West Finals 4-3
d. Cavs NBA Finals 4-0
#37 overal seed
d. '87 Pistons (2-0, Curry/Durant PotG)
d. '96 Magic (2-1 Steph 1 PotG)
d. '07 Spurs (2-1 Steph/KD)
Regional Final: d. '12 Bulls (2-0 KD)
Sweet Sixteen: d. '15 Rockets (3-1, Steph 2/KD 1)
Elite 8: d. '20 Lakers (3-0 Durant-Series MVP)
Semis: d. '08 Celtics (4-1 Steph 3/McGee)
Coach: Steve Kerr
Starters
C JaVale McGee (30 Nevada) 4.8 PPG 22.3 PER 2.7 Win Shares .5
F Draymond Green (27 Michigan St) 11 16.1 6 2.8
F Kevin Durant (29 Texas) 26.4 26 10.4 5.5 VORP
G Steph Curry (29 Davidson) 26.4 28.2 9.1 4
G Klay Thompson (27 Washington St) 20 16 4 1
Rotation Reserves
C Zaza Pachulia (33) 5.4 17 3.3 .5
F David West (37 Xavier) 6.8 20.9 3.5 1.3
F Jordan Bell (23 Oregon) 4.6 18 2.9 1
G Shawn Livingston (32) 5.5 11.6 1.8 -.3
G Andre Iguodala (34 Arizona) 6 11.2 3.2 .7
Leaders: Curry: 1st FT%, 4th PER, 1st True Shooting, 5th Eff FG%, 2nd WS/48, 3rd +/- 3rd team All NBA
Durant 5th Blocks/Gm, 1st Team All NBA
KD and Steph are both 29, both 20+ PER (along with McGee and West) Durant's got double digit WS. These are the back to back GSW Champs, the last title in tha run (as of early 2022); top 3 offense in 2018. Four All Stars - KD/Steph, 27 year old Draymond and Klay. The Warriors broke the record for largest NBA Finals point differential. Durant was the MVP of the NBA Finals. Draymond was 2nd Team All Defense.
Bucks: 56-17, 1st Cen Div, 8th Off, 1st Def
d. Magic East 1st Rnd 4-1
Lost Heat East Semis 4-1
#90 overall seed
d. '02 Mavs (2-0 Middleton/Giannis PotG)
d. '93 Bulls (2-1 Giannis)
d. '85 Lakers (2-1 Giannis)
Regional Final d. '77 Blazers (2-0 Giannis)
Sweet 16: d. '13 Heat (3-2, Middleton/Giannis 2-Series MVP)
Elite 8: d. '17 Spurs (3-1, Middleton /Giannis2-Series MVP)
Semis: d. '11 Thunder (4-1 Giannis 4 PotG)
Coach: Mike Budenholzer, Asst Vin Baker
Starters
C Brook Lopez 31-Stanford 12 PPG 15 PER 5.5 WS 1.9
F Giannis Antetokounmpo 25 29.5 31.9 11.1 6.6 VORP
F Khris Middleton 28-Texas A&M 20.9 21.1 7.9 2.9
G Eric Bledsoe 30-Kentucky 14.9 17.6 5.4 1.6
G Donte DiVincenzo 23-Villanova 9.2 14.1 4.3 1.3
Rotation Reserves
C Robin Lopez 31-Stanford 5.4 10.2 1.5 -.2
F Ersan Ilyasova 32 6.6 14.9 3.6 .6
F Kyle Korver 38-Creighton 16.6 11.3 2.5 .5
G George Hill 33-IUPUI 9.4 16.9 5.5 1.6
G Pat Connaughton 27-NDame 5.4 11.5 3.4 .8
Leaders: Giannis 5th PPG, 4th Reb, 2nd Reb/Gm, 1st PER, 3rd WS, 1st WS/48, 1st +/- 2nd VORP, 1st Def Rtng, 4th Reb %, 1st Team All NBA
BLopez 2nd Blocks, 2nd Blocks/Gm, 4th Def WS, 5th Def +/- 2nd Def Rtng, 3rd Block %
Middleton 3rd FT%
DiVincenzo 3rd Def Rtng
Hill 1st 3 Pt %, 3rd Off Rtng
25 year old Giannis is top 3 in the Big 5 Cats, he's got the best PER in this series, 28 year old Middleton's over 20 PER also. It's the Covid Bucks, they knocked off the '93 Bulls and '85 Lakers. Really shows the power of ultramodern basketball. Milwaukee's the best defensive team in 2020. Both Giannis and Middleton were named to the All Star team. Giannis won the MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year Award, 31 year old Brook Lopez/30 year old Eric Bledsoe both second team all defense.
There's nothing left.
We started with the entire history of basketball, chose the best 256 teams ever, played it out and here we sit.
Golden St. - the most recent dynasty - this is (to date) their last title team; Steph/Durant and the Warriors are 18-4 in the Tournament. Steph and Durant each have 8 PotG awards. The 2021 Bucks are the most recent NBA Champion as of this writing; this team isn't that team - it's the team before, the Covid Bucks. The Bucks are 18-6 in the Tournament, 15 of those wins were led by PotG Giannis, who is very likely the Tournament MVP regardless of the Finals results.
There's nothing left to do. 7 games for the chip.
Matchup:
C BLopez(Bucks)
F Giannis (Bucks)
F Durant (Warriors)
G Curry (Warriors)
G Thompson (Warriors)
Bench: Bucks
Let's go to Oakland. Let's start the Finals.
Gm 1: Oakland Oracle: Marv Albert/Marty Glickman/Hubie Brown
1Qtr
9 Warriors 12 Bucks 10
Warriors Klay(1) Klay(3) KD, McGee, Dray, McGee
Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe(3) Middleton, Giannis(3)
The Finals opens with 5 from Giannis, 4 from Klay.
6 Warriors 17 Bucks 10
Warriors KD(1) Steph, McGee
Bucks
Warriors keep the Bucks off the scoreboard over the last 3 minutes, JaVale McGee has 6 pts.
3 Warriors 27 Bucks 18
Warriors Steph(3) McGee, Steph(1) Dray, Dray
Bucks Middleton, Bledsoe(3) Bledsoe(3)
Back to back Bledsoe 3s but it's the biggest Warrior lead yet.
1Score Warriors 29 Bucks 23
Warriors West
Bucks Middleton(3) Giannis
7 each for Middleton/Giannis; Dubs have led since the tip.
2Qtr
9 Warriors 40 Bucks 31
Warriors McGee(3) McGee(3) West, Dray(3)
Bucks Ilyasova, RLopez, Bledsoe, Giannis
Warriors work inside to McGee, drawing fouls for 3 point plays - and then outside with Draymond draining the triple. JaVale has 14 points.
6 Warriors 45 Bucks 33
Warriors Iguodala, Klay, West(1)
Bucks Giannis
Giannis with 11, but now a double digit Warriors lead.
3 Warriors 53 Bucks 47
Warriors West, KD, KD, Steph
Bucks Donte, Middleton(3) Middleton, Giannis, Middleton(3) Giannis
Big 3 minutes for Middleton, 8 points; he and Giannis have 15 each.
HScore Warriors 63 Bucks 56
Warriors Steph(3) KD(3) Steph, Klay
Bucks BLopez, BLopez, Bledsoe, Connaughton(3)
13 for Curry; 10 for Durant. Golden St has led the whole way.
3Qtr
9 Warriors 67 Bucks 62
Warriors Steph, West
Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Ilyasova
17 for Eric Bledsoe, Bucks draw closer.
6 Warriors 73 Bucks 64
Warriors Klay, Steph(4)
Bucks Bledsoe
Steph with the 4 point play, he has 19.
3 Warriors 80 Bucks 73
Warriors KD, Klay(3) Dray
Bucks Donte, Hill(3) Giannis(1) Middleton(3)
Draymond picks up his 5th foul - we'll see how much of the story that becomes.
3Score Warriors 84 Bucks 79
Warriors Steph, KD
Bucks Donte(3) Middleton(3)
Middleton has 21 - we head to the 4th.
4Qtr
9 Warriors 90 Bucks 90
Warriors Zaza, Steph, Klay
Bucks RLopez, Giannis(3) Donte, BLopez, Giannis
Milwaukee catches up. 9 minutes left.
8:27: MIL: George Hill from the left wing gives the Bucks the lead.
8:07: MIL: Warriors miss - and Middleton buries a 3 -- the Bucks are up 5.
8:00: GSW: Klay finds some space and hits a midrange.
7:15: GSW: Bucks miss - Curry hits a deep, deep 3 and we are tied at 95.
6:42: GSW: Bucks turnover leads to a Durant dunk.
6:32: MIL: Giannis dunks the other way. Tied.
6:22: GSW: Durant from 22 feet.
5:49: MIL: Giannis baseline J. 99-99
5:04: GSW: Durant with a floater from the paint.
4:44: GSW: Bucks miss and Klay hits from the top of the key.
4:34: GSW: Turnover leads to a Curry layup. 105-99
4:18: MIL: Giannis in heavy traffic.
4:08: GSW: Klay hits a midrange J and it's a 6 point game.
3:28: MIL: Middleton follows his own miss with a bucket.
2:49: MIL: Klay misses a 3 - Donte goes home with a dunk. 107-105
2:30: MIL: Steph misses a 3 and Brook Lopez hits a corner triple and the Bucks take the lead 108-107.
2:03: GSW: Klay Thompson corner 3. Warriors by 2.
1:32: MIL: Bledsoe drives and scores. Tied. Tied. Tied.
1:22: GSW: Curry hits the contested triple from the wing. Warriors by 3.
:45: GSW: Bledsoe misses the game tying 3 -- and Steph buries another triple, that should do it. 116-110
Curry hits 4 FT for the final score.
FScore: Warriors 120 Bucks 110
Warriors led the whole way - but Bucks were up 5 with 8 to go; tied with 90 seconds left and then it was all Steph - Curry scores the last 10 points of the game in 90 freaking seconds for the final margin. 10 points/90 seconds. Ballgame
Steph: 38 points/11 rebounds/5 assists-Player of the Game
Klay: 24 pts/7 boards
KD: 20 pts/14 boards/8 assists
McGee: 14 pts/6 boards
Dray: 11 pts/7 boards/ 8 assists
Middleton: 26 pts/11 boards/5 assists
Giannis: 27 pts/16 boards/5 assists
Bledsoe: 21 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Donte: 11 pts/7 boards
Gm 2 Oakland Oracle: Marv Albert/Marty Glickman/Hubie Brown
1Qtr
9 Bucks 12 Warriors 6
Warriors Klay, KD, McGee
Bucks BLopez, Donte(3) Giannis, Giannis(3) Giannis
Giannis scores the last 7 points - Bucks look to tie this up.
6 Bucks 24 Warriors 16
Warriors KD, Steph, Zaza, Steph, Dray
Bucks Donte, BLopez, Giannis(3) Middleton(3) Bledsoe
Milwaukee has 4 triples in 6 minutes.
3 Bucks 31 Warriors 21
Warriors Zaza, Klay(3)
Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Giannis(3)
17 for Giannis in the 1st 9 minutes of the game.
1Score Bucks 39 Warriors 29
Warriors KD(3) Klay(3) West
Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Middleton, Middleton
21 1st qtr points for the Great Giannis.
2Qtr
9 Bucks 45 Warriors 33
Warriors Jones, West
Bucks RLopez, Bledsoe, Ilyasova
Today has been all Bucks, just pouring in pts
6 Bucks 52 Warriors 38
Warriors KD(3) Steph
Bucks Bledsoe, Ilyasova(3) Middleton
Bucks biggest lead.
3 Bucks 64 Warriors 47
Warriors McGee, Steph(3) KD, McGee
Bucks BLopez(3) Bledsoe, Middleton, Middleton, Middleton(3)
Middleton drops 7 in the last couple of minutes; the Bucks are rolling.
HScore Bucks 78 Warriors 52
Warriors KD(3) McGee
Bucks Bledsoe, Middleton(3) Middleton(3) Giannis, Giannis, Bledsoe
Middleton goes for 15 in the second, we will be heading to Milwaukee with this series al tied at 1
3Qtr
9 Bucks 88 Warriors 57
Warriors McGee, KD(3)
Bucks Giannis(3) Bledsoe, Middleton, Giannis(3)
6 Bucks 96 Warriors 65
Warriors McGee, Dray(3) Steph(3)
Bucks BLopez, Connaughton, BLopez, Donte
3 Bucks 106 Warriors 67
Warriors Klay
Bucks Bledsoe, Giannis(3) Korver(1) Bledsoe, Korver
The Warriors just set the 3 qtr record for pts in the last round - broken here with still 3 minutes left in the qtr.
3Score Bucks 112 Warriors 77
Warriors Dray(3) KD, Steph(3) KD
Bucks Giannis, Giannis, Giannis
15 more for Giannis.
4Qtr
9 Bucks 118 Warriors 88
Warriors McGee, KD, Steph(3) Iguodala, McGee
Bucks BLopez(3) Giannis(3)
6 Bucks 127 Warriors 93
Warriors KD(3) KD
Bucks Middleton, Bledsoe, Giannis, Middleton(3)
3 Bucks 131 Warriors 93
Warriors
Bucks Giannis, Donte
FScore Bucks 137 Warriors 96
Warriors Cook(3)
Bucks Williams, Mason, Wilson
I mean, what can you say? A thrashing. We head to Wisconsin. Giannis with the single best game of the entire tournament. The Tournament MVP is done - no matter what happens the rest of the series, it's Giannis.
Giannis: 47 pts/21 boards/14 assists-Player of the Game
Middleton: 29 pts/8 boards/7 assists
BLopez: 14 pts/7 boards/10 blocks
Bledsoe: 20 pts/5 boards/5 assists
Steph: 18 pts/6 boards/5 assists
KD: 29 pts/8 boards
Klay: 10 pts/5 boards
JaVale: 16 pts/7 boards/5 blocks
Gm 3: Milwaukee: Fiserv: Mike Breen/Doug Collins/Dr Jack Ramsey
1Qtr
9 Bucks 10 Warriors 9
Bucks BLopez(3) Middleton, Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Giannis(1)
Warriors KD(3) Klay, Klay, Steph
Game 3 in Milwaukee is underway - Warriors trying to bounce back.
6 Bucks 19 Warriors 13
Bucks Bledsoe, Giannis, Giannis, BLopez(3)
Warriors Zaza, West
Brook Lopez has 2 triples.
3 Bucks 26 Warriors 20
Bucks BLopez(3) Middleton, BLopez
Warriors KD, KD, Steph(3)
9 for Lopez.
1Score Bucks 41 Warriors 34
Bucks Middleton, Middleton, RLopez(3) RLopez, Hill(3) Ilyasova(3)
Warriors Jones, Steph, West, KD, Steph, Livingston, Iguodala
Again - the Bucks just unstoppable - just pouring in points agains the Warriors.
2Qtr
9 Bucks 49 Warriors 38
Bucks RLopez, Donte, Giannis, BLopez
Warriors West, Klay
Double digit lead now - is Milwaukee about to sprint away?
6 Bucks 52 Warriors 52
Bucks BLopez(3)
Warriors Dray(3) Klay, Steph, Steph, KD(3) KD
The answer is no. Warriors make up that full deficit.
3 Warriors 60 Bucks 55
Bucks Connaughton(3)
Warriors McGee, Steph, McGee, McGee
Golden St's first lead since the end of game 1.
HScore Warriors 69 Bucks 65
Bucks Giannis(3) Giannis, Middleton, Bledsoe(3)
Warriors Steph(3) KD, Steph, McGee
JaVale with 8 in the last 6, Steph with 11 in the qtr.
3Qtr
9 Warriors 77 Bucks 72
Bucks Donte, BLopez, Bledsoe(3)
Warriors McGee, KD, KD, McGee
Durant has 20.
6 Warriors 83 Bucks 83
Bucks Giannis(3) Middleton, RLopez(3) Middleton(3)
Warriors KD, Iguodala, mcGee
3 Buck triples and we are tied. We get a good one.
3 Warriors 91 Bucks 85
Bucks Giannis
Warriors West, Steph, McGee, KD
17 for Giannis.
3Score Warriors 99 Bucks 98
Bucks Middleton(3) Giannis, Middleton, Giannis, Giannis, Giannis
Warriors KD, KD(3) Steph(3)
Most combined pts through three qtrs in the tournament. Giannis has 25; Durant 13 just in the 3rd. 12 minutes left.
4Qtr
11:41: MIL: Donte slices his way to the goal.
11:31: GSW: Klay corner 3.
11:19: MIL: Giannis dunk.
10:57: GSW: Klay 15 footer.
10:19: MIL: Middleton corner 3 and the Bucks take the lead.
9:45: GSW: McGee dunks on the Klay lob.
9:23: GSW: West banks one home. 108-105
9:01: GSW: West 5 footer.
8:38: GSW: JaVale finger roll, Warriors rip off 8 straight.
8:16: GSW: Durant hits a 3 from the top and the Warriors lead by 10.
7:36: MIL: Bledsoe 14 footer.
7:03: GSW; David West hits a 3 from the wing - he's got 7 in the quarter.
6:51: MIL: Bledsoe triple from the top.
6:12: MIL: Middleton triple from the corner. 118-113
5:25: GSW: Steph scoops and scores.
4:58: GSW: Steph floats one home from the paint. 9 pt game
3:39: GSW: Zaza down low.
3:31: MIL: Brook Lope triples from the wing.
3:20: GSW: Zaza scores up close. 10 point game. 3 minutes left.
90 seconds Warriors 128 Bucks 126
Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe(3) Middleton(3) Giannis
Warriors KD
The Bucks make up 8 pts in less than 2 minutes. Warriors call time, can they stop the bleeding?
:39: MIL: A minute later, Giannis drops home a shot in the lane -- and we are tied.
:25: GSW: Durant - strokes home a 20 footer and the Dubs regain the lead.
It's Giannis - Giannis as the clock ticks down - Giannis with the stepback 3 to take the lead...
......
....the ball rims out. Steph gets the rebound, fouled with a couple seconds left, hits 1 and that's the final.
Final: Warriors 131 Bucks 128
Giannis had a good look to win this one - but couldn't convert and the Warriors regain command of the series, 2 games to 1.
KD: 36 pts/11 assists/8 boards-Player of the Game
Steph: 30 pts/10 assists
Klay: 13 pts/7 assists
JaVale: 20 pts/16 boards
West: 15 pts/6 boards
Middleton: 29 pts/11 boards/8 assists
Giannis: 31 pts/17 boards/7 assists
BLopez 21 pts
Bledsoe: 22 pts/6 boards/5 assists
RLopez: 10 pts
Gm 4: Milwaukee: Fiserv: Mike Breen/Doug Collins/Dr Jack Ramsey
1Qtr
9 Bucks 10 Wariors 4
Bucks Middleton(3) Giannis(3) Bledsoe, Middleton
Warriors McGee,McGee
Game 4 - Bucks look to tie this up.
6 Bucks 16 Warriors 10
Bucks Donte, Bledsoe, Middleton
Warriors Dray, KD, Steph
Middleton with 7.
3 Bucks 25 Warriors 15
Bucks Middleton, Bledsoe(3) Bledsoe, Giannis
Warriors Klay, KD(3)
Bucks out fast today.
1Score Bucks 36 Warriors 19
Bucks BLopez, Hill, BLopez(3) BLopez(3)
Warriors KD, Bell
Looks a lot like game 2 - Golden St has won close games, the Bucks already have one blowout and are looking at a second.
2Qtr
9 Bucks 42 Warriors 24
Bucks RLopez, Ilyasova, Hill
Warriors Steph, KD(3)
6 Bucks 47 Warriors 30
Bucks Middleton(3) BLopez
Warriors Steph, KD, McGee
3 Bucks 58 Warriors 36
Bucks Giannis, BLopez, Giannis, BLopez(3) RLopez
Warriors Bell, Zaza, KD
HScore Bucks 69 Warriors 40
Bucks Middleton(3) Hill (3 Hill(3) Giannis, Giannis
Warriors West, Dray
Game 4 is done - we will go back to the Bay all tied at 2.
3Qtr
9 Bucks 76 Warriors 47
Bucks Middleton(3) Bledsoe, Giannis
Warriors Klay(3) Zaza, West
6 Bucks 86 Warriors 53
Bucks Giannis, Hill, Middleton, Giannis, Middleton
Warriors Curry(3) Klay(3)
3 Bucks 93 Warriors 63
Bucks Middleton(3) Middleton, Giannis
Warriors Steph, McGee, KD, Klay, KD
3Score Bucks 104 Warriors 71
Bucks Hill(3) Giannis(3) Connaughton(3) Giannis
Warriors KD, Steph, KD, Steph
Again, Milwaukee's got a hundred before we hit the 4th.
4Qtr
9 Bucks 115 Warriors 78
Bucks Middleton, Ilyasova, Hill, Giannis, Hill(3)
Warriors McGee, Dray, Steph(3)
6 Bucks 123 Warriors 82
Bucks Korver(3) Bledsoe, Hill(3)
Warriors Zaza, Livingston
3 Bucks 132 Warriors 93
Bucks Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Bledsoe, Giannis, Brown(1)
Warriors Livingston, Durant(3) KD(3) Boucher(3)
FScore Bucks 139 Warriors 96
Bucks Williams, Wilson(3) Mason
Warriors Cook(3)
The Bucks don't play around - when they come for a whipping, they lay it down.
2 games to 2.
Giannis: 30 pts/18 boards/8 assists-Player of the Game
Middleton: 29 pts/9 assists
BLopez: 10 pts/10 boards
Bledsoe: 19 pts/8 assists/5 boards/4 steals
Hill: 21 pts
RLopez: 10 pts
KD: 28 pts/5 boards/6 assists/5 steals
Klay: 10 pts
Steph: 18 pts/5 assists
McGee: 10 pts/8 boards
Gm 5: Oakland Oracle: Marv Albert/Marty Glickman/Hubie Brown
1Qtr
9 Warriors 10 Bucks 2
Warriors McGee, Steph(3) KD, Steph(3)
Bucks Giannis
Golden St has to shake off just a brutal whipping in game 4 - the series is deadlocked.
6 Warriors 16 Bucks 11
Warriors KD, Steph, KD
Bucks Giannis(3) Giannis(3) Middleton(3)
Bucks power some triples.
3 Warriors 33 Bucks 13
Warriors KD, Steph(3) Dray, Klay(3) McGee, KD, KD(3)
Bucks Giannis
Well - this is the inverse; Warriors come out just on fire here.
1Score Warriors 42 Bucks 20
Warriors Steph, McGee, Steph, Steph(3)
Bucks Hill(3) Hill, Ilyasova
18 for Curry in the first qtr.
2Qtr
9 Warriors 49 Bucks 24
Warriors Zaza, Livingston, West(3)
Bucks Giannis, RLopez
6 Warriors 51 Bucks 39
Warriors KD
Bucks Korver, Giannis(1) Middleton(3) Middleton, Giannis, Bledsoe, Middleton(3)
Big stretch for the Bucks - they pull within shouting distance.
3 Warriors 58 Bucks 41
Warriors Klay, Iguodala, Steph(3)
Bucks Ilyasova
HScore Warriors 67 Bucks 48
Warriors Steph, Steph, KD(3) Steph
Bucks BLopez, Bledsoe, Hill(3)
27 first half points for Curry.
3Qtr
9 Warriors 81 Bucks 54
Warriors KD, Dray(3) McGee, McGee, McGee, Klay(3)
Bucks BLopez, Giannis, Giannis
6 Warriors 85 Bucks 70
Warriors KD, West
Bucks Middleton, Ilyasova, Donte, RLopez, BLopez(3) Giannis, BLopez(3)
3 Warriors 94 Bucks 82
Warriors Steph(3) Zaza, Steph, McGee
Bucks Middleton, Middleton, Donte(1) Donte(3) Bledsoe, Giannis
3Score Warriors 102 Bucks 91
Warriors Klay(3) West, Dray(3)
Bucks Bledsoe, RLopez(3) RLopez, RLopez
Robin Lopez scores the last 7 points of the qtr and the Warriors lead is down to 11.
4Qtr
9 Warriors 116 Bucks 97
Warriors Steph(3) Klay, Klay, Dray(3) KD, KD
Bucks Hill, BLopez, Middleton
6 Warriors 124 Bucks 102
Warriors McGee, Dray(3) Steph(3)
Bucks Middleton, Middleton(3)
Okay, this is done - we will go back to Milwaukee for game 6 - can the Bucks force game 7?
3 Warriors 133 Bucks 109
Warriors West, Steph, McGee, Steph(3)
Bucks Middleton, Middleton, Williams(3)
FScore Warriors 141 Bucks 118
Warriors Looney, Jones(1) Cook, Boucher(3)
Bucks Bender(3) Mason(3) Bender(3)
The Warriors 2 wins had been close, the Bucks 2 blowouts. That ended here, Warriors control game 5 - we go back to Milwaukee for Game 6
Steph: 43 pts/10 assists/9 boards-Player of the Game
KD: 26 pts/10 boards/8 assists
Klay: 15 pts/7 assists/5 boards
Dray: 14 pts/10 assists/9 boards
McGee: 18 pts/11 boards
Middleton: 28 pts/6 boards/5 assists
Giannis: 23 pts/13 boards/5 assists
BLopez: 12 pts
Hill: 10 pts
RLopez: 11 pts
Gm 6: Milwaukee: Fiserv: Mike Breen/Doug Collins/Dr Jack Ramsey
1Qtr
9 Bucks 7 Warriors 4
Bucks BLopez, Giannis, BLopez(3)
Warriors McGee, Dray
We started with 256 teams - actually, we started with 32 more than that because we had play in games - if the Bucks win this one, it goes the full distance, game 7.
6
Bucks BLopez
Warriors McGee, McGee, Klay, Klay
JaVale has 6. Warriors try to win the tournament on the road.
3 Warriors 20 Bucks 14
Bucks Connaughton, BLopez(3)
Warriors Klay, Klay, West, KD(3)
Thompson has 8. Warriors lead.
1Score Warriors 27 Bucks 18
Bucks Ilyasova, Middleton
Warriors Steph, KD, KD
Warriors come out strong defensively - they lead by 9.
2Qtr
9 Warriors 34 Bucks 22
Bucks Giannis, Bledsoe
Warriors Iguodala, West, Iguodala(1) KD
Double digit lead.
6 Warriors 46 Bucks 26
Bucks Bledsoe, Donte
Warriors Steph(3) Iguodala(3) Dray, dray, Zaza
It ends that quickly - Warriors really sprinting out now- and now some excitement as it appears the great Tournament is nearing a close.
3 Warriors 52 Bucks 38
Bucks Giannis, RLopez(3) Donte, Hill(3) Hill
Warriors Klay(3) Iguodala(3)
HScore Warriors 58 Bucks 42
Bucks RLopez, Hill
Warriors Klay, Dray, Klay
Defense - this is a series where the Bucks have scored over a hundred in 3 quarters twice, but in game 6 just 42 at the half.
3Qtr
9 Warriors 67 Bucks 47
Bucks Ilyasova, Korver(3)
Warriors Klay, KD(3) KD(1) Steph
6 Warriors 75 Bucks 59
Bucks Hill, Giannis, BLopez(3) Bledsoe, Connaughton(3)
Warriors Steph, KD(3) Klay(3)
3 Warriors 84 Bucks 66
Bucks Giannis, Giannis(3) Giannis
Warriors Steph(3) McGee, Dray, Steph
3Score Warriors 95 Bucks 71
Bucks Bledsoe, Korver(3)
Warriors Steph(3) Steph(1) Steph, Steph(3) Zaza
It's done - Steph scores 18 in the qtr - game 6 is a blowout - the party is underway back in the Bay - the 2018 Golden St Warriors are going to be crowned.
4Qtr
9 Warriors 104 Bucks 83
Bucks Giannis, Middleton, Connaughton, Bledsoe(3) Giannis
Warriors Iguodala(3) Steph, Steph, McGee
6 Warriors 112 Bucks 97
Bucks Middleton(3) Giannis, Middleton, Bledsoe(3) Giannis, Middleton
Warriors Steph(3) McGee, KD(3)
3 Warriors 120 Bucks 112
Bucks Middleton, Giannis, Middleton(3) BLopez(3) Donte, Giannis(3)
Warriors KD, KD, Klay, McGee
24 point Warrior lead headed into the 4th is now down to 8 -- Giannis has 13 in the qtr. Can the Bucks pull off a nearly unbelievable comeback?
2:48: MIL: Bledsoe scores in traffic - it's a 6 point game.
2:38: GSW: JaVale hits from 12.
1:31: GSW: Milwaukee missed a couple of triples, JaVale hits the fadeaway to make it a 10 pt game.
1:07: MIL: Donte triple from dead on.
:59: GSW: Steph hits 2 FT
:50: MIL: Brook Lopez triples from the wing. 126-120
:13: MIL: Warrior turnover leads to a Giannis putback on a missed Bledsoe 3, but there are just 13 seconds left and it's a 4 point game.
Durant hits 2 FT.
And there's a steal. Steph hits 2 FT and that's the final.
Let the confetti rain down.
The 2018 Warriors -- Tournament Champions!!!!!
FScore: Warriors 130 Bucks 122
The 2017 Warriors were the top seed in the tournament. They didn't win - but the team the following year, essentially the same squad - they did - the great Warriors have overcome all challenges.
30/12 gor Giannis in the loss; with 17 PotG awards he is Tournament MVP - the Finals MVP is Curry, he closed out with a monster triple double.
Steph: 35 pts/12 assists/10 boards-Player of the Game
KD: 26 pts/7 boards/6 assists/4 blocks
Dray: 13 pts/10 boards
Klay: 21 pts
McGee: 18 pts/10 boards/4 blocks
Iguodala: 12 pts
Next up.....a 256 team single elimination professional football tournament.
All Tournament Team 1st Team
C Duncan ('13 Spurs 7 PotG)
F Garnett ('08 Celtics 12 PotG)
F Giannis ('20 Bucks 17 PotG)-Tournament MVP
G Steph ('18 Warriors 11 PotG)-Finals MVP
G Harden ('15 Rockets 7 PotG)
All Tournament Team 2nd Team
C Shaq ('98 Lakers 7 PotG)
F Kawhi ('17 Spurs 8 PotG)
F Durant ('18 Warriors 9 PotG)
G Westbrook ('11 Thunder 6 PotG)
G Magic ('89 Lakers 6 PotG)
