Phoenix Suns vs
Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis status has just been upgraded. Even without Giannis I like this line. Bucks are 8-1 in playoffs when they hit 10+ threes. They have even been undeperfoming so far in playoffs shootin 30 percent on wide open 3s. Suns have come out of playoffs exploiting oponnents problems with injuries. In my honest opinion they have been one of the worst second seeds in time. Even Clippers without Kawhi caused them a lot of troubles playing huge minutes with Reggie, Morris and Batum. All 3 players were considered border line roster players on playoff team at the start of the season. Zubac has had some solid games defending the paint and protecting CP3 lobs. Lopez is probably the best player in leageu in that segment. Bucks have found some better offensive solutions with more ball movement and less isos without Giannis. Jrue is one of the best defenders against CP3 in league. He is great at breaking down screens and he will interupt a lot of CP3 midrange game. Bucks defense will challenge their role players to beat them. Suns have not faced that kind of challenge so far. CP3 was having troubles with full court pres from Clippers and especially having George as his shadow. Bucks have a lot of athletes on their roster that can be pushed to that role chasing CP3 and Booker down the court and cutting shot clock to 16-18 seconds. Suns have won 2 games in regular season but both have been by one point. This is a close matchup and lines on Bucks are too high even without Giannis.