Dr. Midnight’s Musings

 First of all, forgive me for being prissy over the Suns’ collapse.  I felt like Phoenix was a fun, likeable team, but the way they played over the last four games, they were clearly unworthy of a championship. However, the Milwaukee Bucks are deserving champions in every sense of the word.  This team overcame so much to earn their first title in 50 years, since the days of Kareem and Oscar Robertson.  Led by the transcendent Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee’s gradual rise to the top is complete. The Bucks overcame 2-0 deficits and saw Giannis bounce back from a seemingly devastating injury in the Conference Finals, and his winning a championship has cemented him, perhaps, as the new face of the NBA. Much congratulations to the Bucks and Milwaukee.

 Wow, what an impressive run by the Tampa Bay Lightning. They must have found something after their 62-win season blew up with a first-round sweep by Columbus two years ago.

The Suns took Game 1 of the Finals behind a brilliant effort from Chris Paul in his Finals debut.  CP3 scored 32 points and Phoenix won 118-105. Giannis played, and was solid, and at times spectacular, such as on his chase-down block of Mikhail Bridges.

 First off, sorry I haven’t posted in months, the iPad I previously used to post did not work for Blogger.  I now have a new phone, and will use it to blog from now on. The NBA Finals are upon us, and it’s a matchup literally nobody saw coming:  The Phoenix Suns vs. the Milwaukee Bucks.  Personally, I find this kind of matchup to be refreshing, even if some will bemoan the absence of LeBron or the Warriors.  This is a battle between two tough, hard-working, small-market teams, neither of which won a championship in decades.  The Suns are seeking their first title after 53 seasons, while the Bucks will look to win it for the first time in 50 years.  Either way, a long title drought will be over. I, for one, want the Suns to win.  I want to see Chris Paul win a ring.  Giannis will be good to go (his status appeared doubtful yesterday), but can the two-time league MVP play effectively on a bum knee?  If he fails, the Suns could make short w...