The first road team to win a game in the Eastern Conference Finals was the surprising Raptors, who are up 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and are one win away from their first NBA Finals. Toronto had to survive a double-overtime game to avoid going down 3-0; now Kawhi Leonard and his boys have completely turned the series around and have put the Bucks on the brink of elimination. Elsewhere, Klay Thompson lost a lot of money and pride when he found out that voters named Charlotte’s Kemba Walker third-team All-NBA instead of him. And what would be a sporting event in Milwaukee without a little beer chugging?
Could Toronto give Golden State a series in the NBA Finals? We might be about to find out.
1 more. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/ZxAXauDxxV
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 24, 2019
Of course, when Giannis is on the other side, it wouldn’t be smart to assume anything. The Bucks are a road win away from re-taking control of the Eastern Conference finals headed into Game 7.
Latest from @LoriNickel: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo: ‘We’re not going to fold as a team. That’s not what we do.’ https://t.co/rfuvgiyX4a via @journalsentinel
— Matt Velazquez (@Matt_Velazquez) May 24, 2019
When Kemba Walker made third-team All-NBA over Klay Thompson, it cost Thompson roughly $30 million because he’s no longer eligible for a super-max contract.
Klay Thompson rolling his eyes on not being on All-NBA. He could’ve gotten $30 million more this summer, but he is brushing it off. How is Klay able to let that roll off his back? Klay: “Rings” pic.twitter.com/Wqg57rJLVz
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) May 23, 2019
Oh, LeBron. More tampering? With a guy who’s trying to lead his team to the first NBA Finals without you in eight years?
LeBron is reportedly in recruiting mode https://t.co/ijcm3FM3Np
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 24, 2019
What, you expected the quarterback to beat an offensive lineman in a chugging contest?
Aaron Rodgers couldn’t hang 😂 pic.twitter.com/a0FMGmXTcX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 24, 2019
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