Devin Booker and Chris Paul are both taking part in their first-ever NBA Finals series. The Phoenix Suns are up against the Milwaukee Bucks. Devin Booker is on the hunt for his first of many rings. Chris Paul is a veteran who has been fighting for years to get a shot at getting his first ring home. The Phoenix Suns entered the 2021 Finals series strong with a 2-0 lead.
However, Giannis Antetokounmpo and co decided to spoil the Suns party. The Milwaukee Bucks not only overcame the 2-0 deficit but now are only one win away from bringing the NBA championship home to Milwaukee. After the game 5 loss, a very dejected Devin Booker and Chris Paul were at a post-match conference.
Devin Booker is Visibly Frustrated especially for Chris Paul After Game 5 Loss
Devin Booker and Chris Paul stepped out on court knowing that they had to take the lead once again in the series. The two superstars fought hard but they could not stop the Greek Freak and Jrue Holiday. Devin Booker put up 40 points and Chris Paul had 11 assists. On the other hand, Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 32 points and nine rebounds while Jrue Holiday put up 27 points and 13 assists.
The game changed with the stellar clutch sequence. Jrue Holiday stole the ball right out of D-Book’s hands and lobbed it for Giannis, who took off and finished with a sensational alley-oop slam dunk.
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The Suns have a lot of planning to do. In the post-match press conference, Devin Booker and Chris Paul answered questions put forward. there was one moment where a reporter asked Devin Booker how frustrated he felt for Chris Paul. D-Book gave us an answer by not even answering the question. He immediately asked the reporters to just move on to the Next question they had.
He did CP3 nasty đ pic.twitter.com/wBEmx3EFEd
— vitor (@userpain23) July 18, 2021
Game 6 is all set to take place on the 20th of July. Will a game 7 be forced or will Giannis and co take it all home?
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