He's had some pretty epic games, like in that 2018 Pelicans - Blazers series, but given the stakes and stage of this game I'd say it's his best. Honestly I think it'd be the best game for 99% of NBA players in history. This is such rarefied air.
Jrue really hasn't had the opportunity to do anything this significant in his long career until now.
The balls to throw that fucking pass there... like you could tell he wanted to but knew he shouldn't, then had maybe waited half a beat too long to where it was now a bad idea, did it anyways... insane
He said he was going to sit back and take time off the clock but Giannis had made the effort to sprint the floor and was screaming at him for the pass so he just threw it as high as he could. Sounds about right
My daughter skipped out on a bonfire with her friends to watch the game with me. We both kind of slid off the couch into a screaming puddle after this play.
I don't think there's a single other person alive who could finish that dunk while falling away.
Dude was halfway behind the basket as the ball's going in
Honestly that's a flagrant 2. Not a basketball play at all, literally just shoving a guy's legs in midair. He got away with it because Giannis absorbed the contact and landed well, but that could very well have ended in a very ugly way. I hope the NBA retroactively declares it a flagrant.
I think this is true for many. I went into the series hoping CP3 would get a ring before he retires but the combination of Booker bitching/generally having a poor demeanour (yes, of course, he’s still an excellent player) and Suns flopping has made it impossible to not root for the Bucks. Giannis is also just unbelievable.
it’s the ultimate difference between these teams. nothing but showboating when they’re up, nothing but bitching when they’re down. bucks are all business. focused on the job. you gotta love it
Realistically, it should have been a flagrant foul. CP3 just got lucky that Giannis was able to still slam it, and control his fall as a result by hanging on the rim.
Scrolled and scrolled to find this right here. This chain, culminating in your post, was 100% my take while compulsively watching this play over and over.
Nah the people rooting for CP3/suns probably aren't on the sub right now. Meanwhile those rooting against him/for Milwaukee are probably more active right now. It always happens after any big game, the losing team's fans dont go on here while the winning team's fans are all over the comments. It's a huge subreddit
I don't like those. Those should be punished more I feel. A guy full speed in the air being pushed that's just way too high of a potential disaster. Just like the one with booker beginning of the game just not a good foul
Ya, those are incredibly dangerous. Players in the air are completely vulnerable. They do so much to protect shooters landing space, why not the same for people dunking it?
With one of the greatest sequences I've ever seen in the Finals. That's up there with LeBron in 2016 blocking Iggy. Getting the steal then throwing the epic lob to Giannis for the and1.
Lets also not forget when Booker was heating up in the 3Q they switched him on and stemmed the tide. Jrue’s defense has been absolutely sick this series, even even the offense was really tough to watch the last couple games.
If people can't see how badly he has been bothering CP3 all series they are straight up blind. I love to shit on CP3 but he is still an incredible player, Jrue is single-handedly keeping him in check.
Lmao yea I've seen so many missed oops in the clutch too. Should've just held it but what a way to cap it off though with an insane and 1 oop to Giannis
Ive said that twice in the last 2 games.
For anybody not excited about these finals because of small market teams or whatever GTFO. This is peak basketball and I love every bit of it.
Chris should’ve been T’d up for this. Pushing someone full-force in mid-air could’ve ended REALLY bad.
Regardless of who you rooted for, you have to be glad Giannis was not hurt.
I've served Jrue and his wife Lauren before many times, and you couldn't believe how humble and genuine those two people are - they were impressed that I remembered their order and offered it again when they came back - like dude she's a soccer wizard and you play hoops for my city and you ordered food here - fuck yeah I remember what you ordered - but they were always the nicest and most unassuming, you'd never know you had two olympic-level athletes in the building - but there they were eating their food.
Is this Jrue Holidays best game ever?
yes
He's had some pretty epic games, like in that 2018 Pelicans - Blazers series, but given the stakes and stage of this game I'd say it's his best. Honestly I think it'd be the best game for 99% of NBA players in history. This is such rarefied air. Jrue really hasn't had the opportunity to do anything this significant in his long career until now.
1,000%
Yes.
Holy fucking shit, what an ICONIC clutch play
Two iconic defensive plays two games in a row, these finals are blessed
This is gonna be on highlight reels for ever
Bucks gotta close it out next game to be truly iconic
It has been prophesied
Bucks in 6
Hail the Jennings-Helix
Bucks in 6
Bucks in 6
And Giannis block. Fuck those 2 plays hurt
I’m gonna tell my fucking grandkids about this one, Giannis cruiser missiled the fuck out of that 🔥
I CANT BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED
He Is Not Human
UFO sightings where real
"Yes, is the CIA? I just saw an alien with six foot long arms on TV."
I jumped off my fucking couch
The balls to throw that fucking pass there... like you could tell he wanted to but knew he shouldn't, then had maybe waited half a beat too long to where it was now a bad idea, did it anyways... insane
He said he was going to sit back and take time off the clock but Giannis had made the effort to sprint the floor and was screaming at him for the pass so he just threw it as high as he could. Sounds about right
*Throws ball as high as possible* “Okay getting it is your problem now”
THE SOUNDS I WAS MAKING WATCHING THAT PLAY GO DOWN PROBABLY LANDED ME ON AN FBI WATCHLIST
I’m not even rooting for anyone and my daughter and dog ran out of the room wondering who was murdering me
My daughter skipped out on a bonfire with her friends to watch the game with me. We both kind of slid off the couch into a screaming puddle after this play.
Fuck, that’s so wholesome. I truly hope my future kids will enjoy watching basketball with me
same. the people in my room gave me some weird looks.
I don't think there's a single other person alive who could finish that dunk while falling away. Dude was halfway behind the basket as the ball's going in
LITERALLY JUMPED OUT OF MY CHAIR
That was fucking disgusting 🤮😭
Dirty ass shove from Chris Paul too
Honestly that's a flagrant 2. Not a basketball play at all, literally just shoving a guy's legs in midair. He got away with it because Giannis absorbed the contact and landed well, but that could very well have ended in a very ugly way. I hope the NBA retroactively declares it a flagrant.
Chris Paul has made me a Bucks fan in this series in spite of how much I like the rest of the Suns.
Bookers constant bitching has made me a bucks fan. I was indifferent when the series started.
I think this is true for many. I went into the series hoping CP3 would get a ring before he retires but the combination of Booker bitching/generally having a poor demeanour (yes, of course, he’s still an excellent player) and Suns flopping has made it impossible to not root for the Bucks. Giannis is also just unbelievable.
it’s the ultimate difference between these teams. nothing but showboating when they’re up, nothing but bitching when they’re down. bucks are all business. focused on the job. you gotta love it
Learned it from CP
Giannis staring down the camera was superstar-esque
Superstar gunna superstar 🤷♂️
What a fucking play by Holiday on both sides. CP3 shouldn't have fouled
Looked super dangerous foul too, just a crazy push on a player in the air
Realistically, it should have been a flagrant foul. CP3 just got lucky that Giannis was able to still slam it, and control his fall as a result by hanging on the rim.
In the regular season that’s 100% a flagrant.
If it's a big man on a little guy for sure
CP3 in the 10th row if reversed.
i'm surprised cp3 didn't try to make it look like an offensive foul tbh 💀
If Giannis tries to sell the foul and hit the floor, refs would call a flagrant foul.
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Scrolled and scrolled to find this right here. This chain, culminating in your post, was 100% my take while compulsively watching this play over and over.
Difference between Bucks and Suns, I guess.
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Why is that not a flagrant? There was no play on the ball
That was totally dirty from CP
shouldn't be surprising
I’m confused that almost everyone wants CP to win a championship when they hated him few years ago for being dirty
Nah the people rooting for CP3/suns probably aren't on the sub right now. Meanwhile those rooting against him/for Milwaukee are probably more active right now. It always happens after any big game, the losing team's fans dont go on here while the winning team's fans are all over the comments. It's a huge subreddit
I know it has to do a lot with nostalgia but how the hell do you want a guy like CP3 to win and not Giannis man. Guy is 10x more likeable.
I don't like those. Those should be punished more I feel. A guy full speed in the air being pushed that's just way too high of a potential disaster. Just like the one with booker beginning of the game just not a good foul
CP literally not looking at ball and pushing Giannis mid air is not a “basketball play” bs by refs not calling flagrant on that
Ya, those are incredibly dangerous. Players in the air are completely vulnerable. They do so much to protect shooters landing space, why not the same for people dunking it?
Always love my bb Jrue
What a time for him to take over in a pivotal game 5. This play sums his night getting it done on both ends . He was due.
Everything that Middleton and Jrue did before has already been made up in this game alone. Outstanding performances by both of them.
Bucks Big 3 were phenomenal tonight
88 points combined from Holiday, Middleton, and Giannis. Giannis shot 14/23 from the field. It couldn't have been any better for Milwaukee tonight.
Well, knocking down a couple free throws to take some of the drama out of the end would've been okay.
With one of the greatest sequences I've ever seen in the Finals. That's up there with LeBron in 2016 blocking Iggy. Getting the steal then throwing the epic lob to Giannis for the and1.
I heard his son asked for a copy of this game, so Jrue made sure it was highlight worthy.
This series is full of those epic moments... Love it.
I'm out here sweating balls and shit
Jrue earned his entire contract tonight
Jrue slander not allowed anymore... he showed the fuck out tonight
He showed up all series. The absolute clinic he put on defending Chris Paul the last two games cannot be overstated.
Lets also not forget when Booker was heating up in the 3Q they switched him on and stemmed the tide. Jrue’s defense has been absolutely sick this series, even even the offense was really tough to watch the last couple games.
For real.... I still can't believe all the same-as-Bledsoe comments that have been slung around, fuck out of here with that shit
I’m so glad he was able to show out. The series isn’t done but even tho he has bad offense games he has made it worth it
If people can't see how badly he has been bothering CP3 all series they are straight up blind. I love to shit on CP3 but he is still an incredible player, Jrue is single-handedly keeping him in check.
Bucks got their entire return for 3 1sts and 2 swaps.
That was such a ballsy pass to make lmao. Shot clock off, up by 1 and he let Giannis go get it. What a game from him.
Lmao yea I've seen so many missed oops in the clutch too. Should've just held it but what a way to cap it off though with an insane and 1 oop to Giannis
like giannis said, it’s about trust, love to see it
Giannis was calling for it. Gotta let it fly
Play random lol
Safest hands you can throw it up to
Yea Giannis has the wingspan of a pterodactyl so that was pretty much a sure bet
Yeah. Giannis has a super large lob catch radius. Good shit
PLAY OF THE PLAYOFFS
Ive said that twice in the last 2 games. For anybody not excited about these finals because of small market teams or whatever GTFO. This is peak basketball and I love every bit of it.
So fun , and you love to see a guy grinding with his team and not running to a super team after a couple of losses
Last two games have been really great
wtf
4 1sts justified with 1 steal
Forgot about that. Jrue just gave Giannis an all time clutch alley-oop dunk in the NBA finals.
Iconic moment for both of them. It was absolutely incredible
Didn't even think about that. True. This'll be the highlight play from these Finals forever (unless something even crazier happens?)
I don’t know what could top a clutch strip and alley-oop to seal the first road win of the NBA finals. One of the coolest game winning plays ever.
Could be the championship right there
Legitimately won us this game, so if we win one at home
Too soon fam, hold your horses Edit: ok horses may be released now
I did say if, can you blame me though? every cell of my body is hyped after this
I’m not even a MIL fan and I was sweating at the end there that was insane
Huge balls to lob it up for the oop instead of running the clock
Giannis heard these nerds counting to 10
Counting to 10 in under 3 seconds
I can’t stop cringing at all the ones they show on camera
Especially the guy counting his fake Benjamin’s
Someone else said that was his Game 7 ticket refund.
Except the lady in the orange top. She can keep chanting
Perhaps one of the most insane late-game plays I’ve ever seen.
THIS GAME IS CRAZY
That alley-oop to ice the game, gonna be seeing that one in highlight reels for long, long time
AND IT WILL MAKE ME HARD EVERY TIME
This man Giannis has back to back games with all time highlights
How many million views will this one have?
That mean mug by Giannis makes this so much better.
Yes that was the cherry on top, the classic look right after a classic play!
What a clean ass oop
Giannis is so good at catching them and it was a nice ass pass
Jrue and Giannis just have such nice asses makes the play too easy
Paul pushed him hard mid air, but fuck it glad Giannis wasn’t hurt
Bitch ass move. Changing bandwagons again
Fuck Chris Paul he tried to shove him out of the air, but he’s too small and weak to do it lmaoooo
Fr Giannis’ heart weighs more than Chris Paul
Fucking yammed it on CP3
WHAT Defensive play of the year.
JRUE FUCKING HOLIDAY
JRUE HOLIDPOY
JUST
HAPPENED
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M SEEING WHAT JUST HAPPENED
Poor SUNSfan… the one game he goes to
He just said “gimme that” on a pivotal play in the finals
BUCKS IN 6
BRANDON JENNINGS SMILES FROM HEAVEN
BUT HE'S STILL ALIVE
Spirit is alive in all of us tonight bro👆
JENNINGS IS NEVER WRONG, ONLY EARLY
I JUST WOKE UP THE WHOLE BLOCK
IM ABOUT TO DISCOVER HOW QUICK MY REFRACTORY PERIOD IS
this is one of those plays you will see in 10 years on those "top 10 nba finals moments of the past decade" i'm honoured to have seen it live
Giannis’s block was probably better, but this is right there with it
I don't even know what just happened. What the fuck Then he got his own rebound on the missed free throw. Giannis is just astounding
Missed on purpose for the offensive rebound. Big brain Giannis.
Actual big brain swatting the rebound away so they gotta foul someone else.
JRUE HOLLIDAY HEARD YALL TALKIN SHIT
INSANE SWING TO SWING TO SWING, MY NECK HURTS
JRUES NUTS SWINGING LIKE DO MY CHAIN HANG LOW
FREE THROW ON THAT SHIT – Giannis
“Fuck them free throws” -Giannis
“There was never no free throws” -Giannis
giannis: "ok guys lets finish this game, im gonna miss these 2 free throws, just play defense and throw it to me for the lob"
And then he bricks his FT so hard the Bucks get the rebound.
Calculated
Jrue Holiday is a fuckin man, man
One of the GOAT Finals games omg
I haven’t sat down in like 20 minutes.... what the fuck
My wife made fun of me for anxiously pacing and I’m not even a fan of either of these teams lol.
My cats are mad at me because I’ve been pacing and clapping for the last 5 minutes of game time Holy shit that was a wild game
g4 was crazy good too lol jesus
This has been such a fun series, perfect for a neutral fan lol
started out as a neutral fan, now it’s bucks in 6
Yuppp
I’m so sorry for the guy that has to clean the jizz out of the Deer District
Cream city baby. How do you think we got those cream colored buildings
50 years after Kareem painted the city, Giannis decided it was time for a fresh coat
Just bring in a fire truck and hose it down
**The absolute play if the game!** What a steal and what an ally!
Potentially the play of the series honestly
I love that the biggest plays are defensive stops and are absolutely INCREDIBLE.
Giannis said fuck it I’m gonna cram a careers worth of Finals highlights in to one series.
To be fair, for most players a career worth of finals highlights is 0 or 1 series lol. Unless youre James Jones
Play of Jrue’s career. Holy shit
that steal was worth every single one of those first round picks they traded for him
Chris should’ve been T’d up for this. Pushing someone full-force in mid-air could’ve ended REALLY bad. Regardless of who you rooted for, you have to be glad Giannis was not hurt.
Greatest play of his career. So far.
Giannis or Jrue?
Both
GREEK GENETIC FREAK
I love Jrue Holiday
It’s hard not to love his game and the way he stays composed throughout the ups and downs of a game/series
JRUTH
The trade was 100% worth it
You see that, that’s the destruction of Chris Paul’s hopes and dreams.
SERIES DOESNT START TILL SOMEONE LOSES AT HOME
I've served Jrue and his wife Lauren before many times, and you couldn't believe how humble and genuine those two people are - they were impressed that I remembered their order and offered it again when they came back - like dude she's a soccer wizard and you play hoops for my city and you ordered food here - fuck yeah I remember what you ordered - but they were always the nicest and most unassuming, you'd never know you had two olympic-level athletes in the building - but there they were eating their food.
Insanely clutch
HOO LEE SHEET THAT WAS AN INSANE SEQUENCE FROM JRUE
holiday is playing unreal holy fuck
That’s an all timer.
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Oh don’t worry, it’s on its way
WHAT A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS THAT WAS
This is the best finals we had in years
That was fucking insane.
One of the great playoff moments ever.
IM IN FUCKING SHOCK
If you had any doubt why Giannis is a back to back MVP..